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Red Mosquito
Transcribed by Paul Stipack (paul.stipack@hunterlink.net.au)
Modified by Joel Farthing (Betterman9@aol.com)
A couple of people have said they've seen PJ play this live and
it's in standard tuning. I've also been told that the opening riff
is played at the 5th fret so I've tried to figure it out there,
I hope it sounds OK.
Anyone want to have a go at the solos?
INTRO:
E-|-------------------|-
B-|-------------------|-
G-|-7---------------7-|-
D-|-7-7-----7-7-----7-|-
A-|-5-0h5p0-8-0h5p0-5-|-
E-|-------------------|-
VERSE:
D F(let ring) D C(let ring)
E|-2--1--------------------------------2--0----------|
B|-3--1--------------------------------3--1----------|
G|-2--2--------------------------------2--0----------|
D|-0--3--------------------------------0--2----------|
A|----------------------------------------3----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
the window,little red mosquito...I was not allowed to (etc.)
D F(let ring) D C F C
E|-2--1--------------------------------2--0--1--0------|
B|-3--1--------------------------------3--1--1--1------|
G|-2--2--------------------------------2--0--2--0------|
D|-0--3--------------------------------0--2--3--2------|
A|----------------------------------------3-----3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
I saw the sun go down, and now..(etc)..somewhere in
PRE CHORUS:
E-|-------------------|-
B-|-------------------|-
G-|-7---------------7-|-
D-|-7-7-----7-7-----7-|-
A-|-5-0h5p0-8-0h5p0-5-|-
E-|-------------------|-
CHORUS:
F C
E-|------------------|-------------|-
B-|---------10-------|-------5-----|-
G-|------10----10----|-----5---5---|-
D-|---10----------10-|---5-------5-|-
A-|-8----------------|-3-----------|-
E-|------------------|-------------|-
D# A# C
E-|-------------|-------------|------|-
B-|-------8-----|-------3-----|------|-
G-|-----8---8---|-----3---3---|-5--5-|-
D-|---8-------8-|---3-------3-|-5--5-|-
A-|-6-----------|-1-----------|-3--3-|-
E-|-------------|-------------|------|-
LITTLE C RIFF AT END OF CHORUS:
E-|-----------|--------------------|-
B-|-----------|--------------------|-
G-|-10--9-----|-(second--10--9--12-|-
D-|--------10-|--chorus)-----------|-
A-|-----------|--------------------|-
E-|-----------|--------------------|-
The rest of the song is basically just repeats of the above
progressions, so just play along with the CD to get the right
pattern and structure.
RED MOSQUITO
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Pearl Jam - No Code
Track 8
This represents our interpretation of the original artist's work, to be used for personal
or educational use only.
Transcibed by Matt Forth.
If you add to this or fix any mistakes, please send us a copy.
matt@gil.com.au
(Please email if you are a drummer / bass guitarist near Brisbane interested in jammin'!!!!)
INTRO
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|7-------7---5---|
D|7---7---7---5---|
A|5---7---5---3---|
E|----5-----------|
. . . .
VERSE
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------|7---9-----------|
D|7---7-----------|7---9-----------|
A|5---7-----------|5---7-----------|
E|----5-----------|----------------|
. . . . . . . .
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|7---------------|7---9--10---9---|
D|7---7-----------|7---9--10---9---|
A|5---7-----------|5---7---8---7---|
E|----5-----------|----------------|
. . . . . . . .
CHORUS
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|10------8-------|----------------|
D|10--10--8---8---|10--------------|
A|8---10--6---8---|10--------------|
E|----8-------6---|8---------------|
. . . . . . . .
