Immortality Guitar Tab

Ver 1 Ver 2

Band: Pearl Jam
Title: Immortality
Album: Vitalogy
quarter note bend at that fret.
b.g means both guitars.
----------0----------|-----------x----------|-----------------------|---------|
-------------3-------|--------------3-------|-----0-----------3-3-3-|---------|
-------0--------0----|--------0--------0----|-------0---------2-2-2-|---------|
----2----------------|-----2--------------2-|---------2---2---------|---------|
-3-------------------|--3-----------------2-|---2-------------------|----2----|
-------------------0-|--------------------0-|-0---------0---2-------|-0-------|
Intro G1 X3                                  Verse G1
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------0-----|----|
-0h3p0---------3-3-3-|-----0-----------3-3-3-|-----0h3p0---------3---3---|----|
-------0-------2-2-2-|-------0---------2-2-2-|-----------0-------2-----2-|----|
---------0---0-------|---------2---2---------|-------------0---0-0-------|----|
---------------------|---2-------------------|---2-----------------------|----|
-----------2---------|-0---------0---2-------|-0-------------2-----------|----|
-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------|
-0---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-2-|------|
-0---0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-|------|
-2---2-2-2-2-0-0-------|-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------|
-2---2-2-2-2-x---------|-2--2-2-2-2-x------|-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-0-|------|
-0---0-0-0-0-2---------|-0--0-0-0-0-2------|-----------0-|---------0---|------|
G2                     Verse G2    X2       Chorus X2 b.g.     X1
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
--3p2-0-0h2-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
--2---2-2-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
--2---2-2---2---|-------------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0-0-----0-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
-|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
-|--3--2--0--0--2---------------|--------------------------------|------------|
-|-----------------2------------|-b14r12--12--12--------12-12----|------------|
-|------------------------------|----------------14-14--------14-|------------|
-|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
-|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
Lead fill after the choruses   First solo, btwn. chorus  and 2nd verse
-|---------------------17-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
-|-15b17--15b17r15--17-------------12-|---------------------|-----------------|
-|-------------------------12------12-|-2b3r2p0-------------|-----------------|
-|----------------------------14------|---------2-----------|-----------------|
-|------------------------------------|-------------x-------|-----------------|
-|------------------------------------|-------------x-3b-3b-|-----------------|
Second Solo (Rhy-G1+G2 verse 4x)
-|------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3-----5b7---3-5-3--|-----------|
-|------------x-----|-3-3-3-3--5-3--3-3-5-x------5-5--------------|-----------|
-|-2b3r2p0----x-----|---------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|---------2----x-x-|---------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|--------------x-x-|---------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|
rake
-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-/--3-3-3-3-3-2-/-|------------------------------|--------------|
-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-/--5-5-5-5-5-3-/-|-12----12--12--12----12-12-14-|--------------|
-|------------------------------|-12----12--12--12----12-12-14-|--------------|
-|------------------------------|----14------------14----------|--------------|
-|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
-|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
-|-------12-----------12-----------------------------|------------------------|
-|----12----12-15b17-----15-12----12----14-12----12\-|------------------------|
-|-14--------------------------14----14-14-12----12\-|------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------14-----|------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-|-2b3r2p0--------2-0------0---0-2b3r2p0----2-0--|----------------------------|
-|---------2--0-2------2-2---2-----------2-------|----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
It's really hard to hear Mike here, this is just a guess
-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|----|
-|-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Not sure how many times he plays the notes, but this is the scale he plays
-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------------------|--------|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|--------|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|--------|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|--------|
-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------|
-|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
G1                         G2-Ed or Mike plays this
-|------------------|-----------|-----------------9-|----------0-----------|--|
-|-2h3p2--0-0h2-----|-----------|--10\8--8\7--7/8---|----------2-----------|--|
-|-2------2-2-------|-----------|---9\7--7\6--6/7---|----------2-----------|--|
-|--------2-2---2---|-----------|-------------------|----------2-----------|--|
-|----------------0-|-----------|-------------------|----------0-----------|--|
-|------------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|--|
Last lick is played like this   Outro G3           G2 strums A occasionly
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------|
-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Another guitar just palm mutes an A5 chord after awhile


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Tyler Average	#1 by Tyler Hutchison at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:07 PM EST
	Someone told me this song was actually about Kurt Cobain, so ladbug is right about the suicide thing.

kyle Professional	#2 by kyle mcdonough at Oct 4, 2007 at 7:02 PM EST
	I agree there has got to be some inspiration from Cobains suicide, the scrawl desolved cigar box thing is too dead on. Vedder may have distanced himself from that notion for personal reasons or because he didnt want a song to be considered a ode to Cobains suicide. I also feel several lines reference Courtney Love and the way she was treated after Kurts death.

No Picture Ben Rhythm Player	#3 by Ben Jammin at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:40 AM EST
	Pearl Jams music is complex to decipher. Theme's of Pearl Jam music seems to be one person's perspective of a confusing world. This song is no different. But, their lyrics remain esoteric.

LJ Average	#4 by LJ at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:27 AM EST
	the whiskers in the sink part is definetely a reference to Cobain because when they found his body he was clean shaven

No Picture Mauricio Wanna Be	#5 by Mauricio Tonon at Oct 17, 2007 at 9:14 AM EST
	This song was written Before cobain's death but the lyrics were changed just after he killed himself I believe this is how "Immortality" originally went: I could take the sun I could call the couple anyone I won't tell the comfort in the world I can't take it off I won't say, "Enough, it's not my fault" I won't care, there's something in the wind Take me as I am I don't need this I die just to live Immortality... I could paint the moon I could reflect light into a room If I could, the fortune (all be there) I could paint it all I won't say, "Enough, it's not my fault" I won't call the altar in the air Take me as is I don't need this I die just to live Immortality... I can't take a walk I won't fight this world I won't save it all It is not my fault Take me as is I don't need this I die just to live I won't stay long I'll be long gone I die just to live... If you Lib in the lyrics it goes perfectly with the song and is just as powerful..... If you try hard enough you can almost hear it too....