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# "ALONE" By Pearl Jam #
# As heard on the 2003 album "Lost Dogs" #
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I like the way the solos warp around each other in this song... One of
the most fun songs to play.
G1: Standard Tuning (EADGBE) - Electric Full distortion w/wah pedal
G2: Standard Tuning (EADGBE) - Electric Clean Crunch w/dist./wah pedal
G3: Standard Tuning (EADGBE) - Electric Full distortion (pre-recorded)
Track 06 Length: 3:11
Intro 0:00
G1
PM....\
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--2-------------|
|--2--2-2--2-2==-|
|--0--0-0--0-0==-|
Chorus Rythm 0:01
G1+G2 (full distortion)
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|o--8----7---10----8----7--8--o||
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|---9----9----9----9----9--9---||
|o-10----7----7----7----7--7--o||
|------------------------------||
3x
G1+G2
|--7----7----7===\--------|
|--8----7---10===\--------|
|--7----7----7===---------|
|--9----9----9===---------|
|-10----7----7===---------|
|-------------------------|
Pre-verse Rythm 0:14
G1
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5~-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4----|-----------------------------4-7/-|
|------------5~-----0-7p5-0-7------|------------5~-----0-7p5-0-7------|
|----------------/5----------------|----------------/5----------------|
|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------|
G2 full dist. w/slow phaser and wah (hardly audible under distortion)
|---------------12-12-12--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10------12-12-12-12\-|
|---------------12-12-12--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-<12>-12-12-12-12\-|
|----------------------------------|----------------<12>--------------|
|------------5~--------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------|----------------------------------|
G1
PM........\
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5\-|---------------------5--5-5--5----|
|-----------------------------4----|-------------------------------5--|
|------------5~-----0-7p5-0-7------|------------5~-----0--------------|
|----------------/5----------------|----------------/5----------------|
|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------|
G2
|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-12-12\---------------12-12--12-12\-|
|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-12-12\---------------12-12--12-12\-|
|---------------<12>--------------------------------------------------|
|------------5~-<12>----------------------------5~--0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-5=h7-----------------------------0-5=h7-----------------------|
Verse 0:27 (G1 lightly plays Pre-verse Rythm 2x)
G2 (Clean Crunch - Let notes ring)
PM PM PM PM
|---------7--7-----7--10--7--7--7--|----------10-------10-10---10-10\-|
|-x---x---8--8-----8---8--8--8--8--|-----------8--8----12-12---12-12\-|
|-x---x---7--7-----9---9--9--9--9--|-----------7--7-------------------|
|---------9--9---------------------|--------9--9--9-------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7--7-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|
Wide awake like snakes in a panic, never woke up alone ever before...
G2
PM PM PM PM PM
|---------7--7-----7=h10--7--7--7--|----------10-------x-10--10-10-10-|
|---------8--8-----8------8--8--8--|-----------8--8----x-10--10-10-10-|
|---------7--7-----9------9--9--9--|-----------7--7-------------------|
|---------9--9---------------------|--------9--9--9-------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7--7-------------------|
|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|
Had a woman long as he can remember, his to forget, but he can't, he can't.
G2
PM PM PM PM PM
|---------7--7-----7---7-------7---|-------------------x-10---x-10-10-|
|---------8--8-----8---7---x---7---|--------8--8-------x-10---x-10-10-|
|---------7--7-----7---7---x---7---|--------7--7----------------------|
|---------9--9-----9---9-------9---|--------9--9----------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7----------------------|
|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|
Out of bed having dreams in the shower, she's standin' naked he's apologising.
G2
PM
|--------10--7-----7=h10--7--7--7--|----------------10--x-10--x-10-12-|
|-----x---8--8-----8------8--8--8--|--------8--8----10--x-10--x-10-12-|
|-----x---7--7-----9------9--9--9--|--------7--7----------------------|
|---------9--9---------------------|--------9--9----------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7----------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|
Reaches for her and the water turns red-got woken up to be burned, burned, again.
