Rem : "Ebow the letter" Guitar chords
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E-Bow the Letter (Last updated: 10/17/96)
Ok...First the lyrics...Then the chords...We have 7 different versions of
this song in this file. I'll try and see which is the most accurate. - chris)
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From: james yerian (jyerian@thiel.edu)
intro and bridge: G to Em
all verses: C G Em Bm, then C G Em
which then launches into
the chorus of : D to Em
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(Source: Greg Allum)
Intro--
G Eminor7th repeated 4x
(the G is strummed twice and then picked on the E and B strings with the G
becoming a G6)
(The Em7 Is picked on the E and B strings after 2 strums as well)
Verse
C G Em Bm C G Em Em repeated 2x
(The rhythm is sort of two strums on each chord)
Chorus---
D Em repeated 4 x
(the riff on the D is below)
B--------------3-----2---------------
G-------------------------2---------2-----4
D------------------------------4
Thats it...except for where it goes quiet and that bit is the intro repeat!
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I have just heard REM'S New single "E-Bow the letter" on the radio and grabbed
my guitar and started transcribing it, seems pretty easy so I thought some
might like the Guitar chords for it so here they are:-
"E-Bow the letter" by REM from their Forthcoming album "Adventures in Hi-Fi"
Transcribed by Simon Darby (chrisd@atlas.co.uk)
This is all my own work If there are any mistakes send me some e-mail and give
me the corrections
But I am pretty sure these are right well 99% surte any way here goes
Intro
D Dsus4 Dsus2 Em Em7
(Played in a moderate flow)
Verse's
C Cadd(9) G Em Em7
(Alternative picking used, Just pick through chords)
Chorus
D Dsus4 Em Em7
Chords used:-
Cadd(9) Dsus4 Dsus2 Em7
e 0 3 0
b 3 3 3
g 0 2 0
d 2 0 2
a 3 x 2
E x x 0
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E-Bow the Letter (from: anonymous)
"D": 2:-3--3-2-0-----0
3:-2--------0-2
4:-0---
peter doesn't play it like this every single time - he'll play around
with it a lot.
C:x32010
Dsus2:xx0230
Bm:x24430
Em:x79987
note: during the verses, pick through the chords - it sounds better.
also note: if you're confused about the verse chords, each chord gets 2 beats
C
Look up, ..
Dsus2
all ..
Bm Em
cresents..
Dsus2 Bm
the ..
C
I feel ..
D Bm
all ..
Em C D
street-..
Bm
I ..
C
I ..:
D Bm
Taz ..
Em C D Bm
dreaming ..
the ..
C
I ..
D
I ..
Bm
to ...
Em
girls ..
C D
to ..
Bm
this ...
I ...
(Chorus): "D" (for four beats) Em (for 2) G (for 2)
"D" ( " ) Em (for 2)
"I'll ...
"D"
aluminum..
Em G
adrenaline..
"D" Em
tastes ..
(same chords as above)
will ..
will ..
will ..
snuck ..
anything ..
these ..
from ..
cut ..
aluminum, ..
I ..
here ..
I ..
at ..
with ..
would ..
my ...
"I'll ..
aluminum ..
adrenaline, ..
tastes ..
pulls ..
bridge: (4 beats per chord) G Em (3x)
look..
and ..
fussing ..
i can't ..
sickened ..
it's ..
i can ..
the ..
i've ...
"i ...
aluminum..
adrenaline...
that's it. on the verse immediately after the bridge,
peter uses an e-bow, and here's what he does:
a--3--5--2--7--5--3--5--2
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From: Andrew Steckler (andrew.steckler@flipflop.org)
Um, I think I may have figured out some of E-bow to
help you out here..
The intro goes:
G Em
The chorus:
e-----------------
B--3-2------------
G------2---2-4----
D--------4--------
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From: david wagner (102017.1777@compuserve.com)
intro:
eadgbE
G Em7 (020000)
verse:
C G Em Bm C G Em Em (2x)
(2 beats per chord)
chorus:
"D" Em (4x)
"D": b-3-2
g-----2---2-4
d-------4
bridge:
see intro
From: Michael Dales (dalesm@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
E-Bow the Letter from New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Intro & Bridge :
G Em do this three times
Verse :
C G Em Bm C G Em The last Em is played for twice the time of the rest
Chorus
D Em G Here the D is played for twice the time of the rest
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