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Song
PEARL JAM "BRAIN OF J" -BASS TAB
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Tune normal e a d g
Intro:
First time eddie counts in (1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4)
|-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-|
Mike then apologizes and counts in again
Main riff
|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------5---5-| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-6-7---7---| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
This riff is repeated up until the chorus
Chorus:
|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4\-1-1-1-1-1-| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4/-6-6-6-6-6-|
Verse 2: (same riff As first verse)
Chorus: same riff repeated twice i think and then repeated
without vocals
Interlude:
This is the nice sounding melodic line jeff lays down
|------------------------------------------------| |-----------4--------------------------4---------| |-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-5-| |-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------4--------------------------4-------------------| |-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10----10----10----| |--------------------------------------------10----10----10----10-|
Verse riff
Chorus x2
then outro
The outro is the same riff just moved up a fret
|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------6---6-| |-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-7-8---8---| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
h = hammeron
p = pulloff
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
(X)= hold note (let ring)
Tabbed by Mark Linwood
Hint suggesstions or comments to (Rlinwood@powerup.com.au)
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