diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Bad Day (chords).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Bad Day (chords).tex
index 18fdbcf..767a34a 100644
--- a/songs/R.E.M./Bad Day (chords).tex	
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Bad Day (chords).tex	
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@
 \begin{intr}
 \instruction{4 bar guitar riff intro over these (unplayed) chords} \\
 \chordtable{
-\\[-0.5ex]
 \xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Bb} & \xb{Bb} & &
 }
 \end{intr}
 
 \begin{v1}
 \chordtable{
-\xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Bb} & \xbb{Bb}[\textbf{...}]{C}[\textbf{.}] & & \\
+\xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Bb} & \xbb{Bb}[\beats{3}]{C}[\beats{1}] & & \\
 \xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Gm} & \xb{Gm} & & \\
-\xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Bb} & \xbb{Bb}[\textbf{...}]{C}[\textbf{.}]  & & \\
+\xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Bb} & \xbb{Bb}[\beats{3}]{C}[\beats{1}]  & & \\
 \xb{F} &  \xb{C} & \xb{Gm} & \xb{Gm} & & \\
 }
 \end{v1}
diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Don't Go Back To Rockville (chords).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Don't Go Back To Rockville (chords).tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..903ceca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Don't Go Back To Rockville (chords).tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+\documentclass{skrul-leadsheet-chords}[20pt]
+
+\setlength{\extrarowheight}{-1ex}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{song}[transpose-capo=true]{title={Don't Go Back To Rockville}, band={R.E.M.}, bpm={}, key={}}
+
+\begin{intr}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E} &  \xb{E} & \xb{E} & \xb{E} & &
+}
+\end{intr}
+
+\begin{v1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E} & \xb{E}  & \xb{E} & \xb{E}  & & \\
+\xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & & \\
+\xb{E} & \xb{E}  & \xb{E} & \xb{E}  & & \\
+\xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & & \\
+\xb{B} & \xbb{A}{G#m} & \xb{C#m} & \xbb{C#m}{Bm} & & \\
+\xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & & \\
+}
+\end{v1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{c1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E} &  \xb{F#m} & \xb{B} & \xbb{B4}[\beats{3}]{B}[\beats{1}] & repeat 3x & \\
+\xb{A}[$\Diamond$] & & & & & \\
+}
+\end{c1}
+
+\begin{v3}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v3}
+
+\begin{pre2}
+\instruction{Repeat Prechorus}
+\end{pre2}
+
+\begin{c2}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c2}
+
+\begin{b1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E} & \xb{E} & \xbb{A}{B} & \xbb{A}{B} & & \\
+\xb{E} & \xb{E} & \xbb{A}{B} & \xbb{A}{B} & & \\
+\xb{F#m} & \xb{C#m} & \xb{F#m} & \xb{C#m} & & \\
+\xb{A} & \xb{A} & \xb{B} & \xb{B}[\choke] & & \\
+\\
+\xb{B} & \xbb{A}{G#m} & \xb{C#m} & \xbb{C#m}{Bm} & & \\
+\xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xb{A} & \xbb{A4}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & & \\
+}
+\end{b1}
+
+\begin{c3}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c3}
+
+\begin{c4}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c4}
+
+\begin{out}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E}[$\Diamond$] & & & & & \\
+}
+\end{out}
+
+\end{song}
+\end{document}
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diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Losing My Religion (chords).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Losing My Religion (chords).tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..116895e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Losing My Religion (chords).tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+\documentclass{skrul-leadsheet-chords}[20pt]
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{song}[transpose-capo=true]{title={Losing My Religion}, band={R.E.M.}, bpm={132}, key={D}}
+
+\begin{intr}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{F} &  \xbb{Dm}{G} & \xb{Am} & \xb{Am} & & \\
+\xb{F} &  \xbb{Dm}{G} & \xb{Am} & \xb{G} & & \\
+}
+\end{intr}
+
+\begin{v1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{Am} & \xb{Em} & \xb{Em} & & \\
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{Am} & \xb{Em} & \xb{Em} & & \\
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{Am} & \xb{Em} & \xb{Em} & & \\
+\xb{Dm} &  \xb{Dm} & \xb{G} & \xb{G} & & \\
+}
+\end{v1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{c1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{F} &  \xbb{Dm}{G} & \xb{Am} & \xb{Am} & & \\
+\xb{F} &  \xbb{Dm}{G} & \xb{Am} & \xb{G} & & \\
+}
+\end{c1}
+
+\begin{v3}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v3}
+
+\begin{v4}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v4}
+
+\begin{c2}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c2}
+
+\begin{b1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{G} & \xb{F} & \xb{G} & & \\
+\xb{C} &  \xb{Dm} & \xb{C} & \xb{Dm} & & \\
+}
+\end{b1}
+
+\begin{v4}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v4}
+
+\begin{c3}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c3}
+
+\begin{c4}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c4}
+
+\begin{out}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{Am} & \xb{Am} & \xb{Am} & & \\
+\xb{Am} &  \xb{Am} & \xb{Am} & & & \\
+}
+\end{out}
+
+\end{song}
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Pretty Persuasion (chords).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Pretty Persuasion (chords).tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f496f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Pretty Persuasion (chords).tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+\documentclass{skrul-leadsheet-chords}[20pt]
+
+\setlength{\extrarowheight}{-1ex}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{song}[transpose-capo=true]{title={Pretty Persuasion}, band={R.E.M.}, bpm={}, key={}}
+
+\begin{intr}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{E} &  \xb{E} & \xb{E} & \xbbb{E}[\beats{2}]{D}[\beats{1}]{A}[\beats{1}] & repeat 2x &