Chorus Rythm 0:51
G1+G2 (full distortion)
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|o--8----7---10----8----7--8--o||
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|---9----9----9----9----9--9---||
|o-10----7----7----7----7--7--o||
|------------------------------||
3x
Go it alone,
You got is, so it goes,
Got his knees to his face,
G1+G2
|--7----7----7===\--------|
|--8----7---10===\--------|
|--7----7----7===---------|
|--9----9----9===---------|
|-10----7----7===---------|
|-------------------------|
He can't take it any other way
Verse 1:05 (G1 lightly plays Pre-verse Rythm once)
G2 (Clean Crunch - Let notes ring)
PM PM PM PM
|---------7--7-----7=h10--7--7--7--|----------10-------x-10--10-10-10-|
|-----x---8--8-----8------8--8--8--|-----------8--8----x-10--10-10-10-|
|-----x---7--7-----9------9--9--9--|-----------7--7-------------------|
|---------9--9---------------------|--------9--9--9-------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7--7-------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|
On the street he's walking wounded, havin’ nothing, he's got nothing to say.
G2
PM
|---------7--7-----7=h10--7--7--7--|-------10---------12-x-12---10-12-|
|-----x---8--8-----8------8--8--8--|-----x--8--8------12-x-12---10-12-|
|-----x---7--7-----9------9--9--9--|-----x--7--7----------------------|
|---------9--9---------------------|--------9--9----------------------|
|---------7--7---------------------|--------7--7----------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
Thoughts of suicide add alleviation; anything to get his heart off of the cold.
Chorus Rythm 1:17
G1+G2 (full distortion)
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|o--8----7---10----8----7--8--o||
|---7----7----7----7----7--7---||
|---9----9----9----9----9--9---||
|o-10----7----7----7----7--7--o||
|------------------------------||
3x
Go it alone,
You got it, so it goes
Got his knees to his face,
G1+G2
|--7----7----7===\--------|
|--8----7---10===\--------|
|--7----7----7===---------|
|--9----9----9===---------|
|-10----7----7===---------|
|-------------------------|
He can't take it for another day... Yeah yeah!
Bridge 1:31 (let full chords at second half of bar ring as whole notes)
G1
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-----||
|-------------------------4=b5=r4~-|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-0---||
|o--7--7----5-7=\0--5-7------------|-----------------------------0--o||
|---------7-------------0----------|---------------------------------||
4x
G2
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---9--9----7--9----7-9------------|-9-------------------------------||
|---x--x----x--x----x-x------------|-9-------------------------------||
|o--7--7----5--7~~~-5-7---9=b10r9~-|-9------------------------------o||
|---------7-------------0----------|---------------------------------||
2x
G3
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---9--9----7--9----7-9------------|-9-------------------------------||
|---x--x----x--x----x-x------------|-8---------------------------0---||
|o--7--7----5--7~~~-5-7---9=b10r9~-|-9---------------------------0--o||
|---------7-------------0----------|---------------------------------||
2x
G2
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
|----------------------------------|-9-------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|-9------------------------------o||
|---9--9----7--9----7-9------------|-9-------------------------------||
|---x--x----x--x----x-x------------|-8-------------------------------||
|o--7--7----5--7~~~-5-7---9=b10r9~-|-9------------------------------o||
|---------7-------------0----------|-9-------------------------------||
2x
G3
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|-9-----------------------(9)----o||
|---9--9----7--9----7/9------------|-9-----------------------(9)-----||
|---x--x----x--x----x--------------|-8-----------------------(8)-----||
|o--7--7----5--7~~~-5/7---9=b10r9~-|-9-----------------------(9)----o||
|---------7-------------0----------|---------------------------------||
2x
G2+G3 at end of Bridge (G3 w/ slide continues into solo)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--12=/=13/=14/=15/=16/=17/=18--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Solo Rythm 1:55
G1
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---9------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---9------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|o--7\=6\=5\=4\=3\=2\=1=/=9=b10r9==|================================o||
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
4x
G2
TP..............................\ TP
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-17-----------------------------\-|----------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------------\-|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-14-14-14---------------16-17--17-|
|----------------------------------|----------16--17-17p0---14-14-----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G3 w/ slide (slides up off fretboard up to bridge pickup)
TP................................................\
