Rats chords by Pearl Jam

Chords with lyrics

"RATS" by Pearl Jam
transcribed by Andrew Thwing ([email protected])
(h=hammer, /=slide up)


INTRO (bass arr. for guitar)
  E5E5
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---0-h2-2-----------------------|
E MajorE|--0--0-----------3-3--3-0-------------|

variation INTRO riff (use your ears)
  E5E5
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2---0-h2-2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--0-----------3-3--3-0---2/7--7---2/7----|


CHORUS:
  A5A5    B5B5     C5C5
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--2------4--4--------5-----------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2------4--4--------5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--0------2--2--------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
 they don't scurry when something bigger comes their way...


OUTRO:
  Bb5Bb5      C5C5        G5G5
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--3-------------5---------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-------------5----------------5----------|
A augmentedA|--1-------------3----------------5----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------3----------|
 then the two of us need look no more...


There is a little walk down from the A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 thing to the last
pattern. Just move the chord down the neck from C5C5 to Bb5.

USE THE INTRO FOR THE VERSES AND SOLO
 a guitar plays E5E5