Dissident tab by Pearl Jam

"Dissident" by Pearl Jam
                     Transcribed by Roger Meech

The key to playing most of the rhythm parts is the open G string.
Add it liberally.  Standard tuning.

 |    Symbols
 |
 |   h   - hammer on
 |   p   - pull off
 |   ~   - vibrate note
 |   =   - hold note
 |   /   - slide up
 |   \   - slide down
 |   X   - string noise
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Chords:

          E A D G B e
   G:     3 5 5 0 X X
   F#5:   2 4 4 X X X
   Fadd9: 1 3 3 0 X X


Intro:

  Play twice:

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

  Play twice:

   G                       F#5 Fadd9                  G
e------------------------------------|----------------------|
B---------15--------15---------------|----------------------|
G--14b16===--14b16===---14b16-r14~ --|--14--14b16-r14-12~ --|
D------------------------------------|----------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------|


Verse Riff:

e-------------------------------3---3------3-----3-----------------|
B--1-----1------------------3---3-3-3---6--5--3--5---3--3----3-0X--|
G--0-------0----------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--5----5-0X--|
D--0h2-------0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5--5------5----5-----|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3------3----3-----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------3---3------------------------|
B--1------------------------3---3-3-3---6--3--5---3---3--5\--|
G--0-----0------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---5---5--5\--|
D--0h2---2---0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5---5---5--5\--|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---3----------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill at end of Verse Riff:

    e-----------------|
    B---6--3--5-------|
    G------------5~ --|
    D-----------------|
    A-----------------|
    E-----------------|


Verse 1 (with Verse Riff):

   "She nursed him there ...

Chorus 1:

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
                            "When she ...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
   "She folded"            "A ...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

   G            F#5 Fadd9                       G
   "Escape is never"       "the ....
e-------------------------|---------------------------|
B--15b17----15b17--r15~ --|--15b17---15b17-r15--------|
G-------------------------|---------------------12~ --|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
   "A dissident"           "A dissiden...
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|


Verse 2 (with Verse Riff):

   "And to this day she's ....


Chorus 2:

   "When she couldn't hold, ...

   Repeat 4 times:

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|


Bridge:

   Repeat 4 times:

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8--------------8----------8--------|
G--0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--|
D--5/------3/------5------------------------------------------|
A--5/------1/------3------------------------------------------|
E--3/---------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
                            "When she ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
   "She folded"            "A dissident ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
   "Escape is never"          "The ....
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   G             F#5 Fadd9                              G
   "A dissident"               "A ....
e----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--15b17--15b17-r15----------------|--15b17--15b17-r15------------------|
G--------------------12~ --h14p12--|--------------------12~ --------12--|
D----------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-----|
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                    G
   "Couldn't hold"            "No she ...
e-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   G               F#5 Fadd9                                     G
   "She folded"                            "A ....
e---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12--|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D-----------------------------12-14-----------|-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E---------------------------------------------|-----------------------

   G                              F#5 Fadd9
                     "Escape is never"                "The ....
e-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
B------15----15-----|-15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ -|-----15h17~ --15-----
G--/16----16----16--|-------------16---------------|--16-------------16--
D-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
A-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
E-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------

   G                          F#5 Fadd9                           G
                     "A dissident, ...."
e--------------------|-15~ ------15~ --15--------|---------------------|
B--15h17~ --15~ --17-|-------17-----------15h17--|-15h17p15------------|
G--------------------|---------------------------|----------16\14-12~ -|
D--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|


e---8-------|
B---8----8--|
G---5----7--|
D---5----5--|
A-----------|
E-----------|

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| Roger Meech   |  rmeec@hcsd.hac.com  |  meech@sfu.ca |
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