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She Just Wants To Be by R.E.M.

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Performed by:R.E.M.
Composers: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck

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Info: 
This song is recorded in higher (sharper) tuning then standard tuning. Instead of 440Hz tune to about 445Hz. 
When you learn all the parts you can play through chart of the song's structure at the end of this page. 

Intro: 2X

(acoustic)
e---3---0--|-------|----|--
b--(1)-(1)-|-1-----|----|--
g--(0)-----|(0)----|----|--
d----------|-------|----|--
a----------|-------|----|--
e----------|-------|----|--

e---3---0--|--------|-0---|--
b--(1)-(1)-|-1---3--|-0---|--
g--(0)-----|(0)-(0)-|-0---|--
d----------|--------|-2---|--
a----------|--------|-----|--
e----------|--------|-----|--


VERSE: "It's not that..."

*These are the main chords for acoustic and electric (live).  Tab below. 

Chords:
	Am	C	Am	C	Am	C	C	Em

Tab:
Play freely!

	Am	C/F
e---------0-|-------(1)Â¢0-|--
b---------1-|--------1-Â¢0-|--
g-----2-----|----0^2------|--	3X 
d-----2-----|-0^3---------|--
a-----0-----|-------------|--
e-----------|-------------|--

	C		Em
e-----------|-------------|
b-------1---|------0------|
g---------0-|--------0----|	
d-----2-----|----2--------|
a---3-------|-------------|
e-----------|--0----------|


PRE-CHORUS: 

Chords:
	F	D	F	D

Tab:

Clean guitar. 
	F			D
e------------|------------|------------|------------|
b------------|------------|------------|------------|
g----------2-|------------|----------7-|------------|	2X
d-------3----|----3-----3-|----7-------|----7-----7-|
a----3-------|-------3----|-5-----5----|-------5----|
e-1----------|------------|------------|------------|


CHORUS: "She just wants..."

Chords: 
	Am	C   	Em	G

	Am	C	G	G	2X 

Tab: 

Play this patterns over chords. Pick individual notes. 

   Am	    C	   Em	   G    (*2nd)G
e---12---|--12--|--12--|--15--|--------
b---13---|--13--|--12--|--12--|--(12)--
g---14---|--12--|--12--|--12--|--(12)--
d--------|------|------|------|--(12)--
a--------|------|------|------|--------
e--------|------|------|------|--------

* The second time you play G play it over d, g and b strings as harmonic over 12th fret. Live Peter hits guitar's body with his right hand so that the strings vibrate and guitar resonates more. 


Fill 1: "...she just wants to be."
	G
e------------|------------|------------|
b------------|------------|------------|
g------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|
a----------2^|3----3^2----|0-----------|
e------------|----------3-|------------|

^ = pull off/hammer on


Solo 1: 

Use overdrive and lots of delay (more feedback is better). Let ring. 

	Am	C		Am	C		Am		C
e------------|------------|----------7-|8-7---------|------------|------------|
b-------/10--|--8-----10--|------10----|----10------|--------10--|--8-----10--|
g------------|------------|--9---------|------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
a------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
e------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

	G	Em		Am
e------------|------------|------------|
b-12'---13'--|--15'---17'-|-20-/-------| * ' = short notes
g------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|
a------------|------------|------------|
e------------|------------|------------|

	Am	C		Am	C		Am		C
e------------|------------|----------7-|8-7---------|------------|------------|
b-------/10--|--8-----10--|------10----|----10------|--------10--|--8-----10--|
g------------|------------|--9---------|------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
a------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
e------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

	G	Em		Am
e------------|------------|------------|
b-12'---13'--|-12-12/10-10|--/-8--/10--|
g------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|
a------------|------------|------------|
e------------|------------|------------|


Fill 2: "Now is greater..."

	F	Am
e-12------|-------------|
b----12---|-------------|
g-------12|-------------|
d---------|14-----------|
a---------|-------------|
e---------|-------------|


There are two versions of this Fill. I think version 2 is closer to the original. 

Fill 3: "...and light on the ground."

(version1)

	F	Am
e----17------|-(17)-------|
b------17^15-|------------|
g------------|--17--------|
d------------|------------|
a------------|------------|
e------------|------------|

Fill 3:
(version2)

	F	Am
e----17------|(17)--------|
b------17----|(17)--------|
g---------19^|^17---------|
d------------|------------|
a------------|------------|
e------------|------------|


Solo 2: 

Use overdrive and lots of delay (more feedback is better). 

e--------------------------------------------12'--------------12----15---
b-------(12)-----------12-13''--13-13-12''--------13-12^13^12---12-------
g--------------------12--------------------------------------------------
d--14---------14--14-----------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

'' = vibrato
'  = short notes

e-----12------15------12----12-------------------------12'---------------
b-13-----13--------13----13----12--12-13''--13-13-12''------13-12^13^12--
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--12-----15-------12------15-----15----15-------12--15------------------
b-----12-------13-----13-------13----13------13---------13-12-12-12-12-13
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-12----12-----------------12----12-----------------12----12-------------
b----13-----12-12-12-12-13----13-----12-12-12-12-13----13----12-12-12-12-
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

e----12-----12-----/
b-13----13------12-/
g-------------------
d-------------------
a-------------------
e-------------------

Outro: 

(acoustic)
e---3---0--|-------|----|--
b--(1)-(1)-|-1-----|----|--
g--(0)-----|(0)----|----|--
d----------|-------|----|--
a----------|-------|----|--
e----------|-------|----|--

			2X
e---3---0--|--------|-0---|-----------------------------------------------
b--(1)-(1)-|-1---3--|-0---|---------------1-0-----------------------------
g--(0)-----|(0)-(0)-|-0--:|-------------2-----2---2-----------------------
d----------|--------|-2---|-----------2---------2-------------------------
a----------|--------|-----|---------0---------------0---------------------
e----------|--------|-----|-----3-----------------------------------------

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