Imitation of Life R.E.M.
Author/Artist: R.E.M.
Title: Imitation Of Life
Album: Reveal
Transcribed by: k_jung@gmx.de
Homepage: http://surf.to/indie-rock
Intro
---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------- ---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------- ---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------- ---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------- ---2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------- ---0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff Intro/Chorus
[G] [E] [Am] [D]
-------3-------0-------0----0--2---2-----3-----2------------------------------ ---------3-------0-------1---1---3---3-----3-----3---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------2-------------------------------------------------------- -----2-------2-----0---------------------------------------------------------- ---3-------0------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse (strum each chord once)
[E] [Am] [G] [D] [E] [Am] [G] [D] [C]
---0--0--3--2---0--0--3--2--0------------------------------------------------- ---0--1--3--3---0--1--3--3--1------------------------------------------------- ---0--2--0--2---0--2--0--2--0------------------------------------------------- ---2--2--0--0---2--2--0--0--2------------------------------------------------- ---2--0--2------2--0--2-----3------------------------------------------------- ---0-----3------0-----3-------------------------------------------------------
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/imitation_of_life_tab.html )
Solo/Synthi-organ arranged for guitar
---20-19-----------17-17p15-----20-19-----------17-17p15-----20-19------------ ---------17--15-17----------17--------17--15-17----------17--------17--------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------17-17p15-----20-19-15------------------------------------------------ ---15-17----------17---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this during the solo:
--------2--------2------------------------------------------------------------ ------3---3----3---3---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---0---------0--------...etc.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge: after the solo, the chorus-riff is played again (slight change; when the other instruments fade)
[G] [E] [Am] [D]
-------3----------0-----------0-----------0----------------------------------- ---------3---3------0---0-------1---1---3---3---3----------------------------- -----------0----------0-----------2-----------2------------------------------- ----------------------------2---------0--------------------------------------- -----2-----------2--------0--------------------------------------------------- ---3-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------
For the ending, end on E after the chorus-riff.
Enjoy!
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