"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
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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] "When she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"Escape is ne[F#5]ver"[Fadd9] "the safest path" [G]
e------------------------- ---------------------------
B--15b17----15b17--r15~ -- --15b17---15b17-r15--------
G------------------------- ---------------------12~ --
D------------------------- ---------------------------
A------------------------- ---------------------------
E------------------------- ---------------------------
[G]"A dissident" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
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] "When she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"Escape is never[F#5]" [Fadd9] "The safest path" [G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------------------
B----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ -
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------
D----------------------------- -----------------------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------------------
[G]"A dissident" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
B--15b17--15b17-r15---------------- --15b17--15b17-r15------------------
G--------------------12~ --h14p12-- --------------------12~ --------12--
D---------------------------------- --------------------------12h14-----
A---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
E---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
[G]"Couldn't hold" [F#5] [Fadd9] "No she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ -
B----------------------------- -----------------------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------
D----------------------------- -----------------------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
B--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12-- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D-----------------------------12-14----------- -----------------------
A--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
E--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
[G] "Escape is ne[F#5]ver"[Fadd9] "The safest path"
e------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
B------15----15----- -15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ - -----15h17~ --15-----
G--/16----16----16-- -------------16--------------- --16-------------16--
D------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
A------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
E------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
[G] "A dissid[F#5]ent,[Fadd9] a dissident is here" [G]
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-----------
[---]
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Roger Meech rmeec@hcsd.hac.com meech@sfu.ca
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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] "When she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"Escape is ne[F#5]ver"[Fadd9] "the safest path" [G]
e------------------------- ---------------------------
B--15b17----15b17--r15~ -- --15b17---15b17-r15--------
G------------------------- ---------------------12~ --
D------------------------- ---------------------------
A------------------------- ---------------------------
E------------------------- ---------------------------
[G]"A dissident" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
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] "When she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D----------------------------- -----------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------
[G]"Escape is never[F#5]" [Fadd9] "The safest path" [G]
e----------------------------- -----------------------------------
B----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ -
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------
D----------------------------- -----------------------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------------------
[G]"A dissident" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
B--15b17--15b17-r15---------------- --15b17--15b17-r15------------------
G--------------------12~ --h14p12-- --------------------12~ --------12--
D---------------------------------- --------------------------12h14-----
A---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
E---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
[G]"Couldn't hold" [F#5] [Fadd9] "No she couldn't h[G]old"
e----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ -
B----------------------------- -----------------------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------
D----------------------------- -----------------------------------
A----------------------------- -----------------------------------
E----------------------------- -----------------------------------
[G]"She folded" [F#5] [Fadd9] "A dissident is here"[G]
e--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
B--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12-- --14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D-----------------------------12-14----------- -----------------------
A--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
E--------------------------------------------- -----------------------
[G] "Escape is ne[F#5]ver"[Fadd9] "The safest path"
e------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
B------15----15----- -15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ - -----15h17~ --15-----
G--/16----16----16-- -------------16--------------- --16-------------16--
D------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
A------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
E------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
[G] "A dissid[F#5]ent,[Fadd9] a dissident is here" [G]
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-----------
[---]
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Roger Meech rmeec@hcsd.hac.com meech@sfu.ca
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