Footsteps by Pearl Jam guitar tab (text):

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From: CECARMAN@MIAVX1.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU

Subject: TAB: Footsteps by Pearl Jam



Notes: This is my first transcription, so forgive my mistakes.  I tried to be as accurate as I could.  If you want an idea what this song sounds like, listen to Temple of the Dog's "Times Of Trouble", because the guitar part is basically the same except for a D in the main riff rather than a G and a different ending chord in the chorus (where Cornell hangs on "trouble....").  This is a really good song, and I hope it gets onto Pearl Jam's new album, which they are recording right now.  On the Jeremy CD sing

le, it's just Eddie singing and Stone playing an acoustic guitar.  



Footsteps by Pearl Jam (Stone Gossard & Eddie Vedder)

Transcribed by Chris Carman, cecarman@miav1.acs.muohio.edu

From the Jeremy CD Single





Intro           Main riff----------------------------|

                       |-- let ring                                     etc...

--------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------

--------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------

--------------|--------0----(0)------|-------(0)------|-------0----(0)------

--------------|-------------(0)------|-----------(0)--|------------(0)------

--------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------

--(3)-(3)-(3)-|---1h3-----3-----1----|--1-------------|--1h3-----3-----1----

                     -----       -------                    -----       ----



Main riff 4x until verse w/slight variations

Play main riff 7 times over verse until



---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-|

---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-|

-------0-------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-|

--------(0)----|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-|

---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-|

--1h3------3-1-|--1---------------|

              ----



Bridge

  C  C9 C9   Dmajsus4(+9)?      C   C C     Dmajsus4(+9)       C  C9 C9



--0--0--0--|--0-------0-0-0--|--0---0-0--|--0--------0-0-0--|--0--0--0-----

--1--3--3/-|--3---3-3-3-3-3\-|--1---1-1--|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--1--3--3/----

--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/-|--4---4-4-4-4-4\-|--2---2-2--|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|--2--2--2/----

--3--3--3/-|--5-------5-5-5\-|--3---3-3--|--5--------5-5-5--|--3--3--3/----

-----------|-----------------|-----------|------------------|--------------

              Ohhh......  I   did              what I had to  do......



 Dmajsus4(+9)        E5             C           

                           (**)                 (main riff again)

--0-------0-0-----|--0---0--0-0--|--0-----------|-------------------

--3--3-3--3-3-----|--0---0--0-0--|--1-----------|-------------------

--0--0-0--0-0-----|--x---x--x-x--|--0-----(0)---|------0------------

--4--4-4--4-4-4-4-|--2---2--2-2--|--2-----------|-------------------

--5-------5-5-5-5-|--2---2-------|--3-----------|-------------------

------------------|--0---0-------|---------(3)--|--1h3----3-1-------

    if there was a  reason.....       It was you.......       (etc.)





Main riff 4x w/slight variations

Play main riff 3 times until above variation

Play entire Bridge with variation above at (**)



  C     C   



--0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0--|

--1--|--1---1-1-1-1-1--|

--0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0--|  then play Bridge again with above variation

--2--|--2---2-2-2-2-2--|  

--3--|--3---3-3-3-3-3--|

-----|-----------------|



Then play this 4x:



Chorus

  E5       E5/F#                    G          A 

   --- ---- --- ---- --- --- -let ring- --- ---- ---  (***) ---- 

--0--0-0-0----|---------0--0-0-0-|--3---3-3-3--0-|--0--0--0-0-0-0--

--0--0-0-0----|---------0--0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2--

--x--x-x-x----|---------x--x-x-x-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2--

--2--2-2-2----|-----(2)-2--2-2-2-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2--

--2--2-2-2----|-----(2)-2--2-2-2-|--2---2-2-2--0-|--0--0--0-0-0-0--

--0--0-0-0--2-|---2--------------|--3---3-3-3----|-----------------

             -----

  you.....                          Footsteps  in           the hall...(etc)



On the 4th time, hold the A chord at (***)



Play the main riff 4x with variation on 4th time.

Play Bridge 2x into Chorus

Play Chorus 4x with variation on 4th time.

Then play main riff 4x with variation 1st time as Outro:



--------------------

--------------------

--------------------  Just change the G to a D the first time only.

-------0------------

--------------------

--1h3-----3---1-----

               ----



I usually like to end it on a G chord like xx0003 (low to high), because the missing lower notes gives it a more delicate ending if you use a ritard.  





Lyrics to Footsteps:



(verse)

Don't even think about reaching me,

I won't be home.

Don't even think about stoppin' by,

Don't think of me... at all.



(bridge)

Oh, I did what I had to do,

if there was a reason, it was you.



(verse)

Don't even think about gettin' inside

of voices in my head... oohm, voices.



(bridge)

Oh, I got scratches all over my arms,

One for each pain since I fell apart.

Oh, I did what I had to do,

If there was a reason, it was you...



(chorus)

Footsteps in the hall

It was you, you....

Oh, pictures on my desk,

It was you, it was you..



