Voltar

 

                                       "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).