Breath Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

Breath by Pearl Jam is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Transcribed by Bryan Steele - [email protected] - October 1, 1994 
  
  
E-|-0-0-0-----------0-ring-----------------------0----------------------------| 
B-|-0-0-0-----------0--------------------------3------------------------------| 
G-|-0-0-0---9--------------------------------2---------------------9----------| 
D-|-0-0-0---9-------2----------------------0-----------------------9----------| 
A-|-0-0-0---7slide--2------------0--2--3--------------5-----0-2-3--7-slide----| 
E-|-----------------0--------4--------------------------4---------------------| 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Here are the "Hendrix-Style" Octaves that Mike plays at the begining (and 
end).  Get the feel of sliding the octaves...don't just play them like  
single notes.   
  
E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
B-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
G-|-13---11---13----13-13-13-14-|-14sl-13--14--14sl-13--14sl-16--13-----------| 
D-|-----------------------------|------------------------------------14sl-----| 
A-|-11---9----11----11-11-11-12-|-12sl-11--12--12sl-11--12sl-14--11-----------| 
E-|-----------------------------|------------------------------------12sl-----| 
                                                                                
                                                                                
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
B-|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
G-|-13--13sl-11sl-13--11-------|----------------------------------------------| 
D-|-----------------------12---|----------------------------------------------| 
A-|-11--11sl-9-sl-11--9--------|---5----0--2--3-------------------------------| 
E-|-----------------------10---|-----4----------------------------------------| 
                                                                                
                                                                                
This is a pretty lame part of the tab.  I figured that it would take tons  
of  
time to get all the natural harmonics and improvised notes that they play. 
This just gives you 1 idea to base how to play the song during Eddie's 
vocals.  Remember that it is an E to D pattern and improvise.  I have never 
heard this song live (would like to), but I would bet Mike and Stone do a  
lot  
of their own stuff during this part. 
  
  
E-|------------0-----------------5--------------------------------------------| 
B-|---------0----ring--------3------ring--------------------------------------| 
G-|----------------------2----------------------------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                                
  
These are the chords played during "Here it comes, There it goes, etc." 
I give the octaves that Mike plays as a fill to this part.  If you can get 
the octaves at the beginning of the song, you'll be able to figure out this 
fill. 
  
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| 
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| 
G-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6-6--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--13----14------------| 
D-|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6-6--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------------| 
A-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4-4--6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--11----12------------| 
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| 
   Here it comes,  ..... 
...                                                                             
  
                                                                                
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------------e-----------| 
B-|----------------------------|---------------------------------d------------| 
G-|----------------------------|-----------------------------9--i-------------| 
D-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-l--------------| 
A-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7s---------------| 
E-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| 
   If I knew where it was, I .... 
...                                                                             
    
  
Take it from here...  Teach it to a friend... 
  
Send comments to [email protected]! 
 
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Contribuição: Pedro Monteiro([email protected]) 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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