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EVEN FLOW
by PEARL JAM
riff 1
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----------7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------
----------7-5-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------
--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------
----5-8----------------5-8----------------5-8-------------------------
riff 2
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----------------7-----------
----------------7-----------
----5-3-0-3---5-5-----------
------------3---------------
riff 1 gets repeated through the verse until right before the
chorus where you p
lay riff 2.
for the chorus there are two choices, you can play the lead, or
the rhythm
rhythm
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-7----3--------------------------7-----5-------
-7----3-(let ring)---------------7-----5-------
-5----1--------------------------5-----3-------
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even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
(and so on, repeated for each line in the chorus)
lead
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--12-11---------------------------12-11-------------------------------
--------12-8-(whammy)---------------------12-10-(whammy)--------------
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even flow thoughts arrive like buttterflies
(again repeated until the end part of the chorus)
either way you have to play this riif in between phrases of the
chorus
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-----------------------------------------
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and this riff at the end.
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--7----5-------5----7-------7----5------------------------------------
--7----5-------5----7-------7----5------------------------------------
--5----3-------7----5-------5----3-----3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-0----
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life again life again life again (when appropriate, repeat
a few
(or whatever the lyrics are) times)
then the imfamous interlude where everything quiets down
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---------------5------------------------------------------------------
-------5-----5---7p5--------------------------------------------------
--/5-7---5-7----------------------------------------------------------
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repeated when necessary
p=pulloff
/ slide up
\ slide down
the solo is based on this scale
---------------------------------10-13------------------------------------
----------------------------10-13-----------------------------------------
----------------------10-12-----------------------------------------------
----------------10-12-----------------------------------------------------
----------10-12-----------------------------------------------------------
----10-13-----------------------------------------------------------------
I dont know what key that is
any quetions or complaints?
RichNut@uiuc.edu
...enjoy
From: X94CURTIS4@wmich.edu
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 20:24:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject: TAB: "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam
"Even Flow" by Pearl Jam from the Epic release "Ten"
Music by Stone Gossard, Lyrics by Eddie Vedder
Tabbed by David Curtis
This is my first attempt at this so please bear with me. I've tried
to
explain everything as well as I could.
Guitar 1: Open D tuning (D,A,F#,D,A,D)
Guitar 2: Standard tuning
Guitar 1 - Distorted
Opening Riff:
D-------|-------------------------
A-------|-------------------------
F#------|-------------------------
D-------|------------0------------
A-------|------X-3-X-5------------
D--15\--|--5/7-------0--6-5p3-4p0-
Guitar 2 - Distorted
e-----------------------
B--5/7-7-X-5-7----------
G--5/7-7-X-5-7----------
D--5/7-7-X-5-7--6-5\3---
A--3/7-5-X-X-5--------5-
E-----------------------
Riff 1 (in 2/4 time)
Guitar 1 Riff 1A
D--------------------|---12-
A--------------------|---12-
F#-------------------|---12-
D--------------------|---12-
A--5-3---------------|---12-
D------7-5-3-0-3-5-0-|---12-let ring
Guitar 2
e--------------------
B--------------------
G--7-5---------------
D------7-5-3-0-3-5-0-let ring
A--------------------
E--------------------
Verse Riff
Guitar 1 - with some palm muting
*
D-------------------
A-------------------
F#------------------
D------------0------
A------X-3-X-5------
D--5\7-------0---3/-
*
Guitar 2
e----------------------
B--5/7-7-X-X-X-7-X-7-7-
G--5/7-7-X-5-X-7-X-7-7-
D--5/7-7-X-5-X-7-X-7-7-
A--3/5-5-X-X-X-5-X-5-5-
E----------------------
Chorus
Guitar 1
D: Bb: C:
D----12-----8-----10--
A----12-----8-----10--
F#---12-----8-----10--
D----12-----8-----10--
A----12-----8-----10--
D----12-----8-----10--
That's how the chords are played. They go like this:
D Bb D C
"Even Flow Thoughts arive like butterflies.."
Continue this chord progression through chorus until:
D C D C
"Him away, him away..."
Let the chords ring through the chorus'
Guitar 2
e-------------------------|------------------
B-------------------------|------------------
G--12-11-------7-9b10r9-7-|--11--------------
D--------12-8-------------|-----12-10(whammy)
A-------------------------|------------------
E-------------------------|------------------
E ven flow Butterflies
Repeat the second part for "him away..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1
D--------------------------------
A----------------------------12\-
F#---------------------------12\-
D--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X----12\-
A--10-10-10-10-10-11-11-12---12\-
D--10-10-10-10-10-11-11-12---12\-
Guitar 2
e---------------------10\-
B---------------------10\-
G---------------------11\-
D---------------------12\-
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----12\-
E--8-8-8-8-8-9-9-10---X---
Solo
Guitar 1 plays Riff 2 with palm muting throughout most ofthe
solo, then
drops out a little bit before riff 3 comes in. If you listen to the
song, you should be able to figure it out.
If you have the Hal Leonard book for this album, subtract 2 frets
from every
note played in the solo (and all the little fills). That puts
you in the
right key (D).
