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Alive Tab

by Pearl Jam
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author Vginaguru 81.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 26, 2016
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[Intro]
(First, Gtr.1 plays the first bar and Fig.1 once (Gtr.2 is quiet). Then
Gtr.1 repeats Fig.1, while Gtr.2 joins in with Fig.2a and 2b. After this,
Gtr.1 plays Fig.3a, and Gtr.2 simultaneously plays Fig.3b.)
 
 
  Gtr.1 (distortion)
  +     +     +     +
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------0--|
|------------------------0----|
|-------------------10\-------|
|-----------------------------|
 
 
  Gtr.1
  Fig.1                                              End Fig.1
  +      +     +   +          +     +       +      +
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-------------------2-2-2-|-2---------------------------0--|
|-2------0h7h9--7~~~--2-2-2-|-2-----0h7h9--7-9b(10)r9---7-0--|
|-0--5/7--------------0-0-0-|-0--5/7--------------------5----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
Gtr.1: repeat Fig.1 three times, while Gtr.2 plays
 
   Gtr.2 (clean)
  Fig.2a                 End Fig.2a
  +   +    +  +    +   +    +   +
|-0------5------|--0------5-------|
|-2------3------|--2------3-------|
|-2------2------|--2------2-------|
|-2------2------|--2------2-------|
|-0------0------|--0------0-------|
|---------------|-----------------|
 
 Gtr.2
 Fig.2b               End Fig.2b
   +       +     +     +
|--0-----0-0---5---5-5-5---0-0-|
|--2-----2-3---3---3-3-3---2-2-|
|--2-----2-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--2-----2-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|--0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-|
|------------------------------|
Git.2: repeat Fig.2b three times
 
Then play Fig. 3a and b simultaneously, where the first bar is 2/4, and the
second 4/4:
 
  Gtr.1
  Fig.3a              End Fig.3a
  +           +        + + + +
|--------------------|---------|
|--------------------|---------|
|-10-10-10-10----5-5-|-(5)-----|
|-10-10-10-10----5-5-|-(5)-----|
|--8--8--8--8----3-3-|-(3)-----|
|--------------------|---------|
                   Let ring
 
  Gtr.2
  Fig.3b              End Fig.3b
   +          +        + + + +
|--1--1--1--1----0-0-|-(0)-----|
|--1--1--1--1----1-1-|-(1)-----|
|--2--2--2--2----0-0-|-(0)-----|
|--3--3--3--3----2-2-|-(2)-----|
|--3--3--3--3----0-0-|-(0)-----|
|--------------------|---------|
                   Let ring
 
                                 ---------
 
[Verse 1]
(Gtr.1 plays Fig.1 twice, Fig.4 once, Fig.1 once. Gtr.2 simultaneously
plays Fig.2b eight times, but the last chord (A) is replaced by another
(Asus4). I will call this Fig.2c. After this, Gtr. and 2 play the first bar
of Fig.3 twice, but they treat it as a 4/4 bar instead of a 2/4 bar.)
 
 
Gtr.1: play Fig.1 four times, but the third time, play Fig.4:
 
 Gtr.1
 Fig.4                                            End of Fig.4
  +     +     +   +           +     +    +         +
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-------------7~~~--2-2-2-|-2---------------------------0--|
|-2------0h7h9--------2-2-2-|-2-----0h7h9--7-9b(10)r9---7-0--|
|-0--5/7--------------0-0-0-|-0--5/7--------------------5----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
Gtr.2: play Fig.2b eight times, but replace the last two notes of Fig.2
(x02220) by x02235. Call this Fig.2c
 
Gtr.1 and 2: play the first bar of Fig.3a and 3b twice, ald hold the last
note so that the bar is 4/4 instead of 2/4
 
                                 ---------
 
[Chorus]
(Gtr.1 plays Fig.5 three times, but the last bar always changes. I call the
first time it is played Fig. 5a, the second time 5b, and the third time 5c.
Simultaneously, Gtr.2 plays Fig.6 three times. Then Gtr.1 sustains the last
note of Fig.5c, while Gtr.2 plays a B chord.)
 
 
  Gtr.1:
  Fig.5                                                End of Fig.5
  E               G               D               A
  +       +       +       +       +       +       +        +
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-3-2-5-3-2-0---------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3-------------------------------|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-------------------4b(6)r4---2-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------------0---|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---3---3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
 
  Gtr.2
  Fig.6                                              End of Fig.6
  E               G               D               A
  +       +       +       +       +       +       +       +
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------0---0-0-0-0-0-|
 
repeat Fig.5 and 6 two times.
 
