The One I Love Tab

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Song: The One I Love
Artist: R.E.M.
Album: Document
 
Gtr. 1: Rickenbacker 360/12, moderately distorted
Gtr. 2: acoustic
 
The acoustic guitar just plays chords so I'll just put that.
 
The tab:
 
Gtr. 1 [intro, chorus] (Riff 1):
e|--------------0--0-0------0--0-0-----|
B|--------------5--3/5--0---5--3/5---0-|
G|----------------------4------------4-|
D|----------0--------------------------| Play 2x
A|--------0----------------------------|
E|-0--0-3------------------------------|
  "Fire..............................."
 
Gtr. 2 intro, verse part 1, chorus
 
   Em           D       Em
 
Gtr. 1 [verse part 1] (Riff 2):
e|---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0----0---0---0---|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3----3---3-----|
G|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4----------4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| Play 2x
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
  "This one goes out to the one I love....."
  "This one goes out to the one I left behind......"
Gtr. 1 verse part 2 (Riff 3):
e|--------3-3--2-2-2-3-2---0--0-----3-3-|
B|-------3--3--3-3-3-3-3---1--1-----3-3-|
G|------0---0--2-2-2-2-2---2--2-----0-0-|
D|-----0----0--0-0-0-0-0---2--2-----2-2-| Play once
A|----2-----2------------0-0--0--3--3-3-|
E|-3-3------3---------------------------|
  "A simple prop       to occupy my time"
Gtr. 2 verse part 2:
     G         D           Am       C
 
Then repeat verse part 1 once.
 
Then the intro...
I'll explain the structure later.
 
 
Gtr. 1 [solo:]
e|----0-----0-0-----0---0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|-0--3--0--5-3--0--3-0-5-3--5-0-3-0-5-3-5-3-0-------------------0-------|
G|-4-----4-------4----4--------4---4---------4-2-0-------0---0-2-4-2-0---|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-0-2---2-----------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------0-|
B|------------------0-|
G|-2-0--------------0-|
D|-----2-0-2--------2-|
A|-----------0------2-|
E|-------------3--0-0-|
 
The solo is played over the second part of the verse (G-D-Am-C-Em-D-Em)
 
The structure:
 
Intro (Riff 1 2x)
Verse (Riff 2 2x, Riff 3 1x, Riff 2 1x)
Chorus (Riff 1 2x)
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Chorus 2x
 
Then:
 
e|------------------|
B|------------3-4-5-|
G|------------2-3-4-|
D|----------0-0-1-2-|
A|--------0---------|
E|-0--0-3-----------|
 
Post any complaints below.
 
 
 
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perfecto, just how i like tabs, right to the point, without repeats. thank you so much!! one thing I'd change: during "Fire...." on big E string first three notes are: E|-0-0-2b(3)-| instead of what you put, but otherwise thanks so much!!

While the notes of the ending are basically correct, the following fingerings are easier to play. (they are common power chords) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------7-8-9-| D|------------0---7-8-9-| A|----------0-----5-6-7-| E|-0--0-2/3-------------|

chord progression for the solo should be: G D G C Em D Em