PEARL JAM - "dissident" Tablature

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From: rmeec@hcsd.hac.com (Roger Meech)

"Dissident" by Pearl Jam
Transcribed by Roger Meech

The key to playing most of the rhythm parts is the open G string.
Add it liberally. Standard tuning.

| Symbols
|
| h - hammer on
| p - pull off
| ~ - vibrate note
| = - hold note
| / - slide up
| \ - slide down
| X - string noise
+-------------------------------------------------------------

Chords:

E A D G B e
G: 3 5 5 0 X X
F#5: 2 4 4 X X X
Fadd9: 1 3 3 0 X X


Intro:

Play twice:

G F#5 Fadd9 G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

Play twice:

G F#5 Fadd9 G
e------------------------------------|----------------------|
B---------15--------15---------------|----------------------|
G--14b16===--14b16===---14b16-r14~ --|--14--14b16-r14-12~ --|
D------------------------------------|----------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------|


Verse Riff:

e-------------------------------3---3------3-----3-----------------|
B--1-----1------------------3---3-3-3---6--5--3--5---3--3----3-0X--|
G--0-------0----------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--5----5-0X--|
D--0h2-------0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5--5------5----5-----|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3------3----3-----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------3---3------------------------|
B--1------------------------3---3-3-3---6--3--5---3---3--5\--|
G--0-----0------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---5---5--5\--|
D--0h2---2---0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5---5---5--5\--|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---3----------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill at end of Verse Riff:

e-----------------|
B---6--3--5-------|
G------------5~ --|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|


Verse 1 (with Verse Riff):

"She nursed him there ...

Chorus 1:

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"When she ...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A ...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Escape is never" "the ....
e-------------------------|---------------------------|
B--15b17----15b17--r15~ --|--15b17---15b17-r15--------|
G-------------------------|---------------------12~ --|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident" "A dissiden...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|


Verse 2 (with Verse Riff):

"And to this day she's ....


Chorus 2:

"When she couldn't hold, ...

Repeat 4 times:

G F#5 Fadd9 G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|


Bridge:

Repeat 4 times:

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8--------------8----------8--------|
G--0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--|
D--5/------3/------5------------------------------------------|
A--5/------1/------3------------------------------------------|
E--3/---------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"When she ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A dissident ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Escape is never" "The ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident" "A ....
e----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--15b17--15b17-r15----------------|--15b17--15b17-r15------------------|
G--------------------12~ --h14p12--|--------------------12~ --------12--|
D----------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-----|
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Couldn't hold" "No she ...
e-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A ....
e---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12--|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D-----------------------------12-14-----------|-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E---------------------------------------------|-----------------------

G F#5 Fadd9
"Escape is never" "The ....
e-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
B------15----15-----|-15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ -|-----15h17~ --15-----
G--/16----16----16--|-------------16---------------|--16-------------16--
D-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
A-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
E-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------

G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident, ...."
e--------------------|-15~ ------15~ --15--------|---------------------|
B--15h17~ --15~ --17-|-------17-----------15h17--|-15h17p15------------|
G--------------------|---------------------------|----------16\14-12~ -|
D--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|


e---8-------|
B---8----8--|
G---5----7--|
D---5----5--|
A-----------|
E-----------|

---
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| Roger Meech | rmeec@hcsd.hac.com | meech@sfu.ca |
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