Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Vitalogy Album guitar tab

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version number 2 updated March 17,1995
Vitalogy
transcription by Kevin Gardner
code@wam.umd.edu
======================
Spin the Black Circle
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

intro
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
-5-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-
-5-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-

----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  8x
-8--8--6--6---5---3--3--3--3-  |
----------------------------- /

verse one
----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-----------------------------  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  2x
-5-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7- /
        pm-----------------
see this needle see my hand
drop drop dropping it down
oh so quickly



---------------- \
----------------  |
-5-5---7--------  |
-5-5---7--------  2x
-3-3---5-pound--  |
---------------- /
here it comes touch the plane
turn it up wonUt turn you away

chorus

----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  8x
-8--8--6--6---5---3--3--3--3-  |
----------------------------- /
spin spin spin the back circle--7x
spin spin

verse two
----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-----------------------------  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  2x
-5-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7- /
        pm-----------------
pull it out paper sleeve
oh my joy only you desereve conceit

---------------- \
----------------  |
-5-5---7--------  |
-5-5---7--------  2x
-3-3---5-pound--  |
---------------- /
oh so big my whole world
rather you
rather you than here

chorus

----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  8x
-8--8--6--6---5---3--3--3--3-  |
----------------------------- /
spin spin spin the back circle--7x
spin spin

interlude
-----------------------------------------\
----------------------------------------- |
----------------------------------------- 2x
-5-5-5-6-5--4-4-4-5-4--3-3-3-4-3---2-2-2- |
-3-3-3-4-3--2-2-2-3-2--1-1-1-2-1---0-0-0- |
-----------------------------------------/

----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-----------------------------  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  |
-7-5-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-  2x
-5-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7- /
        pm-----------------



--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-7------
-5-5-5-7------
-3-3-3-5-pound
--------------
youre so warm

--------------
--------------
-9------------
-9------------
-7-pound------
--------------
scream ???????????
outro

----------------------------- \
-----------------------------  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  |
-10-10-8--8---7---5--5--5--5-  xx
-8--8--6--6---5---3--3--3--3-  |
----------------------------- /
spin spin spin the back circle--xx
spin spin
===========
Last Exit
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

intro and verse riff

------------------
--0----------0----
--0----------0----
--x--0-0--0--x-0--
--3--0-0--0--3-0--
-----2-2--3----2--

chorus
------- ----------------
------- ----------------
------- --10-9-4-4-5-7--
------- --10-9-4-4-5-7--
--2---- --8--7-2-2-3-5--
----2-- ----------------

---------- -------------
---------- -------------
--10-9-4-- --10-9-4-5-7-
--10-9-4-- --10-9-4-5-7-
--8--7-2-- --8--7-2-3-5-
---------- -------------



end of backward solo riff
trem pick
--------------- -----------------
--12--10--8--7- --12--10--8--7-8-
--10--9---7--7- --10--9---7--7-7-
--------------- -----------------
--------------- -----------------
--------------- -----------------


that palm muted thing near the end

-7-       ----7---7--7--
-9-       ----10--9--10-
-7- then  ----7---7--7--
-7-       ----7---7--7--
---       --------------
---       --------------
pound w/palm mute

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

intro
--12--12-x-x-x-
---------x-x-x-
--12--12-x-x-x-
---------x-x-x-
---------x-x-x-
---------x-x-x-

verse strum thses chords

--0--3-----3--
--0--3--2--3--
--1--0--2--0--
--2--0--2--0--
--2--2--0--2--
--0--3-----3--
  E  G  A  G

the softer part

--7----- -7----- -7----- -7----- -7-
----8--- ---8--- ---8--- ---8--- ---
------9- -----9- -----9- -----9- ---
-------- ------- ------- ------- ---
-------- ------- ------- ------- ---
-0------ ------- ------- ------- ---

mike plays this fill in the background

---- -------------
---- -------------
-12- -12-14-12----
-12- -12-14-12-14-
---- ----------14-
---- -------------

for the break play an an open A chord repeatedly
===========
SatanUs Bed
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

the main riff
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------4-----4-----4-----------
----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-4-3--0--

chorus

 C  G   D  A
--------------
--------------
-5------7-----
-5--5---7--7--
-3--5---5--7--
----3------5--

the solo is in  A  pentitonic minor

===========
Not for You
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

main riff

--0--0--0--
--0--0--0--
--1--3--4--
--2--4--5--
--2--4--5--
--0--0--0--






pre-solo stuff
----------------- -----------------
----------------- -----------------
----------------- -----------------
-3-5-7-5--------- -3-5-7-5---------
---------7-5-3-2- ---------7-3-2-3-
----------------- -----------------

