W.M.A. Chords
by Pearl Jam
W.M.A. by Pearl Jam is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, C and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is a very loose transcription of the main bass riff:
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---5--5--5-5-3-5--8-8--8-3-3-0-0-0---
repeat
Verse:
The guitar is moved so far back in the mix that it is difficult to get this
exact, so just kind of improvise with the A chord like:
Guitar 1 (Stone)
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--x-x-2-----------2------x-2---------2--
--x-x-2-----2-0-2---2----x-2---2-0-2-2--
--x-x-2-2-2-----------2--x---2-------2--
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Guitar 2 is just a solo type in Amin, so once again, just improvise
Guitar 2 (Mike)
----------------5~~~~~~-----------------
---------3~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~---
--2~~~~~~-------------------------------
-----------------------2~~~~~~----------
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The chorus is more of the same but Guitar 1 is more of the chords rather
than the mutes and runs. Guitar 2's soloing is faster.
Since the guitars are so back in the mix, I can't really tell if the chords
are changing in the chorus, so you might want to throw in some chords based
on the bass notes (A G, C, E)