+}
+\end{intr}
+
+\begin{v1}
+\chordtable{
+\xbb{D4}{D} & \xbb{D4}{D} & \xb{A4} & \xbbb{A}[\beats{2}]{A2}[\beats{1}]{A}[\beats{1}] & repeat 4x & \\
+}
+\end{v1}
+
+\begin{pre1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{F#m} &  \xbb{Bm}{A} & \xb{F#m} & \xbb{E}{F#m}& & \\
+\xb{F#m} &  \xbb{Bm}{A} & \xb{F#m} & \xbb{E}{F#m} & \xbb{E}{F#m} & \\
+}
+\end{pre1}
+
+\begin{c1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E} & \xb{F#m} & \xb{F#m} & repeat 3x & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E} & \xb{F#m}[\choke] & \xb{N.C.} & & \\
+}
+\end{c1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{pre2}
+\instruction{Repeat Prechorus}
+\end{pre2}
+
+\begin{c2}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E} & \xb{F#m} & \xb{F#m} & repeat 3x & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E} & \xb{F#m}[\choke] &  \xbbb{N.C.}[\beats{2}]{E}[\beats{1}]{F#m}[\beats{1}]  & & \\
+}
+\end{c2}
+
+\begin{b1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{F#m} & \xbb{A}{E} & \xb{D} & \xbb{D4}{D} & & \\
+\xb{F#m} & \xbb{A}{E} & & & & \\
+\xbb{D}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xbb{D}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xbb{D}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & \xbb{D}[\beats{3}]{A}[\beats{1}] & &  \\
+}
+\end{b1}
+
+\begin{i1}
+\instruction{Repeat Intro}
+\end{i1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{pre2}
+\instruction{Repeat Prechorus}
+\end{pre2}
+
+\begin{out}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E} & \xb{F#m} & \xb{F#m} & repeat 3x & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xbb{D}{E}[$\Diamond$] & &  & & \\
+}
+\end{out}
+
+\end{song}
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Talk About The Passion (chord).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Talk About The Passion (chord).tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823eb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Talk About The Passion (chord).tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+\documentclass{skrul-leadsheet-chords}[20pt]
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{song}[transpose-capo=true]{title={Talk About The Passion}, band={R.E.M.}, bpm={132}, key={D}}
+
+\begin{intr}
+\instruction{4 bar intro with these (unplayed) chords} \\
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{C} & \xb{A} & repeat 2x & \\
+}
+\end{intr}
+
+\begin{v1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{C} & \xb{A} & repeat 4x & \\
+}
+\end{v1}
+
+\begin{c1}
+\chordtable{
+\xbbb{A}[\textbf{..}]{A2}[\textbf{.}]{A}[\textbf{.}] & \xbbb{A}[\textbf{..}]{A2}[\textbf{.}]{A}[\textbf{.}] & \xb{E7} & \xb{E7} & repeat 2x & \\
+}
+\end{c1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{C} & \xb{A} & repeat 2x & \\
+}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{b1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{F} &  \xb{E} & \xb{F} & \xb{E} & & \\
+\xb{F} &  \xb{E} & \xb{F} & \xbb{E}[...]{G}[.] & & \\
+}
+\end{b1}
+
+\begin{c2}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}	
+\end{c2}
+
+\begin{s1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{G} & \xb{A} & repeat 2x & \\
+}
+\end{s1}
+
+\begin{i1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{C} & \xb{A} & & \\
+}
+\end{i1}
+
+\begin{v3}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{C} & \xb{A} & repeat 2x & \\
+}
+\end{v3}
+
+\begin{b2}
+\instruction{Repeat Bridge}	
+\end{b2}
+
+\begin{out}
+\chordtable{
+\xbbb{A}[\textbf{..}]{A2}[\textbf{.}]{A}[\textbf{.}] & \xbbb{A}[\textbf{..}]{A2}[\textbf{.}]{A}[\textbf{.}] & \xb{E7} & \xb{E7} & repeat 8x & \\
+}
+\end{out}
+
+
+\end{song}
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/songs/R.E.M./Texarkana (chords).tex b/songs/R.E.M./Texarkana (chords).tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3629f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/songs/R.E.M./Texarkana (chords).tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+\documentclass{skrul-leadsheet-chords}[20pt]
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{song}[transpose-capo=true]{title={Texarkana}, band={R.E.M.}, bpm={144}, key={D}}
+
+\begin{intr}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Em} &  \xb{G} & \xb{Bm} & \xb{Bm} & & \\
+\xb{Em} &  \xb{A} & \xb{G} & \xb{G} & repeat intro 2x & \\
+}
+\end{intr}
+
+\begin{v1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Em} &  \xb{G} & \xb{Bm} & \xb{Bm} & & \\
+\xb{Em} &  \xb{A} & \xb{G} & \xb{G} & repeat verse 2x & \\
+}
+\end{v1}
+
+\begin{c1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Cadd9} &  \xb{D} & \xb{Bm} & \xb{Bm} & & \\
+\xb{Cadd9} &  \xb{Am}[\choke] & & & & \\
+}
+\end{c1}
+
+\begin{i1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Em} &  \xbbb{D}[\textbf{..}]{D2}[\textbf{.}]{D}[\textbf{.}] & \xb{Em} & \xbbb{D}[\textbf{..}]{D2}[\textbf{.}]{D}[\textbf{.}]  & & \\
+}
+\end{i1}
+
+\begin{v2}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v2}
+
+\begin{c2}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c2}
+
+\begin{i2}
+\instruction{Repeat Interlude}
+\end{i2}
+
+\begin{b1}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{G} & \xb{G} & & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{E} & \xb{E} & & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{G} & \xb{G} & & \\
+\xb{D} &  \xb{D} & \xb{E} & \xb{E}[\choke] & & \\
+}
+\end{b1}
+
+\begin{v3}
+\instruction{Repeat Verse}
+\end{v3}
+
+\begin{c3}
+\instruction{Repeat Chorus}
+\end{c3}
+
+\begin{out}
+\chordtable{
+\xb{Em} &  \xbbb{D}[\textbf{..}]{D2}[\textbf{.}]{D}[\textbf{.}] & \xb{Em} & \xbbb{D}[\textbf{..}]{D2}[\textbf{.}]{D}[\textbf{.}]  & repeat 4x & \\
+\xb{Em} &  \xbbb{D}[\textbf{..}]{D2}[\textbf{.}]{D}[\textbf{.}] & \xb{Em} & \xb{D}[\choke] &  & 
+}
+\end{out}
+
+\end{song}
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tex/skrul-leadsheet-chords.cls b/tex/skrul-leadsheet-chords.cls
index eb7a863..060e425 100644
--- a/tex/skrul-leadsheet-chords.cls
+++ b/tex/skrul-leadsheet-chords.cls
@@ -136,7 +136,16 @@
 \char_set_catcode_parameter:N \#
 \char_set_catcode_other:N \!
 
