"Alive" Key: s = slide h = hammer p = pull off x = pick scrapes ~ = vibrato bh = 1/2 step bend and hold br = 1/2 step bend and release BH = Full step bend and hold BR = Full step bend release b = Bend single note/no hold/release 1/2 step B = Bend single note/no hold/release full step [B]= Bend 2 whole steps. / = Bend BEFORE you pluck note (ex. 14/BH) (x) = note as a result of bend release or ring "Alive" is broken up in this way: Intro/Verse/Pre-Chorus/Chorus/Bridge1/Bridge2/Bridge3/Solo Intro - Distortion 1[------------------------------|-------------------------------------------] 2[------------------------------|-------------------------------------------] 3[--------0--2------------------|-2-2-2--2--------------------------------0-] 4[------0----2-------0-7p9-7~~~-|-2-2-2--2-------0-7p9--7-9bh-(9)-(9br)-7-0-] 5[-10s0------0--h5s7------------|-0-0-0--0--h5s7------------------------5---] 6[------------------------------|-------------------------------------------] Rhythm Fill - Mild Distortion (played throughout Intro and verse) 1[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 2[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 3[-------------------------7------------------------------------------------] 4[-----------2-------0-7p9--------------------------------------------------] 5[-----------0--h5s7----------0--0------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] Acoustic Intro (barely audible) A Asus4 (a) (b) (c) 1[--0-------5----|---0---0-0---5--|---0-0-0---0--0-0---5---5-5-|---0-0-0----] 2[--2-------3----|---2---2-2---3--|---2-2-2---2--2-2---3---3-2-|---2-2-2----] 3[--2-------2-x2-|---2---2-2---2--|---2-2-2---2--2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2----] 4[--2-------2----|---2---2-2---2--|---2-2-2---2--2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2----] 5[--0-------0----|---0---0-0---0--|---0-0-0---0--0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0-0----] 6[---------------|----------------|----------------------------|------------] (cute little rhythm) (c) F5 C 1[--0--0-0---5--|----------------------0-0-0--|--1--1--1--1----0--0---(0)---] 2[--2--2-2---3--|----------------------2-2-2--|--1--1--1--1----1--1---(1)---] 3[--2--2-2---2--|---rep-part-(b) then--2-2-2--|--2--2--2--2----0--0---(0)---] 4[--2--2-2---2--|----------------------2-2-2--|--3--3--3--3----2--2---(2)---] 5[--0--0-0---0--|----------------------0-0-0--|--3--3--3--3----3--3---(3)---] 6[--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------] Acoustic Verse (w/ Rhythm Fill) [Same chords as intro] A---A-A--Asus4------Asus4---Asus4 A---A-A--Asus4------Asus4---Asus4----Asus4-Asus4-Asus4 Acoustic Pre-Chorus (no rhythm fill) (New Chord: Cadd9 - x3023x) F5--F5--F5--F5----C-C C-C-Cadd9--Cadd9-C F5--F5--F5--F5----C-C C--C-C-C-C-C => jump into Chorus Chorus (distortion) Chord E: 012200 Chord G: 320033 Chord D: x00230 Chord A: x02220 /------------------------\ E---E-E-E-E-E----G---G-G-G-G-G----D---D-D-D-D-D----A---A-A-A-A-A This part obscured by second < dist. Guitar playing this: ^ ^ (During each cycle through EDGA it plays a slightly different fill there ^ [After 1st] [After 2nd] 1[-------2-3-2-5-3-2-0----------------|---------3-2-5-3-2-0-----------------] 2[--3---------------------------------|--3----------------------------------] 3[--2------------------4BH-(4BR)----2-|--2------------------4BH-(4BR)--2--2-] 4[--0---------------------------------|--0----------------------------------] 5[-------------------------------0----|-------------------------------------] 6[------------------------------------|-------------------------------------] [After 3rd] [After fourth] [After Fifth] 1[-------2-3-2-5-3-2-0----------------|-----------------|-------------------] 2[--3---------------------------------|----same-as------|---same-as->-------] 3[--2------------------4BH-(4BR)-2--4-|------1st--------|-----3rd--->--4~~~-] 4[--0---------------------------------|-----------------|---except-->-------] 5[------------------------------------|-----------------|---vibrato->-------] 6[------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------] Bridge Part 1: (Acoustic + Electric) Hardest part of song to play. Bridge Chords: Chord A7: x02020 Chord A9: x00020 Chord B: 789977 Chord B9: x2422x Chord B7: xx2424 -\ same Chord B7sus4: xx2424 -/ Chord D5: xxx23x Chord Esus2: xx2452 Chord E3 (t2) xx2422 -\ same Chord E6sus2: xx2422 -/ Chord F#: 244222 Chord F#: x-9-11-11-10-x Chord F#: xx4676 Chord F#sus2: xx4674 Chord F#sus4: x-9-11-11-12-x (The reason for 3 F# variations is because some variations are closer/near the previous chord; making it easier to form. Also you may find some just easier to form.) B--B--B--B----B--B--B--B----B-B---F#---F#-F#-----F#sus4--F#--E--B B-B-B-B---B-B-B-B--B-B----F#--F#-F#--F#--F#sus2-F#--F#sus2 (x2) B-B-B-B---B-B-B-B--B-B----F#--(s1f0)-(s2f0) (string 1 fret 0 etc.) Bridge Part 2: (Light strum) 1[--0---0---0------5------|---0---0----------------|---0---0---0-----5------] 2[--2---0---3-----------3-|---2---0---3--0----0----|---2---0---3---------3--] 3[--0---0---2-------------|---0---0---2----2----2--|---0---0---2------------] 4[--2---2---0-------------|---2---2---0----0----0--|---2---2---0------------] 5[--0---0-----------------|---0---0----------------|---0---0----------------] 