Last bar of Fig.5b:
  +         +       +       +
|-2-------3-2-5-3-2-0-------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------4b(6)r4-2-2-|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
 
and of Fig.5c:
  +         +       +       +
|-2-------3-2-5-3-2-0-------------|
|-3-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------4b(6)r4-2-4-|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
 
Gtr.1: hold the last note, with vibrato
 
Gtr.2: play:
  +     +     +       +
|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2--|
|---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4--|
|---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4--|
|---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4--|
|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2--|
|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2--|
 
                                 ---------
 
[Verse 2]
(Gtr.1: play Fig.1 twice, Fig.4 once, Fig.1 once. Gtr.2: play Fig.2c eight
times)
 
                                 ---------
 
[Chorus]
(Gtr.1: play Fig.5a once, Fig.5b twice, and Fig.5c once. Gtr.2: simultanea-
ously play Fig.6 four times)
 
                                 ---------
 
[Bridge]
(Gtr.1 sustains the last note of Fig.5c for 1 bar, and then plays a F#
chord. Simultaneously (starting when Gtr.1 is sustaining the note), Gtr.2
plays Fig.7. Then Gtr.1 plays Fig.8a, and Gtr.2 simultaneously plays
Fig.8b. They repeat this two times, but the last time Gtr.2 only plays the
F# chord in the last bar once instead of several times. Fig.8 is rather
tricky, because the first bar is 7/8 (instead of 8/8), and the second is
4/4).
 
 
Gtr.1 holds the last note for 1 bar, with vibrato, and then plays
  +   +   +   +
|-2----------------|
|-2----------------|
|-3----------------|
|-4----------------|
|-4----------------|
|-2----------------|
  Let ring
 
Simultaneously, Gtr.2 plays
 Fig.7                                     End Fig.7
 +      +     +       +        +   +   +       +
|---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7--|-2-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7--|-2---------12-11-----|
|---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8--|-3---------11-11-----|
|---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9--|-4---------11-11-----|
|---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9--|-4-------------------|
|---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7--|-2-------------------|
                               Let ring
 
Then Gtr.1 plays fig 8a and Gtr.2 Fig.8b. In both, the first bar is 7/8,
and the second bar is 4/4.
 
  Gtr.1
  Fig.8a                            End Fig.8a
  +       +     +      +    +   +   +   +
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2----------------|
|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-|-2----------------|
|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-|-3----------------|
|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-|-4----------------|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|-4----------------|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|-2----------------|
                            Let ring
 
  Gtr.2
  Fig.8b                            End Fig.8b
  +       +     +      +    +    +   +     +
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|-6--6-6----6--4-6-4---|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7--7-7----7--7-7-7---|
|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|-6--6-6----6--6-6-6---|
|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|-4--4-4----4--4-4-4---|
|-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-|----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|----------------------|
 
 
Repeat Fig.8a and 8b two times, but the last time, in Fig.8b, in the second
bar, just play xx4676 once.
 
                                 ---------
 
                               `QUIET PART'
(I think both guitars play the same thing. They are both clean, and I think
a chorus effect is used)
 
 
 Gtr.1 and 2 (both clean tone)
 +   +   +  +      +   +   +    +      +   +   + +      +   +   +    +
|--0--0--0----5---|--0--0-------------|--0--0--0---5---|--0--0--0---------|
|--2--0--3------3-|--2--0--3-0----0---|--2--0--3-----3-|--2--0--3-0---0---|
|--0--0--2--------|--0--0--2---2----2-|--0--0--2-------|--0--0--2---2-----|
|--2--2--0--------|--2--2--0---0----0-|--2--2--0-------|--2--2--0---------|
|--0--0-----------|--0--0-------------|--0--0----------|--0--0------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 Gtr.1 and 2
 +   +   +  +  +   +   +    +   +   +   +  +       +  +   +    +
|--------2----|--------2-------|--------2----2-2-|--------2---2---|
|--4--2--5----|--4--2--2-2-----|--4--2--5----5-5-|--4--2--2-2-2---|
|--2--2--4----|--2--2--4---4---|--2--2--4----4-4-|--2--2--4---4---|
|--4--4--2----|--4--4--2-------|--4--4--2----2-2-|--4--4--2---2---|
|--2--2-------|--2--2----------|--2--2-----------|--2--2----------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 
                                 ---------
 
[Chorus]
(Gtr.1: play Fig.5a once, Fig.5b twice, and Fig.5c once. Gtr.2: simultanea-
ously play Fig.6 four times)
 
                                 ---------
 
                                GUITAR SOLO
(Gtr.1 plays the solo. Gtr.2 repeats Fig. 6 over and over. Often the tab
does not represent all six strings. In such cases, I name the strings which
are represented).
 
