Jeremy tab by Boyce Avenue

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Boyce Avenue – Jeremy (Pearl Jam Cover)

Tuning: Standard

Chords:
  AsusAsus GsusGsus  G+G  FF DsusDsus  E minorEm  C majorC  D/B A augmentedA  B5B5  C5C5 D5D5  E5E5  A augmentedA
E MajorE|--7--|--5--|----|----|-0-|-----|----|----|----|----|----|---|----|------|
BB|--10-|--8--|-3--|-1--|-3-|-----|----|----|-2--|----|----|---|----|--5---|
G+G|--9--|--7--|-4--|-2--|-2-|--0--|-0--|----|-2--|-4--|-5--|-7-|--9-|--6---|
D MajorD|--7--|--5--|-5--|-3--|-0-|--2--|-2--|-0--|-2--|-4--|-5--|-7-|--9-|--7---|
A augmentedA|-----|-----|-5--|-3--|---|--2--|-3--|-2--|-0--|-2--|-3--|-5-|--7-|--7---|
E MajorE|-----|-----|-3--|-1--|---|--0--|----|----|----|----|----|---|----|--5---|

Intro:

E MajorE|-------------7--X-----5----------|-----------7--X----5----------|
BB|-------------10-X-----8----------|-----------10-X----8----------|
G+G|-------------9--X-----7------12*-|-----------9--X----7----------|
D MajorD|-------------7--X-----5--12*-----|-----------7--X----5--12*-----|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0--------0-------------|-0--5h7--0------0---------12*-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------7--X----5---------|-------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
BB|-------------10-X----8---------|-------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G+G|-------------9--X----7------12*|-------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D MajorD|-------------7--X----5--12*----|-------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-------0------------|-0--5h7--0-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:1:

(Repeat x4)
  Riff 1   AsusAsus  GsusGsus
E MajorE|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
BB|------------|-10-X-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G+G|------------|-9--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D MajorD|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------------------------------------|
        GsusGsus  AsusAsus
E MajorE|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
BB|------------|-8--X-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G+G|------------|-7--X-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D MajorD|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|--------------------------------------------|
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Chorus 1:2:
       Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaay
 (from verse) G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|--7--X--|--------------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
BB|--10-X--|---3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G+G|--9--X--|---4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--7--X--|---5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|--------|---5/3--3--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E MajorE|--------|---3/1--1--1--1--1-----------0--0--0--------------------------------|

   Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaay
   G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
BB|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G+G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E MajorE|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
(Repeat x6)
  Riff 1   AsusAsus  GsusGsus
E MajorE|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
BB|------------|-10-X-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G+G|------------|-9--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D MajorD|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------------------------------------|
        GsusGsus AsusAsus
E MajorE|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
BB|------------|-8-X-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G+G|------------|-7--X-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D MajorD|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2:
       Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaay
 (from verse) G+G FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|--7--X--|--------------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
BB|--10-X--|---3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G+G|--9--X--|---4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--7--X--|---5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|--------|---5/3--3--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E MajorE|--------|---3/1--1--1--1--1-----------0--0--0--------------------------------|

(Repeat x2)
   Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaay
   G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
BB|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G+G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E MajorE|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------|

Brigde 1:
Repeat x7
...todaaay...
  Riff 2   AsusAsus
E MajorE|-------------7---7---------------|
BB|-------------10--10--------------|
G+G|-------------9---9---------------|
D MajorD|-------------7---7-----------5---|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0----------0--5h7------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

The 8th time does this:
               From the black-
  Riff 2    AsusAsus
E MajorE|------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
BB|------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G+G|------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D MajorD|------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0-|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|---------------------------------|

-boooooo...             -aaaaard...
 G+G  FF       Dsu s  E minorEm    C majorC D/B  A augmentedA   B5B5    C5C5   D5D5   E5E5
E MajorE|------------------0--0--0-|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2-------------------------------|
G+G|-4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--4--4--4--5--5--5--7--7--9--9-|
D MajorD|-5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--4--4--4--5--5--5--7--7--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3--5--5--7--7-|
E MajorE|-3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0----------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3:

(Repeat x2)
   Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaay
   G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm    C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
BB|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G+G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D MajorD|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E MajorE|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------|

The 3rd time does this: 3:

   Jeremy spoke in... spoke in     Jeremy spoke in...    spoke in...
   G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|---------------------0--0--0-|------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
G+G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
D MajorD|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2-|
E MajorE|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------0--0--0-|
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   Jeremy spoke in...  claaaass...     todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
   G+G  FF       DsusDsus   E minorEm   C majorC D/B    A augmentedA
E MajorE|---------------------0--0--0-|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
G+G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D MajorD|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A augmentedA|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E MajorE|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0-------------------------------------------|

Brigde 2:

(Repeat x5)
  Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooouuooooohh, etc...
   FF         G+G          A augmentedA
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G+G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
D MajorD|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E MajorE|--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5—-|

Outro:

