R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe (Bass Tab)

Versions (3)

Auto-scroll

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: leograssi90 Classic song by the R.E.M. The only tricky part is the bridge. The structure is referred to the complete version (lasting 4:06) and the song is laid out in its entirety. I've put (x3), (x4) etc. on the right side to notate how many times you have to play a pattern.

Main riff (0:12-0:37)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------6-6-7-7-9-7-|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (x3)

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|

Bridge (0:38-0:55)
G|---------------------8-9-11--9--9-7--7-6--6-------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11-----------------------9--9-7-6-------------7--------------|
A|-9--9------------------------------------------------9-7--7-7--7----7--7-7--7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------8-9-11-8-9--9-7--7-6--6--------------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11------------------------9--9-7-6-----------------------------------|
A|-9--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------------------7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

Main riff (0:55-1:20)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------6-6-7-7-9-7-|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (x3)

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|

Bridge (1:20-1:37)
G|---------------------8-9-11--9--9-7--7-6--6-------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11-----------------------9--9-7-6-------------7--------------|
A|-9--9------------------------------------------------9-7--7-7--7----7--7-7--7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------8-9-11-8-9--9-7--7-6--6--------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11------------------------9--9-7-6-----------------------------|
A|-9--9-------------------------------------------------9---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus (1:38-1:49)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------4-4-4-5-5-|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-----------| (x3)

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------4-4-4-|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-------|

Main riff (1:50-2:15)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------6-6-7-7-9-7-|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (x3)

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|

Bridge (2:15-2:32)
G|---------------------8-9-11--9--9-7--7-6--6-------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11-----------------------9--9-7-6-------------7--------------|
A|-9--9------------------------------------------------9-7--7-7--7----7--7-7--7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------8-9-11-8-9--9-7--7-6--6----------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11------------------------9--9-7-6-------------------------------|
A|-9--9-------------------------------------------------9-----------------------4-5-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

Chorus (2:33-2:44)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------4-4-4-5-5-|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-----------| (x3)

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------------|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Interlude (2:45-2:57)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-·--·---·--·-------6-7-9----6-7-9--·--·---·--·-------6-7-9----6-9-9-9-|
E|-7--7---7--7---7-9--------9--------7--7---7--7---7-9--------9---------|

Main riff (2:57-3:09)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·---------------------6-6-7-7-9-7-|
A|---------------------------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-·-----------------------------7-7---|
A|---------------------------5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7----7-----7-|
E|------------------------------------------------0---0----------|

Bridge (3:10-3:27)
G|---------------------8-9-11--9--9-7--7-6--6-------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11-----------------------9--9-7-6-------------7--------------|
A|-9--9------------------------------------------------9-7--7-7--7----7--7-7--7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------8-9-11-8-9--9-7--7-6--6----------------------------------------|
D|-----8--8-9--9-11--11------------------------9--9-7-6-------------------------------|
A|-9--9-------------------------------------------------9-----------------------4-5-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

Chorus variation 1 (3:28-3:39)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------4-4-4-5-5-|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-----------| (x3)

G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-------------|

Chorus variation 2 (3:40-3:51)

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7---------4-4-4-5-5-|
E|-------------5-5-5-5-----------| (x2)

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----7~---7-7--------4-4-4-5-5-|
E|----0~--------5-5-5-5-----------| (x2)

Ending (3:52-4:06)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7h9-9-7h9-9-9--8-9-9-9--7-7-7----|
E|-------------------------------5~-|