Pearl Jam – Once (Guitar Tab)
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Author/Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Once
Album: Ten
Transcribed by: Evan Cowan
Email: [email protected]
Updated (08/19/99) with help from Mecca
Lyrics are lined up pretty closely
e|-----------------------------|-------------------|--|--|-10-x-x-x-x-x-|-----| B|-----------------------------|-------------------|--|--|--------------|-----| G|--3--3------3-3--3-------3---|-3--3-----3---3--3-|--|--|--------------|-----| D|-------4--4--------4--4----4-|-------4----4------|--|--|--------------|-----| A|-----------------------------|-------------------|--|--|--------------|-----| E|-----------------------------|-------------------|--|--|--------------|-----| [Master/Slave Intro, barely audible] e|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-------|--| B|-8--8-8-8-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-5--5-5-6-6--8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-------|--| G|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-------|--| D|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-------|--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------53/5-|---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| [Intro] e|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------| B|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------| G|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------| D|-5h7--7--7h8p7-8/10-8p7-8p7-5--|-5h7-7-7h8p7-8/10-8p7-8-x-|-----------------| A|-0----0------------------------|-0---0--------------------|-----------------| E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------| [G1] e|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------| G|------------------------------|--------------------5-5-----|----------------| D|-5h7--7--7h8p7-8/10-8p7-8p7-5-|-7-7--7--7-7---7--7-----7-7-|----------------| A|-0----0-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------| E|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------| e|---------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| B|---------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| G|---------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7---14-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-7--14---x--x----|------------------| A|---------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| E|---------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------| I___________ ad - mit it what's to say e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------| B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------| G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x-14-x-x-|--------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------| yeah e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x-14--x--x-|------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------| I'll_________________ re -- live it without pain__ e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--------|--------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------7-x-x-|--------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| ______ Mmmm______ e|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------| D|--7-----------------------7--h--8-p-7-h-8-p-7-h-8-x---x--|------------------| A|--0------------------------------------------------------|------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------| [G1 Backstreet lover on the side of the road__ I got a] e|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| D|--7----------------------------------------------------|--------------------| A|--0----------------------------------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| [G2] e|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| D|--7-----------------7--h--8-p-7-h-8-p-7-h-8--p--7-h-8-p-7-h-8-|-------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| [G1 Bomb in my temple that is gon-na ex--plode___ I got a] e|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------/12----------------------------------|-------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| [G2] e|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------| B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------| G|----------------------------------------------------|-------------0--|------| D|--7--------------------7h8-p-7-h-8-p-7-h-8-p7-h-8---|-8-------8-8-0--|------| A|--0-------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8----|------| E|----------------------------------------------------|-6-------6-6----|------| [G1 Sixteen gauge buried under my clothes__ I play_____] e|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------| B|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------| G|----------------------------------------------------|-------------0--|------| D|----------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8-0--|------| A|----------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8----|------| E|----------------------------------------------------|-6-------6-6----|------| [G2] e|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| B|-----8--8-8-8--6--6----|-6--6-6-6--5------6--|--8-----8-8-8----6--6-|-------| G|-----7--7-7-7--7--7----|-7--7-7-7--7------7--|--7-----7-7-7----7--7-|-------| D|-----5--5-5-5--5--5----|-8--8-8-8--8------8--|--5-----5-5-5----5--5-|-------| A|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| [G1+G2 Once upon a time___ I could con - trol my self___] e|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| B|-6--6-6--6--5---6--|-8--8-8--8---6---6----|-6--6-6--6--5--6---|-------------| G|-7--7-7--7--7---7--|-7--7-7--7---7---7----|-7--7-7--7--7--7---|-------------| D|-8--8-8--8--8---8--|-5--5-5--5---5---5----|-8--8-8--8--8--8---|-------------| A|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| E|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| Ooh Once upon a time___ I could e|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-8-----8-8-8----6--6-|-6--6-6--6--5-----------|-----------------------------| G|-7-----7-7-7----7--7-|-7--7-7--7--7-----------|-----------------------------| D|-5-----5-5-5----5--5-|-8--8-8--8--8--x-x-x-x--|-----------------------------| A|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| Lose my - self yeah_________ e|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------| G|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------| D|--5h7p5h8-7h8p7---14--|--5h7p5h8-7h8p5-----7--14----x-x-|--------------------| A|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------| [G1 Oh___________ try and mimic what's