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"Dissident" by Pearl Jam
Transcribed by Roger Meech
The key to playing most of the rhythm parts is the open G string.
Add it liberally. Standard tuning.
| Symbols
|
| h - hammer on
| p - pull off
| ~ - vibrate note
| = - hold note
| / - slide up
| - slide down
| X - string noise
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Chords:
E A D G B e
G: 3 5 5 0 X X
F#5: 2 4 4 X X X
Fadd9: 1 3 3 0 X X
Intro:
Play twice:
G F#5 Fadd9 G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Play twice:
G F#5 Fadd9 G
e------------------------------------|----------------------|
B---------15--------15---------------|----------------------|
G--14b16===--14b16===---14b16-r14~ --|--14--14b16-r14-12~ --|
D------------------------------------|----------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------|
Verse Riff:
e-------------------------------3---3------3-----3-----------------|
B--1-----1------------------3---3-3-3---6--5--3--5---3--3----3-0X--|
G--0-------0----------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3---3--5----5-0X--|
D--0h2-------0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5--5------5----5-----|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3--3------3----3-----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------3---3------------------------|
B--1------------------------3---3-3-3---6--3--5---3---3--5--|
G--0-----0------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---5---5--5--|
D--0h2---2---0h2--2h3--3/5--5---5-5-5---5--5--5---5---5--5--|
A--3------------------------3---3-3-3---3--3--3---3----------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill at end of Verse Riff:
e-----------------|
B---6--3--5-------|
G------------5~ --|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Verse 1 (with Verse Riff):
"She nursed him there overnight
Wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay
What to say, what to say
Soon she was down, soon he was low
At a quarter past, holy no
She had to turn around"
Chorus 1:
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"When she couldn't hold"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A dissident is here"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Escape is never" "the safest path"
e-------------------------|---------------------------|
B--15b17----15b17--r15~ --|--15b17---15b17-r15--------|
G-------------------------|---------------------12~ --|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident" "A dissident is here"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Verse 2 (with Verse Riff):
"And to this day she's glided on
Always home but so far away
Like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste
When she had contact with the conflict
There was meaning but she sold him to the state
She had to turn around"
Chorus 2:
"When she couldn't hold, she folded
A dissident is here
Escape is never the safest path
A dissident, a dissident is here"
Repeat 4 times:
G F#5 Fadd9 G
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Bridge:
Repeat 4 times:
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8--------------8----------8--------|
G--0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--|
D--5/------3/------5------------------------------------------|
A--5/------1/------3------------------------------------------|
E--3/---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3:
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"When she couldn't hold"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A dissident is here"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Escape is never" "The safest path"
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident" "A dissident is here"
e----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--15b17--15b17-r15----------------|--15b17--15b17-r15------------------|
G--------------------12~ --h14p12--|--------------------12~ --------12--|
D----------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-----|
A----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"Couldn't hold" "No she couldn't hold"
e-----------------------------|------------------------15b17-15~ -|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"She folded" "A dissident is here"
e---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G--14b16--14b16r14--12--14~ --------12-14p12--|--14--14b16-r14--12~ --
D-----------------------------12-14-----------|-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
E---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G F#5 Fadd9
"Escape is never" "The safest path"
e-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
B------15----15-----|-15h17~ --15----15h17~ --15~ -|-----15h17~ --15-----
G--/16----16----16--|-------------16---------------|--16-------------16--
D-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
A-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
E-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------
G F#5 Fadd9 G
"A dissident, a dissident is here"
e--------------------|-15~ ------15~ --15--------|---------------------|
B--15h17~ --15~ --17-|-------17-----------15h17--|-15h17p15------------|
G--------------------|---------------------------|----------1614-12~ -|
D--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
A--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
e---8-------|
B---8----8--|
G---5----7--|
D---5----5--|
A-----------|
E-----------|
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| Roger Meech | rmeec@hcsd.hac.com | meech@sfu.ca |
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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FUCK Rhythm Player |
#1 by FUCK OFF at Mar 21, 1977 at 10:16 PM EST |
| Hey jslate, i've got to say well done, because at first when i heard about it being about a baby it seemed silly because of the word 'dissident' but, and take note here people, Eddie Vedder is in support of abortion and it is a topic he is in great support of. He feels it is a women's right to choose whether or not she has an abortion and has made known his beliefs. Therefore, this song may well be about a woman having an abortion. The trouble is it shows abortion being a bad thing, but having said this the lyrics could show what people think of those that have had an abortion, and not what he personally believes. The rest is up to someone else to figure out, because the mistake i made is that why would eddie write a song contradicting what he feels? | |
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Randy Lead Player |
#2 by Randy Lott at Apr 28, 1979 at 1:52 PM EST |
| awesome explanation jslate | |
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anthony Average |
#3 by anthony clark at Jan 9, 1983 at 5:59 AM EST |
| Vedder on 'Dissident': http://www.korat.co.il/pearljam/Ibook/Vs/dissident.html | |
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kyle Average |
#4 by kyle sharpshooter at Aug 7, 1984 at 9:48 PM EST |
| Based around the story of a political fugitive who’s taken in by a woman. She can’t handle the responsibility and so turns him in, changing her life to one of unbearable guilt. After betraying the one person who gave the meaning to her life, she cracks. | |
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amy Average |
#5 by amy at May 19, 1991 at 12:24 AM EST |
| Obviously eddie isn't against abortion and the above website explains that is about the political refugee | |
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Tyler Average |
#6 by Tyler at Apr 19, 1994 at 11:18 PM EST |
| I think the song is definitley about a woman giving her child up for adoption. She probably wanted an abortion, but her religon was against it. (A Holy NO) She nursed the baby over one night. She wasnt so sure she wanted him to stay. (She didnt want a baby to start with, so she didnt want to stay and nurse him.) Then I think she is thinking about what happened. Soon she was down, soon he was low. Soon she laid down and the doctor was low, deliviring the baby. She had to turn around references how she had to leave the baby and walk away. To this day shes glided on always home but (The baby) is so far away. Then when she did have contact with the Child, there was some meaning, but she had sold him to the state. Gave him/her up for adoption. Once again, she had to turn and leave her Child. The references in the song to her folding is how her whole life folded away after this, and I believe Ed is trying to point out that because of Religon and the State women should have the right to choose not to have a child as opposed to ruining their entire life. So many people think abortion is wrong when you can just as easily have the child and give it up, when that is not true, which this song is attempting to point out. AWESOME song! | |
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Jimmy Average |
#7 by Jimmy Dresbach at Dec 23, 2005 at 7:59 PM EST |
| I always thought it was about a woman's newborn, but what 'ed' said sounds right. | |
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