Song: Can't Get There From Here
Artist: R.E.M.
Album: Fables of the Reconstruction
Words and Music by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe
Tab by Dan Ruprecht (ruprecht@lclark.edu)
Symbols: "t" between notes indicates a tie which means hold
the note instead of playing it again
"s" indicates staccato, a note which is released
immediately after it is picked
vertical lines divide measures
INTRO
(rest) 3 + 4 + 1 (rest) + 4 + 1
G-------------4--2--0----|---|---|-------------------|-----
D----------------------2-t-2-t-2-|-----------4--3--2-t-2---
A------------------------|---|---|--2----------------|-----
E------------------------|---|---|-------------------|-----
2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest)
G--------------------|---------------------|---------------
D---2--------4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2----------
A---s--------------2-t-2--2----------------|----s----------
E--------------------|----s----------------|---------------
+ 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1)
G-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--
D---4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2--------4--0----|--
A---------2-t-2--2----------------|----s--------------2-t-2
E-----------|----s----------------|---------------------|--
2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 3 4
G--------------------|------------|------------------------
D------------4--3--2-t-2--2--2--2-|------------------------
A---2----------------|------------|------------------------
E---s----------------|------------|------------------------
VERSE
1 2 (3) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest)
G--------------------|-----------------------|-------------
D---------------0--2-t-2--2----------4--0----|-------------
A---2--0-----2-------|----s----------------2-t-2--2--------
E--------------------|-----------------------|----s--------
(3) + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 (4) 1 2 (3) + 4 + (1)
G------------|-------------------|---------------------|---
D------------|-------------------|----------------0--2-t-2-
A----2-----0-t-0--2--2--0--2-----|--2--0-------2-------|---
E------------|-------------------|---------------------|---
2 (rest) + 4 + (1) (2) (3) + (4) + 1 + 2 +
G----------------------|--------------------|--------------
D---2----------4--0----|--------------------|--7--7--7--7--
A---s----------------2-t-2----------2-----2-|--------------
E----------------------|--------------------|--------------
3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1
G--------------|------------------|------------------|-----
D---7--7--5--4-|-2--2--2--2-----4-|------------------|-----
A--------------|------------------|-4--4--4--4-----6-|--2--
E--------------|------------------|------------------|-----
2 3 + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 + (rest)
G-----------------|-------------------------|
D-----------------|-------------------------|
A---2--2--2-------|----------------2--------|
E---------------4-t-4--4--4--4--4-----------|
VERSE (1ST ENDING)
1 (2) + 3 (4) + 1 (2) + 3 4 1 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|
D--------------------|---------------|----4-|-2-3-4-2-3-4-4-O|
A--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|
E---3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--5--3-|-2----|----------------|
VERSE (2ND ENDING) AND CHORUS
1 2 + (3) + (rest) 1 (2) + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D---------5-------------|-----------7--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A------5--------5-------|--------5-------|-----------------|
E---3-------------------|--3-------------|-----------------|
1 (rest) 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1)
G------------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|--
D---4-----------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2
A---s-------------------|---------------|------------------|--
E-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--
2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2
G------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|--------
D---2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4---
A--------------|------------------|---------------|--------
E--------------|------------------|---------------|--------
*to bridge (after
2nd chorus)
3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 1 (2) + (3)
*
G---4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------2-|--4--------------
D------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4----|-----------------
A--------------|---------------|---------|--------2--------
E--------------|---------------|---------|-----------------
(4) + (1) 2 + (3) + (4) + *to verse (after 1st chorus)
G--------|---------------------|---------------------------
D--------|---------------------|---------------------------
A------2-t-2--2--2-----2-----2-|---------------------------
E--------|---------------------|---------------------------
BRIDGE
1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3)
G---------------------|--------------------|---------------
D---------------------|--------------------|---------------
A---2--2--2-----2--4--|--5--5--5-----5--7--|--0--0--0------
E---------------------|--------------------|---------------
+ 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 *repeat 4 times and then go
back to verse
G---------|-------------------|----------------------------
D---------|-------------------|----------------------------
A---0--0--|--2--2--2-----2--2-|----------------------------
E---------|-------------------|----------------------------
OUTRO
1 + 2 3 1 3 1
G---4--2--0----|-------|-----|-----------------------------
D------------2-|-2--2--|--2--|-----------------------------
A--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------
E--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------
SONG PROGRESSION:
Intro
Verse 1 (take 1st ending)
Verse 2 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Verse 3 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 4 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus (2x)
Outro
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