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Jeremy Tab by Boyce Avenue

Jeremy tab by Boyce Avenue

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Boyce Avenue – Jeremy (Pearl Jam Cover)

Tuning: Standard

Chords:
   Asus Gsus   G    F  Dsus   Em   C    D/B  A   B5    C5  D5   E5    A
E|--7--|--5--|----|----|-0-|-----|----|----|----|----|----|---|----|------|
B|--10-|--8--|-3--|-1--|-3-|-----|----|----|-2--|----|----|---|----|--5---|
G|--9--|--7--|-4--|-2--|-2-|--0--|-0--|----|-2--|-4--|-5--|-7-|--9-|--6---|
D|--7--|--5--|-5--|-3--|-0-|--2--|-2--|-0--|-2--|-4--|-5--|-7-|--9-|--7---|
A|-----|-----|-5--|-3--|---|--2--|-3--|-2--|-0--|-2--|-3--|-5-|--7-|--7---|
E|-----|-----|-3--|-1--|---|--0--|----|----|----|----|----|---|----|--5---|

Intro:

E|-------------7--X-----5----------|-----------7--X----5----------|
B|-------------10-X-----8----------|-----------10-X----8----------|
G|-------------9--X-----7------12*-|-----------9--X----7----------|
D|-------------7--X-----5--12*-----|-----------7--X----5--12*-----|
A|--0--5h7--0--------0-------------|-0--5h7--0------0---------12*-|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-------------7--X----5---------|-------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
B|-------------10-X----8---------|-------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G|-------------9--X----7------12*|-------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D|-------------7--X----5--12*----|-------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|--0--5h7--0-------0------------|-0--5h7--0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:1:

(Repeat x4)
    Riff 1      Asus   Gsus
E|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|------------|-10-X-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|------------|-9--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------------------------------|
                Gsus   Asus
E|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
B|------------|-8--X-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|------------|-7--X-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
A|--0--5h7--0-|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------|--------------------------------------------|
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Chorus 1:2:
             Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaay
 (from verse) G   F              Dsus      Em      C  D/B       A
E|--7--X--|--------------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
B|--10-X--|---3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--9--X--|---4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--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|--------|---5/3--3--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--------|---3/1--1--1--1--1-----------0--0--0--------------------------------|

     Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaay
      G   F              Dsus      Em     C D/B       A
E|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
B|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
(Repeat x6)
    Riff 1      Asus   Gsus
E|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|------------|-10-X-/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|------------|-9--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|------------|-7--X-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------------------------------|
               Gsus  Asus
E|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|------------|-8-X-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|------------|-7--X-/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|------------|-5--X-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--0--5h7--0-|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2:
             Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaay
 (from verse) G  F              Dsus     Em      C  D/B       A
E|--7--X--|--------------------0--0--0-----------------------------------------|
B|--10-X--|---3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--9--X--|---4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--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|--------|---5/3--3--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--------|---3/1--1--1--1--1-----------0--0--0--------------------------------|

(Repeat x2)
     Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaay
      G   F              Dsus      Em     C  D/B       A
E|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
B|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------|

Brigde 1:
Repeat x7
...todaaay...
   Riff 2      Asus
E|-------------7---7---------------|
B|-------------10--10--------------|
G|-------------9---9---------------|
D|-------------7---7-----------5---|
A|--0--5h7--0----------0--5h7------|
E|---------------------------------|

The 8th time does this:
                             From the black-
    Riff 2        Asus
E|------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
B|------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G|------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D|------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|--0--5h7--0-|---------------------------------|
E|------------|---------------------------------|

-boooooo...                          -aaaaard...
  G    F             Dsu  s   Em       C D/B    A      B5        C5     D5     E5
E|------------------0--0--0-|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2-------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0----------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3:

(Repeat x2)
     Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaay
     G   F              Dsus     Em       C  D/B       A
E|---------------------0--0--0-|----------------------------------------|
B|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|----5/3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----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   F              Dsus      Em      C  D/B       A
E|---------------------0--0--0-|------------------------------------------------|
B|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
G|----4/2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------|
D|----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|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2-|
E|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0--------------------------------0--0--0-|
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     Jeremy spoke in...   claaaass...         todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
     G   F              Dsus      Em      C  D/B       A
E|---------------------0--0--0-|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----3/1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3-|----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
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|----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|----5/3--3--3--3--3----------|-2--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|----3/1--1--1--1--1----------|-0--0--0-------------------------------------------|

Brigde 2:

(Repeat x5)
    Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooouuooooohh, etc...
      F                  G                    A
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--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|--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|--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|--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|--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|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------12-------------11-----|-------7------------9-------|
D|-----14------14-----12------12-|----9-----9-----10-----10---|
A|--0--------------0-------------|-0-----------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------4-----------5----|-------4-----------5--------|
D|-----5-----5-----7-----7-|----5-----5-----7-----7-----|
A|--0-----------0----------|-0-----------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------12-------------11-----|-------7------------9-------|
D|-----14------14-----12------12-|----9-----9-----10-----10---|
A|--0--------------0-------------|-0-----------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------4-----------5----|-------4---------------12*-----|
D|-----5-----5-----7-----7-|----5------------12*-----------|
A|--0-----------0----------|-0--------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
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Lyrics:

Intro:

Riff 1:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|--0--5h7--0--|
E|-------------|

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

Oh ruled his world

Chorus 1:
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today

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

Chorus 2:
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today

Bridge 1:
   Riff 2     Asus            Gsus
E|-------------7-------------------|
B|-------------10------------------|
G|-------------9-------------------|
D|-------------7---------------5---|
A|--0--5h7--0----------0--5h7------|
E|---------------------------------|

Riff 2 Asus G
Ooh (x12)
Gsus            Asus Gsus         Asus
 Try to forget this (Try to forget this)
Gsus    Asus    Gsus   Asus
 Try to erase this
               G F            D     Em   C B/D  A  B5 C5 D5 E5
From the black-booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaard

Chorus 3:
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
  Jeremy spoke   in class        today
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A                   Em
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in     Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
G F            D     Em   C B/D  A
Jeremy spoke in     class         todaaaaaaaaay

Bridge 2:
F G A
Ooh (x14)
F G A
oouuuoooh
F G A
Oooohhhhh
F        G       A
  Aaahhh, Aaaah, Aaaah, Aaaaah yeah
F      G     A
 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 to F but you can omit G and C 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 while he sings “spoke in” and do a couple of Em 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

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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