insane] e|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------5-|-------------------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p5-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x----5-|--------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------0----|-------------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------| e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14----x-x-|----------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------| E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------| [I____________________ am in it where do I] e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| D|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--14-x-x-|-5h7p5h8-7h8p7-x-x-x-x--------|--------------| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------7-x-x-|--------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------| Stand e|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| D|--7-------------------7--h--8-p-7-h-8-p-7-h-8--x---x---|--------------------| A|--0----------------------------------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| [G1 Indian summer and I hate the heat______ I got a] e|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| D|--7----------------------------------------------------|--------------------| A|--0----------------------------------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| [G2] e|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| D|--7----------------7-h-8-p-7-h-8-7-h-8-p-7-h-8-p-7-h-8--|-------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| [G1 Backstreet lover on the passenger seat__ I got my] e|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| G|------------------/12-----------------------------------|-------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| [G2] e|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---| B|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---| G|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------0--|---| D|--7--------------------7h8-p-7--h--8-p-7-h-8-p-7h8-----|-8-------8-8-0--|---| A|--0----------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8----|---| E|-------------------------------------------------------|-6-------6-6----|---| [G1 Hand in my pocket so deter-mined dis-creet__ I pray] e|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---| B|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---| G|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------0--|---| D|-------------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8-0--|---| A|-------------------------------------------------------|-8-------8-8----|---| E|-------------------------------------------------------|-6-------6-6----|---| [G2] e|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| B|-----8--8-8-8--6--6----|-6--6-6-6--5------6--|--8-----8-8-8----6--6-|-------| G|-----7--7-7-7--7--7----|-7--7-7-7--7------7--|--7-----7-7-7----7--7-|-------| D|-----5--5-5-5--5--5----|-8--8-8-8--8------8--|--5-----5-5-5----5--5-|-------| A|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------| [G1+G2 Once upon a time___ I could con - trol my self___] e|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| B|-6--6-6--6--5---6--|-8--8-8--8---6---6----|-6--6-6--6--5--6---|-------------| G|-7--7-7--7--7---7--|-7--7-7--7---7---7----|-7--7-7--7--7--7---|-------------| D|-8--8-8--8--8---8--|-5--5-5--5---5---5----|-8--8-8--8--8--8---|-------------| A|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| E|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------| Ooh Once upon a time___ I could e|---------------------|---------------5--------|-----------------------------| B|-8-----8-8-8----6--6-|-6--6-6--6--5----8-5-8--|-----------------------------| G|-7-----7-7-7----7--7-|-7--7-7--7--7-----------|-----------------------------| D|-5-----5-5-5----5--5-|-8--8-8--8--8--x-x-x-x--|-----------------------------| A|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------| [Lose my - self yeah_________](G2 up top) e|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| B|-8b10vvvvvvv-8b10-8-5-------|----------------------------|-------------------| G|----------------------7p5---|-7b9r7p5---5h7-5vvvvv-54---|--------------------| D|--------------------------7-|---------7----------------5-|-------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| [Solo, Mike] e|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------| D|-7----7----7--------5-------|-7---------7-----5----5-----|------------------| A|-7----7----7--------5-------|-7---------7-----5----5-----|------------------| E|-5----5----5--------3-------|-5---------5-----3----3-----|------------------| [Solo Rhythm, Stone] e|-------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------x-x|---| B|-----5---8p5-------------------------------|----------------------------|---| G|-7b9---------7b9r7p5---7-5-----------------|----------------------------|---| D|---------------------7-----7-5-------------|----------------------------|---| A|-------------------------------7-5b6-5-3-5-|-5b6-5-3---3-3-3-3vvv/------|---| E|-------------------------------------------|---------5------------------|---| [Mike] e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---| B|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---| G|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---| D|-7-----------7-----------7-------5---------|-7---------7------5----5----|---| A|-7-----------7-----------7-------5---------|-7---------7------5----5----|---| E|-5-----------5-----------5-------3---------|-5---------5------3----3----|---| [Stone] e|-20b22------20b22--20b22-|-20b22r20-17----17-------------------------|-------| B|-------------------------|-------------20----20b22-----20---------0-|--------| G|-------------------------|---------------------------------0-0-5--0-|--------| D|-------------------------|---------------------------------0-0-5--0-|--------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------| [Mike] e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------| D|-7--------7-------7------|-7----------------------5-5--5-5---5-------|------| A|-7--------7-------7------|-7----------------------5-5--5-5---5-------|------| E|-5--------5-------5------|-5----------------------3-3--3-3---3-------|------| [Stone] e|--------------8-------8----8----8-10-|-10b12r10p8-10-------------|----------| B|-----8---8h10---10vv----10---10------|---------------------------|----------| G|-/9----9-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------| D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------| A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------| E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------| [Mike] e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------| D|-7------------7------------7---------|-8------------8--8---8--7--|-----------| A|-7------------7------------7---------|-8------------8--8---8--7--|-----------| E|-5------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
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