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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.

Song

Insignificance

Pearl Jam's Binaural

Tabbed by Matt Marchain (DirectR3@aol.com)

Notes in brackets ([]) are tones that the guitars make but that the bass does

not play in the song. You can play them. Just for reference.

Run this through a flanger to get the full effect.

Intro (4x) |

G|----------------------------------------------|------|
D|o-7------7-4------4-2------2-----------------o|------|
A|o----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-5----|(let ring for full

measure)

Verse riff

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7------------------7-7--------------|
A|----------5-5-5-6-6h7----------5-5-5--3-3--|
E|-5-5------------------5-5------------------|

Bridge (3x)|

G|--------[4]--------[4]---------------------------|----------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------o|----------------|
A|o-3-3-2------3-3-2------3-3-2-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
   G|-------[4]--------[4]--------------------------|
   D|-----------------------------------------------|
   A|-3-3-2-----3-3-2------3-3-2---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
   E|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

When Ed sings "Insignificance" just play Verse riff

After the quiet interlude the song picks up again. During this play the

Chorus. At one point Jeff plays:

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

That's it.

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