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Bugs
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu
if you listen real carefully you can hear this:
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-7--- this is played while an achordian plays:
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----- Bb F
at 2:17 the guitar strums a Eb chords untill the songs ends
the achordian also plays Eb
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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bob Average |
#1 by bob fred at Mar 26, 1970 at 7:50 PM EST |
| Um.. I thought it was about the media and how Eddie hates media how their evrywhere he and stays away from them like a recluse | |
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Doolittle Lead Player |
#2 by Doolittle at Jul 22, 1970 at 11:05 PM EST |
| Isn't it obvious that this is Eddie's last song and cry for help before the entire band was taken over by an underground revolutionary culture of raging mind-altering insects. | |
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jordan Average |
#3 by jordan mcm at Apr 15, 1972 at 6:35 PM EST |
| In the end, what are music fans but buzzing, frantic insects? | |
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Drake Average |
#4 by Drake Bergman at Jul 29, 1975 at 7:26 PM EST |
| hahaha, it is cute...they should have used it for the movie joe's apartment. or did vitalogy come out before that movie? anyway i like it! | |
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Ŧøn¥ Average |
#5 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Dec 24, 1975 at 6:18 AM EST |
| I love it! Don't know what else to say. | |
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Grunge Hamster Lead Player |
#6 by Grunge Hamster at May 13, 1976 at 7:22 AM EST |
| JF, maybe use a comma or maybe a period next time. It helps, you know to just let people know how to read it | |
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calvin Wanna Be |
#7 by calvin maynard at Dec 3, 1977 at 2:09 AM EST |
| This song confuses me.... not the song but people's opinion about pearl jam and then this song existing..... Quote.....: "Yeah i Listened to pearl jam for the first two albums, then they started to take themselves too seriously and their music began to suffer they lost their edge." How can you say pearl jam takes themselves too seriously when they released this song on a STUDIO ALBUM!!! This song is so Fun and laid back but at the same time it is urgent and nervous it is very unsure of it self..... Eddie is clearly feeling insecure of his environment in this song ... | |
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Batmanuel Badass |
#8 by Batmanuel at Aug 13, 1981 at 7:12 AM EST |
| this is such a simple yet awesome song, its so original. p.s. at the end, it says "And with them*... I'll become one" | |
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Dominic Badass |
#9 by Dominic Smith at Feb 6, 1982 at 11:10 AM EST |
| Um...I though it was about Pearl Jam's record company trying to control the band or something. Probably wrong though. | |
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James Average |
#10 by James Davison at Nov 21, 1986 at 10:21 PM EST |
| I agree with PJ10's comment ... but, I can't help but laugh my ass off whenever I listen to this. | |
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ALEX Lead Player |
#11 by ALEX FOWLER at Nov 25, 1987 at 11:02 AM EST |
| by i love JF on 06-08-2005 @ 06:55:56 AM well nothing else to say about this song but a little quote from jack irons another one bites the dust you have no idea what this means do you "another one bites the dust"..........Backwards it sounds like It's fun to smoke Marijuana ;) | |
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IvZ Average |
#12 by IvZ at May 29, 1988 at 8:53 PM EST |
| The one and only song by PJ that sucks ass. | |
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Rene Average |
#13 by Rene Salojärvi at Dec 19, 1988 at 11:19 PM EST |
| How dare people not view this song! This is an awesome song with very interesting lyrics. It grows on you. | |
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Andrew Wanna Be |
#14 by Andrew Long at Feb 19, 1989 at 10:33 AM EST |
| Eddie on an accordian, haha, do you know when he made this song he was playing it to everyone and jokingly saying "this is the best song we've ever done" or something along those lines. | |
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Charlie Average |
#15 by Charlie Fletcher at Jan 11, 1992 at 9:15 PM EST |
| Although this song has indeed gotten under my skin, some may argue this song is where the band jumped the shark. | |
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ryan Lead Player |
#16 by ryan harney at Aug 10, 1994 at 4:29 AM EST |
| what the fuck thats wrong putting jack into this that pooe little fuck i was just pointing out his love of queen and that the end of a story has come to this ahhh what the fuck put that into your head i feel very sentive for jack and would never do something like that to him or pearl jam i know what it feels like for jack and its in me right now what the fuck put you to that messagesorry i over reacted plese dont scare me with things like that not only is this song sentive but so am i sorry about this shit but please tell me why you put that onto me i thought you might have knowen that jack like queen thank you | |
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TOm Wanna Be |
#17 by TOm HIrsch at May 2, 1995 at 1:28 AM EST |
| i think its to do with how ed feels at the time it sounds like a pure john frusciante or something to me but in ed. it has alot to do with fate too. | |
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Kempy Lead Player |
#18 by Kempy at Jun 26, 1997 at 2:13 AM EST |
| well nothing else to say about this song but a little quote from jack irons another one bites the dust you have no idea what this means do you | |
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Matt Average |
#19 by Matt at Jan 22, 2000 at 8:25 PM EST |
| This is the funniest fucking song I've ever heard...just thinking about it makes me laugh | |
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danielle Lead Player |
#20 by danielle woodley at Aug 23, 2001 at 9:54 AM EST |
| Its about infection and disease cased by microorganisms = bugs | |
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Randy Lead Player |
#21 by Randy Lott at May 11, 2002 at 8:14 AM EST |
| In all seriousness, i thought the song was about incest, and the "prison syndrome", in which people gradually come to relate to their "masters (for a lack of a better word)"... like just about every Pearl Jam song it is terrific i think. | |
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Robyn Average |
#22 by Robyn Paul at May 7, 2005 at 4:06 AM EST |
| This song is great. I think you can sense what it's about, it's not supposed to be hyper analyzed. It's just about having stresses and problems in your life and feeling like your will is being usurped. | |
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matt Average |
#23 by matt spolsky at Sep 11, 2005 at 10:46 PM EST |
| its not about insects. its bugs as in listening devices. but its not about those either. basically, this song is a lot like corduroy or not for you or half the songs on vitalogy. as he gets more famous, his privacy is being invaded and its making him uncomfortable and confused. he doesnt know what to do about all the attention. in the end, everyone knows so much about him that its like hes naked. | |
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mat Wanna Be |
#24 by mat bar at Nov 9, 2006 at 3:08 AM EST |
| I just picture Eddie lying around in his living room drinking diet soda when all these butterflies invade and swarm and by the end he decides to "join them" so he dances around with them. I am so messed up. | |
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