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LIGHTNING BOLT (Bassline)
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
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
She comes on like a stone .....
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 9x
||------------------------------------||
||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
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
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
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-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
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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
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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")
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
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| - 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
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