----------------- -----------------
----------------- -----------------
----------------- -------5-4-------
-3-5-7-5--------- -3-5-7-----------
---------7-5-3-2- -----------------
----------------- -----------------

post solo stuff
--0--0--0--
--0--0--0--
--1--3--1--
--2--4--2--
--2--4--2--
--0--0--0--

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

--------------------
----3---------3-----
--2---4-2---2---4-2-
--0---------0-------
--------------------
--------------------

------------------------
----5---------5---5-----
--4---6-4---4---4---6-4-
--0---------0-----------
------------------------
------------------------

--------------------
----3---------3-----
--2---4-2---2---4-2-
--0---------0-------
--------------------
--------------------

------------------------
----5---------5---5-----
--4---6-4---4---4---6-4-
--0---------0-----------
------------------------
------------------------

          -------- --------
          --6--8-- --6--8--
arpediate --5--7-- --5--7--
these     --0--0-- --0--0--
          -------- --------
          -------- --------



the chorus is as follows
                        D A G 4x
                        D A D A G

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

intro riff
-------0----------------
-----1---3-1------------
---0--------------------
------------------------
-3----------------------
---------------0--------

verse strum these chords

-0--0--
-0--3--
-0--2--
-2--0--
-2-----
-0-----

chorus chords

C Em
C Em
C  Em A

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

intro riff
------------------------ ------------------------  \
------------------------ ------------------------  |
------------------------ ------------------------  |
-----9---9------9---9--- -----9---9------9---9---  4X
-7-7---7----7-7---7----- -0-0---0----0-0---0-----  |
------------------------ ------------------------ /

-------------
-------------
-------------
-9--(pound)--
-------------
-8-----------

verse 1

------------3--------------- \
------------3--------------- |
-10-10-9----0--------------- |
-10-10-9----0--(strum)------ 4x
-8--8--7----2--------------- |
------------3--------------- /

chorus 1

-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----0--0----- \
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3----3--- |
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2--0------0- |
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2--0-------- 4x
-3-3-3-3--2-2-2--0--2-------- |
--------------------3-------- /

break 1

------------------------ ------------------------  \
------------------------ ------------------------  |
------------------------ ------------------------  |
-----9---9------9---9--- -----9---9------9---9---  2X
-7-7---7----7-7---7----- -0-0---0----------------  |
------------------------ ------------8-8---8----- /

Verse 2 --->same as verse 1

chorus 2 --->play chorus 1 twice

interlude

-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-2- -3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-2-
-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3- -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-
-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--0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-
-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2- -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-
---------------------- ----------------------

this is done four times

chorus 3

-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----0--0----- \
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3----3--- |
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2--0------0- |
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2--0-------- 5x
-3-3-3-3--2-2-2--0--2-------- |
--------------------3-------- /

-0-0-0-0--0-0-0----
-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2-
-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--2-
-3-3-3-3--2-2-2--0-
-------------------

verse 3

------------3--------------- \
------------3--------------- |
-10-10-9----0--------------- |
-10-10-9----0--(strum)------ 4x
-8--8--7----2--------------- |
------------3--------------- /

-----------
-----------
-10-10-9---
-10-10-9---
-8--8--7---
-----------

outro
repeat this: while another guitar plays Em

------------------------ ------------------------  \
------------------------ ------------------------  |
------------------------ ------------------------  |
-----9---9------9---9--- -----9---9------9---9---  X
-7-7---7----7-7---7----- -0-0---0----------------  |
------------------------ ------------8-8---8----- /

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

if you listen real carefully you can hear this:

-----
---5-
-7--- this is played while an achordian plays:
-----
-----          //// ////
-----          Bb   F

at 2:17 the guitar strums a Eb chords untill the songs ends
  the achordian also plays Eb

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

*************************************************
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
-----
E  C#m  B  C#m  Asus2
E  C#m  B  C#m  Asus2

verse 1
-------
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
------------------------------------------------------
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
-------
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
---------
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
-----------------------------------------------------

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
-----------------------------------------------------

Outro
------
E Asus2
E Asus2
E Asus2
E

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

main riff this is a mixture of the guitar
and bass lines.

------------------------------
------------------------------
--7----7-p-6--6---7---7---7-/-
-(0)--(0)----(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--
--7----7------7---7---7---7-/-
--0----0------0---0---0---0---

an acoustic guitar plays these chords durring
the entire song: E   E E E
===========
hey foxymophandlemama, thatUs me
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

main riff this is a mixture of the guitar
and bass lines.

-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------  feed back controlled by
-------------------   swelling on the volume knob
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
Get this song at:
bol.com
amazon.com

Copyrights:

Author: ?

Composer: ?

Publisher: ?

Details:

Language: English

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