6[------------------------|------------------------|------------------------] 1[--0---0-----------------|------------------2-----|------------2-----2-----] 2[--2---0---0------0------|---4----4---2-----5-----|---4----2---2--2--2-----] 3[--0---0-----2-----------|---2----2---2-----4-----|---2----2---4-----4-----] 4[--2---2-----0-----------|---4----4---4-----2-----|---4----4---2-----2-----] 5[--0---0-----------------|---2----2---2-----------|---2----2---------------] 6[------------------------|------------------------|------------------------] Bridge Part 3/Pre Chorus: B7----B9----Esus2--------Esus2-Esus2 B7----B9----E3---(s2/f2)--E3 Guitar Solo: (Mild Distortion and EGDA going quietly in the background) CD min/sec placed to make it easier to learn. This solo is best learned by learning without the bends first, and adding on as you master it. You need a wha-pedal to make it sound authentic, but you can add some sliding and crap to try and imitate it. I personally don't have a wha, but it's fun as hell to play anyway. There is one note in this solo which is bent 2 steps and it is identified by a [B] as in 20/[B]. If any of this doesn't seem right to you e-mail me and I'll check it out. I have gone over and over this and I would swear that it's exact. 3:38 (This is the easy part of the solo) 1[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 2[--15BH-(15BR)-12----------------------------------------------------------] 3[-----------------14BH-(14BR)-12----12----12-12-12h14---12--14/B---14/B----] 4[--------------------------------14----14-------------14-------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 3:45 (wha-wha pedal -->) 1[-----------------------------|-----------------12--------12---------------] 2[-----------------------------|--------12-----12--12-15/B---12p15--12------] 3[-14/BH-(14BR)-12-14-12~~~~~--|----14/B--14/B--------------------14--14/BH-] 4[-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------] 5[-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------] 6[-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------] 1[------------------------------------------------------------|-------------] 2[------------------------------------------------------------|-0-0---------] 3[-(14BR)-12-14--14-12-14-12----------------------------------|-0-0---------] 4[-----------------------------14-12--------------------------|-------------] 5[------------------------------------14-13-12-10-12-10-12/B--|-------------] 6[------------------------------------------------------------|-------------] (It gets kind of complicated here) 1[---------17/B~~-17/BH-(17BR)-15---------|-----------15--------------------] 2[-17/B~~------------------------17-------|-15-17-------17------------------] 3[-----------------------------------14s16-|------16B-----16s14h12-14-12~---] 4[-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------] 5[-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------] 6[-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------] 3:57 1[-----------------------------------------------0-3-0-3-5/BH-(5BR)-12------] 2[--0------------------------------------0-3-0-3----------------------15-12-] 3[--0--2/B~~~~~----2/BH-(2BR)--0---2/B--------------------------------------] 4[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 4:04 (Vedder sings over this part, so listen for the "whoop" which is) 1[---------------------------------|--------5-7-5-5/BH-(5BR)h3-5-3----------] 2[-------------------3-3---5-3--3--|--5~~-5------------------------5--5s14--] 3[--2/B~~~---2-0-2s4-----4----4----|----------------------------------------] 4[---------------------------------|----------------------------------------] 5[---------------------------------|----------------------------------------] 6[---------------------------------|----------------------------------------] 4:10 (the '5s14' note. That should give you some kind of reference.) 1[--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] 2[--------12----------------------------|-----------------------------12-12-] 3[--14/B----14-12-----12-12-14-14-12----|---12-12-14-12-14-12-14-14/B-------] 4[---------------14-14---------------14-|-14--------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------] 4:16 (You can substitute the 18's for 13's and 17's for) 1[--------------|------12-12-12----12------15-15-----15-15--14------14-14---] 2[--------------|-15/B---------15B----18/B-------18B-----------17/B---------] 3[-14/BH-(14BR)-|-----------------------------------------------------------] 4[--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------] (12's one string higher. McReady did that to show off.) 1[------14-14-12------12-12-----12-12-12-|------------12-12----12-12-12-----] 2[--17-----------15/B------15/B----------|-15-12-15/B------15/B-------------] 3[---------------------------------------|----------------------------------] 4[---------------------------------------|----------------------------------] 5[---------------------------------------|----------------------------------] 6[---------------------------------------|----------------------------------] 4:28 1[-----15-15----15-15--12-15p12---12-15-12-15/B-15~~~~--------|--15/B-15-12-] 2[-18/B-----18/B----------------15----------------------------|-------------] 3[------------------------------------------------------x/x\x-|-------------] 4[------------------------------------------------------------|-------------] 5[------------------------------------------------------------|-------------] 6[------------------------------------------------------------|-------------] 1[-15-12-12------12-------------------|-------------------------------------] 2[----------15/B----15h12-----12------|-------------------------------------] 3[-----------------------14/B---14/B--|--14/BH-(14BR)-12---12-14-12-14-14---] 4[------------------------------------|-----------------14------------------] 5[------------------------------------|-------------------------------------] 6[------------------------------------|-------------------------------------] (This takes practice.) 