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Take The Long Way Tab by Pearl Jam

Take The Long Way tab by Pearl Jam

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Standard

Key: Em

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|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse 1A:
   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E|----------------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|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-0--------0--------------------------------| play 2x
D|-0-----2--0-----2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
A|-2-----0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
E|-3--------3--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------x-----x-----x--------------|
G|-------------------x-----x-----4TP---------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|



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


Verse 🎸 Break 2:

   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-0--------0--------------------------------| play 3x
D|-0-----2--0-----2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
A|-2-----0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
E|-3--------3--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------x-----x-----x--------------|
G|-------------------x-----x-----4TP---------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

   Verse Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----2--2--2-----------------------------|
D|-0-----2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-----|
A|-2-----0--0--0--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-----|
E|-3--------------0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----|



Pre🎸 Chorus:
   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--------2-----2-----|
D|-------------5\4------2-----2--2-----2-----| x3
A|-2--2--2--2--3\2------0-----0--0-----0-----|
E|-0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

4th bar:
   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|



🎸 Chorus:
   play 4x

   1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
A|-3-----3-3-------3-------3---3---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
E|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
                           PM***                                 **

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------5-------5---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-----------5---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
A|-3-----3-3-------3-----------3---|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                           PM***                                 **



🎸 Verse 2:

   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7/9---9--9--------------------------------|
A|-5/7---7--7-----9-----9-----5--5-----5-----|
E|----------------7-----7-----3--3-----3-----|


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

   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--------2-----2-----|
D|-------------5\4------2-----2--2-----2-----| x3
A|-2--2--2--2--3\2------0-----0--0-----0-----|
E|-0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

4th bar:
   1     2     3     4     5     6     7
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|


Prechorus Lead:
   at 1:49
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0--0-----0--------------------|
G|-------------------0--------0--0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0--0-----7b8------------------|
G|-------------------0-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
   at play 4x

   1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
A|-3-----3-3-------3-------3---3---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
E|---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
                           PM***                                 **

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------5-------5---------------|-7-------7-------7---------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-----------5---|-7-------7-------7-----------7---|
A|-3-----3-3-------3-----------3---|-5-----5-5-------5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                           PM***                                 **



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

   A5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-------------5-------7-----------|
A|-----------------------------5---|-----7---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------8b10~|
G|-5---------------------------7b8__r7-------5-------7-------0-------|
D|-7---7---7-------7---------------|-------------7-------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------5---8---5---|-8p7---5-7h8-8p7-5--8p5-----------|
B|-(b10~)--------------------------|-----------------------8p5--------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------7p5---5-|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------7---|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-7b8r7-5-7---5---------------0---|-(0~~)----------------0---0-------|
D|-----------------7p5-7---0-------|------------------/12-------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


🎸 Solo 2:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-17--17--17--17--15--15\----------|
G|-----------------7h9-----7h9-----|----------------------------------|
D|/7-------7---10------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-17--17--17--17--17--15--15-------|
G|-----------------7h9-----7h9-----|----------------------------------|
D|/7-------7---10------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|------------------------17-------|----------------------------------|
B|-17--17--17--17--15h17-----------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-16~---------14\-------------7----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-9b10----9b10----9b10----9b10----|-9b10----9b10----9b10----9b10----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Solo 3:
   at 2:47
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-15b17-|---------x\-------0------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
G|-7br8--5-----5-------------------|---------5-----------------5-----|
D|----------7-------------7p5------|-5----------------5h7------------|
A|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7b9______________________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7____________________________________________________________-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



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


e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-3-----------3------3---------------|
G|-2-----------0------0---------------|-2-----------2------2---------------|
D|-2-----------0------0---------------|-0-----------0------0---------------|
A|-0-----------2------2---------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------3------3---------------|------------------------------------|


Outro Lead:
     at 3:27
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15-----|-15--------15----------------15~~~--|
G|-------------------17b19------------|-17b19-------------17b19------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


************************************

| 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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