From: rmeec@hcsd.hac.com (Roger Meech) "Dissident" by Pearl Jam Transcribed by Roger Meech The key to playing most of the rhythm parts is the open G string. Add it liberally. Standard tuning. | Symbols | | h - hammer on | p - pull off | ~ - vibrate note | = - hold note | / - slide up | \ - slide down | X - string noise +------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: E A D G B e G: 3 5 5 0 X X F#5: 2 4 4 X X X Fadd9: 1 3 3 0 X X Intro: Play twice: G F#5 Fadd9 G e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| Play twice: G F#5 Fadd9 G e------------------------------------|----------------------| B---------15--------15---------------|----------------------| G--14b16===--14b16===---14b16-r14~ --|--14--14b16-r14-12~ --| D------------------------------------|----------------------| A------------------------------------|----------------------| E------------------------------------|----------------------| Verse Riff: e-------------------------------3---3------3-----3-----------------| B--1-----1------------------3---3-3-3---6--5--3--5---3--3----3-0X--| G--0-------0----------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--5----5-0X--| D--0h2-------0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5--5------5----5-----| A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3------3----3-----| E------------------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------3---3------------------------| B--1------------------------3---3-3-3---6--3--5---3---3--5\--| G--0-----0------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---5---5--5\--| D--0h2---2---0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5---5---5--5\--| A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---3----------| E------------------------------------------------------------| Fill at end of Verse Riff: e-----------------| B---6--3--5-------| G------------5~ --| D-----------------| A-----------------| E-----------------| Verse 1 (with Verse Riff): "She nursed him there overnight Wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay What to say, what to say Soon she was down, soon he was low At a quarter past, holy no She had to turn around" Chorus 1: G F#5 Fadd9 G "When she couldn't hold" e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "Escape is never" "the safest path" e-------------------------|---------------------------| B--15b17----15b17--r15~ --|--15b17---15b17-r15--------| G-------------------------|---------------------12~ --| D-------------------------|---------------------------| A-------------------------|---------------------------| E-------------------------|---------------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "A dissident" "A dissident is here" e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| Verse 2 (with Verse Riff): "And to this day she's glided on Always home but so far away Like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste When she had contact with the conflict There was meaning but she sold him to the state She had to turn around" Chorus 2: "When she couldn't hold, she folded A dissident is here Escape is never the safest path A dissident, a dissident is here" Repeat 4 times: G F#5 Fadd9 G e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| Bridge: Repeat 4 times: e-------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------8--------------8----------8--------| G--0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--| D--5/------3/------5------------------------------------------| A--5/------1/------3------------------------------------------| E--3/---------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 3: G F#5 Fadd9 G "When she couldn't hold" e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e-----------------------------|-----------------------| B-----------------------------|-----------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --| D-----------------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "Escape is never" "The safest path" e-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------| D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "A dissident" "A dissident is here" e----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B--15b17--15b17-r15----------------|--15b17--15b17-r15------------------| G--------------------12~ --h14p12--|--------------------12~ --------12--| D----------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-----| A----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "Couldn't hold" "No she couldn't hold" e-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -| B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------| D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| G F#5 Fadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e---------------------------------------------|----------------------- B---------------------------------------------|----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12--|--14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D-----------------------------12-14-----------|----------------------- A---------------------------------------------|----------------------- E---------------------------------------------|----------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 "Escape is never" "The safest path" e-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------- B------15----15-----|-15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ -|-----15h17~ --15----- G--/16----16----16--|-------------16---------------|--16-------------16-- D-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------- A-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------- E-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 G "A dissident, a dissident is here" e--------------------|-15~ ------15~ --15--------|---------------------| B--15h17~ --15~ --17-|-------17-----------15h17--|-15h17p15------------| G--------------------|---------------------------|----------16\14-12~ -| D--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| A--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| E--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| e---8-------| B---8----8--| G---5----7--| D---5----5--| A-----------| E-----------| --- +------------------------------------------------------+ | Roger Meech | rmeec@hcsd.hac.com | meech@sfu.ca | +----------------------------------------------------+ --