-\ExplSyntaxOff
+\NewDocumentCommand \beats { m }{{
+\str_case:nn {#1}
+{
+  {1} { \textbf{.} }
+  {2} { \textbf{..} }
+  {3} { \textbf{...} }
+}
+}}
+
+\newcommand\choke{$\wedge$}
 
 \makeatletter
 \newcommand\cellwidth{\TX@col@width}
@@ -164,6 +173,17 @@
   }
 }}
 
+\NewDocumentCommand \xbbb { m O{\space} m O{\space} m O{\space} }{{
+\smash{%
+  \raisebox{10pt}{%
+    \begin{tabular}{@{}ccc@{}}
+      #2 & #4 & #6 \\
+      \writechord{#1} & \writechord{#3} & \writechord{#5} \\ \hline
+    \end{tabular}
+    }
+  }
+}}
+
 \NewDocumentCommand \xbbbb { m o m o m o m o }{{
 \begin{tabular}{@{}lll}
 \IfNoValueTF{#2}{}{#2} & \IfNoValueTF{#4}{}{#4} & \IfNoValueTF{#6}{}{#6}  & \IfNoValueTF{#8}{}{#8}  \\[-1ex]
@@ -185,6 +205,8 @@
   \vspace*{-4ex} % remote some extra padding on bottom?
   }}
 
+\ExplSyntaxOff
+
 \setleadsheets{
   title-template = leadsheet,
   align-chords=l,
@@ -226,6 +248,8 @@
 \provideversetype{i1}[name=I1]
 \provideversetype{i2}[name=I2]
 
+\provideversetype{pre1}[name=Pre1]
+\provideversetype{pre2}[name=Pre2]
 
 \provideversetype{intr}[name=In]
 \provideversetype{out}[name=Out]