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The Fixer by Pearl Jam
The Fixer
For the intro strumming pattern, on repeats the last strum (on the & of 10) should be tied
over to the next bar - do not strum again on beat 1.
[Intro]
|: B D | G E :|x3 | B D |
(The G and E actually goes from G to Gsus4 and then back to G
And E to Esus4, back to E)
[Verse]
G Em D Bm G
When something's on let me shed a light on it
Em D Bm G
When something's cold let me put a little fire on it
Em D Bm G
If something's old I wanna put a bit of shine on it
Em D Bm
When something's gone I wanna fight to get it back again
[Chorus]
G Em D Bm
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
G
Fight to get it back again
Em D Bm
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
[Verse]
When something's broke I wanna put a bit of fixing on it
If something's bored I wanna put a little excited on it
If something's low I wanna put a little high on it
If something's lost I wanna fight to get it back again
[Chorus]
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
[Verse]
When signals cross, I want to put a bit of straight on it
If there's no love, I want to try to love again.
C Eb Bm
I'll say your prayers I'll take your side
A
I promise a way to make light
C Eb Bm
I'll dig your grave, we'll dance and sing
A
What's saved could be one last lifetime
|: B D | G E :|x3 | B D |
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Fight to get it back again
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
(repeat till fade)
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version 2
Intro:
B, D, GGG, EEE.
B, D, GGG, EEE.
Hey hey hey
B, D, GGG, EEE.
Ahaha, Ahaha
B, D, GGG, EEE.
Ahaha
G G E D D B G G
When somethings dark, let me shed a little light on it
E D D B G G
When somethings cold, let me put a little fire on it
E D D B G G
If somethings old, I wanna put a bit of shine on it
E D D B G
When somethings gone, I wanna fight to get it back again
E D B
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
G E D B
fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
G G E D D B G G
When somethings broke, I wanna put a bit of fixin on it
E D D B G G
When somethings bored, I wanna put a little exciting on it
E D D B G G
If somethings low, I wanna put a little high on it
E D D B G
When somethings lost, I wanna fight to get it back again
E D B
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
G E D B
fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
G G E D D B G G
When signals cross, I wanna put a little straight on it
E D D B
If theres no love, I wanna try to love again
B C
e:-----------------9-----|
B:-----------------9-----|
G:-----------------10----|
D:-------9-----9---11----|
A:-----9-----9-----11----|
E:---7-----7-------9-----|
C Eb D
I’ll say your prayers, I’ll take your side
A
I'll find us a way to make light
C Eb D
I'll dig your grave, we'll dance and sing
A
What's saved could be one last lifetime
B, D, GGG, EEE.
B, D, GGG, EEE.
Hey hey hey
B, D, GGG, EEE.
Ahaha, Ahaha
B, D, G
Ahaha
E D B
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
G E D B
fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Play chorus 4 times, but only sing 3.
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version 3
Tempo: 4/4
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Style: Lean-riff rocker
Capo 2
Chords:
EADGBe = EbAbDbGbBbeb [Actual]
A5: 577XXX
C5: X355XX
B: X24442
F5: XX356X
D5: X577XX
F: 133211
Dm: XX0231
C: X32010
Am: X02210
Bb: X13331
Db: X46664
C: X35553
G: 355433
INTRO:
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
Yeah, hey, hey.
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
Ah, ah_____ ah.
|A5 C5 |
VERSE 1:
F Dm C Am F
When somethings dark, let me shed a little light on it.
Dm C Am F
When somethings cold, let me put a little fire on it.
Dm C Am F
If somethings old, I wanna put a bit of shine on it.
Dm C Am F
When somethings gone, I wanna fight to get it back again.
CHORUS 1:
Dm C (Am) F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again.
Dm C (Am)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
VERSE 2:
F Dm C Am F
When somethings broke, I wanna put a bit of fixin' on it.
Dm C Am F
When somethings bored, I wanna put a little exciting on it.
Dm C Am F
If somethings low, I wanna put a little high on it.
Dm C Am F
When somethings lost, I wanna fight to get it back again.
CHORUS 2:
Dm C (Am) F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again.
Dm C (Am)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
VERSE 3:
F Dm C Am F
When signals cross, I wanna put a little straight on it.
Dm C N.C.
If there's no love, I wanna try to love again.
BRIDGE 1:
Bb Db C
I’ll say your prayers, I’ll take your side.
G
I'll find us a way to make light.
Bb Db C
I'll dig your grave, we'll dance and sing.
G
What's saved could be one last lifetime.
INSTRUMENTAL:
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
Yeah, hey, hey.
|A5 C5 B |F5-F5-F5
D5-D5-D5 |
Ah, ah_____ ah.
|A5 C5 |
CODA:
Dm C (Am)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dm C (Am) F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again.
Dm C (Am)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dm C (Am) F
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dm C (Am) F
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dm C (Am)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.(Subito Caesura)
[End]
2. This TAB was arranged for an acoustic and wherever possible are all first position chords.
Although, the timbre of the song is enhanced by the option of moving to the
alternative 4th and 6th position barred chords.
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version 4
Standard Tuning
This song has tricky time changes between 5, 4 and 3 beats per bar.
