You Are Chords
by Pearl Jam
You Are by Pearl Jam is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Guitar 1: C G C G C E
Guitar 2: C G C G C E
intro/chorus/interlude: Guitar 1:
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----------------12------------------------------12-----5--10------------------
-------12----12--------3------8--------12----12--------5--10------------------
----12----12---------3------8-------12----12---------5----10------------------
-12----------------3------8------12----------------5------10------------------
verse:
G1:
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-----------------12h14--12-------12-10-8----12--------------------------------
-----12----8-----12h14--12--8----12-10-8----12--------------------------------
--12----12----12--------------12---------12-----------------------------------
repeat
G2:
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-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-3-0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------
-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-3-0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------------
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Postchorus:
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------------------------------------------------------------------0---------0-
-----------------------------------------------------------3----5-------------
--12---12-12-12-12--12-12---10-7-3-0--12vv--10-7-3-0-5-0-3--------------------
|repeat>>>>>>>>|
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---0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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slide back up to verse
Interlude: (pluck)
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--5--3---10---7-----5--3---10--7-----3------------------10---7---7-3--10--7---
--5--3---10---7-----5--3---10--7---5---5----7-8--10--8--10---7---7-3--10--7---
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|repeat once|
solo at end:
------------------8vv-6--8--11-13b-13b--11--8-6h8p6-8h11p8-11h13p11h13p11-----
---0vvv-5-5-0vv---------------------------------------------------------------
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| repeat..