R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Guitar)
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Song: The sidewinder sleeps tonite
Artist: R.E.M.
Composers: Bill Berry, Peter Buck,
Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
Album: Automatic for the people
Tabbed by: DJ 7th May 2016
FINE TUNING:
The original album track is slightly sharp.
To match the recording use a chromatic tuner and
tune all your strings up approx. +10 cents above
Alternatively, search out a live video version
that's more likely to be in standard pitch.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
D = xx0232 Em = 022000 G/B = x20033
D/F# = xx4232 F = 133211 Am7 = x02010
G = 320033 C = x32010 Bm = x24432
Cadd9 = x32033 Cadd9 * = x32030 Em/B = x22000
Am = x02210 Cmaj7 = x32000 D/A = x00232
C/G = 332010
^ = Emphasise the beats
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[Intro]
D D/F# D D/F# | / /__/ /__/ / | G Cadd9 G Am D D/F# D D/F# | / / / / | / /__/ /__/ / | G Cadd9 G Am D D/F# D D/F# Dee, dee, dee - dee!| / /__/ /__/ / | C/G Em | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
F C This here, is the place where I will be staying, C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C F There isn't a number, F You can call the pay-phone, C C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C F Let it ring a long, long, long, long time, F Am If I don't pick-up, ...hang up, ...call back, C F C C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C Let it ring some more! Oh----! F If I don't pick-up, ...pick-up, Am C C The sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil!
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
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Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
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Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
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Cadd9 G/B Am7 C/G Em (Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----!
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[Verse 2]
F There are scratches all around the coin slot, C C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C F Like a heartbeat, baby, try - ing to wake up, C But this machine can only swallow money, F You can't lay a patch by com - puter design, Am C It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs, F C C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C Tell her-------, F C Tell---- her she can kiss my ass, then laugh, C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C F And say that you were only kidding, F Am That way, she'll know that it's really, really, C C Really, really me, ...me!
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 C/G Em (Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----!
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[Verse 3]
F Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me, C C Cadd9 * To - day I need something more sub... sub... Cmaj7 C F Sub ...sub - stantial, F A can of beans, or black-eyed peas, C C Cadd9 * Cmaj7 C Some Nescafe and ice, F A candy bar, a fallen star, Am C C Or a reading from Doctor Suess!
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 C/G Em (Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----!
^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
Bm The Cat in the Hat came back, Am Bm Wreaked a lot of havoc on the way, Am Always had a smile and a reason to pretend, Bm But their world ...has flat backgrounds, Am And little need to sleep, C Em Em But to dream the sidewinder sleeps on his back
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G I can al - ways sleep standing up!
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Cadd9 G/B Am7 C/G Em Em (Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----! ^ ^
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G I can al - ways sleep standing up!
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Cadd9 G/B Am7 C/G Em Em (Call me when you try to wake her!) Oh----! ^ ^
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[Chorus]
D D G Call me when you try to wake her up,
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
^ ^ ^
D D G I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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D D G I can al - ways sleep standing up!
^ ^ ^
Cadd9 G/B Am7 (Call me when you try to wake her!)
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[Coda]
C Em/B D/A You got a boogie-boogie groove on this one!
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For the chord box diagrams to better match my
suggested choices you need to manually select
the following options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath each diagram
D/F# <3 of 20> Cadd9 <2 of 10>
G <2 of 27> G/B <2 of 21>
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need reselecting