Intro (5/4 time, beats noted below)
play this 3x 4th time (3/4 time)
Lead
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
e|---------------------7-8-7----------| |-------------------|
B|---------------------8-8-8--9-10-9--| |-------------------|
G|-4----x-7----------x--------9-9--9--| |-4----x-7----------|
D|-4----x-7----------x----------------| |-4----x-7----------|
A|-2----x-5----------x----------------| |-2----x-5----------|
E|------------------------------------| |-------------------|
| Both guitars play this
| Rhythm
e|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8-8-8----------|
G|-4------7------------7-7-7---9-9-9--|
D|-4------7------------5-5-5---9-9-9--|
A|-2------5--------------------7-7-7--|
E|------------------------------------|
Verse (3/4 time) - Both Guitars, play 4x with some slight changes
1 2 3 1 2 3
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|---7-----7---------4----|
A|---5-----5---------2----|-5-----5---------2---0--| < last note can also
E|-3-----3---3-----0-0-0--|------------------------| be '2p0'
on 3rd time through verse, Lead Guitar splits off and plays this 4x:
Swell Lick
e|------------------------|
B|---3-----3<-------------|
G|-2-----2-2<-------------| < is swell from
D|------------------------| volume/wah possibly
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Chorus (4/4 time)
e|-3--------0--------|----------------|-3----------------|----------------|
B|-3--------0--------|-3--------------|-3----------------|-3--------------|
G|-0--------0--------|-2--------------|-0-------4--------|-2--------------|
D|-0--------2--------|-0--------------|-0----------------|-0--------------|
A|-x--------2--------|-0--------------|-x-------2----0h2-|-0--------------|
E|-3--------0--------|----------------|-3----------------|----------------|
For Verse 2, Rhythm is same,
Lead plays (0:46):
e|------------------|----------------|
B|-12----10---------|-(10)-----------|
G|------------------|----------------|
D|-9-----7----------|-(7)------------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|
Lead plays (0:56):
e|------------------|----------------|-10-------------|
B|-12----10---------|-(10)-----12\10-|----------------|
G|------------------|----------------|-7--------------|
D|-9-----7----------|-(7)-------9\7--|----------------|
A|------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|----------------|
Play Chorus again
3rd Verse, Lead plays 'Swell Lick' and synthesizer plays the chords.
(1:27) Music stops, Guitar fades in: Higher Lead Guitar part (played at ***)
5/4 time
e|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| -------10-------10-------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---| -10-12----10-12----------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| -------------------------------|
D|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------|
A|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------|
E|-------------*-----------------| -------------------------------|
Bridge - 4/4 time
Rhythm
e|-8---------------|-------------|----------------|-5-------------|
B|-8---------------|-8-----------|-7------7---7-8-|-5-------------|
G|-9------9-10-12--|-8-----------|-7------7---7-7-|-6-------------|
D|-10--------------|-8-----------|-9------9---9-9-|-7-------------|
A|-10--------------|-6-----------|-9------9-------|-7-------------|
E|-8---------------|-------------|-7------7-------|-5-------------|
|
| Lead
e|-------------8-8-|-6-------8-7-|-7------------5-|-5---5-7---7-5-7-|
B|-------------8-8-|-8-------8-7-|-7--------7-8---|-5---------------|
G|-------------9-9-|-8-----------|-7--------------|-6---------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
for 'Bridge' repeat, Rhythm plays same chords. Lead changes.
Lead Bridge Repeat:
e|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-|-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Play Intro again
Play Chorus 4x and fade out
Fade out Chorus (2:35)
e|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--|
D|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/--|
E|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
G|/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------12---|-------------------12-14-|-14/16\14-14-14-14-14-14---|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9-------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------10---|-------------------10-12-|-12/14\12-12-12-12-12-12---|
e|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-9-9-7---|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-5---|------------------------|
fade out
Yeah, hey, hey
When somethings dark, let me shed a little light on it
When somethings cold, let me put a little fire on it
If somethings old, I wanna put a bit of shine on it
When somethings gone, I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When somethings broke, I wanna put a bit of fixin on it
When somethings bored, I wanna put a little exciting on it
If somethings low, I wanna put a little high on it
When somethings lost, I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When signals cross, I wanna put a little straight on it
If there's no love, I wanna try to love again
I'll say your prayers, I'll take your side
I'll find us a way to make light
I'll dig your grave, we'll dance and sing
What's saved could be one last lifetime
Hey, hey, hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| < volume swell (back off volume knob, then turn up while playing)
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version 5
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
0:00
I play this riff using mainly upstrokes...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12h13-12-----9h10-9-------------------------------------|
G|--8-----11----x-x--12----12--x--9----9-------------------------------------|
D|--9-----12----x-x--12----12--x--9----9-------------------------------------|
A|--9--x--12----x-x--10----10--x--7----7-------------------------------------|
E|--7--x--10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
0:14
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7---7--------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5---------2-2---5---5-------9---0----------------------------------|
E|--3---3---3---3p0---------------5/7---7------------------------------------|
e|-(0)--(0)------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0----0-----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2-----2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----4-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x----x----(0)------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:27
e|-------------------(9)-----(9)--(5)----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------(9)--8--(9)--(5)----------------------------------------|
G|------7-----7-------9---8---7----6-----------------------------------------|
D|--7h9---7h9---7h9--10---8---9----7-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------10---6---9----7-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------8-------7----5-----------------------------------------|
There's a bit of layering from an additional guitar in the verses and the breakdown,
but I didn't feel it was necessary to include them.
Yeah, hey, hey
When somethings dark, let me shed a little light on it
When somethings cold, let me put a little fire on it
If somethings old, I wanna put a bit of shine on it
When somethings gone, I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When somethings broke, I wanna put a bit of fixin on it
When somethings bored, I wanna put a little exciting on it
If somethings low, I wanna put a little high on it
When somethings lost, I wanna fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When signals cross, I wanna put a little straight on it
If there's no love, I wanna try to love again
I'll say your prayers, I'll take your side
I'll find us a way to make light
I'll dig your grave, we'll dance and sing
What's saved could be one last lifetime
Hey, hey, hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, fight to get it back again
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Fight to get it back again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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