Breath tab - pearl jam

From: BRYAN.STEELE@ASU.Edu

Breath - as recorded by Pearl 
Jam                                                                               
 
Transcribed by Bryan Steele - bsteele@asu.edu - October 1, 1994
 
 
First of all, Breath is probably one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs because
of the guitar arrangment.  It just jams.  Get used to the basic E to D 
pattern of the riff, then make use of your own talent to spiff it up and
play it like it sounds.  This transcription is very basic to eleviate
confusion when reading -- it gives you the basic "where-to-go."
 
 
The song starts off by raking all the strings a couple of times and sliding
an E chord down the neck to the E an octave lower.  You may not be able to
get the E to sound perfect; remember that Stone probably plays a full E chord
when Mike plays the open strings B and E.
 
E-|-0-0-0-----------0-ring-----------------------0----------------------------|
B-|-0-0-0-----------0--------------------------3------------------------------|
G-|-0-0-0---9--------------------------------2---------------------9----------|
D-|-0-0-0---9-------2----------------------0-----------------------9----------|
A-|-0-0-0---7slide--2------------0--2--3--------------5-----0-2-3--7-slide----|
E-|-----------------0--------4--------------------------4---------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
Here are the "Hendrix-Style" Octaves that Mike plays at the begining (and
end).  Get the feel of sliding the octaves...don't just play them like 
single notes.  
 
E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G-|-13---11---13----13-13-13-14-|-14sl-13--14--14sl-13--14sl-16--13-----------|
D-|-----------------------------|------------------------------------14sl-----|
A-|-11---9----11----11-11-11-12-|-12sl-11--12--12sl-11--12sl-14--11-----------|
E-|-----------------------------|------------------------------------12sl-----|
                                                                               
                                                                               
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G-|-13--13sl-11sl-13--11-------|----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------12---|----------------------------------------------|
A-|-11--11sl-9-sl-11--9--------|---5----0--2--3-------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------10---|-----4----------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
This is a pretty lame part of the tab.  I figured that it would take tons 
of 
time to get all the natural harmonics and improvised notes that they play.
This just gives you 1 idea to base how to play the song during Eddie's
vocals.  Remember that it is an E to D pattern and improvise.  I have never
heard this song live (would like to), but I would bet Mike and Stone do a 
lot 
of their own stuff during this part.
 
 
E-|------------0-----------------5--------------------------------------------|
B-|---------0----ring--------3------ring--------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
 
These are the chords played during "Here it comes, There it goes, etc."
I give the octaves that Mike plays as a fill to this part.  If you can get
the octaves at the beginning of the song, you'll be able to figure out this
fill.
 
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
G-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6-6--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--13----14------------|
D-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6-6--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------------|
A-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4-4--6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--11----12------------|
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
   Here it comes,  There is goes 
...                                                                            
 
                                                                               
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------------e-----------|
B-|----------------------------|---------------------------------d------------|
G-|----------------------------|-----------------------------9--i-------------|
D-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-l--------------|
A-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7s---------------|
E-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
   If I knew where it was, I would take you there 
...                                                                            
   
 
Take it from here...  Teach it to a friend...
 
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Album: Backspacer Lyrics: Yes I understand that every life must end, As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, I'm a lucky man to count on both hands The ones I love... Some folks have just one, Others they got none, Stay with me... Lets just breathe. Practiced are my sins, Never gonna let me win, Under everything, just another human being, Yeah, I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world to make me bleed. Stay with me... You're all I see. Did I say that I need you? Did I say that I want you? Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool, you see... No one knows this more than me, As I come clean. I wonder everyday As I look upon your face, Everything you gave And nothing you would take, Nothing you would take... Everything you gave. Did I say that I need you? Oh, Did I say that I want you? Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool, you see No one knows this more than me... like I come clean. Nothing you would take... Everything you gave. Hold me till I die... Meet you on the other side.

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O termo "as I come clean" é um idiom que quer dizer, "enquanto desabafo", ou "ja que estou sendo franco", ou algo do genero. em um primeiro momento eu ui ao pé da letra (be)come clean= ser purificado, o que não deixa de ter um certo nexo, trazendo a oportunidade da leitura de um desabafo com Deus. Como eddie vedder disse que escreve para varias interpretações me sinto absolvido e iluminado pela perspectiva. May God bless and keep you always!