Rem – Nightswimming tab
Chords:
(This is a repost to hopefully remove butchered formatting issues) NIGHTSWIMMING (Easy Chords - for Acoustic Strumming) REM Chords: Std Tuning G – 320033 C(add)9 – x32033 A(add)9* - x02033 (simply remove top 3 on Cadd9) D - xx0232 --- Intro: (x1) |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. [Intro] (x1) |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) **End of Song** Progressions: Intro (2 measures, played once) 1.|G C9 | 2.|G D | -d-u-d--u--u-d-u-d-------d---d--- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 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 & 2 & 3 & 4 & then 3.|C9 D | -d---d--u--u-d-u-d---d--u--u-d-u- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 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 (cjhall_99@msn.com)