Tame Impala - Jam
from the 17 May, 2009 live recording
Live at the Wireless/Toff
This is a song that Tame Impala used to perform live in their early days that they simply
called 'Jam'. It has never been officially released or studio recorded. There are two
full-length recordings of this performance available and the one that I have tabbed out
is the 2009 Live at the Wireless (also known as Live at the Toff) performance. The other
recording is Live at the Pines 2009, but I prefer this one. Go on YouTube and you
can find this song.
This is a really, really good song and is up there with favourite Tame Impala songs. I wish
Kevin would record a studio version and release it.
Intro:Guitar:e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x4D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--|A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:"How you gonna let me know when the moment comes to show you,What we'll have to talk about, listen to me whinge I swear I..."Guitar:e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--|A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Transitional bit:"...know where you'll be, just when I come around again, just when I come around"Guitar:e|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|B|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|G|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|D|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|A|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|E|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|
"I know you will be wondering where I can be found"Guitar:e|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|B|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|G|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|D|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--|A|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--|E|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|
"No verbal reassurances from the other side, so I wonder if I did it right"Guitar:e|-1--------------------------------|B|-1--------------------------------|G|-2--------------------------------|D|-3--------------------------------|A|-3--------------------------------|E|-1--------------------------------|
Pre-jam bit:Guitar:e|--8--6--------6--------6----------------|B|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|G|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|D|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|A|--8--6--------6--------6----------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|--8--6--------6-----------------------|B|-10--8--------8--------6--------------|G|-10--8--------8----------8-7-5-7-5----|D|-10--8--------8-----------------------|A|--8--6--------6-----------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|--8--6--------6------------------------|B|-10--8--------8------------------------|G|-10--8--------8------------------------|D|-10--8--------8--------------------5-8-|A|--8--6--------6------------------6-----|E|-------------------------------6-------|
e|--8--6--------6-----------------------|B|-10--8--------8--------6--------------|G|-10--8--------8----------8-5-5-5/7-7--|D|-10--8--------8-----------------------|A|--8--6--------6-----------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|--8--6----------------------------------------|B|-10--8----------------------------------------|G|-10--8----------------------------------------|D|-10--8----------------8p7--7\5--5\3--3/5-5/7--|A|--8--6----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--8--6---------------------------------|B|-10--8----------------6---3---4-----3--|G|-10--8------------------3---3---3-5----|D|-10--8---------------------------------|A|--8--6---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
'w' means shake your whammy bar slightly:e|--8--6--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------6--------|B|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------8--------|G|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------8--------|D|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w--------5-8/10\8-8--------|A|--8--6--------w-w-w-w-w-----6-----------6--------|E|--------------------------6----------------------|
e|-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--|B|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|G|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|D|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|A|-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--|E|--------------------|
Jam section:Guitar:e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|G|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|D|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|A|--8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--|E|------------8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8---------|G|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8----8----|D|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------|A|------6--6-6-------6--6-6-------6--6---------|E|-8h10---------8h10---------8h10--------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|G|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|D|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--|A|-------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--|E|-8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------6h8.--6h8---6h8---------------|G|------------8----8------------8-----7-8--7h8p7----|D|--------8--------8-----------------------------8--|A|------6--------6----------------------------------|E|-8h10---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------6--6h8p6-----------------6---6/8---8---8---8-|G|------8----8h10p8----8-----------7-7/8-------8-----------------------|D|---10---10--------7----------------------7---------------------------|A|-8-------------------------------------8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|---8---6-------------------6--8----------8--8/10--8h10p8\6-h8---|G|--------------8---8-----8-------------------------------------7-|D|-----------7----------7--------------7--------------------------|A|-8---8---8----------8------------6-6---6------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|---------6-----------6------------6---------------6--|G|-----8-----------8-------------8---------------8-----|D|---7---7-------7---7---------7---------7---7---------|A|-8-----------8-----------8\6---------6---6---6-------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----8---8--8-8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--|D|---7---7------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--6h8p6----------------------8----|G|-----------------------------------------------7------7-7h8p7\5-7h8---7.-|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8b10.-8b10.-8b10r8p6--[whammy bar]----|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------[feedback--]----|D|-12--12-12-10----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-10--10-10--8----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-7--7-7----------7/8---------------7/8---------------7---5h7-5h7--5h7---|A|----------------------5--5/7-8/10-------5--5/7-8/10---------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo pick this note:e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-88888888-8-8888--8888-8888--8888-8888--8b11-r8--8/11--10b11-r10-|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8b11--------r8----|D|---------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
Riff:Guitar:e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--|
Back to lead guitar stuff:Guitar:e|------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------|G|-11b14--11b14r11-8-7--7h8p7\5-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|D|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
Feedback:Guitar:e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-[make whammy bar feedback for 8 bars]-|D|---------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
Then the guitar just makes soundscapes with pedals by muting the strings and strumming them.Another guitar makes noises with an octave pedal. The bass plays this riff:e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------| x32D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--|
Riff section - after the soundscape part, the guitar joins in with the riff:Guitar:e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------| x3D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--|
Short fill:e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|----------6-----6-----6-----8-|A|--------6---6h8---6h8---6h8---|E|-8--8-------------------------|
Back to the riff:e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------| x4D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--|
Guitar solo:Guitar:e|----------8-h10-8h10p8-----8-----------------|B|-----------------------10-----8h10p8-8--10---|G|-7-------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|-8/10---------------------------------------|G|-------7-/8-/10-/12-10-/12-/17---17-17b19---|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-15h17p15\12--14-12h14-/15--14p12\10-10h12-------------8--/10--/12--/14--/15--/17--17b19--|D|-------------------------------------------12--12-----------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of jam section and back to the song again:Guitar:e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--|A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:"How you gonna let me know when the moment comes to show you,What we'll have to talk about, listen to me I just wish I..."Guitar:e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--|G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--|A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Transitional bit:"...could keep on listening to everything you ever said"Guitar:e|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|B|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|G|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|D|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|A|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|E|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--|
"I know you will be wondering how far there is to go"Guitar:e|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|B|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|G|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|D|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--|A|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--|E|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--|
"No verbal reassurances from the other side, so I wonder if I did it right"Guitar:e|-1--------------------------------|B|-1--------------------------------|G|-2--------------------------------|D|-3--------------------------------|A|-3--------------------------------|E|-1--------------------------------|
Pre-outro bit:Guitar:e|--8--6--------6--------6----------------|B|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|G|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|D|-10--8--------8--------8----------------|A|--8--6--------6--------6----------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|--8--6--------6------------------------|B|-10--8--------8--------6-3-6-3-4-----3-|G|-10--8--------8------------------3-5---|D|-10--8--------8------------------------|A|--8--6--------6------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|--8--6--------6--------------------|B|-10--8--------8------------------8-|G|-10--8--------8------7---------7---|D|-10--8--------8---------8----8-----|A|--8--6--------6----6-------6-------|E|-----------------------------------|
e|--8--6--------6----------------|B|-10--8--------8----------------|G|-10--8--------8------7---------|D|-10--8--------8-----------8----|A|--8--6--------6----6----6---6--|E|-------------------------------|
Outro:Guitar:e|--8--6--------------------------------------------------|B|-10--8--------------------------------------------------|G|-10--8------------------------------------7--7/10-------|D|-10--8--------5---8\7--------7\5/7\5---------------8----|A|--8--6-------------------------------6------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------|D|-7\5/7--7-b8--------8\7--5--7-b8----/10----8\7--5--7-b8-------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
End with whammy bar feedback.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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