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

Intro Riff

Large fingers pushin' paint...

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5--------5-----5--------5-----------5-----|
D|--0--0-----0--0-----0-----6--6-----6--7--7-----7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Second Riff

Seek my part...devote myself...

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--------3-----3--------3-----------3-----|
E|--1--1-----1--1-----1-----0--0-----0--1--1-----1--|

Chorus

This riff starts on the 1st fret of the A string, along with the lyric 'the many on a shelf'.

The first time through, he plays all four frets on the A as written, but afterwards only plays

1st through 3rd frets. The chorus ends with the 2nd fret measure.

Sometimes I know, sometimes I rise...

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|
A|--0--0-----0--0-----0-----1--1-----1--1-----1-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|
A|--2--2-----2--2-----2-----3--3-----3--3-----3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Outro

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--------3-----3--------3-----------3-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1-----1--1-----1-----0--0-----0--1--1-----1--|

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