Gonna See My Friend

im gonna see my friend

pearl jam , from the album backspacer .

chords by tom richmond ( tomrichmond@gmail . com )

a pretty straight forward rock song to play , its
pretty much all power chords ( or 5th chords , to be
technical . . . ) as with most pearl jam stuff there is
lots of harmonising going on between the different
guitars and the bass . during the intro mike mccready
is playing what sounds like a flatted 2nd over the B ,
but i couldnt find a good way of replicating this
with just one guitar , any suggestion welcome! also ,
in the bridge section ( A , G , F# , E wanna leave it
all ) jeff ament is holding down the chords that i
have listed , while stone seems to be playing more of
an ascending riff , however , the bass is definitely the
dominant chord and the one that sounds best ( to me
anyway ) when played with one guitar . again , any ideas
are welcome . also , what i have suggested in the chorus
playing A E5/G is representative of a bass riff , but
sounds good if you listen carefully the bass also
plays an a sometimes , so if you have flexible fingers
you might be able to get your little finger onto the
5th fret ( without muting the a string! ) do what you
like!

on the intro i play a barred B and a chord , with inde
xand little finger . i mute the bass string with the top
of my index finger and the treble string with my little
finger . i find that if i play the full chord ( ie : add
in the treble string ) it doesnt fit with the 5th
chords later on in the riff .

B A
E : – – x – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B : – – 4 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G : – – 4 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D : – – 4 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A : – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E : – – x – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

for the chorus i play E5 with my index finger only , and use my middle finger to
hammer on to the G , 3rd fret sixth string .

E5 ( E5/G ) E5
E : – – x – – – – x – x – – – – x – x – x – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B : – – x – – – – x – x – – – – x – x – x – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G : – – x – – – – x – x – – – – x – x – x – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D : – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A : – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E : – – 0 – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – 3 – 0 – 3 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
im gonna see my friend

intro : B , A , B , A , A

B5 F#5
do you want to hear something sad?
B5 F#5
we are but victims of desire
B5 F#5
i’m gonna shake this day
B5 F#5
i wanna shake this day before i retire

E5 ( E5/G )
i’m gonna see my friend
( E5/G ( E5/G ) C5 D5
i’m gonna see my friend , make it go away
E5 ( E5/G )
i’m sick of everything
( E5/G ) ( E5/G ) C5 D5
i’m gonna see my friend , make it go away

B5 F#5 B5 F#5
well i said i . . . i won’t be long before we all walk off the wire
B5 F#5 B5
F#5
well i’m gonna see my friend , i’m gonna see my friend for what i require
B5 F#5
well i said i will come in quick
B5 F#5
don’t want my flame to get no higher

E5 ( E5/G )
i’m gonna see my friend
( E5/G ) ( E5/G ) C5 D5
i’m gonna see my friend , make it go away
E5 ( E5/G )
i’m sick of everything
( E5/G ) ( E5/G ) C5 D5
i’m gonna see my friend , make it go away
E5 ( E5/G )
i’m gonna see my friend
( E5/G ) ( E5/G ) C5 D5
gonna see my friend , make it go away

A5 , A5 , G5 , F#5 , E5 ,

A5
wanna leave it all
G5
wanna give it up
F#5 E5
wanna see it gone once and for all

A5
wanna feel withdrawl
G5
want an overhaul
F#5
wanna be there
E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5
hard as a statue , black as a tattoo
E5
never to wash away

B5 F#5
gonna take me an astral plane
B5 F#5
i’m gonna tunnel through denial
B5 F#5
but i’m gonna shake this thing
B5 F#5
i wanna shake this thing before i retire

B , B , A , A , B , B , A , A

enjoy it! i’m working on the rest of the album , mail
me if you want to get any of the songs quicker . . .

tomrichmond@gmail . com