Nothing As It Seems chords by Pearl Jam

Chords with lyrics

From: Matthew P Thomas ([email protected])

	Nothing as it seems occurs as the fifth track on Pearl Jam’s
new album. Here, I will tab out a version that is certainly not
canonical, though it should serve amply well as a version one could
jam out with friends for fun. Here goes…
Standard Tuning.

I think it will be helpful to write down the time when the various
parts of the song occur as it appears on your CD players counter eg:
1min 04sec. This technique will ensure that you will know which part
I am referring to.

Intro/Verse(part 1) : here, the guitar alternates between two(2)
chords as follows.
Chord 1 			    Chord 2
E MajorE 7 					 E MajorE 6
A augmentedA 5 					 A augmentedA 5
D MajorD 4					 D MajorD 4
G+G 7					 G+G 7
BB x					 BB x
e x	 				 e x

	The two chords used in the intro/verse are a bit of a
stretch, so which fingers you choose to use is important. It is also
important to ensure that the bottom strings BB and high e,
respectively, are muted. You will note that the essential shape of
the chord remains the same, but the root of ‘Chord 2’ is lowered by a
minor 2nd (one fret).

Chorus: The 'it's nothing as it seems' part. 1min 23sec

Chord 1  Chord 2   Chord 3
E MajorE 10    E MajorE 5     E MajorE 7
A augmentedA 12    A augmentedA 7     A augmentedA 5
D MajorD x    D MajorD x     D MajorD 4
G+G 11    G+G 6     G+G 7
BB x    BB x     BB x
e x    e x     e x


Part 3: 'saving up for sunny days'' 2min 52sec


Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4
E MajorE 7   E MajorE 6   E MajorE 5   E MajorE 6
A augmentedA 5   A augmentedA 5   A augmentedA 4   A augmentedA 5
D MajorD 4   D MajorD 4   D MajorD 2   D MajorD 4
G+G 7   G+G 7   G+G 6   G+G 7
BB x   BB x   BB x   BB x
e x   e x   e x   e x

Part 4: After the ''a whisper through a megaphone' part, play these
octaves four times each. They start at 3min 22sec
Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4
E MajorE x   E MajorE x   E MajorE x   E MajorE x
A augmentedA 11  A augmentedA 10  A augmentedA 9   A augmentedA 7
D MajorD x   D MajorD x   D MajorD x   D MajorD x
G+G 13  G+G 12  G+G 11  G+G 9
BB x   BB x   BB x   BB x
e x   e x   e x   e x

After the section immediately above(part 4), they return to
E MajorE 7
A augmentedA 5
D MajorD 4
G+G 7
BB x
e x

then, they do the 'octave' part(part 4) again. On the third time
around it goes like this:

Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3
E MajorE x   E MajorE x   E MajorE x
A augmentedA 11  A augmentedA 10  A augmentedA 9
D MajorD x   D MajorD x   D MajorD x
G+G 13  G+G 12  G+G 11
BB x   BB x   BB x
e x   e x   e x

The only difference on the third time around is that they hold ‘chord
three’ and omit ‘chord four’ before finally returning to the
intro/verse part to wrap it up. If you listen to the song this will
probably seem a little less confusing. Hopefully, this tab will be
reasonably clear. Some of the chords used might take a little bit of
stretching, but with a little practice, they will surely come
together.
Thanks. Matthew P Thomas (e-mail me if you need to)


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