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Nothing As It Seems by Pearl Jam

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From: Matthew P Thomas (mpthomas@canoemail.com)

	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 7 					  E 6	
A 5 					  A 5
D 4					  D 4
G 7					  G 7
B x					  B 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 B 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 10       E 5         E 7
A 12       A 7         A 5
D x        D x         D 4
G 11       G 6         G 7
B x        B x         B 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 7     E 6     E 5     E 6
A 5     A 5     A 4     A 5
D 4     D 4     D 2     D 4
G 7     G 7     G 6     G 7
B x     B x     B x     B 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 x     E x     E x     E x
A 11    A 10    A 9     A 7
D x     D x     D x     D x
G 13    G 12    G 11    G 9
B x     B x     B x     B x
e x     e x     e x     e x

After the section immediately above(part 4), they return to   
E 7
A 5
D 4
G 7
B 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 x     E x     E x
A 11    A 10    A 9
D x     D x     D x
G 13    G 12    G 11
B x     B x     B 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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