"Dissident" by Pearl Jam Transcribed by Roger Meech The key to playing most of the rhythm parts is the open G string. Add it liberally. Standard tuning. Symbols h - hammer on p - pull off ~ - vibrate note = - hold note / - slide up \ - slide down X - string noise +------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: E A D G B e G: 3 5 5 0 X X F#5: 2 4 4 X X X Fadd9: 1 3 3 0 X X Intro: Play twice: GFFGdd9 e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- Play twice: GFFGdd9 e------------------------------------ ---------------------- B---------15--------15--------------- ---------------------- G--14b16===--14b16===---14b16-r14~ -- --14--14b16-r14-12~ -- D------------------------------------ ---------------------- A------------------------------------ ---------------------- E------------------------------------ ---------------------- Verse Riff: e-------------------------------3---3------3-----3----------------- B--1-----1------------------3---3-3-3---6--5--3--5---3--3----3-0X-- G--0-------0----------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--5----5-0X-- D--0h2-------0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5--5------5----5----- A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3------3----3----- E------------------------------------------------------------------ e-------------------------------3---3------------------------ B--1------------------------3---3-3-3---6--3--5---3---3--5\-- G--0-----0------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---5---5--5\-- D--0h2---2---0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5---5---5--5\-- A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---3---------- E------------------------------------------------------------ Fill at end of Verse Riff: e----------------- B---6--3--5------- G------------5~ -- D----------------- A----------------- E----------------- Verse 1 (with Verse Riff): "She nursed him there overnight Wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay What to say, what to say Soon she was down, soon he was low At a quarter past, holy no She had to turn around" Chorus 1: GFFadd9 G "When she couldn't hold" e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- G FFadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 G "Escape is never" "the safest path" e------------------------- --------------------------- B--15b17----15b17--r15~ -- --15b17---15b17-r15-------- G------------------------- ---------------------12~ -- D------------------------- --------------------------- A------------------------- --------------------------- E------------------------- --------------------------- G FFadd9 G "A dissident" "A dissident is here" e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- Verse 2 (with Verse Riff): "And to this day she's glided on Always home but so far away Like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste When she had contact with the conflict There was meaning but she sold him to the state She had to turn around" Chorus 2: "When she couldn't hold, she folded A dissident is here Escape is never the safest path A dissident, a dissident is here" Repeat 4 times: GFFGdd9 e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- Bridge: Repeat 4 times: e------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------8--------------8----------8-------- G--0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0-- D--5/------3/------5------------------------------------------ A--5/------1/------3------------------------------------------ E--3/--------------------------------------------------------- Chorus 3: GFFadd9 G "When she couldn't hold" e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- G FFadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e----------------------------- ----------------------- B----------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D----------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 G "Escape is never" "The safest path" e----------------------------- ----------------------------------- B----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ - G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -------------- D----------------------------- ----------------------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------------------- G FFadd9 G "A dissident" "A dissident is here" e---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ B--15b17--15b17-r15---------------- --15b17--15b17-r15------------------ G--------------------12~ --h14p12-- --------------------12~ --------12-- D---------------------------------- --------------------------12h14----- A---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ E---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ G FFadd9 G "Couldn't hold" "No she couldn't hold" e----------------------------- ------------------------15b17-15~ - B----------------------------- ----------------------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ -- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -------------- D----------------------------- ----------------------------------- A----------------------------- ----------------------------------- E----------------------------- ----------------------------------- G FFadd9 G "She folded" "A dissident is here" e--------------------------------------------- ----------------------- B--------------------------------------------- ----------------------- G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12-- --14--14b16-r14--12~ -- D-----------------------------12-14----------- ----------------------- A--------------------------------------------- ----------------------- E--------------------------------------------- ----------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 "Escape is never" "The safest path" e------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------- B------15----15----- -15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ - -----15h17~ --15----- G--/16----16----16-- -------------16--------------- --16-------------16-- D------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------- A------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------- E------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------- G F#5 Fadd9 G "A dissident, a dissident is here" e-------------------- -15~ ------15~ --15-------- --------------------- B--15h17~ --15~ --17- -------17-----------15h17-- -15h17p15------------ G-------------------- --------------------------- ----------16\14-12~ - D-------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- A-------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- E-------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- e---8------- B---8----8-- G---5----7-- D---5----5-- A----------- E----------- --- +------------------------------------------------------+ Roger Meech rmeec@hcsd.hac.com meech@sfu.ca +------------------------------------------------------+