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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