THE AUTOMATIC BOX SET: FRUITY ORGAN

  Another fun little instrumental track.  Again, I suspect that these are laid down in the studio by the three musicians for the use of Michael Stipe when choosing songs to put lyrics to.  Some I'm sure are just the guys doodling around in the studio.  In both cases it seems that when the group think they've hit upon something interesting they run with it.  Some interesting informational tidbits about how the band works come from these sessions.  Peter Buck once said he's often surprised by Michael's choice of lyrical options, sometimes having the group expand on a small portion of what he's been given as opposed to writing lyrics to a completely composed piece.  I've added the bass line opening here and have conceded Peter's non-barre chord F for once.

FRUITY ORGAN

Bass Riff Verse

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-----2-3-2-----2----2-3-2-0----|

A|--2-3-----5-3-5--2-3-------3---|

E|-3--------------3-----------3--|

Verse

e|-3---0---1---1---|

B|-3---1---1---1---|

G|-0---0---2---2---|

D|-0---2---3---3---|

A|-2---3---0---0---|

E|-3---0---1---1---|

Chorus

e|-0---0---0---1---|

B|-1---1---1---2---|

G|-2---2---0---3---|

D|-2---2---2---0---|

A|-0---0---3-------|

E|-0---0---0-------|

e|-0-0-1----------0---1--|

B|-0-1-2----------1---2--|

G|-0-2-3----------0---3--|

D|-2-2-0----------2---0--|

A|-2-0--3-2-0-----3------|

E|-0-0-------(x3)-0------|

End with three quick verse chords ...