Everybody Hurts (arr. Simon James) by R.E.M. Sheet Music for Instrumental Duet at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist R.E.M.

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Michael Stipe Peter Buck Michael Mills William Berry

Arranger Simon James

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 5

Arrangement Instrumental Duet

Publisher DML

Level 2

Product ID 1024425

Genre Pop Rock

Instruments Guitar Voice

Product Description

Released 1992 on the album Automatic For The People and ranked No 31 in Q Magazines 1001 Best Songs Ever the track has enjoyed considerable success and been covered a number of times. In the liner notes of the album In Time: The Best Of REM 1988-2003, REMs guitarist Peter Buck writes that "the reason the lyrics are so atypically straightforward is because it was aimed at teenagers", and "I've never watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer, but the idea that high school is a portal to hell seems pretty realistic to me." Its a wonderfully simple song to play but less easy to sing convincingly. As with Eternal Flame a simple second guitar part can be added by strumming the chords on the off beats (beat 2 & 4). Although the guitar part is scored in 6/8 which makes it easier to read, the song is really a slow 4 to a bar, one bar per chord. This arrangement is from The Art Of Accompaniment On The Guitar by Simon James.

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