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Insignificance

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.

Intro

H. Q H. Q H. Q W

G||-------------|------------|-------------|-------||
D||o------------|------------|-------------|------o||
A||o-12-----12--|-9-------9--|-7--------7--|-3----o||
E||-------------|------------|-------------|-------||

H. Q H. Q H. Q W W +W

G|------------|----------|----------|--------|-----|-------|
D|------------|----------|----------|--------|-----|-------|
A|-12-----12--|-9-----9--|-7-----7--|-3------|-0---|-(0)---|
E|------------|----------|----------|--------|-----|-------|

Verse I

W Q. Q. E E W Q. E +H 4x

G||---------|----------------|---------|---------------||
D||o--------|----------------|---------|--------------o||
A||o-0------|-5---6---7p5----|-0-------|-5---3-(3)----o||
E||---------|----------------|---------|---------------||

Pre-Chorus I

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G||---------------|-------------|------------------|------------------||
D||o--------------|-------------|------------------|-----------------o||
A||o--------------|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
E||--8-8-----8-8--|-----8-8-----|------------------|------------------||

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-------|
A|-8--8------8------8------8--|-----8------8------8------8----|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus I

E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E

G|---------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12--12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|---------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9--9-9-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9--9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|

Verse II

W Q. Q. E E W Q. E +H

G|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
A|-0--------|-5----6----7p5-|-0--------|-5----3-(3)----|
E|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|

W Q. Q. E E W Q. Q. E E

G|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
A|-0--------|-5----6----7p5-|-0--------|-5----6----7p5-|
E|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|

W Q. E +H W Q. Q. E E

G|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
A|-0--------|-5----3-(3)----|-0--------|-5----6----7p5-|
E|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|

W Q. E +H

G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-0---------------|-5-------3-(3)----|
E|-----------------|------------------|

Pre-Chorus II

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-----------------|

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------10-----10-----10------|-10-----10-----10-----10------|
A|-8--8------8------8------8---|-----8------8------8------8---|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8-8-------8-8-|-------8-8----|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus II

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-5-5-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E

G|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--12--12---|-9-9-9-9-9--9--9---|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

Bridge

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W +W +W +W

G|----------|------------|------------|--------|
D|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
A|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
E|----------|------------|------------|--------|

Wx4

G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

W +W W W 4x

G||----------|------------|----------|--------||
D||o-2-------|--(2)-------|--7-------|--5----o||
A||o-0-------|--(0)-------|--5-------|--3----o||
E||----------|------------|----------|--------||

W +W W W

G|-2--------|--(2)-------|----------|------|
D|-2--------|--(2)-------|--7-------|-5----|
A|-0--------|--(0)-------|--5-------|-3----|
E|----------|------------|----------|------|

W W W W

G|-----------|----------|----------|------|
D|-----------|----------|----------|------|
A|-12--------|-9--------|-7--------|-3----|
E|-----------|----------|----------|------|

Chorus III

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7p5-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7--7-7--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

G|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

G|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-5-5-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
E|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E Q

G|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7--7-7--|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E H

G|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
D|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------------*|
E|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|-8-8-8--------*|

Duration Legend

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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

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h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

- volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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