«Nothingman» — Pearl Jam
From the album Vitalogy
Transcription by Mark van ‘t Zet ([email protected])
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
[email protected]
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This song is played with a capo on the first fret
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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
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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
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E C#m B C#m Asus2
futreUs above but in the past heUs slow and sinking
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Asus2 C#m Asus2
caught a bolt of lightning
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Asus2 Ab Asus2 B
curesed the day he let it go mmmm
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Chorus 1
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E Asus2 B B
nothingman nothingman
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E Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
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Verse 2
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E C#m B C#m Asus2
she once belived in every story he had to tell
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E C#m B C#m Asus2
one day she stiffened took the other side
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E C#m B C#m Asus2
empty stares from each conner of a shared prision cell
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E C#m B C#m Asus2
one just escapes ones left inside the well
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Asus2 C#m Asus2
and he who forgets
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Asus2 Ab Asus2 B
will be destined to remember oh oh
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Chorus 2
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E Asus2 B B
nothingman nothingman
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E Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
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interlude
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C#m Asus2 B
oh she donUt want him
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B Asus2 C#m Asus2 B C#m
oh she wonUt feed him after heUs flown away
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Asus2
oh into the sun and into the sun
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B
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Chorus 3
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E Asus2 B B
nothingman nothingman
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E Asus2 B
isnUt it someing nothingman
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E Asus2 B B
nothingman nothingman
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E Asus2 B
could have been someing nothingman
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Outro
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E Asus2
E Asus2
E Asus2
E