Outsiders Bass Tab

Song: The Outsiders
Artist: REM
Album: Around The Sun
Tabbed By: MrOoze (Mrooze@yahoo.com)

Great song, and plenty o' fun to play... if you can get the timing right,
especially at the Q-Tip bit.  Tap your foot and everything should work out.
Comments and corrections welcome.

Tuning is standard
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = Hammer


Verse 1
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|--------------2-----------2---2-|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

"You took me to the restaurant..."
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------2---------------2-|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|----------------0-------2-2---0-|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0---0-------2---------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------------------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|----------------0---------2-2-0-|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0---0-------2---------|2-------0-0-----2-----------2-0-|
A|------2-------------------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus 1
"Drawing patterns..."
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|5-----5-4-------2-------2-2-----|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-----5-|--------------2-------2-----0-2-|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|2---2---0-0-----2---------------|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|


Verse 2
"I tried to tell you..."
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------2-----------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------2-----------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|----------------0-------2-2---0-|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0---0-------2---------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------------------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|----------------0---------2-2-0-|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0---0-------2---------|2-------0-0-----2---------------|
A|------2-------------------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus 2
"Drawing patterns..."
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|5-----5-4-----0-2-------2-2-0---|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-----5-|----------------------2-------2-|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|5-----5-4-----0-2-------2-2-0---|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-----5-|----------------------2-------2-|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|5-----5-4-----0-2-------2-2-0---|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-----5-|----------------------2-------2-|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------0-----------------|
D|--------------------------------|2---2---0-0-----2---------------|
A|3-------3-------5-------5-------|------2-------------------------|
E|------3---------------5---------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2~--------------|
A|------2-------2-----------------|------2-------2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Pause

Rap
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
G|--------------------------------|------------------------0-2-0---|
D|2---2-------------------------0-|2---2-------------------------4-|
A|--------2-2---------------2-----|--------2-2---------------------|
E|--------------3-----3-----------|--------------3-----------------|

G|----------------------0-----0---|--------------------------------|
D|2---2-------------0-------0---0-|2---2-------------------------0-|
A|--------2-2---------------------|--------2-2---------------0-----|
E|--------------3-----------------|--------------3---------3-------|

G|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
D|2-----2-----------------------0-|2-----------------------------0-|
A|--------2-2---------------------|------2-2-2---------------2-----|
E|--------------3-----------3-----|--------------3---------3-------|

G|--------------------------------|----------------------------0---|
D|2-----2-----------------------0-|2---2---------------------0---4-|
A|--------2-2---------------2-----|------2---2---------------------|
E|--------------3-------3---------|--------------3-------3-3-------|

G|----------------------------0---|----------------------0---------|
D|2---2---------------------0---0-|2---2---------------------4-5-0-|
A|--------2-2---------------------|--------2-2---------------------|
E|--------------3-----------------|--------------3-----------------|

G|--------------------------------|----------------------0---------|
D|2---2-------------------------0-|2---2---------------------4-5-0-|
A|--------2-2---------------2-----|--------2-2---------------------|
E|--------------3-------3---------|--------------3-----------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|2---2-------------------------0-|2---2---------------------------||
A|--------2-2---------------2-----|--------2-2---------------------||
E|--------------3-------3---------|--------------3~----------------||