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Black Bass

by Pearl Jam
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Full original album version, fretless bass transcribed for fretted.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 8, 2023
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Song: Black
Artist: Pearl Jam
Album: Ten (1991)
Bassist: Jeff Ament
 
Standard tuning (EADG); fretless bass transcribed for fretted
 
 
INTRO:
              (Rest x7)
G |---------------------------------||-----------------21-------------------|
D |---------------------------------||--------------------19--\---14--------|
A |---------------------------------||-------------------------------12-\---|
E |-r-------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3      &   4     &
 
 
VERSE 1:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X---7---7-------7-----\-|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |---------------------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------X---7-\-|---------------------------------|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5/7\5-----5-4-----/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------X---7-\-|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------X---7-\-|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------X---7-\-|---------------------------------|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5/7\5-----5-4-----/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------X---7-\-|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------------------------------|-------------------------7-----\-|
E |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
 
G |-----------------5-5-------------|-----------------5-5-----5-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------X---3-3---------X-------|-3-------X---3-3-------3-----3-/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------12v--\---|
D |---------------------------------|-12h14-----------------12h14----------|
A |-7-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |---------0-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1     &   2   &   3   &     4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|-----------------5-------5-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------X---3-3-3-3-----X-------|-3-------X---3-3---3---3-----3-/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------------------------------|-7---------------7-------7---5---|
E |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
 
G |-----7---------------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)------5-------5---5---5-\-3---|(3)--3-----------3---3---3-/-7---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7-----------7---7-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-----------5-----5-----3---|
E |-----0---------------0-0---------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-5-/-7---|(7)-------------(7)--------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 3:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-----------7-\-|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------7---\---|---------------------------------|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5/7\5-----5-4-----/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------X-------7-------7---\---|-----------------4-4---4-5-5-5-5-|
E |-------------0-------------------|-5-------X---5-5-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7------(7)----------------------|-7---------------7-------7-----\-|
E |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
 
G |-----------------5-5-------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------X---3-3---------X-------|-3-------X---3-3-r-3-3-------5-/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------12v---------\--|
D |---------------------------------|-12h14-------------------12h14----------------|
A |-7------(7)------------------/---|-------------------12h14----------------------|
E |---------0-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4    &
 
G |---------------5-----------------|---------------5-----------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------X---3-----3-3---X-------|-3-------X---3-----3-3---3---5-/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7------(7)----------------------|-7---------------7---7-7-7---5---|
E |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
 
G |---------7-----------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)--------------5---5---5-\-3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-3-/-7---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-\-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-----------5---5-------3---|
E |-----0---------------0-0---------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------5-----------5-----------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(3)--3-----------3-------3-/-7---|(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|
E |---------------------------------|-----0---------------0-0---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5---------------5-/-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)--5-----------5---5-5-----3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-----5---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5---------------5-/-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)--5-----------5---5-5-----3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-----7---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7-------7-------7-\-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|
E |-----0-------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &  
 
G |---------5---------------5-/-----|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(3)--3-----------3---3-------7---|(7)------7-----------7---7---5---|
E |---------------------------------|-----0-----------0-----0---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5---------------5-/-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)--5-----------5---5-5-----3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-----7---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
BRIDGE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-----------5---5-------3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-5-/-7---|
E |-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5-------5-------5-/-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-----7-7-\-5---|(5)--5-----------5---5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-----7---|
E |-----0-------0-0---0-0-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-\-----|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-----------5---5-5-----3---|(3)--3-----------3---3-3-5-/-7---|
E |-----0-------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7-------7-------7-\-----|---------5-------5---------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7---5---|(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-5-/-7---|
E |-----0-------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
EXTENDED OUTRO (Repeat 1st staff x3):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7-------7-------7-\-----|---------5-------5---------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7-\-5---|(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-5-/-7---|
E |-----0-------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------7-------7-------7-\-----|---------5-------5-------5-/-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7-\-5---|(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-----5---|
E |-----0-------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------7-------7-------7-\-----|---------5-------5---------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-5-/-7---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |-----9---------------------------|---------7-------7-------7-\-----|---------5-------5---------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------7-------7-------7-\-5---|(5)--5-------5-5-----5-5-----3---|(3)--3-------3-3-----3-3-5-/-7---|
E |-------------0-0-----0-0---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                                                     vf
G |-----9-------9-/-12-\-11\---------|-----7-------7-/-12-\-11\---------|-----5-------5-/-12-\-11/-14-\-----|
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |(7)------7---7-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-5---|(5)------5---5-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-3---|(3)------3---3-/-10-\-9-/-12-\-7---|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &   4    &
 
 
G |---------9---9-/-12-\-11\---------|-----7-------7-/-12-\-11\---------|---------5---5-/-12-\-11\-9-------|
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A |(7)--7-------7-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-5---|(5)------5---5-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-3---|(3)--3-------3-/-10-\-9-\-7---7---|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &
 
                                                                     vo
G |---------9---9-/-12-\-11\---------|---------7---7-/-12-\-11\---------|
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A |(7)--7-------7-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-5---|(5)--5-------5-/-10-\-9-\-7-\-3---|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3    &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
f = fret harmonic
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
vf = volume fade (appears above bar)
vo = volume out (appears above bar)

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