PEARL JAM - "Vitalogy Album" Tablature

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
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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

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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

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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--