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Jeremy Tab by Pearl Jam

Jeremy tab by Pearl Jam

Guitar Tab

~From: sef@icbr.ufl.edu


   JEREMY  -  Pearl Jam

 My apologies for mistakes. No guitar in front of me.


OPening riff is played on twelve string. This is the way I play it on a six
string. (Repeat twice).
                          H*       H*
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I-----------12---------I--------------------------I
I---------------7----5-I--12-------12---------I-------------7----5-------I
I--0---5H7--0-----0----I--12------------------I--0--5H7--0----0----------I
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
    H*     H*
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I--12------------------I
I--12------12----------I
I----------12----------I


  The main riff behind the lyrics is always

               At home, drawing pictures       of mountaintops...
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I--------------7---5--I--------------7----------5--I
I---0--5H7--0----0----I---0--5H7--0-----0---5H7----I
I---------------------I----------------------------I


The following chords are arranged for one guitar (If you aren't in a band)

                            Daddy didn't ...
                    A       G/A            D/A
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--10-------8----------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--9--------7----------I---7--------------------------I
I----------------I--7--------5----------I---4--------------------------I
I----0--5H7--0---I--0--------0----------I---0------------0---5H7----0--I
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I


                To the fact that ....

  D/A      A                                         A       G/A
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I
I----------2--------I-----------------------------I--10-------8---I
I-7--------2--------I-----------------------------I--8--------7---I
I-4--------2--------I-----------------------------I--7--------5---I
I-0--------0--------I------------------0---5H7--0-I--0--------0---I
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I


King Jeremy the          ....

   D/A           D/A      A
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I
I----------------------I----------2--------I------------------------I
I---7------------------I--7-------2--------I------------------------I
I---4------------------I--4-------2--------I------------------------I
I---0-------0--5H7---0-I--0-------0--------I-------------0--5H7--0--I
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I


The chorus goes:

 F               Dm   E   F    A
 Jeremy's spoken   cla-...


Rhythm fill at end of line is:

I----12--------------------I----------------12-----------I
I---------12----------12---I---12h14p12----------12------I
I----------------14--------I------------14-----------14--I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I
I--------------------------I-----------------------------I

The chords during the end of the song repeat  F--G--A. (Sometimes Am)
I don't know exactly how the solos go at the end, but I could figure it out I
suppose if everyone desired.


The end riff is played on a twelve-string bass, as many people pointed out. Here
it's arranged for a six-string guitar.

I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------8-----------7----I---------3-----------5-----I
I-------9----------7-----7-I-------4----------5-----5--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0----------0-----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------0-----------1----I--------0------------1-----I
I-------0----------2-----2-I------0-----------2-----2--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0-----------0----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


Repeat the first three the second time through and end with:

                         H*      H*
I--------------------------------------I
I-------------1------------------------I
I--------2------------------------12---I
I-------------------------12------12---I
I---0-------------0-------12-----------I
I--------------------------------------I



 H*    -  harmonic
 h,H   -  hammer-on
 p     -  pull off

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About this song

"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam was released in 1991 as the third single from their debut album "Ten." The song was inspired by the true story of Jeremy Delle, a high school student who committed suicide in front of his classmates in 1991. The track features powerful vocals from Eddie Vedder and a haunting guitar riff from Mike McCready, making it one of the band's most iconic songs. "Jeremy" peaked at number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and remains a staple in Pearl Jam's live performances.