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Dead Man

Pearl Jam
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Dead Man Walking

Pearl Jam

Tabbed by Nick Key (nkey@ionet.net)

I'm not sure if any of these chords are right.

I don't even know ifJeff plays other than the instrumental. Crap.

Intro

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|

For the verse, play F in quarter notes until:

Pre-chorus

"He's magnified..."

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5--5--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Play F again for verse, then pre-chorus like this:

2x

|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-7-7-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-5-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|

Chorus:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-5--5--5--5--5---|
|-1-1-1-1-------------------------|

Then instrumental

|---| |----------------|
|---| |----------------|
|-3-| |-5-3--2--3-2-3--|
|---| |----------------|

Pre-chorus again

Real Chorus:

3x

|-----------------| |---|
|-----------------| |---|
|---------3-3-3-3-| |-5-|
|-1-1-1-1---------| |---|

Real Chorus again (3x)

Outro thing:

|---------------|
|---------------|
|-5--0----------|
|-------1--0----|

Play the first line of the intro and end on a D. Strange song.

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