Riff 3 (bridge from solo back into chorus)
Guitar 1
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------
D------X-10-X-12--10\------X-10-X-12--/14-12-
A--/12-----------------/12-------------------
D--------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 plays a D with lots of muting and scratching, growing
louder and
louder until the chorus. Played like this:
e--5-
B--7-
G--7-
D--7-
A--5-
Outro Riff
Guitar 2 (with wah)
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--12-10---10-----------10\-
D-------12----10----10--10\-
A----------------12---------
E---------------------------
Order of Song:
Opening Riff (with slide only 1st time)
Riff 1 (guitar 1 goes right into verse riff at *)
Verse Riff
Riff 1 (into opening riff)
Opening Riff (guitar 2 with wah)
Riff 1 (guitar 1 plays riff 1A also)
Chorus
Verse Riff
Riff 1 (guitar 1 plays riff 1A also)
Chorus
Riff 2
Solo
Riff 3
Chorus
Riff 2 (guitar 1 continues riff 2 until end)
Outro Riff
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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SOCIETY DWELLIN Average |
#1 by SOCIETY DWELLIN MOTHER FUCKER! at Jul 1, 2006 at 12:48 AM EST |
| either the songs about an addict or it was written by one. I’m betting the first. Clearly delusional hallucinations, no ability to concentrate and no desire to correct his situation. This cat needs some help. If you’ve ever met a drug addicted washout. You’d understand, I myself however try to avoid these people. | |
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zoe Wanna Be |
#2 by zoe cherrie at Jul 12, 2006 at 4:11 PM EST |
| I cant stand people who just go on these comment boards and rip on eddie vedder and pearl jam for no real reason. Whats the point fellas? Pearl jam is one of the best and most popular rock backs now and their fan base is 10 times bigger than linkin park's will ever be. | |
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batman Average |
#3 by batman chum at Oct 5, 2006 at 4:45 PM EST |
| or maybe its all about donuts | |
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Dan Average |
#4 by Dan Flores at Nov 3, 2006 at 9:14 PM EST |
| Elten John does a fucking horrible cover of this song. This is a beautiful song and he ruins it literally. This song is just amazing and i appreciate it so much more knowing the lyircs i mean lets face it, Eddie Vedder is hard to understand hah | |
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Tyler Average |
#5 by Tyler Hutchison at Jan 8, 2007 at 11:47 PM EST |
| The homeless meaning makes sense, but if you realy look at it from a deeper angle, the song could be about a guy who denies who he is, he puts up a front. He knows he feels uncomfortable being that fake person he tries to be, "rests his head on a pillow made of concrete." But when he's alone, he realizes the real him, but he hates the real him also for whatever reason, maybe because he is homeless, hence refering to the homeless angle... He can't find his "evenflow", the person he really ought to be in life. | |
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tom Average |
#6 by tom jenkins at Jan 24, 2007 at 6:12 PM EST |
| Amunkey i think you covered that really well. Pearl Jam is one of my inspirations, and i spend a lot of time looking into their songs, but ive never really looked at the chorus of this song very much. I really think you nailed it. | |
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Nikola Rhythm Player |
#7 by Nikola Supukovic at Mar 17, 2007 at 8:48 PM EST |
| Elton John does a GREAT cover of this song. | |
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#8 by KitCat at Mar 25, 2007 at 1:14 PM EST |
| This song is about being homeless | |
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Alyssa Professional |
#9 by Alyssa at Apr 7, 2007 at 9:01 PM EST |
| The whole homeless idea is a metaphor to someone who, as ''grunge guy'' said, can't find confort in being himself or someone else...Thats one thing....the other thing is this song can be a social manifesto to what is reality nowadays....I support myself on the cd's booklet, in the part of Even Flow it says: Even Flow (not even) and this could be interpreted as how goverments think they are there to make everything ''flow in an even manner", but still there are homeless, miserable and poor people. | |
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Venti Average |
#10 by Venti at Aug 29, 2007 at 2:27 PM EST |
| This song is definetly about the homeless, because now I'm trying to remember a quote from a long ago early 90s pj show it's eddie introducing evenflow..."Hey how's everyone doing tonight? *Crowd Cheers* Hey so how man of you all came out to the show tonight in limo's huh? *Parts of crowd cheer* Yeaaaa isn't in great riding around in a limo, not a care in the world...Well you know what? Next time your out cruising in your limo I want you to look out that window at the homeless person laying there stiff freezing to death, and I dare you, I fucking dare you to take a sip of that free in-car alcohol...this one is called evenflow!" HAHAHAH eddie you are amazing, standing up for what's right even if it means makign you fans take a look at themselves in the mirror...true genius, pj rocks and always will be the best band ever, PJ4LIFE | |
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Vinnie Rhythm Player |
#11 by Vinnie Valium at Sep 5, 2007 at 5:41 PM EST |
| Ya I agree McCready and Ben, that makes good sense. And to Jinx, if you think that's all they write about, you're lost :\ | |
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Eric Wanna Be |
#12 by Eric Canfield at Sep 14, 2007 at 7:16 PM EST |
| I think I read some magazine somewhere that said this song was about some retarded bum drug addict that Eddie used to hang out with. Its was quite interesting actually, because the bums name was steven bow, but they decided to make it even flow, for a more poetic sounding chorus. But anyway my band is gonna make a cover of this song and bring back the orginal chorus of steven bow. Hey guys get off of Elton John's back ok? HE could whoop eddie vedders ass, gay or not, at least elton annunciates, fuckin homophobes! | |
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