PEARL JAM "BRAIN OF J" -BASS TAB -------------------- Tune normal e a d g Intro: First time eddie counts in (1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4) |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-| Mike then apologizes and counts in again Main riff |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------5---5-| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-6-7---7---| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| This riff is repeated up until the chorus Chorus: |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4\-1-1-1-1-1-| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-4-4-4/-6-6-6-6-6-| Verse 2: (same riff As first verse) Chorus: same riff repeated twice i think and then repeated without vocals Interlude: This is the nice sounding melodic line jeff lays down |------------------------------------------------| |-----------4--------------------------4---------| |-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-5-| |-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------4--------------------------4-------------------| |-----3-4-5---5-----3-4-5-5-3----3-4-5---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10----10----10----| |--------------------------------------------10----10----10----10-| Verse riff Chorus x2 then outro The outro is the same riff just moved up a fret |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------6---6-| |-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-7-8---8---| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| h = hammeron p = pulloff ~ = vibrato / = slide up \ = slide down (X)= hold note (let ring)