Title: Black
Artist: Pearl Jam
Album: Ten (1991)
Tuning: Standard: EADGBE
E E
:----7------7------:--9-------9------:---7--12-----7--7---7----------
:----9------9--10--:--10------10--9--:---9---------7--7---9----------
:----7------7------:--9-------9------:---7---------7--7---7----------
:----9------9------:--9-------9------:---9---------7--7---9----------
:----7------7------:--X-------X------:---7---------X--X---7----------
:---(0)----(0)-----:--9-------9------:--(0)--------7--7--(0)---------
A E E
:---5---9----5---5--7-:--7--12--7-----:--9-----9------:---7----------
:---5--------5---5--7-:--9------9--10-:--10----10--9--:---9----------
:---6--------6---6--7-:--7------7-----:--9-----9------:---7----------
:---7--------7---7--7-:--9------9-----:--9-----9------:---9----------
:---7--------7---7--X-:--7------7-----:--X-----X------:---7----------
:---5--------5---5--7-:-(0)----(0)----:--9-----9------:--(0)---------
Just play that for the verse. For the bridge there are only two chords.
The first chord is C, I like to play first position C. Then the second chord
is Emin, I also play first position Emin with F# on the first string.
C C Emin
:-------:------:-------:---2---:---- \
:---1---:--1---:-------:-------:---- \
:-------:------:-------:-------:---- \ AND REPEAT UNTIL CHORUS
:---2---:--2---:---2---:---2---:---- /
:---3---:--3---:---2---:---2---:---- /
:---3---:--3---:-------:-------:---- /
This is the Chorus. And just repeats itself. It is very simple, only three
chords: Emin, D and C. I play these chords in first position also. Although,
during the second chorus as it goes on you might notice that there is a slight
variation. The only thing being done is that instead of going from C back up
to Emin he is going from C up to D, back down to C, then up to Emin.
Emin D C
:--------:----2----:---------
:--------:----3----:----1----
:--------:----2----:---------
:----E---:---------:----2----
:----E---:----X----:----3----
:--------:----X----:----3----
E A Asus4 A
Sheets of empty canvas
E A Asus4 A
untouched sheets of clay
E A
They spread out before me
E
as her body once did
E A Asus4 A
All five horizons,
E A Asus4 A
revolved around her soul (as the earth to the sun)
E A
Now the air I tasted and breathed,
E
has taken a turn
C Em
Oooh all I know I taught her was... everything
C Em
Oooh all I know she gave all... that she wore
D
And my bitter hands
C
Shake beneath the clouds
Em
Of what was everything
D C
All the pictures have all been washed in black
Em
Tatooed everything.
E A Asus4 A
I take a walk outside
E A Asus4 A
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
E A
I can feel their laughter
E
So what can I say
C Em
Ooh all my twisted thoughts they spin round my head (I'm spinnin')
C Em
Oooh I'm spinning how quick the sun can drop awayayayayay
D
And my bitter hands
C
Grate on broken glass (can't get this word)
Em
of what was everything
D C
All my pictures have all been washed in black
Em
Tatooed everything
D
All my love gone bad
C
turned my world to black
D
tatooed all I see
C
All that I am
Em
All that I'll beeeeee yeaahheah
D
I know some day you'll have a beautiful life
C
I know you'll be a sun,
Em D C
In somebody elses sky, whyhy, whyhy whyhy
Em
can't it be, can't it be in mine.