Rearviewmirror Chords
by Pearl Jam
Rearviewmirror by Pearl Jam is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro:
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|-------------------do this several times-----------------------------
|---0-5-0-5h7-------------------------guitar two comes in with--------
|-5-----------0-0---------------------distortion playing the same riff
verse same as intro with following:
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|---0-7---7h9---------------------------------------------------------
|-7-----7------0-0----------------------------------------------------
chorus:
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-6
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
then strum A in couplets (you know...du du....du du nevermind)
while struming A, start playing intro riff-this is the second verse!
chorus w/ this fill that Mike plays second time around:
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|-12-12-----------12-12------------12-12-------12-12-12-14-14b-14-----
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interlude (slower):
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|-3--7b--5----3--7b--5------------------------------------------------
|both guitars start strumming D right here.
D
"Saw things.....saw things...saw things...saw things...saw things
Bm
clearer...clearer"
then chorus with fill mentioned earlier
Bm A till end of song