 
     +                     +          +           +
E: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B: |-15b(17)r15-12--------------------------------------------------|
G: |---------------14b(16)r14-12------12----12-12-12b(14)r12----12--|
D: |-----------------------------14------14------------------14-----|
A: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +                 +               +          +
G: |-14b(16)--14b(16)--14(16)r14-12-14-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-14/16-16------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +                 +              +
B: |----------17----17-17---------------------------------------------|
G: |-14/16-16----16-------19p16-14h16-16-14-12-14-14-12-14-12~~~~~~~~-|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  +           +           +                 +
|---------------------------------------------------0--0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------0--0-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-12------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-13-12-10-12-10-12b(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +         +           +                 +
E: |-----------17b(19)~~~--17b(19)r17-15--------------------------------|
B: |-17~~~~~~~---------------------------17~~~~~~~~~~-16----------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +              +            +
E: |----------------15--------------------------------------------------|
B: |-15-17-------------17-----------------------------------------------|
G: |-------16b(18)--------16\14\12-14-12~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     + +   +        +      +       +       +         +
E: |---------------------|-----------0-3-0-3-7~~~~~~~~--12--------------|
B: |---------------------|-0-0-3-0-3-----------------------15-12--------|
G: |-2b(4)~~~~~2b(4)r2-0-|----------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +     +        +       +         +    +       +             +
E: |--------------------------------|--------5-7-5-5b(7)r5p3-5-3---------|
B: |------------------3-3-0-5-3---3-|-5~~~-5---------------------5---5---|
G: |-2b(4)~~~-2-0-2/4-----------4---|------------------------------------|
D: |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +       +          +           +
B: |-12---12------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |---------14-12---------12-12-14-14-12-------------------------------|
D: |---------------14---14----------------14----------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +           +           +                 +
G: |----12-12-14-12-14-12-14-14b(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)r14------------------|
D: |-14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      +              +          +              +
E: |-10/12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12-----15-15-15-12/15-15-15----------------|
B: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      +              +              +
E: |-12/14-14-14-14-12/14-14-14---10/12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12------------|
B: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      +              +             +               +
E: |-10/12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12---12/15-15-15-15-12/15-15-15------------|
B: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      +          +        +        +
E: |-12-15-12----12-15-12-17---15~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
B: |----------15--------------------------------------------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      +        +           +                 +
E: |-17---15------15----------------------------------------------------|
B: |-----------17----17-17-17-17-15\12-10/12-12~~~~~~-------------------|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +               +            +        +
B: |---------------------------------12~~~~--12-12-12-------------------|
G: |-14b(16)r14-12----12-14-12-14-14-12~~~~--12-12-12-------------------|
D: |---------------14---------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +              +                 +
E: |----12----------12----------12----------12----------12--------------|
B: |-12----15p12 12----15p12-12----15p12-12----15p12-12----15p12-12-----|
G: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +                 +       +
E: |-12----------12----------12-------12~~~~~~~~----0-------------------|
B: |----15p12-12----15p12-12----15p12-------------0---------------------|
G: |----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
D: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  +        +          +        +
|------------------------------------------|
|-14-12~~~------------14-12~~~-------------|
|-14-12~~~------------14-12~~~-------------|
|----------14-12----------------14-12------|
|----------------14-------------------14---|
|------------------------------------------|
  +           +            +           +
|-------------------12-12-----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-14----------------12-12-----12-12----12-12----12--|
|-14---12-----12h14--------14-------14-------14-----|
|---------h14---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +              +              +
E: |---------15---------15---------15----------15----------15---15--|
B: |---------15---------15---------15----------15----------15---15--|
G: |-14b(16)----14b(16)----14b(16)-----14b(16)----14b(16)-(16)-(16)-|
D: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   +             +          +           +
|--15-----15-15--------------------------------------|
|--15-----15-15--------------------------------------|
|-(16)r14-14-14----12----12-14-14-14-14----14-14-14--|
|---------------------14-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
 
     +         +       +       +
E: |-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0--------------------------------|
B: |-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +         +       +                 +
E: |-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-17\12-12-12-10/12-12-10/12-12-12---------------|
B: |-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +              +              +              +
E: |-17-12-12-10/12-12-12-10/12-12-12-10/12-12-12-15-12-15------------|
B: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +         +             +         +
E: |-19---17---15-17-15b(16)~~~~--------------------------------------|
B: |-----------------------------17-15----15-17p15--------------------|
G: |-----------------------------------16-----------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +         +             +         +
E: |-19---17---15-17-15b(16)~~~~--------------------------------------|
B: |-----------------------------17-15----15--------------------------|
G: |-----------------------------------16----16\14--------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  +           +           +       +
|-------------------12----12~~~---12---12-|
|----------------12----12-----------------|
|-14-12----12-14--------------------------|
|-------14--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
 
     +              +              +                 +
E: |----12----------12-15p12----12----------12----------12----------|
B: |-12----15p12 12----------12----15p12-12----15p12-12----15p12-12-|
G: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +           +           +            +
B: |-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------|
G: |-------------------15-14-12----12~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
D: |----------------------------14------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +          +              +        +
B: |-12~~~~~-14-15~~~~-15~~~~--17~~~-17-17~~~~~~----------------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     +          +              +       +                 + + + +
E: |-12~~~~~-14-15~~~~-15~~~~--17~~~~~-19~~17-15-12h15p|-12~~~~~------|
B: |---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E: |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| \    Slide down
| h    Hammer-on
| ~    Vibrato
| /    Slide up
| (n)  Ghost note
| p    Pull-off
 
************************************

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13 comments
the_idiot
i ****ing hate then tabbers dont put all six strings on a tab. you're not getting charged by how many lines you use. stop being ****ing lazy. it doesn't make it easier, it just makes it harder.
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ConorC123
Reall Good job the solo is sick i cant believe you did all that nice job
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Vginaguru
This is just delightful!
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