Pearl Written by : Kristin Hersh Basic chords: Dmin, F, C (in weirdish shapes, tabs follow) Fmaj C Dmin e--O e--O e--1 b--1 b--1 b--3 g--2 g--O g--2 d--3 d--2 d--O a--X a--3 a--X E--X E--X E--X Riff: Fmaj9 C Dmin rep: Dmin e--------O--O--|--------O--O--|--1--1--1----1----| b--------1--1--|--------1--1--|--3--3--3----3----| g-----2--2--O--|--------O--O--|--2--2--2pO--Oh2--| d--3-----3--O--|-----2--2--O--|--O--O--O----O----| a--------------|--3-----3--O--|------------------| e--------------|--------------|------------------| That vamped chord that comes between verses and before the middle 8 is the Fmaj7 Here's the little fill-up that comes at the beginning and between verses: Fmaj7 e--O--O--O--3p2pO-----------O-- b--1--1--1---------3--O--3----- g--2--2--2--------------------- d--3--3--3--------------------- a--X--X--X--------------------- E--X--X--X--------------------- So the verse would be like: (forgive me for I'm doing this from memory and I'll definitly get the lyrics wrong) Fmaj7 C Hot hands Dmin Fmaj7 C Move me Dmin Fmaj7 C D I write on these walls Fmaj7 C D I have no heart at all Fmaj7 (vamp to fill) You get the picture. As for the bridge, it's a pretty simple ascending line, but fuck me if I can figure out the bleeding key, though I think it's from A so: A - B - C - D All majors, and each last for a full measure before changing. If you have any better ideas, please tell me. I haven't figured out the solos, I tend just to go a touch off my head and improvise, but I'll work on it and get you that in the future. Another hint, I know Kristen plays it like I wrote it above, but when I first started work on it I played a slightly (only very) different way, that was easier and sounded smashing: Simply substitute these chords for the original ones (same root): F6 C9 D9 e--O e--O e--O b--3 b--3 b--3 g--2 g--O g--2 d--3 d--2 d--0 a--X a--3 a--X E--X E--X E--X Tara, Sean