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-19=/=============================|===============31\0---------------|
|-19=/=============================|===============31\0---2b4r2p0-2-0-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2
|---------------------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------12----12-15fb~-15h17p15----15-------------|
|-------------12-14-14b15r14p12----12-14fb-------------------------16----16-14b-12\0-|
|-14~-14\2/14-------------------14---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G3
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------3-5-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2=b=4=-------0-2b4r2p0-2b-0---0--|-----------------------------2/12-|
|-----------------------------2----|-2--2--2--2~~~~~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~/12-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2+G3
\1/\1/\1/\1/ (G2 turns on wah)
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----3-x-8=b=10=r8~~~~-8=b=10=r8--|-5-----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~-x-x---------|
|-2b4------------------------------|----7-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------<5>-<5>-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2 (with wah)
|----------0h3p0-5b7r5p3---3h5p3---|-5--3[22]~~-----------------------|
|-----3=p0---------------5-------5-|-------------5--3~~~--------------|
|-2b3------------------------------|---------------------4--2~~~-2--0-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G3
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------15p12-15fb=r15~-17b18r17p15-|----------------------------------|
|-14fb-----------------------------|-14--12~~-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------14--12~~----------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------14--12~~-12-10-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G1
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------9---------9--9-------|-------------7-----------7--7-----|
|-------9-----9---------9--9---0-0-|-------6-----6-----------6--6--0--|
|-9-----9-----9---------9--9---0-0-|-4-----4-----------------4--4--0--|
|-7-----7--------------------------|-4-----------------------4--4-----|
|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2
\1 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17--17--17-17--17~~~~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~br~/20\0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G3
|-17b19=19=19=19=19=19r18=18=18=18r17-15----15-17-15b-----------------|
|----------------------------------------17-----------17p15----15-17~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------16--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
*let note sustain
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9*-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5p4~~~/9\0-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-2b=4=4r3=3=3r2-2b3r2-0---0-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------2---2----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G3
\1/\/\/
|-5p3p0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5p3p0-5p3p0---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-2-0-------0--------4/16---------|
|-----------------------------------------2-0-2---2~~~~~~-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro 2:33 (G1 plays Chorus Rythm w/ 2 additional Em7 chords at end)
G2+G3 (G3 w/ slight echo)
|-12---12---12---12---12-----------|----------------------------------|
|-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-15b17r15\0---|-0----0----0----0----0------------|
|--------------------------------0-|-2b=4-2b=4-2b=4-2b=4-2=/4=/12p0---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Hoo...(vocal pitch matches E) Hoo... (vocal pitch matces D)
G2+G3
|----------------------------------|-12-----12-----12-----12-----12---|
|-0----0----0----0----0------------|-15fb---15fb---15fb---15fb---15fb-|
|-2b=4-2b=4-2b=4-2b=4-2=/4=/7p0----|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Hoo... (vocal pitch matches B)
-Instrumental Break- (symbols continue)
Wide awake and he shakes in a panic,
Never woke up alone ever before,
Had his woman long has he can remember,
G3
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/\1/\1/\1/\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/\1/\1/\1/\1/
|:---------------------------------:---------------------------------*|
|:---------------------------------:---------------------------------*|
|:---------------------------------:---------------------------------*|
|:---------------------------------:---------------------------------*|
|:---------------------------------:---------------------------------*|
|:-0---------------------------(0)-:-0--------------------------(0)--*|
It's his to forget, but he can't, he can't
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere" if not specified)
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n[n] - artificial harmonic (brackets indicate number of nodes)
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
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