Learn and Play Music: Strange Currencies guitar tab - Rem tabs

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  Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:09:21 +0100 (BST)
  From: "Peter Cox" 
  
  "Strange Currencies"
  
  REM - from the Album "Monster"
  
  Initial tab by Steve Krulewtz (skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu)
  Another initial tab by Chris Barran (C.D.Barran@shef.ac.uk)
  
  Combined and corrected by Peter Cox (pdc194@soton.ac.uk)
  
  Fill:
  E|-----------
  B|-----------
  G|-----------
  D|--2p0---0--
  A|------3----
  E|-----------
  
  Pattern 1:
      C           Fmaj7         C           Fmaj7
  E|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
  B|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1---|
  G|------0-----0---2-------0-|-----0-----0---2-------0-|
  D|----2---------3-----------|---2---------3-----------|
  A|--3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
  E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
  
  Pattern 2:
      C           Fmaj7 Am7    Dm           G 
  E|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3-----|
  B|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-----------3---|
  G|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2-----0-----0-|
  D|----2---------3-----2-----|-0-------------0---------|
  A|--3-----------------------|-------------------------|
  E|--------------------------|-------------3-----------|
  
  [Fill] [Pattern 1]
  
  [Pattern 1]
  I don't know why you're mean to me
  
  [Pattern 2]
  When I call on the telephone,
  
  [Pattern 1]
  And I don't know what you mean to me, but I want to turn you on
  
  [Pattern 2]
  Turn you up, figure you out, I wanna take you on.
  
  CHORUS
  
    C     G     F     C       F           G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
   These words,              "You will be mine"
  
    C     G     F     C      Dm                       G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------|
  G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|----------------2p0---0-|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------3---|
  E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------3-----------|
   These words,              "You will be mine,"      All the time,
  
  [Pattern 1]
  "The Fool" might be my middle name
  
  [Pattern 2]
  But I'd be foolish not to say
  
  [Pattern 1]
  Gonna make whatever it takes, ring you up, call you down, sign your name,
  Make it rhyme,
  
  [Pattern 2]
  Take you in and make you mine?
  
  CHORUS
  
    C     G     F     C       F           G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
   These words,              "You will be mine"
  
    C     G     F     C      Dm                       G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
   These words,              "You will be mine,"       all the time,   oh
  
    Am          G           Am           G
  E|------0-----3-----3-----|------0-----3-----3-----|
  B|1-------1---3-------3---|1-------1---3-------3---|
  G|2---------2-0---------0-|2---------2-0---------0-|
  D|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0-----------|
  A|0-----------X-----------|0-----------X-----------|
  E|X-----------3-----------|X-----------3-----------|
  
    I tripped and fell,      did I fall?
  
    Am          F     C      Dm                       G
  E|------------------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----------|
  B|1-----------------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-----------|
  G|2-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-0-----------|
  D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-----------|
  A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
  E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|
    What I want to feel,                              I want to feel it now.
  
  [Pattern 1]
  You know with love comes strange currencies,
  
  [Pattern 2]
  And here is my appeal:
  
  [Pattern 1]
  I need a chance, a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, a word,
  a signal, a nod, a little breath
  
  [Pattern 2]
  Just to fool myself, to catch myself, to make it real, real
  
  CHORUS
    
    C     G     F     C       F           G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
   These words,              "You will be mine"
  
    C     G     F     C      Dm                       G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
   These words,              "You will be mine,"       all the time,
  
    C     G     F     C       F           G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|-------1-----------3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|-----1---1-------3---3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|---2-------2---0-------0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|-3-----------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|-------------3-----------|
   These words,              "You will be mine"
  
    C     G     F     C      Dm                       G
  E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
  B|----5-----3-----1-----5-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-----3-----3---|
  G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0-----0-----0-|
  D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
  A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------|
  E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
  These words haunt me, hunt me down, catch in my throat make me pray, say, 
  Love's combined, oh
  
  [Repeat above tab (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [fill] and a C 
  Chord.]
  
  Lyrics from the REM web site at http://www.halcyon.com/rem/
  
  Happy Picking. :-)
  
  From: "The Space Cowboy (KMK) + Great Cornholio (JS4)" 
  
  On 5 Jan 1995, Krzywicki Ken wrote:
  
  > 
  > Opening lic:   E - D - C - D - C
  > 
  > Verses:  CaddG  FaddG  a few times
  > 
  >          CaddG  FaddG FaddG/E  Dm  G
  > 
  > Chorus:  | C G | F C | F | G |
  > 
  >          | C G | F C | Dm| G |
  > 
  > Bridge:  | Am | G | Am | G |
  > 
  >          | Am | F C | Dm | Dm | G |
  > 
  > Oh, by the way, it's in 6/8 and the lic is played with the E on the
  > fourth string (2nd fret), pull-off to the D, C is fifth string (3rd
  > fret), D is open 4th string and back to C on the fifth string.{
  > 
  > The chords for the verses - just add your pinkie to the first string
  > (3rd fret) for the added G note.
  > 
  > - Ken   ukkrzywi@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
  >   
  > 
  >AHH what can I say close but......heres the corrected tab, I played this
  against the cd and it is just about on!!!!
  
  Verse(w/intro):
  C                     Fmaj7  
  _______________0______________0____________ 
  _____________1___1__________1___1__________
  ___________________0______2_______2________  Repeat this a couple times
  _0h2_0___2______________3__________________  
  _______3___________________________________
  ___________________________________________
  
  then this...........
  
  _________0_____________0_____________0_________________________1_____
  _______1___1_________1___1_________1___1________1_______1_____3__3___
  _____________0_____2_______2_____________0_____2_______0_____2____2___
  ____2____________3_______________2___________3_______2_____0_______0___
  __3____________________________3______________________________________
  ______________________________________________________________________
  
  _______3_____
  ______3_3____
  _____0___0___
  _____________
  _____________
  ___3_________
  
   Chorus consists of power chords  C,F,C,F,G  these may not be right (i can't
  remember right now forgive me.)then  C,F,C,Dm,G.....
  
  then repeat verse intro enjoy and happy pickin.......Great CORNHOLIO
  
  

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