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Nightswimming by R.E.M. - Guitar Chords

Artist R.E.M. How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord C9.jpg How to play the guitar chord A9.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg

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Version 1
            R.E.M. - Nightswimming


Tuning: standard (EADGBe)

(Chords)

G:     320033
Cadd9: x32033
Aadd9: x02033 (simply remove top 3 on Cadd9)
D:     xx0232


[Intro]

G       C9       
G       D        


[Verse 1]

G                 C9       D       
           Night - swimming...
G                 C9       A9*     
deserves  a quiet  night.
C9                D                
                                The..
G                 C9       D       
 photograph on the dashboard,
G                 C9       A9*     
 taken    years   ago,
C9                           D                   
 turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
G                 C9       D       
 Every streetlight        reveals the
G                 C9       A9*     
 picture   in   re-verse.
C9                D                
 Still it's so much clearer.
G                 C9       D       
 I  forgot  my     shirt  at the
G                 C9      A9*      
 water's edge. The moon is low  to-
C9                D                
-night.


[Instrumental]

G       C9       
G       D        


[Verse 2]

G                 C9       D       
           Night - swimming...
G                 C9       A9*     
deserves  a quiet  night.       I’m
C9                D                
 not sure all these people   under-
G                 C9       D       
-stand.       It’s not like years
G                 C9       A9*     
ago.           The fear  of getting
C9                D                
 caught,        of recklessness and
G                 C9       D       
 water.       They cannot   see me
G                 C9       A9*     
 naked.      These things   they go
C9                D                
away,            replaced  by  every(day).


[Verse 3]

G                 C9       D       
-day.      Night - swimming...
G                 C9       A9*     
remembering  that  night.       Sep-
C9                D                
-tember's  coming  soon.        I'm
G                 C9       D       
 pining  for  the  moon.        And
G                  C9      A9*     
 what if there were two     side by
C9                D                
 side in orbit    around the fairest
G                 C9       D       
 sun?         That bright, tight for-
G                 C9       A9*     
-ever drum cannot describe    night-
C9                D                
 swimming.


[Verse 4]

G                 C9       D       
 You, I thought I  knew you.
G                 C9       A9*     
 You,  I  can-not  judge.
C9                 D                  
 You, I thought you knew me. This one’s
G                 C9       D       
 laughing    quiet-ly         under-
G                 C9       A9*     
-neath  my breath.            Night-
C9                D                
 swimming.


[Interlude]


[Intro]

G       C9       
G       D        


[Verse] 
(w/ solo)

G       C9   D   
G       C9   A9* 
C9      D        
              (The..)

[Verse 5]

G             C9      D      
 photograph re-flects  every
G             C9      A9*    
 streetlight a reminder. Night-
C9            D              
-swimming   de-serves a quiet
G             C9      D      
 night.
G             C9      A9*    
            de-serves a quiet
C9            D              
 night.


[Outro]
(w/ solo)

G       C9   D   
G       C9   A9* 
C9      D        
G       C9   A9* 
C9      D        G  (one strum)


Progressions

Intro (2 measures, played once)

1.G               C9             
2.G               D              
  -d-u-d--u--u-d-u-d-------d---d---
   1   &amp;   2   &amp;   3   &amp;   4   &amp;

Verses (3 measures, repeat as needed)

1.G               C9      D      
2.G               C9      A9*    
  -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d-u-d---d-u-
   1   &amp;   2   &amp;   3   &amp;   4   &amp;

then

3.C9              D              
  -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d--u--u-d-u-
   1   &amp;   2   &amp;   3   &amp;   4   &amp;


Notes:

I found the previous tab hard to follow and played around with the chords 
a little to get the rhythm down first. In doing so, I discovered that by 
simply removing the A note off the C chord it sounded closer to the song.
Then, by changing the C to a Cadd9 and doing the same thing, song became
extremely simple to play and still sounds great (on my guitar, actually
better this way, to me). Thus creating the Aadd9 (A9)* for lack of a name.
(Sure you'll let me know the real chord)

I show the basic Intro and Verse progressions above. I suggest just
strumming until you get the rhythm down as it's not a very complicated
song. Then by adding in base lines especially on the G chords, and using
some middle string strumming you can make things a bit more interesting.
Anyways, I love this song and give thanks and credit to for the original
post. If you're looking, this is a great acoustic solo-artist song.

(Hopefully, this version works with formatting, else I give up - sorry for the previous one)

Good luck, have fun!
-Chris () 
        

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