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| Present Tense (Pearl Jam) |
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| Drop D tuning: DADGBe |
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| The verse is variations of this (shown here is the first time through): |
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| --5------------5-------------5----------3-2-0---0---- |
| ----3-3-3-3-3----3---3------------------------------- |
| ----------------------------------------------2---2-2 |
| 0-------------------------------<5>------------------ |
| -------------3-----3---3-3-2--------2-0-------------- |
| ----------------------------------------------------- |
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| Chorus: |
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| D G F G D G F G D G F G D G |
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| ------------------------------------------- --- |
| ------------------------------------------- etc. --- |
| 0--0----X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3 X-5 |
| 0--0----X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3 X-5 |
| 12-12\0-X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3 X-5 |
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| The first time through, Mike lets it end at the G, the second time (not |
| shown) a D. |
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| Then the bridge goes like this, (with variations on the picking |
| pattern): |
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| Bb A G |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ------10-----10-----10-----10-------9-----9-----9-----9-------- |
| 8-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5-5-- |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| ----------------------------------------------- |
| ----------------------------------------------- |
| 7-----7-----7-----7-------7-----7-----7-----7-- |
| --5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---- |
| ----------------------------------------------- |
| ----------------------------------------------- |
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| Then: |
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| Bb A G |
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| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 |
| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 |
| 8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| ---------------- -- |
| 8-8-8-8-8------- 10 |
| 7-7-7-7-7------- etc. 8- |
| 5-5-5-5-5------- then this 7- |
| ---------------- several times: -- |
| ---------------- -- |
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| Outro: |
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| While mike plays the verse, Stone does this: |
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| -------------------------- /14-------14-------14------- |
| 15-13----15-13----15-13--- etc. ----12-12----12-12----12-12- |
| ------12-------12-------12 then: ---------------------------- |
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| And fade.... |
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| End |
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