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Once

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

FADE IN(BPM=80)

G|---------------------------5----------|------------------------5-----------|
D|-(0)---5---7-------h5/7-----------0---|----5---7-------h5/7------------0---|
A|---------------3----------------------|------------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

REPEAT 5 TIMES AND FADE

Intro 2nd PART

(BPM=116)

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------7--------------------|--------7--p(7)-0-----------------|
A|---1---1----1----1-1---1---0-|------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-----------------------------|-h3/5------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|

Verse

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-3---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|---1---1----1----1-1---1---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Chorus

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---|-1-----1-3---3-3--3--3--0--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5--5-----|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------h3/5----5-5--5--5\-|-\1--1-1-1-3-----8\-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|-------------0-1/-------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------0---|-1--1-1-1-3---3-3-3-0-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5--5-----|----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------h3/5----5-5--5--5\-|---1---1----1----1--1-1------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|--------------------------0--|

Verse 2

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-3---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|--------7-p(7)-0------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|-----------------3----3-3-3-5---0-|---1---1----1----1-1---1---0-|
E|-h3/5-----------------------------|-h3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Chorus 2

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---|-1-----1-3---3-3--3--3--0--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5--5-----|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------h3/5----5-5--5--5\-|-\1--1-1-1-3-----8\-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|-------------0-1/-------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------0---|-1--1-1-1-3---3-3-3-0-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5--5-----|----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------h3/5----5-5--5--5\-|---1---1----1----1--1-1------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|--------------------------0--|

Guitar Solo Part

G|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--0-|-5----5-5--5\--x-x--0-|-5--5-5-5----3---3-|
G|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---1---1----1----1-1---1---0-|
E|-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--0-|-5----5-5--5\--x-x--0-|-5--5-5-5----3---3-|-----------------------------|

Interlude

G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|
A|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|
A|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|
A|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------12-----------12\-----|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-0-----------------------|-5/--12----12------12--12----------|
A|-------------4-----3---3---3---0---|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Chorus 3 and Outro

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0---|-1--1-1-1-1-3----3-3--3-0--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5--5-----|---------------------------|

REPEAT 12 TIMES

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| PM Palm mute

| \ Slide down

| x Dead note

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