Wish List by Pearl Jam
from the album ‘Yield’
transcribed by Pat Giles ([email protected])
Standard tuning — low to hi — EADGBE
Note: The lead guitar parts can be played several different ways on
various parts of the fretboard.
Chords:
C: X32010
F: X33211
G: 320033
Tab notations:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = hold/shake note
The basic rhythm for the verses is this:
E:—————————————————————
B:—————————————————————
G:-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—
D:-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0—3-3-3-3—3-3-0—2-2-0-0-2-2-0—
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—
E:—————————————————————
I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off
I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on
I was a sentimental ornament you hung on
The Christmas tree, I wish I was the star that went on top
F C F C
I wish I was the evidence, I wish I was the grounds
F C G F
For fifty million hands upraised that open toward the sky
Fill 1:
C F C
E:———————————|
B:————-1—/3~—/5———|
G:-/5~——2—————5~——|
D:———————————|
A:———————————|
E:———————————
I wish I was a silhouette, someone who waited for me
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me
I wish I was a messenger and all the news good
I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro’s hood
Interlude/Bridge:
G F C G F C
E:——8-7—/8——/7———|——8-7—/10-8-7——/10-8-7——-|
B:-8h10———10——10-5—|-8h10—————10———-10-5-|
G:—————————-|————————————-|
D:—————————-|————————————-|
A:—————————-|————————————-|
E:—————————-|————————————-|
G F F C
E:——8-7——/8—8p7—————8——7——————|
B:-8h10———————10—8——————5~————|
G:————————————————————-|
D:————————————————————-|
A:————————————————————-|
E:————————————————————-|
I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun
I wish I was the souvenir you kept your house key on
F C F C
I wish I was the pedal brake that you depended on
F C G F
I wish I was the verb ‘to trust’ and never let you down
Fill 3: (x2)
E:—————————————|
B:—————————————|
G:-9p7—9p7—9p7p5—7-/10~——9~——7-|
D:—————————————|
A:—————————————|
E:—————————————|
F C F C
I wish I was a radio song, the one you could turn up
F C
I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish
G F
I guess it never stops…