(main riff)



(bridge)

Oh, I--I did what I had to do,

And if there was a reason, there wasn't no reason, no no,

oh, and if there's something you'd like to do,

Just let me to continue to blame you...



(chorus)

Footsteps in the hall

It was you, you...

Oh, pictures on my desk,

It was you, it was you...



From: docvader@aol.com (Doc Vader)



                      FOOTSTEPS by Pearl Jam

                     music by Stone Gossard

                     lyrics by Eddie Vedder  

              (Times of Trouble on Temple of The Dog CD)





                                     C  Cadd9     Em

e:-----------------------------------0---0---0---1------------------------

-

B:-----------------------------------1---3---3---2------------------------

--

G:-------------0---------------------0---0---0---2------------------------

--

D:----------------2---Repeat-then----2---2--------------------------------

--

A:----------------2------------------3---3--------------------------------

--

E:0--1--H--3-------------------------0---0--------------------------------

--





                                  

                           



                                         heres the beginning for the solo

e:---------------------12\10---blah-blah----------------------------------

--

B:------------------------------------------------------12----------------

--

G:----------------9---------------------------------9------11---9---------

--

D:-----9--H--11---9-------------------------9---11-----------------11----9

--

A:-----9--H--11-----------------------------------------------------------

--

E:0-----------------------------------------------------------------------

--





                                                                      





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B:----------------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---|

G:------------------------------------etc-etc-end-on-------------------|

D:---------------------------9---11------------------------------------|

A:11---9---7------7-----7--9-------------------------------------------|

E:-----------8------8--------------------------------------------------|





This is just the intro..and the solo.. I have no patience so I'm not going

to tab it all down...I've only been playing about 7 months and I've

figured out most of the song

in about 2 of those months..just listen and play alot or you can just play

the chords

while listning to the song to get a good feel.. 

 

    E  open strings    B(Bm)  A    E    



e:  0       0          3(7)   0    0 

B:  0       0          5(7)   2    0  repeat through out verses

G:  1       0          5(8)   2    1

D:  2       0          5(8)   2    2

A:  2       0          3(9)        2

E:                      (7)





I usually play Bm but B will do..

just listen and practice alot..

If you can hunt me down..I know alot of PJ songs..

and if ya want tab and ya catch me in a good mood I'll

rush it right over to ya.. 

Doc..aka Ice..aka Val..aka Matt

jusy look for AOL.COM names having something to do with those

nicknames cause my name address is constantly changing..

Later y'all..

 

 All Flames accepted and most likely returned with a harsher response





From: docvader@aol.com (Doc Vader)



  I listened to footsteps a few hundred times and finally cameup with an

incredibly sucky piece of crap transcription almost worth putting on

here..

Like I said it sucks..and I didn't bother to get all the chords for the in

between parts of the song

but here's the intro and little mini-chorus.. besides..maybe someone

seeing how miserably I failed will trasncribe 

it better...just listen to it to get the timing..be creative..

what the hell I'll throw in a little yellow ledbetter tab too..     



                      FOOTSTEPS by Pearl Jam

                     music by Stone Gossard

                     lyrics by Eddie Vedder  

              (Times of Trouble on Temple of The Dog CD)





                                     C  Cadd9     Em

e:-----------------------------------0---0---0---1------------------------

-

B:-----------------------------------1---3---3---2------------------------

--

G:-------------0---------------------0---0---0---2------------------------

--

D:----------------2---Repeat-then----2---2--------------------------------

--

A:----------------2------------------3---3--------------------------------

--

E:0--1--H--3-------------------------0---0--------------------------------

--





                                  

                           



                                         heres the beginning for the solo

e:---------------------12\10---blah-blah----------------------------------

--

B:------------------------------------------------------12----------------

--

G:----------------9---------------------------------9------11---9---------

--

D:-----9--H--11---9-------------------------9---11-----------------11----9

--

A:-----9--H--11-----------------------------------------------------------

--

E:0-----------------------------------------------------------------------

--





                                                                      





e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B:----------------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---|

G:------------------------------------etc-etc-end-on-------------------|

D:---------------------------9---11------------------------------------|

A:11---9---7------7-----7--9-------------------------------------------|

E:-----------8------8--------------------------------------------------|





This is just the intro..and the solo.. I have no patience so I'm not going

to tab it all down...I've only been playing about 7 months and I've

figured out most of the song

in about 2 of those months..just listen and play alot or you can just play

the chords

while listning to the song to get a good feel.. 

 

    E  open strings    B(Bm)  A    E    



e:  0       0          3(7)   0    0 

B:  0       0          5(7)   2    0  repeat through out verses

G:  1       0          5(8)   2    1

D:  2       0          5(8)   2    2

A:  2       0          3(9)        2

E:                      (7)





I usually play Bm but B will do..

just listen and practice alot..

If you can hunt me down..I know alot of PJ songs..

and if ya want tab and ya catch me in a good mood I'll

rush it right over to ya.. 

Doc..aka Ice..aka Val..aka Matt

jusy look for AOL.COM names having something to do with those

nicknames cause my name address is constantly changing..

Later y'all..

   Doc