REM - "ebow the letter" Tablature

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