Pearl Jam – Jeremy tab

~From: sef@icbr.ufl.edu


   JEREMY  -  Pearl Jam

 My apologies for mistakes. No guitar in front of me.


OPening riff is played on twelve string. This is the way I play it on a six
string. (Repeat twice).
                          H*       H*
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I
I----------------------I-----------12---------I--------------------------I
I---------------7----5-I--12-------12---------I-------------7----5-------II--0---5H7--0-----0----I--12------------------I--0--5H7--0----0----------II----------------------I----------------------I--------------------------I

    H*     H*
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I--12------------------I
I--12------12----------I
I----------12----------I


  The main riff behind the lyrics is always

               At home, drawing pictures       of mountaintops...
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------I----------------------------I
I--------------7---5--I--------------7----------5--I
I---0--5H7--0----0----I---0--5H7--0-----0---5H7----I
I---------------------I----------------------------I


The following chords are arranged for one guitar (If you aren't in a band)

                            Daddy didn't give attention
                    A       G/A            D/A
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--10-------8----------I------------------------------I
I----------------I--9--------7----------I---7--------------------------I
I----------------I--7--------5----------I---4--------------------------I
I----0--5H7--0---I--0--------0----------I---0------------0---5H7----0--I
I----------------I----------------------I------------------------------I


                To the fact that mommy didn't care--->

  D/A      A                                         A       G/A
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I
I----------2--------I-----------------------------I--10-------8---I
I-7--------2--------I-----------------------------I--8--------7---I
I-4--------2--------I-----------------------------I--7--------5---I
I-0--------0--------I------------------0---5H7--0-I--0--------0---I
I-------------------I-----------------------------I---------------I


King Jeremy the          wicked              ruled his world

   D/A           D/A      A
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I
I----------------------I----------2--------I------------------------I
I---7------------------I--7-------2--------I------------------------I
I---4------------------I--4-------2--------I------------------------I
I---0-------0--5H7---0-I--0-------0--------I-------------0--5H7--0--I
I----------------------I-------------------I------------------------I


The chorus goes:

 F               Dm   E   F    A
 Jeremy's spoken   cla-ass  today


Rhythm fill at end of line is:

I----12--------------------I----------------12-----------II---------12----------12---I---12h14p12----------12------II----------------14--------I------------14-----------14--II--------------------------I-----------------------------II--------------------------I-----------------------------II--------------------------I-----------------------------I

The chords during the end of the song repeat  F--G--A. (Sometimes Am)
I don't know exactly how the solos go at the end, but I could figure it out I
suppose if everyone desired.


The end riff is played on a twelve-string bass, as many people pointed out. Here
it's arranged for a six-string guitar.

I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------8-----------7----I---------3-----------5-----I
I-------9----------7-----7-I-------4----------5-----5--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0----------0-----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---------0-----------1----I--------0------------1-----I
I-------0----------2-----2-I------0-----------2-----2--I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I
I---0-----------0----------I---0----------0------------I
I--------------------------I---------------------------I


Repeat the first three the second time through and end with:

                         H*      H*I--------------------------------------II-------------1------------------------II--------2------------------------12---II-------------------------12------12---II---0-------------0-------12-----------II--------------------------------------I



 H*    -  harmonic
 h,H   -  hammer-on
 p     -  pull off