The Fixer Tab by Pearl Jam tabs | tabbed by jjhand | comments (1) 1 2 3 4 5 2 votes print send report More versions: Ver 2 The Fixer Lyricsby Pearl Jam Lyrics The Fixer Tabat 911Tabs.com   + to speed up (numpad) - to slow down (numpad) Esc to stop Help The Fixer tab by Pearl Jam, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com Listen to The Fixer Add to favourites Difficulty: intermediate tf_artist = "Pearl Jam"; tf_song = "The Fixer"; Pearl Jam - "The Fixer" From "Backspacer" album Standard Tuning tabbed by jjhand This song has tricky time changes between 5, 4 and 3 beats per bar. I tried to note this so others can play along easier. Please rate or comment. Intro (5/4 time, beats noted below) play this 3x 4th time (3/4 time) Lead 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 e|---------------------7-8-7----------| |-------------------| B|---------------------8-8-8--9-10-9--| |-------------------| G|-4----x-7----------x--------9-9--9--| |-4----x-7----------| D|-4----x-7----------x----------------| |-4----x-7----------| A|-2----x-5----------x----------------| |-2----x-5----------| E|------------------------------------| |-------------------| | Both guitars play this | Rhythm e|------------------------------------| B|---------------------8-8-8----------| G|-4------7------------7-7-7---9-9-9--| D|-4------7------------5-5-5---9-9-9--| A|-2------5--------------------7-7-7--| E|------------------------------------| Verse (3/4 time) - Both Guitars, play 4x with some slight changes 1 2 3 1 2 3 e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|---7-----7---------4----| A|---5-----5---------2----|-5-----5---------2---0--| < last note can also E|-3-----3---3-----0-0-0--|------------------------| be '2p0' on 3rd time through verse, Lead Guitar splits off and plays this 4x: Swell Lick e|------------------------| B|---3-----3 G|-2-----2-2 D|------------------------| volume/wah possibly A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Chorus (4/4 time) e|-3--------0--------|----------------|-3----------------|----------------| B|-3--------0--------|-3--------------|-3----------------|-3--------------| G|-0--------0--------|-2--------------|-0-------4--------|-2--------------| D|-0--------2--------|-0--------------|-0----------------|-0--------------| A|-x--------2--------|-0--------------|-x-------2----0h2-|-0--------------| E|-3--------0--------|----------------|-3----------------|----------------| For Verse 2, Rhythm is same, Lead plays (0:46): e|------------------|----------------| B|-12----10---------|-(10)-----------| G|------------------|----------------| D|-9-----7----------|-(7)------------| A|------------------|----------------| E|------------------|----------------| Lead plays (0:56): e|------------------|----------------|-10-------------| B|-12----10---------|-(10)-----12\10-|----------------| G|------------------|----------------|-7--------------| D|-9-----7----------|-(7)-------9\7--|----------------| A|------------------|----------------|----------------| E|------------------|----------------|----------------| Play Chorus again 3rd Verse, Lead plays 'Swell Lick' and synthesizer plays the chords. (1:27) Music stops, Guitar fades in: Higher Lead Guitar part (played at ***) 5/4 time e|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| -------10-------10-------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---| -10-12----10-12----------------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| -------------------------------| D|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------| A|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------| E|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------| Bridge - 4/4 time Rhythm e|-8---------------|-------------|----------------|-5-------------| B|-8---------------|-8-----------|-7------7---7-8-|-5-------------| G|-9------9-10-12--|-8-----------|-7------7---7-7-|-6-------------| D|-10--------------|-8-----------|-9------9---9-9-|-7-------------| A|-10--------------|-6-----------|-9------9-------|-7-------------| E|-8---------------|-------------|-7------7-------|-5-------------| | | Lead e|-------------8-8-|-6-------8-7-|-7------------5-|-5---5-7---7-5-7-| B|-------------8-8-|-8-------8-7-|-7--------7-8---|-5---------------| G|-------------9-9-|-8-----------|-7--------------|-6---------------| D|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------| for 'Bridge' repeat, Rhythm plays same chords. Lead changes. Lead Bridge Repeat: e|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-|-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| Play Intro again Play Chorus 4x and fade out Fade out Chorus (2:35) e|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--| D|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/--| E|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| G|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| A|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| E|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| G|-11-11-11-11-11-11------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|---------------------------| D|-------------------12---|-------------------12-14-|-14/16\14-14-14-14-14-14---| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9-------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|---------------------------| E|-------------------10---|-------------------10-12-|-12/14\12-12-12-12-12-12---| e|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| B|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| G|-------------------------|---------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-9-9-7---|------------------------| A|-------------------------|---------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-5---|------------------------| fade out key: | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note | < volume swell (back off volume knob, then turn up while playing) tf_artist = "Pearl Jam"; tf_song = "The Fixer";