4:39 1[-----------------|-------12-----------|-----------------------------------] 2[-12~~~~-12-12-12-|----------15h12-----|----------0-----14-12--------------] 3[-12~~~~-12-12-12-|--14/B--------------|----------0-----14-12--------------] 4[-----------------|--------------------|-------------14-------14-12--------] 5[-----------------|---repeat-8-times---|----------------------------14-----] 6[-----------------|--------------------|---9s0-----------------------------] 1[----------------------------------12--12-------12-12------15--|------15---] 2[-14-12--------------12--12----12--12--12-------12-12----------|-15B--15---] 3[-14-12-----------14-12--12-14------------14/B--------14B------|-14B-------] 4[-------14-12----------14--------------------------------------|-----------] 5[-------------14-----------------------------------------------|--4-times--] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------] /---------o let ring 1[------15------------------------------------------------0---0--|----0---0-] 2[--15BH---15---15-------------------------------------h3s5-5-5--|---h3s5-5-] 3[--14BH---14---14-(14BR)-12----12-14-14-14---14-14-14-----------|----------] 4[---------------------------14----------------------------------|----------] 5[---------------------------------------------------------------|----------] 6[---------------------------------------------------------------|----------] 4:52 (This is the most difficult part of the solo) 1[-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0--0---0-0-3-0-0-0-15/B--12-12----12----12-12--] 2[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-h3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------15/B--15/B-------] 3[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 4[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] (Along with this part and then that repeating part) 1[-15/B--12-12-----12-12----12-12----12-15h12-15-15--17/B-17-15-17-15b------] 2[-------------15/B-----15/B-----15/B------------------------------------17-] 3[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 4[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5:10 1[-----------------|--17/B-17-15-17-15b-------------------------------------] 2[-15----15-17h15--|---------------------17-15---15-------------------------] 3[----16-----------|---------------------------16--16s(12)---14-12----12----] 4[-----------------|-----------------------------------------------14-------] 5[-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------] 6[-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------] 1[---------12---------------------------------|-----12----------12-15h12----] 2[------12----12-15/B~~-15/B-15/BH-(15BR)h12--|-------15h12-----------------] 3[-14/B---------------------------------------|-14/B--------14/B------------] 4[--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------] 1[-----12------------12-------------12--------------------------------------] 2[--------15h12---------15h12----------15h12-----------12-12-12------12-----] 3[-14/B----------14/B----------14/B-----------14--14/B----------14/B---15---] 4[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5:16 (Finale) 1[------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------] 2[------------------|------12-----12-------14-----15--|-------17-----17-----] 3[--14-12--12~~~~---|--14/B---14/B~~~~-16/B---17/B~~--|---19/B---19/B-------] 4[-------14---------|---------------------------------|---------------------] 5[------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------] 6[------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------] 1[------------x-x--|-----------------------15-------15-------17-------------] 2[------17~~-------|------17-----19----18/B~~---18/B~~---20/B~~--20/B-20[B]-] 3[--19/B-----------|--19/B~~-21/B-------------------------------------------] 4[-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------] 5[-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------] 6[-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------] 5:31 1[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 2[-20/BH-(20BR)-17-20B-17-20-17-(17)-slide down-----------------------------] 3[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 4[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 5[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] 6[--------------------------------------------------------------------------] Liam Gallagher said, "Eddie Vedder should be working at a car wash." Liam couldn't wash a car for a gram of coke (or if his life depended on it).