E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---------12-------------11-----|-------7------------9-------|
D MajorD|-----14------14-----12------12-|----9-----9-----10-----10---|
A augmentedA|--0--------------0-------------|-0-----------0--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|--------4-----------5----|-------4-----------5--------|
D MajorD|-----5-----5-----7-----7-|----5-----5-----7-----7-----|
A augmentedA|--0-----------0----------|-0-----------0--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---------12-------------11-----|-------7------------9-------|
D MajorD|-----14------14-----12------12-|----9-----9-----10-----10---|
A augmentedA|--0--------------0-------------|-0-----------0--------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|--------4-----------5----|-------4---------------12*-----|
D MajorD|-----5-----5-----7-----7-|----5------------12*-----------|
A augmentedA|--0-----------0----------|-0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
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Lyrics:

Intro:

Riff 1:
E MajorE|-------------|
BB|-------------|
G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-------------|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0--|
E MajorE|-------------|

Verse 1:
Riff 1 AsusAsus GsusGsus          Riff 1
   At home drawin' pictures of mountain tops
GsusGsus AsusAsus        Riff 1  AsusAsus
   With him on top, lemon yellow sun
GsusGsus           Riff 1 GsusGsus
Arms raised in a "v"
   AsusAsus              Riff 1 AsusAsus
‘n the dead lay in pools of maroon below
GsusGsus             Riff 1 GsusGsus
Daddy didn't give attention
AsusAsus         Riff 1  AsusAsus  GsusGsus
Oh! To the fact that mommy didn't care
     Riff 1 GsusGsus  AsusAsus
King Jeremy the wicked

Oh ruled his world

Chorus 1:
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today

Verse 2:
Riff 1 AsusAsus GsusGsus        Riff 1    GsusGsus
      Clearly I remember picking on the boy
AsusAsus                Riff 1
  Seemed a harmless little (fuck)
AsusAsus GsusGsus             Riff 1
  Ooh but we unleashed a lion
  GsusGsus         AsusAsus
  Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast
   Riff 1      AsusAsus GsusGsus
How could I forget?
                 Riff 1 GsusGsus
And he hit me with a surprise left
 AsusAsus             Riff 1  AsusAsus
My jaw left hurting, ooh dropped wide open
GsusGsus        Riff 1  GsusGsus   AsusAsus
 Just like the day,   oh, like the day I heard
Riff 1 AsusAsus GsusGsus            Riff 1 GsusGsus
       Daddy didn't give affection,     no
AsusAsus               Riff 1 AsusAsus GsusGsus
 And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear
      Riff 1   GsusGsus  AsusAsus
King Jeremy  the wicked
Ruled his world

Chorus 2:
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today

Bridge 1:
  Riff 2   AsusAsus      GsusGsus
E MajorE|-------------7-------------------|
BB|-------------10------------------|
G+G|-------------9-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------7---------------5---|
A augmentedA|--0--5h7--0----------0--5h7------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

Riff 2 AsusAsus G+G
Ooh (x12)
GsusGsus      AsusAsus GsusGsus     AsusAsus
 Try to forget this (Try to forget this)
GsusGsus  AsusAsus  GsusGsus  AsusAsus
 Try to erase this
        G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 E5E5
From the black-booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaard

Chorus 3:
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
 Jeremy spoke  in class    today
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA          E minorEm
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in   Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
G+G FF      D MajorD   E minorEm  C majorC B/D A augmentedA
Jeremy spoke in   class     todaaaaaaaaay

Bridge 2:
FF G+G A augmentedA
Ooh (x14)
FF G+G A augmentedA
oouuuoooh
FF G+G A augmentedA
Oooohhhhh
FF    G+G    A augmentedA
 Aaahhh, Aaaah, Aaaah, Aaaaah yeah
FF   G+G   A augmentedA
 Oooh, Oooh, Ooh, Ooh

Outro riff.


Notes:
1:Mostly picking downstrokes for the whole song, but you can also do some upstrokes to pick up the rhythm.
2:In case you didn’t notice the chorus slides quickly from G+G to FF but you can omit G+G and C majorC to D/B also slides
 really fast, listen to the song to figure out the changes. Also “(from verse)” means you have to be playing
 that when getting into the chorus, it’s easy to confuse it with Riff 1.
3:This part is tricky, you have stay in A augmentedA while he sings “spoke in” and do a couple of E minorEm strokes before
playing the chorus again, listen to the song to figure it out, besides I think there’s a chord missing that
I couldn’t figure out.
I think I’ve never seen this song correctly tabbed out for acoustic guitar that’s why tried to do my best and
I added the riffs to the chords because that’s the only way to play this song with the same feeling of the
original.
This version is based on this video by Boyce Avenue https://youtu.be/xlhmdfl89tg
He plays with a baritone guitar I guess to achieve those really low bass notes and not in standard tuning but
I think the chords are the same.


Notation:

h: hammer on
/: slide
X: muted chord/string
*: natural harmonics
x:: note at the end