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ALIVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Pearl Jam



Transcribed by Gary Ramsey

 

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'


  Q=75
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          Q  Q  +H       +H     +E  E +S  S S S
|----------|----------|--------------|------------2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|----------|----------|--------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|----0--(0)----|-(0)----(0)--------------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-------------------------|


  E S S E. S S S E +Q     +E. S E S S E E +S  S E   E. S E. S S S E +Q
|-2-0------------0-(0)--|-(0)-2-------0-2-(2)---2-|-2--1----------0-(0)---|
|-----2------0-2--------|---------0-2-------------|-----------0-2---------|
|-------0--0------------|-------0-----------------|------0--0-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|


  +E. S E S S E E +S  S E   E. S S S S S +S  S E +S  S E   H    +Q   E. S
|-(0)-2-------0-2-(2)---2-|-2--1-----------------------5-|----------------|
|---------0-2-------------|------3-3-3-3-(3)-5-----------|-5----(5)-------|
|-------0-----------------|--------------------3-(3)-----|----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------5--5-|


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


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


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


  S S E +Q   +E  S S E S S   E E +S  S E E S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----5-(5)--(5)-5-7-------|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-----------|
|-5-7------------------5-7-|-----------------7-8-8-8-8-|
|--------------------5-----|---------------------------|


  +S   S E +Q   +Q   S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-(8)-10-------------8-8-8-8--|
|--------8-(8)--(8)-----------|


  +S   S E +S  S S S S S S  S  Q
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(8)-10--------------------------|
|--------8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-12--|


  E S S E S S S S S S E. S   Q  E S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------7-----------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7---|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5---5-5-5-----|


  E S S E S S S S S S E. S   Q  E S S S S S S Q    E S S E S S S S S S E. S
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------7-7--------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-----5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|


  Q  E S S E S S E S S   S S E S S S S +S  S E E. S
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------4-4------|
|-5--------------------|-------6-6-6-6-(6)----------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-|-7-7-------------------5--5-|


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


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


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


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


  E E +S  S E E S S S S S S   +S   S E +Q   +Q   S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-----------|----------------------------|
|-----------------7-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-10-------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------|--------8-(8)--(8)----------|


  +S   S E +S  S S S S S S  S  Q
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-(8)-10---------------------------|
|--------8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-12---|


  E S S E S S S S S S E. S   Q  E S S S S S S Q    E S S E S S S S S S E. S
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|


  Q  E S S S S S S Q    E S S E S S S S S S E. S   Q  E S S S S S S Q
|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-5----------------7--|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------7---|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|


  E S S E S S S S S S E. S   Q  E S S S S S S E S S
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------5--5-|-5----------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-|


  S S E S S S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------------|
|-------------------4-4------|
|-------6-6-6-6-(6)----------|
|-7-7-------------------2-2--|


  Q  E. S S S S S S S S S   E S S S E S E E +Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-4-------4-2-1-----------|---1-1-1-1-4-4--------|
|---------------4-2-2-2-2-|----------------------|
|----2--2-----------------|---------------2-(2)--|


  +S  S S S S S E +S  S S S S S E
|----------------------------------|
|-------4-4---4-4-(4)--------------|
|-----------------------2-2-2-2----|
|-(2)------------------------------|


  S S S S +S  S E H      S S S S Q  S S S S E S S   S E S E E +Q   +S  S S S
|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-(1)-4-4------|-4-4---4-4------------1-1-|-1-1-4-4--------------4-4-|
|----------------------|------------2-2-2-2-------|--------------------------|
|-----------------2----|--------------------------|---------2-(2)--(2)-------|


  S S E +S  S E E. S +E  E   +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-4-(4)--------------0-|-(0)--(0)--------2-(2)-0-|
|---------------4--2-(2)---|--------------4----------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|


  +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E   +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(0)--(0)--------------0-|-(0)--(0)--------2-(2)-0--|
|--------------4--2-(2)---|--------------4-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E   +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(0)--(0)-----1--------2-|-(2)--(2)-----1--4-(4)-2-|
|-----------------4-(4)---|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E   +Q   +S  S E E. S +E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(2)--(2)-----1--------2-|-(2)--(2)-----1--------2-|
|-----------------4-(4)---|-----------------4-(4)---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  +Q   +S  S E +S  S E S S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(2)--(2)---2-(2)-----------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|
|--------------------0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------7-(7)-----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3-|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


  S S S S S S E +S  S E +S  S E   S S S S S S E +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----|-------------7-(7)------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-3--|


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


  S S S S S S E S S E E E   S S E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-5-5-5-5-----------7-7--|
|-------------7-7-7-7-7---|---------5-5-5-5-5------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|------------------------|


  S S S S E E +Q..   S   S S S  S  S  S  S  S  +Q    Q
|--------------------8-|-9-8-9-12----12-14-16-(16)--16--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------------|----------14--------------------|
|-----------7-(7)------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|


   +S  S  S  S  S  E.  +Q   Q
|-(16)---16-14-12---------------*|
|-----------------14--(14)------*|
|-------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------*|




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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



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