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|10------8-------|----------------|----------------|
D|10--10--8---8---|10--------------|10--------------|
A|8---10--6---8---|10--------------|10--------------|
E|----8-------6---|8---------------|8---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro riff x 8
Verse 1:
Watched out the window with a red mosquito
I was not allowed to leave the room
I saw the sun go down and now it's coming up
Somewhere in the time between
Chorus:
I was bitten
must have been the devil
He was just paying me
A little visit
Reminded me of his presense
Letting me know
He's waiting
Intro riff x4
Verse 2:
Red man's your neighbor call it behavior
While you're climbing up slippery hills
Two steps ahead of him punctures in your neck
hovering just above your bed hovering just above your bed
Chorus
Intro riff x 8
Chorus riff (first bar only) x 8 out
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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spence Average |
#1 by spence o'brien at Aug 11, 1971 at 2:38 AM EST |
| the guitar in this song kicks major ass. anyone else notice that in this song he says "if i had known then what i know now", and in i'm open he says "if i only knew now what i knew then". maybe hes saying that your wiser as a child than you are as an adult. maybe thats something important to realize if you want to become enligtened, that you have as much to learn from your childhood as you do from your adulthood. | |
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bethan Average |
#2 by bethan jones at Nov 19, 1971 at 11:38 PM EST |
| I think Eddie was dabbing with Heroin throughout much of' No code'. bitten by a red mosquito could be the itchy track marks left from heroin injection. and the all to familier sigh of a junkie leads off the song "If I had known then what I know now". | |
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alex Average |
#3 by alex at Aug 9, 1972 at 11:51 PM EST |
| it is amazing to me, people's inability to take spirituality and the spiritual realm at face value. it seems fairly obvious to me from these lyrics that eddie is talking about an encounter with a demon/devil. he was visited and reminded that he has a master and that he is waiting. chose this day who you will serve. it seems to me saddly that eddie has made his choice, and a choice rightfully regretted. if he had known then what he knows now.... you won't come out on top in a deal with the devil. | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#4 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Apr 25, 1975 at 1:42 PM EST |
| this song is really ironic going along with the themes of the rest of No Code. As opposed to the buddhist-ish ideas of Present Tense and such, this song is about regret. To me, anyway, this could mean No Code tells a story? maybe? i haven't really thought this through all the way. The proscess to enlightenment maybe? What does everyone else think | |
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Nathan Average |
#5 by Nathan Delvecchio at Sep 26, 1990 at 8:12 AM EST |
| eddie got sick from food poisining and missed a concert. he was in bed for a full 24 hrs (saw the sun go down, now its coming up) and was semi-hallucinating. he imagined his illness to be brought on by the devil in the form of a red mosuito as a reminder that death will eventually come. | |
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TOm Wanna Be |
#6 by TOm HIrsch at Dec 5, 1999 at 11:58 PM EST |
| About life's little reminders. A stub in the toe, a pulled muscle, a mosquito bite; while we may try to stay two steps ahead of our adversaries (the Devil is quite an adversary, isn't he), they will catch up with us at some point on our journey. The last line "If I had known then what I know now" refers to the little lessons we learn from our setbacks, we learn because we have experienced. | |
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kyle Professional |
#7 by kyle mcdonough at Dec 21, 2003 at 2:19 PM EST |
| I totally agree spenser_d. I think Eddie is saying while "red men" were needed they were treated as freinds but thereafter as if overnight were stabbed in the back and eventually the people will be held responsible. | |
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Spymaster Lead Player |
#8 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at May 21, 2005 at 6:06 AM EST |
| The food poisoning incident and the literal mosquito eddie was annoyed by are good explanations, but I think we're neglecting one crucial line in the song: "Red man's your neighbor . . ." Back before political correctness, Native Americans were considered to be "red" in color, eg. Redskins. I think "Red Mosquito" is about the White American Male opinion of American Indians and how they feel pestered by this group of people they bought out years ago. The white man has put the indian on reservations and tried to keep him quiet, but he is still constantly reminded of whose country this really is. This "White Man's Guilt" theme is also evident on "w.m.a." and "do the evolution". You have to remember how intelligent (and liberal) eddie is and take that into account -- this can't just be a song about a stomach virus. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#9 by Zach Honeycutt at Sep 6, 2006 at 7:36 PM EST |
| Jeff Ament didn't help matters either, telling the audience unsympathetically, "We'll try to come back at the end of the tour but, you know, oh well." Neil Young stood on the side of the stage and looked hurt. After Ament's speech, he broke into "Rocking in the Free World" for the second time that day, as if twice playing the only song most people in the crowd knew would make everyone feel better. It didn't. Two days later, physically and emotionally drained, they canceled the remainder of the tour. "I think we all agreed that it had gotten insane, that it was no longer about the music," says Vedder. ''It sounds like it's not a big deal,'' he says. ''But I thought I was going to die. We've been in some pretty tense situations as far as crowd control, and usually I pull it off. I think they just thought I was going to pull it off. | |
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