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Artist: Pearl Jam
Song: Rearview Mirror
Album: Vs.
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Guitar I - Standard (E A D G B E)
Guitar II - Standard (E A D G B E)
Guitar III - Standard (E A D G B E)
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Tabbed By: Adam
Email: adam_linnell@hotmail.com
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Legend
b* - Bend
r - release from bend
/\* - Slide up/down to number
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
~ - Vibrato
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Intro
G1 - Clean
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|---------5---5-7-----------5----5-7-----------5---5-7------------5---5-7----------------
|-----5-5---5-----0-0----5-5---5----0-0----5-5---5-----0-0----5-5---5-----0-0------------
Verse 1
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------5---5-7---------- \
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ \
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|G2 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|---------5---5-7---------- /
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------7---7-9---------- \
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ \
| x4
|G2 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|---------7---7-9---------- /
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------5---5-7---------- \
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ \
| x4
|G2 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|---------5---5-7---------- /
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------7---7-9---------- \
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ \
| x4
|G2 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|---------7---7-9---------- /
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------5---5-7---------- \
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ \
| x4
|G2 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|---------5---5-7---------- /
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ /
Chorus
G1 & G2 (G1 Clean, G2 Distorted) (number of times played not exact)
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|----44444444444444-\-6-------------------------------------------------------------
|----44444444444444-\-6-555555555555-\-7-44444444-5555555555------------------------
|----22222222222222-\-4-555555555555-\-7-44444444-5555555555------------------------
|-----------------------333333333333-\-5-22222222-3333333333------------------------
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|----44444444444444-\-6-------------------------------------------------------------
|----44444444444444-\-6-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555--7---------------
|----22222222222222-\-4-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555--7---------------
|-----------------------333333333333-\-5-2222222222-0-2-3333333333--5---------------
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|G3 (play loosely and mute strings with fretting hand)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------xx-7-xx-7-xx-7--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------xx-7-xx-7-xx-7--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------xx-5-xx-5-xx-5--
Verse 2
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------5---5-7---------- \
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ \
| \
|G2 - Distorted \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- x12
|-------------------------- /
|---------5---5-7---------- /
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ /
| /
|G3 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-----7--xx---------------- /
|-----7--xx---------------- /
|-----5--xx---------------- /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------7---7-9---------- \
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ \
| \
|G2 - Distorted \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- x4
|-------------------------- /
|---------7---7-9---------- /
|-----7-7---7-----0-0------ /
| /
|G3 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-----9--xx---------------- /
|-----9--xx---------------- /
|-----7--xx---------------- /
G1 - Clean
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|---------5---5-7---------- \
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ \
| \
|G2 - Distorted \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- \
|-------------------------- x4
|-------------------------- /
|---------5---5-7---------- /
|-----5-5---5-----0-0------ /
| /
|G3 - Distorted /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-------------------------- /
|-----7--xx---------------- /
|-----7--xx---------------- /
|-----5--xx---------------- /
Chorus
G1 & G2 (G1 Clean, G2 Distorted) (number of times played not exact)
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|----44444444444444-\-6-------------------------------------------------------------
|----44444444444444-\-6-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555------------------
|----22222222222222-\-4-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555------------------
|-----------------------333333333333-\-5-2222222222-0-2-3333333333------------------
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|----44444444444444-\-6-------------------------------------------------------------
|----44444444444444-\-6-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555-----------7------
|----22222222222222-\-4-555555555555-\-7-4444444444-2-4-5555555555-----------7------
|-----------------------333333333333-\-5-2222222222-0-2-3333333333-----------5------
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|G3 - Distorted
|--------12-14--------12-14---------12-14-------------------------------------------
|----12---------12--12--------12--12--------12-12-14-14b15--12-14b15r14/0-----------
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Bridge
Outro - 2.43
(number of times played not exact)
G1 & G2 both play these chords until the end of the song.
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|----77777777777777--5555555555555--------------------------------------------------
G3 - plays this starting at 3.08
|--------12-14---------12-14---------12-14------------------------------------------\
|-----12--------12--12--------12--12---------12-12-14-14b15r--14-12-14-14b15r14~---- \
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|-14b16r--14b16r--14b16---14b16r-----19b21r--19b21r--19b21r--19b21r--19b21r--19b21r-
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(4.05) Guitar 3 is hard to hear at this part so just mess around with it.
That's it. Enjoy :)
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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camilo Average |
#1 by camilo velasquez at Sep 28, 2007 at 3:34 AM EST |
| "I gathered speed from you fucking with me" - I love this line saying how, ultimately, the abuse made him stronger. Another incredible PJ song | |
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Anthony Average |
#2 by Anthony at Sep 29, 2007 at 1:17 AM EST |
| I may be ignorant or something but I alwasy listened to this song and never really understood what it meant. I now I realize that it's about how Eddie was abused by his stepfather when he was younger and how he got away from it all eventually. It's a very deep song and I love the music that totally agrees with the lyrics. | |
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christian Average |
#3 by christian parnell at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:09 AM EST |
| This song, along with Daughter and MFC are are a part of trilogy written by Eddie Vedder...if you look at the lyrics they all have similar references in them to the other sons in the trilogy...its pretty interesting.. | |
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†§ean† Average |
#4 by †§ean† at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST |
| This song, along with Daughter and MFC are are a part of trilogy written by Eddie Vedder...if you look at the lyrics they all have similar references in them to the other sons in the trilogy...its pretty interesting.. | |
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Carly Average |
#5 by Carly at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:08 PM EST |
| I always related to this song in a way, being raised in an abusive home. 'I guess it was the beatings that made me wise/But I'm not about to give thanks or apologize'. From my experience, the abuser usually tries to tell you that they did this out of love, that they didn't mean to hurt you, it was your own fault, etc. As you grow older, you abuser wants to make peace with the past, they want you to help them excuse their past behavior by pointing out your character or whatever, and saying, 'See, I didn't fuck you up too bad. I made you strong. I made you who you are.' You just have to get away from it all together. | |
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Josh Lead Player |
#6 by Josh Ripley at Oct 17, 2007 at 7:57 PM EST |
| this is the best pearl jam song ever and is the title for best of album. song is about abuse from ed's stepfather to him, and how he escaped. now he is reflected on it, 'rearview mirror' | |
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Travis Wanna Be |
#7 by Travis Alford at Oct 18, 2007 at 5:57 AM EST |
| This song is definitely about child abuse. All of you seem to forget the song that started it all 'Jeremy'. The ultimate song about child abuse. | |
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