<pre> > Here is my rendition of Rearviewmirror. Watching the SNL performance, > this verified to me that I'm playing it at least close to right. I don't > include any of the solos, but those are pretty simple... I also don't > include any timings in the chord progression, since it's kinda repetitive > anyway, and just listening to the song you should be able to figure out > what is going on. During the 'verses', where I have (e f) in parenthesis, > just pick those notes, not the chords (just lift your barre on the F#m to > play the E note and the F note). > > This is what I call the "riff" below in the chord progression. > It's the same fingering over and over, and the chord change during > the riff is just moving the pattern up a step. All notes are 8th notes, > at about 100-120 bpm. The first two notes (the fretted 'a' and the open > 'a') seem odd, but if you listen to the album's intro, he's definately > doing this, since the first two notes are not the same string. The \/ > symbol below the tab is a hammer-on. All the rest of the notes are > picked. I divide the riff into two parts, the first being part 'A' and > the second being part 'B'. Part 'A' is played over the 'A' chord during > the verses, part 'B' (when the chord changes during the riff) is played > over the 'B' chord. Just play each part however many times it is in the > song. As you will see, the riff is exactly the same pattern, moved up a > step. > > Part A: > E ---------------------------- > B ---------------------------- > G ---------------------------- > D ---------------------------- > A -----0--5-----5--7---------- > E --5--------5--------0--0---- > \/ > > Part B: > E ---------------------------- > B ---------------------------- > G ---------------------------- > D ---------------------------- > A -----0--7-----7--9---------- > E --7--------7--------0--0---- > \/ > --- > riff > > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > A A A A > > riff > > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > A > > Bm Bm A A > Bm Bm A A > > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > Bm C#m G A F#m (e f) G > Bm A > (repeat last line 'til the snare drum doubletimes) > Bm G > Bm G > Bm G > Bm G > Bm > -- > +--------------------+- But on eliminating every other reason -------------+ > | John Price | For our sad demise | > | john@stat.tamu.edu | They logged the only explaination left | > +--------------------+-------- This species has amused itself to death ----+ >