AUCTIONEER (ANOTHER ENGINE) (Live)

As recorded by R.E.M.
(from the 1985 Album "Fables Of The Reconstruction")
Transcribed by Noelleon Words by Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe
Music by Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe

E5/B
E5/B 7fr. Cmaj11
Cmaj11 8fr.
xx oo xx oo

A Intro
P = 164
Bm E

4 V VV VV VV V gVVV c 4x
1
I4 gV V V V V V
V u u V u
Gtr I
0 0 0 0 0
T 3 5 5 5 3 2
4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0
A 4 4
B 2 2

From time to time Peter plays the high e string instead of the 3rd fret on the B string in the first bar of the main riff
B Verse
Bm E Bm E
V VV VV VV V gVVV c V VV VV VV V gVVV c 4x
3
I gV V V V V V gV V V V V V
V u u V u V u u V u
(0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2
4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0 4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0
A 4 4 4 4
B 2 2 2 2

C Chorus
Cmaj11 E5/B Cmaj11 E5/B
V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV
7
I V V V V V V V V V V V
u u u u u u u u
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
A (10) (9) (10) (9)
B

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D Verse
Bm E Bm E
V VV VV VV V gVVV c V VV VV VV V gVVV c 4x
11
I gV V V V V V gV V V V V V
V u u V u V u u V u
(0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2
4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0 4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0
A 4 4 4 4
B 2 2 2 2

E Chorus
1. 2.
Cmaj11 E5/B Cmaj11 E5/B E5/B
V
15
VV VV
VV
VVV
VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
VV
VVV
VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V
I
u u u u u u u u
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A (10) (9) (10) (9) (9)
B

F Interlude
1. 2.

V V VVVVVV VVVV V VVVVVVVV

20
V VVVVVV VVVVVVV V VVVVVV VVVVVVV VVVVVVVV
I
let ring let ring let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 8 8 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
A
B

Bm E Bm E

V VV VV VV V gVVV c V VV VV VV V gVVV c
25
I gV V V V V V gV V V V V V
V u u V u V u u V u
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2
4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0 4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0
A 4 4 4 4
B 2 2 2 2

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G Verse
Bm E Bm E
V VV VV VV V gVVV c V VV VV VV V gVVV c 4x
29
I gV V V V V V gV V V V V V
V u u V u V u u V u
(0) 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2
4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0 4 4 (4) (4) (4) (2) (2) 0
A 4 4 4 4
B 2 2 2 2

H Chorus
1.-3. 4.
Cmaj11 E5/B Cmaj11 E5/B E5/B
V
33
VV VV
VV
VVV
VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
VV
VVV
VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV 4x VV VV VV V V V
I
u u u u u u u u
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A (10) (9) (10) (9) (9)
B

1. 2.
Bm
V V VVVVVV VVVV V VVVVVVVV
V VVVVVV VVVVVVV V VVVVVV VVVVVVV VVVVVVVV VV
38
I gV V
V
let ring let ring let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 8 8 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3
4
A 4
B 2

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