Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Breath
Album: Rear View Mirror : Greatest Hits
Tabbed by: Matt Johnson/ edited & correct by Dane DiPierro	
Tuning:  Standard (G,D,A,E)

Jeff Ament uses a fretless bass for most of Pearl Jam's early songs and this one is no exception.  It's not essential to play this song, but it sounds a lot better with all the slides and harmonics.

Intro/Chorus Riff:

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------7----------------------------------7-----------------|
A:-7--7----------5----5-5--5-5-5-7--7--7---7-7-7-7-5----5-5--5-5-7--7-|
E:---0----0-0-0-0-------------------0------7-------------------------0---|

G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------7-----------------------------------7--------------------|
A:-7---7-7-7-7-5----5-5-5--5-5--7--7--7---7-7-7-7-5----5-5--5-5-5--7--7-|
E:---7----------------------------0------7----------------------------0---|

G:-----------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------7--------------------------------------7/19-|
A:-7---7-7-7-7-5----5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7--7--7-0-7-7-7-7-5------|
E:---7-------------------------------0-----------------------|


 Verse:
 
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-7--7--7--7-7-7-5------7--7--7--7-7-7-5------7--7--7--7-7-7-5-----7-|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|


G:-------------------------|
D:----------------------12|
A:-----7--7--7-7-7-5/12----|
E:-------------------------|


 Pre Chorus:

G:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------7------------------------------------------7----------------|
A:-7--7----7-7-7-5----5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-----7---7--7-7-7-5----5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E:---0---0---------------------------------0--0---0-----------------------------|
   

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------7--------------------------------7----------------|
A:-7-----7------7-7-5----5-5-5--5-5-5-7--7------7-7-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E:---0--0---0--0-------------------------0---0--0------------------------|


Go back to Chorus

 2nd Verse:

G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-7--7--7--7-7-7-5------7--7--7--7-7-7-5------7--7--7--7-7-7-5-----7-|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  

G:----------------------19------------|
D:-------------------------19-12-----|
A:-----7--7--7-7-7-/17---------12-|
E:------------------------------------|
                   ***the D is a tapped harmonic, slide up the 17 and hit the natural harmonic on the 19th fret of the G string


 Repeat Pre-Chorus

 Repeat Chorus

 Bridge:

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------12h14---|
A:-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-6-6-6-6/7------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------0--------0-|


G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------12h14-------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-12h14---------------4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--|
E:-------------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|

G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------12h14--------12h14-------12h14-----------------------------|
A:-6-6-6-6/7-----------12h14-------12h14-----------------------------------|
E:-----------0---------------------------------0--0--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
                                                

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--0-5/14-0-|

 Repeat Chorus to the end.

That's basically it.  It sounds correct to me.  It's a fun song to play and from one of best bands out there.