Drifting Chords

KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

Drifting by Pearl Jam is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, G, C9, D9, D, D5 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Tuning Eb (1/2 step down) 
I am transcribing the basic chords and leaving the strumming patterns and hamers up to you, just 
listen, basic song.  Once I got the tuning it took me about 5 minutes to figure out.  Great folky 
song... 
 
Chords: 
   G   C9  D9 
---3---3---3 
---3---3---3 
---0---0---2 
---0---2---- 
---2---3---- 
---3---0---- 
 
Intro: 
D G 
 
A: 
G C9 G D(hamer up to D9 and down to D5, etc. same for all D parts) 
 
B: 
C9 G C9 D 
G C9 G D 
 
C: 
Same as A, repeating G D two more times at the end. 
 
 
Intro: 
 
a: 
driftin, driftin, driftin away 
I got myself a mansion and I gave it away 
its not the world thats heavy, its just the things that you say 
Im driftin, driftin away 
 
a: 
driftin, driftin, driftin along 
I rid myself of worrys and my worrys were gone 
I may run when I want to and I sleep like a dog 
Im just driftin, driftin along 
 
b: 
suitcoats say there is money to be made 
they get so damn excited but I guess its their way 
my road may be lonley just because its not paved 
its good for driftin, driftin away 
 
harmonica solo (a) 
 
b: 
now suitcoats say there is money to be made 
they get so damn excited nothin gets in their way 
my road it may be lonley just because its not paved 
its good for driftin, driftin away 
 
c: 
driftin driftin driftin uh huh 
I feel like goin back there but never for long 
I sometimes wonder if they know that Im gone 
Im just driftin, driftin along 
driftin, driftin along 
driftin, driftin along 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Erik Mendes([email protected]) 

    	

Chord diagrams

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