#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Brad Campbell <campbell@stmarys-ca.edu>

Song: Immortality 
Artist: Pearl Jam 
Album: Vitalogy 
Transcription by: Brad Campbell 


INTRO: 

  Cadd9 
e:---------0-----------| 
B:------------3--------|
G:------0--------0-----| 
D:---2-----------------| 
A:3--------------------|
E:------------------0--|

This intro is played four times.  I've found that if you run an acoustic
guitar through an amp and use some mild distortion, it recreates the sound
on the album pretty well.


VERSE:  The verse is basically just a cycle of Em and D (--0230).  There
is a two-note plucking pattern before the strumming cycle, though, that
goes like this: 

  Em D 
e:------0--0--| 
B:------0--3--| 
G:------0--2--| 
D:---2--2--0--|
A:------------| 
E:0-----------|

Each of these cycles is one bar [in 4/4 time] and the pick-up is played in
every cycle.  I know this might sound confusing, but listen to the song,
and you can hear the two-note plucking.  (Note that the D is not a true
D...I just don't know the real name for that chord).  Also, when strumming
the D, try to use upstrokes as much as possible because it seems to sound
better that way.


CHORUS:  

Pretty simple: 
  C            Em       C            Em 
A truant finds home.  A wish to hold on. 
              C           Em  A   Asus4 A A* A 
But there's a trapdoor in the sun.               Immortality.  
(that little interlude between "sun" and "immortality" is a
little confusing.  Here's what the tab looks like):


     C   C    C  Em  A   A   Asus4  A  A* A
e:---0---0----0--0---x---0--|0------0--0--0|------------|
B:---1---1----1--0---x---2--|3------2--0--2|------------|
G:---0---0----0--0---2---2--|2------2--2--2|------------|
D:---2---2----2--2---2---2--|2------2--2--2|------------|
A:---3---3----3--2---0---0--|0------0--0--0|------------|
E:---------------0----------|--------------|------------|
  ...trapdoor in the sun                    immortality


DURING THE SOLOS:  

During the short solo, you just repeat the verse pattern.  
During the long solo, you repeat the verse pattern, but toward
the end, you double the cycle (i.e.-instead of playing Em/D [two chords]
in one bar, you play Em/D/Em/D [four chords] in one bar).  The end of the
long solo section ends on an A.  
That's about it.  Sorry it seems so confusing.  
If you need any clarification, have any comments, flames, etc.
send them to:  
Brad Campbell (campbell@galileo.stmarys-ca.edu)




 



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Immortality
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu

intro riff
-------0----------------
-----1---3-1------------
---0--------------------
------------------------
-3----------------------
---------------0--------

verse strum these chords 

-0--0--
-0--3--
-0--2--
-2--0--
-2-----
-0-----

chorus chords

C Em
C Em
C  Em A

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
[multiple versions]

From: LionGirl@aol.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:52:05 -0500
Subject: TAB: Immortality - Pearl Jam

IMMORTALITY

INTRO:  (Play 4 times)

  Cadd9 
E:---------0-----------| 
B:------------3--------|  
G:------0--------0-----|   
D:---2-----------------|   
A:3--------------------|
E:------------------0--|

Em / D2 /  - X4

Em   / D2  /
Vacate is the word
Em       / D2    /
Vengeance has no place he swears to her
Em    /  D2   / Em   / D2 /
Cannot find the comfort in this world
Em    / D2   /
Artificial tears
Em     / D2        /
Vessel stabbed next up volunteers
Em      / D2      / Em / D2 /
Vulnerable, wisdom can't adhere

C    / Em  /
A truant finds home
C    / Em /
A wish to hold on
   C     / Em  / A  / Asus / A /
But there's a trapdoor in the sun
A   /  B--3-2-0-0-2-
Immortality

Em / D2 /  - X4

(same chords as first verse)
As privileged as a whore
Victims in demand for public show
Swept out through the cracks beneath the door
Holier than thou, how
Surrendered, executed anyhow
Scrawl dissolved, cigar box on the floor

A truant finds home
And a wish to hold on
Saw a trapdoor in the sun

Em / D2 / - X8

A   /
Immortality

Em / D2 / - X2

Em      / D2  /
Cannot stop the thought
Em    / D2  /
Running in the dark
Em        / D2         /
Coming up a which way sign
Em       / D2   /
All good truants must decide

C        / Em  /
Stripped and sold, mom
C   / Em /
Auctioned forearm
C        / A  /
And whiskers in the sink

C  / Em /
Truants move on
C       / Em /
Cannot stay long
C       / A  / 
Some die just to live

A / (keep playing and gradually fade out)

OUTRO:
E------------9--
B--10\8\7/8----
G---------------
D---------------
A---------------
E---------------


From: RRamsey617@aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 11:14:48 -0400
Subject: immorality!

IMMORALITY
-----------

by: pearl jam!

Hello. This is my first stab at transcibing music, but since i use the nevada
Ftp site a lot, i feel i should do my part. After a few other transcitpions,
i think mine so far is the best one of Immorailty,  here goes:-)

Firslty, here is a little advice. Just hold a C7* chord. Then take off your
First finger, and bring down your Third finger to the Second string(third
fret!!). That is the chord you should hold for the intro!!
*(see the end of this file for the fingering:)


(Timing is Off, Just Improvise:)

E--------------------0-------------------------------------
F-------------------------0--------------------------------
D---------------4---------------0--------------------------
B-----------2----------------------------------------------
G------3---------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------0-------------------

repeat 4x's    

:that was just the intro:-)

now, when that is over, here is the fun part. Firstly get an Em chord, then
hit like the 6th string then come heavy on the chord. Then this chord is
funny, but try and do the same thing.

E----------0-----------------------------------------------
F----------3-----------------------------------------------
D----------2-----------------------------------------------
B----------0-----------------------------------------------
G----------0-----------------------------------------------
E----------2-----------------------------------------------


hold these frets, and you'll have a weird chord. Do the Same thing where you
hit the 6th string, and then come down heavy on the chord.  then Chrous time,
just play a C Chord 6x's going quickly, then an Em. Do the same thing again.
Then do It, but after the Em play a quick A. that's all for now:-(



Feel Free To mail me Comments, Questions, Answers, Flames Anything to the
following Addreess:

RRamsey617@aol.com

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                                          C7
E----------------------------------------------------------
F--------------------1-------------------------------------
D--------------------4-------------------------------------
B--------------------2-------------------------------------
G--------------------3-------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

*hold this chord, and continue reading*



