IT'S THE END OF THE WORL

(AND I FEEL FINE) (Bassline)

As recorded by R.E.M.
(From the 1989 Album DOCUMENT)
Transcribed by Craz Words
Buck, M

A 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses

Fast Rock P = 205
T
TT
G Cmaj7
g ck ck ck
1H 4
4 V V W V V k Vu V V V V V V W V
Gtr I
T
A 5 5
B 5 5 3 3 2 3 5
3 3
sl.

1. 2.
G Cmaj7

5 Hg ck V V k Vu V Vk
ck
V V V V
ck
V kVVkV V
c
VV ck
V V W u uu V
T
A 5 5
B 5 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 3 3
3 3 3

B 1st, 2nd & 3rd Pre-Chorus

B ` Am
D.S.

H g eV c
V V V eV
c
V V V k c V W V k
10
V V V
T
A 0
B 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 3 5

C 1st & 2nd Choruses

G Dsus2 Am D5 G D5 Dsus2 N.C.
g ck k ck VkV V V VV V kVVkV V k V k ck V V V V V k V
14 H V V V V
V V V u u uu u V u
u u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 4 4 2
A 4 5 5 4
B 3 5 (5) 5 2 5 (5) 5 5
3 3

g V Am
VVVVVV VVj
G
V
D5 Dsus2

kVkV V
A5 Am
V VV
20 H VkV k
u V V V Vu V V
u u u
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2
A 2 4 5 0 4
B 2 5 (5)
3

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To Dbl. Coda D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda

Cadd9 G5

Hg V kVV Vk ck
V VVVVVk VVVVVVj
V eV V
u
V VV fV V V k
25
u u u
T 2 2 2 5 3 2 (2) 0 2
A 3 3
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

D Bridge
SS Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
g ck c k c ck
30 H V VVVVVk V V k V VVVVVk
VV V VVVVV V VV V
T
A
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G Cmaj7

Hg V
c
VV
ck k k c V
ck
V VVVVVk V
c
VV
c
Vk
35
V V VVVVV V VV
T
A
B 3 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G F

Hg k c ck k k Vc V V V k f V VV V
40
V VVVVV V VV V fV VVVVV fV u
T
A 3 2 3
B 0 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

G5 G D5 Dsus2 Am N.C. G
g fV k Vu k Vu V
45 H V V V ck
V V V V kV V V V V k Vu V V VV
u
V
u u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2 4 4 4
A 2 3 2 4
B 3 5 (5) 5
3 3

g V D5 Dsus2 Am G D5

50 H
V V
VkV V V V V k Vu V V
VV
VV V kVj V V
V V V kV
u u u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 4 2 4 5
B 2 5 (5) 5 0 0 2 5
3

D Dsus2 Am C

Hg V V V V k uV V VVVVVV V VVVVk ck
V VVVVVk
c
VV V
ck V V V
55
u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 5 5 5
B 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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F 4th Verse
1.
G Cmaj7

Hg V k e Vu V V V VV fV V V ck V V k Vu V V
c
VkV V V
ck
60
u V V W
T 5 3 3 2 2 0
A 3 2 0 5 5
B 5 5 3 3 2
3 3
sl.

G5 G Cmaj7

65 Hg ck V V k Vu V V
ck
V V V
c
Vk V
c
VV ck
V V W V
T
A 5 5
B 5 5 3 3 2 3 3
3 3 3
sl.

B `
G 4th Pre-Chorus
Am

Hg eV
c
V V V
ck
eV
c
V V V c
V W V k
70
V V V
T
A
B 1 1 1 1 3 5 0 0 2 3 5

E Breakdown H Out-Chorus
2.

Hg
G G D5
16 ck k
V V V V Vu
74
U U U
T
A
B 2 5
3 (3) (3) 3 3

Hg
Dsus2 A5 Am D5
V V V V V V k Vu j V
95 V V V V k Vu V V

T 2 (2) 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
A 4
B 5

g V G D5 Dsus2 A5 Am G

98 H
V V
V k V V V V V k Vu V V
V V
V V k V V V
u u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2
A 5 5 4 2 4
B 2 5 (5) 5 0 0

g V D5 Dsus2 Am G

102 H
V
k
V V Vu V V V V k Vu V V V V V V V V V V V V
u
T 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 4
B 2 5 (5) 5
3

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Cadd9 G5
g ck V V V V V V V V eV V V k V
1H V V V 3x
V V V V V V V V V
T 5 5 5 5 3 2 0
A 5 5 5 2 2 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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