Take The Long Way tab by Pearl Jam

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard

Key: E minorEm

Note: The song is mostly 7 beats per bar,
then changing to 4 beats in the choruses, then 6 beats in outro

🎸 Intro:

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D MajorD|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E MajorE|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|

Verse 1A:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D MajorD|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E MajorE|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|


Verse 🎸 Break:
  on x's, pick strings below tune-o-matic bridge

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0--------0--------------------------------| play 2x
D MajorD|-0-----2--0-----2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
A augmentedA|-2-----0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
E MajorE|-3--------3--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------x-----x-----x--------------|
G+G|-------------------x-----x-----4TP---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 1B:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D MajorD|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E MajorE|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|

Verse 🎸 Break 2:

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0--------0--------------------------------| play 3x
D MajorD|-0-----2--0-----2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
A augmentedA|-2-----0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
E MajorE|-3--------3--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------x-----x-----x--------------|
G+G|-------------------x-----x-----4TP---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

  Verse Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0-----2--2--2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-----|
A augmentedA|-2-----0--0--0--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-----|
E MajorE|-3--------------0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----|


Pre🎸 Chorus:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------2--------2-----2-----|
D MajorD|-------------5\4------2-----2--2-----2-----| x3
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--3\2------0-----0--0-----0-----|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

4th bar:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|


🎸 Chorus:
  play 4x

  1    2    3    4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-------5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-------3-------3---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
A augmentedA|-3-----3-3-------3-------3---3---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
              PM***                 **

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-------5-------5---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------5-----------5---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
A augmentedA|-3-----3-3-------3-----------3---|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
              PM***                 **


🎸 Verse 2:

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D MajorD|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E MajorE|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|


Pre🎸 Chorus 2:
  at 1:44, play entire riff 2x

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------2--------2-----2-----|
D MajorD|-------------5\4------2-----2--2-----2-----| x3
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--3\2------0-----0--0-----0-----|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

4th bar:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A augmentedA|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E MajorE|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|


Prechorus Lead:
  at 1:49
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------0--0-----0--------------------|
G+G|-------------------0--------0--0-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------0--0-----7b8------------------|
G+G|-------------------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
  at play 4x

  1    2    3    4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-------5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-------3-------3---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
A augmentedA|-3-----3-3-------3-------3---3---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
              PM***                 **

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-5-------5-------5---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
D MajorD|-5-------5-------5-----------5---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
A augmentedA|-3-----3-3-------3-----------3---|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
              PM***                 **


Wah 🎸 Solo:
  starts at 2:25, Rhythm Chords shown above bars

  A5A5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-----------------------|-------------5-------7-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5---|-----7---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------8b10~|
G+G|-5---------------------------7b8__r7-------5-------7-------0-------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-------7---------------|-------------7-------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------5---8---5---|-8p7---5-7h8-8p7-5--8p5-----------|
BB|-(b10~)--------------------------|-----------------------8p5--------|
G+G|---------------------------------|--------------------------7p5---5-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|------------------------------7---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|-7b8r7-5-7---5---------------0---|-(0~~)----------------0---0-------|
D MajorD|-----------------7p5-7---0-------|------------------/12-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


🎸 Solo 2:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-17--17--17--17--15--15\----------|
G+G|-----------------7h9-----7h9-----|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|/7-------7---10------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-17--17--17--17--17--15--15-------|
G+G|-----------------7h9-----7h9-----|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|/7-------7---10------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|------------------------17-------|----------------------------------|
BB|-17--17--17--17--15h17-----------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-16~---------14\-------------7----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-9b10----9b10----9b10----9b10----|-9b10----9b10----9b10----9b10----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Solo 3:
  at 2:47
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-15b17-|---------x\-------0------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
G+G|-7br8--5-----5-------------------|---------5-----------------5-----|
D MajorD|----------7-------------7p5------|-5----------------5h7------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-7b9______________________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7____________________________________________________________-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Outro 1:
  6 beats per bar - repeat until hold (starting at 2:58)
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----------2------2---------------|-2-----------2------2---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------2------2---------------|-2-----------2------2---------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------0------0---------------|-0-----------0------0---------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|-3-----------3------3---------------|
G+G|-2-----------0------0---------------|-2-----------2------2---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------0------0---------------|-0-----------0------0---------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------2------2---------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3------3---------------|------------------------------------|


Outro Lead:
   at 3:27
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------15-----|-15--------15----------------15~~~--|
G+G|-------------------17b19------------|-17b19-------------17b19------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TP Tremolo picking
| __ Hold note out

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