version number 2 updated March 17,1995
Vitalogy
transcription by Kevin Gardner
[email protected]
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Spin the Black Circle
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
intro
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-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-
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-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-
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-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- |
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verse one
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-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
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-5-5—7——— |
-5-5—7——— 2x
-3-3—5-pound— |
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here it comes touch the plane
turn it up wonUt turn you away
chorus
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-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- |
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spin spin spin the back circle—7x
spin spin
verse two
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-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
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-5-5—7——— |
-5-5—7——— 2x
-3-3—5-pound— |
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oh so big my whole world
rather you
rather you than here
chorus
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-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- |
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spin spin spin the back circle—7x
spin spin
interlude
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-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- |
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-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——————
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-5-5-5-7——
-5-5-5-7——
-3-3-3-5-pound
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youre so warm
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-9————
-9————
-7-pound——
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scream ???????????
outro
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-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- |
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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
[email protected]
intro and verse riff
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—0———-0—-
—0———-0—-
—x—0-0—0—x-0—
—3—0-0—0—3-0—
——2-2—3—-2—
chorus
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——- —————-
——- —10-9-4-4-5-7—
——- —10-9-4-4-5-7—
—2—- —8—7-2-2-3-5—
—-2— —————-
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———- ————-
—10-9-4— —10-9-4-5-7-
—10-9-4— —10-9-4-5-7-
—8—7-2— —8—7-2-3-5-
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end of backward solo riff
trem pick
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—12—10—8—7- —12—10—8—7-8-
—10—9—7—7- —10—9—7—7-7-
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that palm muted thing near the end
-7- —-7—7—7—
-9- —-10—9—10-
-7- then —-7—7—7—
-7- —-7—7—7—
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pound w/palm mute
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Whipping
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
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
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—- ————-
-12- -12-14-12—-
-12- -12-14-12-14-
—- ———-14-
—- ————-
for the break play an an open A chord repeatedly
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SatanUs Bed
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
the main riff
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———4——4——4————
—-5-5—5-5—5-5—5-4-3—0—
chorus
C G D A
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-5——7——
-5—5—7—7—
-3—5—5—7—
—-3——5—
the solo is in A pentitonic minor
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Not for You
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
main riff
—0—0—0—
—0—0—0—
—1—3—4—
—2—4—5—
—2—4—5—
—0—0—0—
pre-solo stuff
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-3-5-7-5——— -3-5-7-5———
———7-5-3-2- ———7-3-2-3-
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—————— ——————
—————— ——-5-4——-
-3-5-7-5——— -3-5-7————
———7-5-3-2- ——————
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post solo stuff
—0—0—0—
—0—0—0—
—1—3—1—
—2—4—2—
—2—4—2—
—0—0—0—
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Better Man
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
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—-3———3——
—2—4-2—2—4-2-
—0———0——-
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—-5———5—5——
—4—6-4—4—4—6-4-
—0———0————
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—-3———3——
—2—4-2—2—4-2-
—0———0——-
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—-5———5—5——
—4—6-4—4—4—6-4-
—0———0————
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—6—8— —6—8—
arpediate —5—7— —5—7—
these —0—0— —0—0—
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——— ———
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
[email protected]
intro riff
——-0—————-
——1—3-1————
—0———————
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-3———————-
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verse strum these chords
-0—0—
-0—3—
-0—2—
-2—0—
-2——
-0——
chorus chords
C Em
C Em
C Em A
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Corduroy
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
intro riff
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——9—9——9—9— ——9—9——9—9— 4X
-7-7—7—-7-7—7—— -0-0—0—-0-0—0—— |
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-9—(pound)—
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-8————
verse 1
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-10-10-9—-0————— |
-10-10-9—-0—(strum)—— 4x
-8—8—7—-2————— |
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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——— |
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break 1
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——9—9——9—9— ——9—9——9—9— 2X
-7-7—7—-7-7—7—— -0-0—0—————- |
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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-
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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——— |
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-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-
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verse 3
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-10-10-9—-0————— |
-10-10-9—-0—(strum)—— 4x
-8—8—7—-2————— |
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-10-10-9—
-10-10-9—
-8—8—7—
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outro
repeat this: while another guitar plays Em
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——9—9——9—9— ——9—9——9—9— X
-7-7—7—-7-7—7—— -0-0—0—————- |
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Bugs
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
if you listen real carefully you can hear this:
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—5-
-7— this is played while an achordian plays:
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—— //// ////
—— Bb F
at 2:17 the guitar strums a Eb chords untill the songs ends
the achordian also plays Eb
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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
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Aye Davanita
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
main riff this is a mixture of the guitar
and bass lines.
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—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
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hey foxymophandlemama, thatUs me
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
[email protected]
main riff this is a mixture of the guitar
and bass lines.
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——————- feed back controlled by
——————- swelling on the volume knob
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