PEARL JAM "BRAIN OF J" -BASS TAB
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Tune normal e a d g
Intro:
First time eddie counts in (1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4)
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|-7-7-7-6-6-6-|
Mike then apologizes and counts in again
Main riff
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|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------5---5-|
|-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-6-7---7---|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
This riff is repeated up until the chorus
Chorus:
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4\-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4/-6-6-6-6-6-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pearl_jam/brain_of_j_btab.html ]
Verse 2: (same riff As first verse)
Chorus: same riff repeated twice i think and then repeated
without vocals
Interlude:
This is the nice sounding melodic line jeff lays down
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|-----------4--------------------------4---------|
|-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-5-|
|-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------4--------------------------4-------------------|
|-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10----10----10----|
|--------------------------------------------10----10----10----10-|
Verse riff
Chorus x2
then outro
The outro is the same riff just moved up a fret
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|---------------|-------6---6-|
|-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-7-8---8---|
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|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
h = hammeron
p = pulloff
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
(X)= hold note (let ring)
Tabbed by Mark Linwood
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