"Nothingman" - Pearl Jam
From the album Vitalogy
Transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)



This song is played in the key of F, and requires tuning up
the 1st and 2nd string to respectively F and C. You can also
capo the 1st fret and play it as E- and A-shapes.
Furthermore I'll abbreviate the chordnames if you
don't mind :-)

Used chords

Name     eadgcf

F        133200
Dm7      x57700
Csus4    x35500
Bbsus2   x13300
Am       x02200


INTRO - Main chordprogression, vibrato played with whammy

  F~ F F Dm C Dm Bb~ Bb


VERSE - Play with intro-chords

  Once divided nothing left to subtract
  Some words when spoken can't be taken back
  Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking
  Future's above but in the past he's slow and sinking


PRE-CHORUS

  Bb Dm

  Bb               Bb        Bb  C
  Caught a bolt of lightning     Cursed the
  Bb            Bb  Bb  Am Bb Bb Bb
  day he let it go


CHORUS

  F      F  F Bb C      C C C
  Nothingman     nothingman
  F        F       F    Bb     C C C
  Isn't it something    nothingman


VERSE

  She once believed in every story he had to tell
  One day she stiffened took the other side
  Empty stares from each corner of a shared prison cell
  One just escapes one is left inside the well


PRE-CHORUS

  Bb Dm

  Bb        Bb   Bb C
  He who forgets
  Bb       Bb      Bb  Am      Bb Bb Bb
  will be destined to remember oh oh oh


CHORUS


BRIDGE - Sorry I forgot how the chords match up with the
         words here.

  C C Dm Dm Dm Bb
  Oh She don't want him
  C C C         Bb
  Oh She won't feed him
  Dm Dm Dm Bb
  after he's flow away into the sun
  C C C Dm Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Am

  Bb Bb    Bb    C
     burn  burn  burn


CHORUS

CHORUS - With lyrics 'could have been something' instead

OUTRO

  F F F Bb F F F Bb F F F Bb F


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Nothingman
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

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This song is played with a capo on the first fret
*************************************************

concequently this transcription sounds 1/2 step lower
than the c.d.

Here are the chords in the song

 E  C#m  B  Asus2  Ab  A
-0---0---0----0----0---0---
-0---0---0----0----0---2---
-1---6---4----2----1---2---
-2---6---4----2----1---2---
-2---4---2----0---(0)--0---
-0---0---------------------

intro
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E  C#m  B  C#m  Asus2
E  C#m  B  C#m  Asus2

verse 1
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E            C#m  B          C#m     Asus2
once divided     nothing left to subtract
------------------------------------------------------
E                     C#m  B        C#m  Asus2
some words when spoken    canUt be taken back
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E               C#m      B        C#m          Asus2
walks on his own  with thoughts he canUt help thinking
-----------------------------------------------------
E            C#m            B        C#m      Asus2
futreUs above   but in the past heUs slow and sinking
-----------------------------------------------------

Asus2  C#m  Asus2
             caught a bolt of lightning
-----------------------------------------------------
Asus2                        Ab    Asus2  B
curesed the day he let it go mmmm
-----------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1
--------
E           Asus2 B            B
nothingman        nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------
E                Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------

Verse 2
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E               C#m       B        C#m    Asus2
she once belived  in every story he had to tell
-----------------------------------------------------
 E                    C#m B     C#m    Asus2
one day she stiffened took the other side
-----------------------------------------------------
 E           C#m         B           C#m           Asus2
 empty stares  from each conner of a shared prision cell
-----------------------------------------------------
E               C#m   B    C#m        Asus2
one just escapes ones left inside the well
-----------------------------------------------------
Asus2  C#m  Asus2
             and he who forgets
-----------------------------------------------------
Asus2                   Ab Asus2  B
will be destined to remember oh oh
-----------------------------------------------------

Chorus 2
--------
E           Asus2 B            B
nothingman        nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------
E                Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------

interlude
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C#m           Asus2   B
oh she donUt want him
-----------------------------------------------------
B            Asus2  C#m            Asus2 B     C#m
oh she wonUt feed   him after heUs flown away
-----------------------------------------------------
Asus2
oh into the sun and into the sun
-----------------------------------------------------
B
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Chorus 3
--------
E           Asus2 B            B
nothingman        nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------
E                Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------

E           Asus2 B            B
nothingman        nothingman
-----------------------------------------------------
E                       Asus2 B
could have been someing nothingman
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Outro
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E Asus2
E Asus2
E Asus2
E