What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?

REM, 1994 from Monster. I think Monster and Automatic for the People are their best two albums.

Intro:  | D  A | G | D  A | G |  (the "A" chord is just played once)

A           D          Bm                G              A       D   A   G
"What's ..
A     D           Bm         G               A         D       Bm    E
I ..
G                           A
I ..
G                      A
Tunnel ..
D       A          D      G         A      A    G    A
I ..
D            A                    D       G        A    A    G    A    D
You ..

A                D         Bm            G           A         D  A *Fill1  G
I'd ..
A       D                    Bm                 G          A    D  Bm *Fill2  E
Richard .."
G                         A
A smile ..
G                           A
You ..
D          A        D       G         A      A    G    A
You ..
D       A          D      G          A      A    G    A
I ..

Chords over solo:  Bm    A   (x3)
                   A   A   G   A

Solo:

    (grad. release)
e-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B-----------------------------|--------------7----------------|-
G---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4--|-
D-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
A-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-

                            (grad. bend)
e------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B------------------------|-------------------------------|-
G---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7--------|-
D-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7--|-
A------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E------------------------|-------------------------------|-

e---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
B------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------|
G------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------|
D--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)\7-|
A---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
E---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|

e------------------------|------------|-
B------------------------|------8b----|-
G------------------------|------7b----|-
D--5------------7b--(7)--|------------|-
A------------------------|------------|-
E------------------------|------------|-

A           D          Bm                G              A   D  A  *Fill1   G
"What's ..
A         D      Bm               G           A         D    Bm  *Fill2   E
Butterfly d..
G                           A
You ..
G                           A
You ..
D          A        D       G         A         A    G    A
You ..
D       A          D      G          A          A    G    A
I never ..
D            A                    D       G        A       A
You ..
G          A
I ...
D             A             D           G         A        A
You ..
G          A
I ..
D          A        D       G         A         A
You ..
G          A
I ..
D       A          D       G         A          A    G    A
I ..

End on D.

Fill 1:

e------------------
B------------------
G----9b---(9)------
D--------------7---
A------------------
E------------------

Fill 2:

e-----------------
B-----------------
G-----------------
D------5h4--------
A-------------7---
E-----------------

Rhythm Fill 1:

      w/ amp tremolo
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-----2-------------------
D-----2-------------------
A-----0-------------------
E-------------------------

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