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PEARL JAM "PILATE" -BASS TAB
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Tune normal e a d g
This is the easiest positon playing
but I prefer to move the note all up the fret board and play around
the 20th fret of the a string The deeper tone sounds nice if
you only have a passive bass (me at the moment)
Intro/first verse:
|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-5-|
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|--------------------|
|--------------------| x3
|10-10-10-103-3-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-5-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| x3
chorus
|----------------|---------------|
|--------------6-|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8-6h8p6--|-8-8-8-8--6--6-|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|--------------6-|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8-6h8p6--|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-|
|----------------|---------------|
second verse
|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-5-|
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|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-3-|-7p5-------------|
|-----------------|-----7p5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|
|-----------------7-|
|-3-3-0-0-5-5-7-7---|
|-------------------|
Chorus:
Interlude:
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|-9-9-9-9-11-12-7-7-9-9-|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-11-11-10-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-10-10-11-10-13-15-|
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Chorus x2
then outro
|-11-12-12-12-12-11/2-2-4-4-6-6-|
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h = hammeron
p = pulloff
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
= slide down
(X)= hold note (let ring)
Tabbed by Mark Linwood
Hint suggesstions or comments to (Rlinwood@powerup.com.au)
I will reply to all emails
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Adam Average |
#1 by Adam Baine at Apr 1, 1970 at 9:09 AM EST |
| I think that the song is mainly nonsense really. The first verse is the character thinkings about work, and kind of drifting in and out of the activities of everyone else. The chorus (after alot of thought) ive decided that its the character day dreaming about Pontius Pilate, and associated the only thing that he had in common with Pilate, having a dog. The 2nd verse I think has to do with jesus getting hung, and the "Stunned by my own reflection" is the character realizing that its all a dream, and being dragged back into the real world. Input please | |
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juleon Average |
#2 by juleon at Jul 16, 1973 at 7:30 PM EST |
| Watch the Alice in Chains Grind video to understand wut Shadowboxer the first comment is trynna say | |
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jay Wanna Be |
#3 by jay short at Aug 29, 1977 at 11:32 PM EST |
| "Apparently bassist Ament wrote the song after hearing a legend about how Pilate sat on a hill with his dog after Christ died, wishing he had finished his last conversation with him. The picture in the sleeve below the lyrics is of Ament standing on top of a snow-covered mountain, hands raised, looking up to the sky with an expression of wonder. Interesting...." | |
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lee Wanna Be |
#4 by lee Dutton at Apr 3, 1983 at 10:09 AM EST |
| Pilate wasn't a jail guard, he was the roman ruler of the area of jerusalem during the time of christ. His name was Pontius Pilate, and he was not jewish. When the chief priests and elders of the law brough Jesus to Pilate, he found no reason to crucify him, so he sent him to Herod, the Jewish king of the day. Herod just wanted Jesus to perform some miracle, but Jesus did nothing, so Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate. Pilate then appealed to the crowd, offering to either free barabbas (a serial killer, and all-around crazy guy) or Jesus, but the crowd wanted barabbas. So Pilate washed his hands of Jesus' death, and handed him over to be crucified. I don't know if that has anything to do with this song, but at least you now have your story straight. | |
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jeph Wanna Be |
#5 by jeph howar at Jun 21, 1985 at 4:25 PM EST |
| that's definately not the premise of the book. but you are right, the song is supposedly about the book, which is very good. it was also sighted as the inspiration for Sympathy For The Devil. | |
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Nick Average |
#6 by Nick at Feb 1, 1990 at 11:37 PM EST |
| okay now some people may hate me for this idea, but i'm just throwing it out there because I'm not sure what this song means. Pilate was also the jail guard when Jesus what imprisoned, so do you think that this song is about Christ? It makes sense a little bit because the first verse is about the hoopla surrounding people questioning faith today, then the chorus is about Pilate having something/someone like a dog who obeys, listens, kisses, and loves. (Christ put up with all the punishment, and still loved the people.) I've never read the pilate book everyone else has mentioned, so I could be so wrong. | |
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Christian Average |
#7 by Christian Tinch at Feb 4, 1992 at 10:49 AM EST |
| I just finished the book (eh) and I see the Pilate/dog connection, but the rest of the lyrics mystify me. Anyone (nudge, nudge, nothinghead) draw any other connections, or have any idea what the hell Jeff is trying to say here? | |
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Daniel Average |
#8 by Daniel Marengo at Dec 30, 1994 at 3:18 PM EST |
| I thinks its about our daily work cycle. How everything is so much about time and $ that its truly meaningless. "Talk of circles, and punching out. Looking in, drawing circles down." pictures some guy at work bored killing time by doodling and drawing circles, can't wait till its time to leave. The rest of the lyrics also support this. "Like Pilate I have a dog". Pilate is eerily close to "Pilot". So its like a Pilot who needs a sog to lead him walk the streets and through the regular walks of life. Maybe its just me. What do u guys think ? | |
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bigl Wanna Be |
#9 by bigl shattuck at May 12, 1998 at 2:45 PM EST |
| Jeff Ament read Mikhail Bulgakov's book "The Master and Margarita." The book is about a man named Pilate who stands on a mountain with only his guitar and dog. His dog is his only companion and it "obeys listens kisses loves" Pilate, but what Pilate really wants is to have a partner to love him. He doesn't want to be alone any longer. Instead, Pilate grows old with his dog who "obeys listens kisses loves." | |
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[matt] Average |
#10 by [matt] Anderson at Feb 3, 2000 at 11:07 AM EST |
| Heh, I used to think he was saying "But Pilate, what have they done?" and consequently thought it was about Christ's Crucifixion. Oh, and for the record, priests went thrrough the crowd "convincing" (probably more like coercing) them to choose Barabbas. Frankly, I'm kind of disappointed that it's just about some dude sitting with his dog on a cliff. Oh well. | |
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.......?????? Wanna Be |
#11 by .......?????? at Oct 30, 2000 at 12:53 PM EST |
| i guess to say it's ABOUT the book is wrong. rather, it references the book. the song and the verses in and of itself seems to be jeff writing about someone who is close to him. and then verse simply makes reference to that person being very similar to pilate's dog in the story. the verses are kind of sketchy as to literal meaning. | |
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