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> 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 ----+
>