Nothingman Pearl Jam
"Nothingman" - Pearl Jam
>From the album Vitalogy
Transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)
This song is played in the key of F, and requires tuning up
the 1st and 2nd string to respectively F and C. You can also
capo the 1st fret and play it as E- and A-shapes.
Furthermore I'll abbreviate the chordnames if you
don't mind :-)
Used chords
Name eadgcf
F 133200
Dm7 x57700
Csus4 x35500
Bbsus2 x13300
Am x02200
INTRO - Main chordprogression, vibrato played with whammy
F~ F F Dm C Dm Bb~ Bb
VERSE - Play with intro-chords
Once divided nothing left to subtract
Some words when spoken can't be taken back
Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking
Future's above but in the past he's slow and sinking
PRE-CHORUS
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]Caught a bolt of [Bb]lightning [Bb] [C]Cursed the
[Bb]day he let it [Bb]go[Bb] [Am] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb]
CHORUS
[F]Nothing[F]man[F] [Bb] [C]nothing[C]ma[C]n[C]
[F]Isn't it [F]somethin[F]g [Bb]nothing[C]ma[C]n[C]
VERSE
She once believed in every story he had to tell
One day she stiffened took the other side
Empty stares from each corner of a shared prison cell
One just escapes one is left inside the well
PRE-CHORUS
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]He who for[Bb]gets [Bb] [C]
[Bb]will be d[Bb]estined [Bb]to r[Am]emember [Bb]oh [Bb]oh [Bb]oh
CHORUS
BRIDGE - Sorry I forgot how the chords match up with the
words here.
[C]Oh[C] S[Dm]he [Dm]don[Dm]'t [Bb]want him
[C]Oh[C] S[C]he won't f[Bb]eed him
[Dm]aft[Dm]er [Dm]he'[Bb]s flow away into the sun
[C] [C] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Am]
[Bb] [Bb]burn [Bb]burn [C]burn
CHORUS
CHORUS - With lyrics 'could have been something' instead
OUTRO
[F] [F] [F] [Bb] [F] [F] [F] [Bb] [F] [F] [F] [Bb] [F]
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Nothingman
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu
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This song is played with a capo on the first fret
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concequently this transcription sounds 1/2 step lower
than the c.d.
Here are the chords in the song
[E] [C#m] [B] [Asus2] [Ab] [A]
-0---0---0----0----0---0--- -0---0---0----0----0---2--- -1---6---4----2----1---2--- -2---6---4----2----1---2--- -2---4---2----0---(0)--0--- -0---0---------------------
intro
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[E] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [Asus2]
[E] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [Asus2]
verse 1
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[E]once divided [C#m] n[B]othing left[C#m] to subt[Asus2]ract
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[E]some words when spoken[C#m] c[B]anUt be t[C#m]aken [Asus2]back
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[E]walks on his own[C#m] with th[B]oughts he[C#m] canUt help t[Asus2]hinking
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[E]futreUs above[C#m] but in the p[B]ast heUs [C#m]slow and [Asus2]sinking
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[Asus2] [C#m] [Asus2] caught a bolt of lightning
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[Asus2]curesed the day he let it go [Ab]mmmm[Asus2] [B]
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Chorus 1
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[E]nothingman [Asus2] [B]nothingman[B]
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[E]isnUt it someing [Asus2]nothin[B]gman
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Verse 2
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[E]she once belived[C#m] in every[B] story he[C#m] had to[Asus2] tell
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o[E]ne day she stiffened [C#m]took[B] the o[C#m]ther si[Asus2]de
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[E]empty stares[C#m] from each [B]conner of a [C#m]shared prision[Asus2] cell
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[E]one just escapes[C#m] ones [B]left [C#m]inside the [Asus2]well
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[Asus2] [C#m] [Asus2] and he who forgets
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[Asus2]will be destined to reme[Ab]mbe[Asus2]r oh oh[B]
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Chorus 2
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[E]nothingman [Asus2] [B]nothingman[B]
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[E]isnUt it someing [Asus2]nothin[B]gman
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interlude
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[C#m]oh she donUt w[Asus2]ant him[B]
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[B]oh she wonUt [Asus2]feed [C#m]him after heUs [Asus2]flown [B]away[C#m]
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[Asus2]oh into the sun and into the sun
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[B]
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Chorus 3
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[E]nothingman [Asus2] [B]nothingman[B]
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[E]isnUt it someing [Asus2]nothin[B]gman
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[E]nothingman [Asus2] [B]nothingman[B]
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[E]could have been someing [Asus2]nothin[B]gman
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Outro
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[E] [Asus2]
[E] [Asus2]
[E] [Asus2]
[E]
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