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I’m Gonna See My Friend Pearl Jam, from the album Backspacer. Chords by Tom Richmond (tomrichmond@gmail.com) A pretty straight forward rock song to play, it’s pretty much all power chords (Or 5th chords, to be technical...) As with most Pearl Jam stuff there is lots of harmonising going on between the different guitars and the Bass. During the intro Mike McCready is playing what sounds like a flatted 2nd over the B, but I couldn’t find a good way of replicating this with just one guitar, any suggestion welcome! Also, in the bridge section (A, G, F#, E “Wanna leave it all…”) Jeff Ament is holding down the chords that I have listed, while Stone seems to be playing more of an ascending riff, however, the bass is definitely the dominant chord and the one that sounds best (to me anyway) when played with one guitar. Again, any ideas are welcome. Also, what I have suggested in the chorus playing a E5/G is representative of a bass riff, but sounds good… If you listen carefully the bass also plays an A sometimes, so if you have flexible fingers you might be able to get your little finger onto the 5th fret (without muting the A string!) Do what you like! On the intro I play a barred B and A chord, with index and little finger. I mute the bass string with the top of my index finger and the treble string with my little finger. I find that if I play the full chord (ie: add in the treble string) it doesn’t fit with the 5th chords later on in the riff. B A e:--x---x--------------------------------------------| B:--4---2--------------------------------------------| G:--4---2--------------------------------------------| D:--4---2--------------------------------------------| A:--2---0--------------------------------------------| E:--x---x--------------------------------------------| For the chorus I play E5 with my index finger only, and use my middle finger to hammer on to the G, 3rd fret sixth string. E5 (E5/G) E5… e:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------| B:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------| G:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------| D:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------| A:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------| E:--0----0-0----3-0-3--0-----------------------------| I’m gonna see my friend… Intro: B, A, B, A, A…
B5Do you want to hear F#5something sad? we are but B5victims of deF#5sire B5I'm gonna shake this F#5day I wanna shake this B5day before I retF#5ire
E5 (E5/G) I'm gonna see my friend (E5/G (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away E5 (E5/G) I'm sick of everything (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
B5Well I said I... I F#5won't be long before we B5all walk off the F#5wire B5 F#5 B5 Well F#5I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend for what I require B5Well I said I F#5will come in quick don't want my B5flame to get no F#5higher
E5 (E5/G) I'm gonna see my friend (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away E5 (E5/G) I'm sick of everything (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away E5 (E5/G) I'm gonna see my friend (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 gonna see my friend, make it go away A5, A5, G5, F#5, E5,
A5Wanna leave it all G5Wanna give it up F#5Wanna see it E5gone once and for all
A5Wanna feel withdrawl G5Want an overhaul F#5Wanna be there E5Hard as a E5staE5tue, E5black as a E5tatE5too E5Never to wash away
B5Gonna take me an F#5astral plane I'm gonna B5tunnel through denF#5ial But B5I'm gonna shake this F#5thing I wanna shake this B5thing before I retF#5ire
E5 (E5/G) I'm gonna see my friend (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away E5 (E5/G) I'm sick of everything (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away E5 (E5/G) I'm gonna see my friend (E5/G) (E5/G) C5 D5 I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away B, B, A, A, B, B, A, A… Enjoy it! I'm working on the rest of the album, mail me if you want to get any of the songs quicker... tomrichmond@gmail.com