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ALIVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Pearl Jam
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=75
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q Q +H +H +E E +S S S S
|----------|----------|--------------|------------2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|----------|----------|--------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|----0--(0)----|-(0)----(0)--------------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-------------------------|
E S S E. S S S E +Q +E. S E S S E E +S S E E. S E. S S S E +Q
|-2-0------------0-(0)--|-(0)-2-------0-2-(2)---2-|-2--1----------0-(0)---|
|-----2------0-2--------|---------0-2-------------|-----------0-2---------|
|-------0--0------------|-------0-----------------|------0--0-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
+E. S E S S E E +S S E E. S S S S S +S S E +S S E H +Q E. S
|-(0)-2-------0-2-(2)---2-|-2--1-----------------------5-|----------------|
|---------0-2-------------|------3-3-3-3-(3)-5-----------|-5----(5)-------|
|-------0-----------------|--------------------3-(3)-----|----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------5--5-|
S S E +Q +E S S E S S
|--------------------------|
|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|
|-5-7------------------5-7-|
|--------------------5-----|
E E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +Q +E S S E S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7--------|
|-----------------7------|-5-7------------------5-7--|
|-------------------5--5-|--------------------5------|
E E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +Q +E S S E S S E E +S S E E S S E. S
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|
|-----------------7------|-5-7------------------5-7-|-----------------7------|
|-------------------5--5-|--------------------5-----|-------------------5--5-|
S S E +Q +E S S E S S E E +S S E E S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-----------|
|-5-7------------------5-7-|-----------------7-8-8-8-8-|
|--------------------5-----|---------------------------|
+S S E +Q +Q S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-(8)-10-------------8-8-8-8--|
|--------8-(8)--(8)-----------|
+S S E +S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(8)-10--------------------------|
|--------8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-12--|
E S S E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------7-----------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7---|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
E S S E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S E. S
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------7-7--------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-----5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Q E S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S +S S E E. S
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------4-4------|
|-5--------------------|-------6-6-6-6-(6)----------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-|-7-7-------------------5--5-|
S S E +Q +E S S E S S
|---------------------------|
|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7--------|
|-5-7------------------5-7--|
|--------------------5------|
E E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +Q +E S S E S S E E +S S E E S S E. S
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|
|-----------------7------|-5-7------------------5-7-|-----------------7------|
|-------------------5--5-|--------------------5-----|-------------------5--5-|
S S E +Q +E S S E S S
|--------------------------|
|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|
|-5-7------------------5-7-|
|--------------------5-----|
E E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +Q +E S S E S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5--------|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7--------|
|-----------------7------|-5-7------------------5-7--|
|-------------------5--5-|--------------------5------|
E E +S S E E S S S S S S +S S E +Q +Q S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-----------|----------------------------|
|-----------------7-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-10-------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------|--------8-(8)--(8)----------|
+S S E +S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-(8)-10---------------------------|
|--------8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-12---|
E S S E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S E. S
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Q E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S Q
|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7---|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E S S E S S S S S S E. S Q E S S S S S S E S S
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-|
S S E S S S S +S S E E E
|----------------------------|
|-------------------4-4------|
|-------6-6-6-6-(6)----------|
|-7-7-------------------2-2--|
Q E. S S S S S S S S S E S S S E S E E +Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-4-------4-2-1-----------|---1-1-1-1-4-4--------|
|---------------4-2-2-2-2-|----------------------|
|----2--2-----------------|---------------2-(2)--|
+S S S S S S E +S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------|
|-------4-4---4-4-(4)--------------|
|-----------------------2-2-2-2----|
|-(2)------------------------------|
S S S S +S S E H S S S S Q S S S S E S S S E S E E +Q +S S S S
|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-(1)-4-4------|-4-4---4-4------------1-1-|-1-1-4-4--------------4-4-|
|----------------------|------------2-2-2-2-------|--------------------------|
|-----------------2----|--------------------------|---------2-(2)--(2)-------|
S S E +S S E E. S +E E +Q +S S E E. S +E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-4-(4)--------------0-|-(0)--(0)--------2-(2)-0-|
|---------------4--2-(2)---|--------------4----------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
+Q +S S E E. S +E E +Q +S S E E. S +E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(0)--(0)--------------0-|-(0)--(0)--------2-(2)-0--|
|--------------4--2-(2)---|--------------4-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
+Q +S S E E. S +E E +Q +S S E E. S +E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(0)--(0)-----1--------2-|-(2)--(2)-----1--4-(4)-2-|
|-----------------4-(4)---|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+Q +S S E E. S +E E +Q +S S E E. S +E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(2)--(2)-----1--------2-|-(2)--(2)-----1--------2-|
|-----------------4-(4)---|-----------------4-(4)---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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+Q +S S E +S S E S S E S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(2)--(2)---2-(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|
|--------------------0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|
S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------7-(7)-----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3-|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|
S S S S S S E +S S E +S S E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|
S S S S S S E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-5-5-5-5-----------7-7--|
|-------------7-7-7-7-7---|---------5-5-5-5-5------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|------------------------|
S S S S E E +Q.. S S S S S S S S S +Q Q
|--------------------8-|-9-8-9-12----12-14-16-(16)--16--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------------|----------14--------------------|
|-----------7-(7)------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
+S S S S S E. +Q Q
|-(16)---16-14-12---------------*|
|-----------------14--(14)------*|
|-------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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