Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt (Bass Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## As recorded by Pearl Jam (From the 2013 Album LIGHTNING BOLT) transcribed by Curro Molero Thanks you all for support and corrections!! Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
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She comes on like a stone .....
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   9x
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||o----------------------------------o||
||o----------------------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Looking for a place to land...
    Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q     4x
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------o||
||o-------------7-|-(7)--7-7--7-7--|-5--5--5-5-5---|------------------o||
||--5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|-------------2-|-(2)--2-2--2-2-----||
She comes out the deep?....
  Am
  E E E H    +E    +Q.   +H     E   E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   E E Q.
|-------5----(5)-|-(5)---(5)------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------5----(5)-|-(5)---(5)------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------3----(3)-|-(3)---(3)------|-------5--5--3-|-(3)-------------|
|-5-5-5----------|----------------|-5-5-5---------|-------0-3-4-----|
You?ve got to know you?ll never let her go
  Am
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H     +H       E E E Q  Q  E   +Q   +E  E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------5---|
|-------5--5--3-|-(3)----(3)----|-------5--5--3-|-(3)--(3)-3-5s7-----|
|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5---------|--------------------|
Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H     +H       E E E Q  Q  E   +Q   +E  S S E S S S S S S
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|-------5--5--3-|-(3)----(3)----|-------5--5--3-|-(3)--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5---------|-----------------------------|
Lightning bolt!
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q.   E E Q.
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---5-----|
|-------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5-3-|-(3)-------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +E  S E. Q  Q.     Q.   E E Q.
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|--------5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------5--7----|-5----5---5-----|
|-------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5s7----------|----------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-----------------|------------------|----------------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

    W          W          W          W     4x
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||--5--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1-----||
Always something and never nothing...
  Q  E Q.   E  E   +Q   E Q.   E E   +Q   E Q.   E  E   +Q   E Q.   E E
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------/7-|-(7)--7-7----7---|---------------/7-|-(7)--7-7----7----|
|-0--0-0----0----|---------------0-|-(0)--0-0----0----|---------------0--|
Yeah! yeah!
  +Q   E Q.   E  E   +Q   E Q.   E E   +Q   E Q.   E  E   +Q   E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------/7-|-(7)--7-7----7---|---------------/7-|-(7)--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-(0)--0-0----0----|---------------0-|-(0)--0-0----0----|-------------------|
Until the lightning strike sets you free, yeah!
  Am
  E E E H    +E    +Q.   +H     E   E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   E E Q.
|-------5----(5)-|-(5)---(5)------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------5----(5)-|-(5)---(5)------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------3----(3)-|-(3)---(3)------|-------5--5--3-|-(3)-------------|
|-5-5-5----------|----------------|-5-5-5---------|-------0-3-4-----|
You?ve got to know you?ll never let her go
  Am
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H     +H       E E E Q  Q  E   +Q   +E  E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------5---|
|-------5--5--3-|-(3)----(3)----|-------5--5--3-|-(3)--(3)-3-5s7-----|
|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5---------|--------------------|
Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Lightning bolt!
  Wx4
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The crashing stormy waves are over shoreline everyday...
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
She holds her lovely breast as her birds fall from her nest..
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q   Q  Q.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--7-7--7-7--|-5--5--5-5-5S9-|-(9)-9S=10S=9-----|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|---------------|------------------|
And with no repair in sight..
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  Q.     Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  Q.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--7-5--4----|---------------|-----------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5-5--5-----|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q   Q  Q.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--7-7--7-7--|-5--5--5-5-5S9-|-(9)-9S=10S=9-----|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|---------------|------------------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +H     +E  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +H     +H
|---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7--7--7-----7-|-(7)----(7)---7---|-7--7--7-----7-|-(7)----(7)----|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5-5---|------------5---5-|---------5-5---|---------------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E +E   Q  Q.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--7-7--7-7--|-5--5--5-5-7S9-|-(9)-9-(9)-10--9-----|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
A-yeah! a-yeah! a-yeah!
   Q   Q   E  E E E   +Q   Q  E E E   E
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|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12--12--12-12s7---|-------------7-/12-|
|-----------------5-|-(5)--5--5-5-------|

   +Q    Q   E  E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(12)--12--12-12s7---|-------------------|
|-------------------5-|-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5--|

  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E Q  E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E +E   Q  Q.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-------------7-|-(7)--7-7--7-7--|-5--5--5-5-7S9-|-(9)-9-(9)-10--9-----|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
Never let her go..
   Q   Q   E  E E E   +Q   Q  E E E   E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12--12--12-12s7---|-------------7-/12-|
|-----------------5-|-(5)--5--5-5-------|

   +Q    Q   E  E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------5----|
|---------------------|-----7-5---5-7---7--|
|-(12)--12--12-12s7---|---------5----------|
|-------------------5-|-(5)----------------|

  Q  Q  E E   E E   +Q   E Q  E E E   Q  Q  E E   E E   +Q   E Q  E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------/11s7-|-(7)--7-5--7-5---|-----------/11s7-|-(7)--7-5--7-5----|
|-0--0--0-7-------|---------------7-|-0--0--0-7-------|---------------7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
She's rock 'n roll...
  Q  Q  E E   E E   +Q   E Q  E E E   Q  Q  E E   E E   +Q   E Q  E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------/11s7-|-(7)--7-5--7-5---|-----------/11s7-|-(7)---------5----|
|-0--0--0-7-------|---------------7-|-0--0--0-7-------|------0-0--7---7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

  Q  Q  E E   E E   +Q   E Q  E E E
|-----------------|-------------------*|
|-----------/11s7-|-(7)--7-5--7-5-----*|
|-0--0--0-7-------|---------------7---*|
|-----------------|-------------------*|
same Riff to fade out with slight variations... Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- 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") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************