Green Disease Bass Tab

Riot Act Tabs:

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Song: Green Disease
Artist: Pearl Jam
Album: Riot Act
Tabbed by: Jase Warner (trip_through_your_wires@hotmail.com)

Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G)

Intro:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Break:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

First Verse:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4--4--4-|-4p6--4--|-4p6--4--|-4----6-*|
E|--4--4---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7--7--7-|-7p9--7--|-6--6p7--|--6-7-6-*|
E|--7--7---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4--4--4-|-4p6--4--|-4p6--4--|-4----6-*|
E|--4--4---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7--7--7-|-7p9--7--|-6--6p7--|--6-7-6-*|
E|--7--7---|---------|---------|---------|

Break:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Second Verse:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4--4--4-|-4p6--4--|-4p6--4--|-4----6-*|
E|--4--4---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7--7--7-|-7p9--7--|-6--6p7--|--6-7-6-*|
E|--7--7---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*4--4--4-|-4p6--4--|-4p6--4--|-4----6-*|
E|--4--4---|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7--7--7-|-7p9--7--|-6--6p7--|--6-7-6-*|
E|--7--7---|---------|---------|---------|

Pre-Chorus:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Chorus:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5--5--5h|7----5h7-|-5h7-5h7-|-5h7-5h7*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5--5--5h|7----5h7-|-5h7-5h7-|-5h7-5h7*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Interlude:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*0-------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|-5-5---7-|---------|-5-5---7*|
A|*7-7---9-|---------|-7-7---9-|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|--------7|p9-9-9-9-|7p9-7----|
D|*--------|-5-5---7-|---------|------9*|
A|*7-7---9-|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Chours:

Chorus:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5--5--5h|7----5h7-|-5h7-5h7-|-5h7-5h7*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5--5--5h|7----5h7-|-5h7-5h7-|-5h7-5h7*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
E|-5--5----|-0-0-0-0-|-5----5--|-0-0-0-5-| 

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*| 
A|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5*| 
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Outro:

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
A|*7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|*5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7*|
A|*--------|---------|---------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Ending:

G|---------|---------|
D|*--------|---------|
A|*7~------|---------|
E|---------|---------|

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/p/pearl_jam/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Greg Wanna Be	#1 by Greg Masta at Feb 25, 1977 at 9:06 PM EST
	You can't base an entire song's meaning on two lines of there's plenty more lines to analyze. This sounds alot more political than anything else.

No Picture Kubota35 Professional	#2 by Kubota35 at Dec 15, 1979 at 1:00 AM EST
	"it's a disease and they're all green it emanates from their being a satiation with occupation " - Really think those lines are such nonsense..........

No Picture Zach Average	#3 by Zach DeLaRocha at Jun 24, 1986 at 9:57 PM EST
	This song seems to represent the ignorance and greediness of humanity itself. "Fat man snores..." and "where they have more still they take more" realle emphasize how the majority of humanity needs to prioritize and stop wasting their time with greed. This song is an eye opener of society.

No Picture Ben Average	#4 by Ben Rackow at Dec 17, 1986 at 4:31 AM EST
	"Where they have more, still they take more." I think of some very greedy wealthy people. Some people who have tons still will steal from other people to make more. "Tell the Captain the boat's not safe, we're drowning, turns out he's the one making waves,waves." I think of Ken Lay and his buddies at Enron and how he assured the employees of Enron that the company was doing fine, knowing full well he and his buddies were raping the company and employees of millions.

No Picture scott Rhythm Player	#5 by scott o'brien at Sep 29, 1991 at 9:00 AM EST
	No Code, yeah, green refers to money. Aside from being your typical, straight-forward anti-capitalism song, I really liked the part: "well i guess there's nothing wrong with what you say but don't sell me, 'there can't be better ways'" Here it seems as if the speaker is conceding that capitalism MAKES SENSE. But that, there could be another system even better (which is probable). So he may just be criticizing the greed and lust for power that capitalism may engender, but is nonetheless stating that it may be very well the best we can do right now. Man, much better than many "South American rockers"* who are still against globalization, privatization and so forth. * By that I refer to Los Prisioneros, RATM and the like.

No Picture Nathan Average	#6 by Nathan Connor at Nov 30, 1991 at 11:49 PM EST
	well i think the captain, that must be mr. bush himself. as president of the usa, he's the captain of a boat called planet earth. so this boat not save, we're drowning means in 40 -50 years we cannot live here anymore because mr bush is making waves now. that's my interpretation.

No Picture Mike Average	#7 by Mike M at Mar 13, 1999 at 7:05 PM EST
	For some reason even though I don't think Eddie gives a shit, I always thought this song was about Creed "Theirs a stowaway with my throat, He's decieving, don't believe him." That sounded like a call out to scott stapp, Personally I don't mind Creed, I mean, it's not like you can change your voice completely when you sing, Big deal he sounds like Eddie, but I don't like it when Scott said stuff bashing Eddie.... Cause Eddie owns him.... I do not remember which show it was, but Eddie Definitely spelled out C-R-E-E-D once.... Anyways, the song also shows greedy selfish motvations as a result of the "Green Disease" And it makes refernence to the oceans or water theme common throughout riot act....

No Picture Badass	#8 by twiggy at May 28, 1999 at 4:31 PM EST
	An interprutation relating to greed, wealth and power does seem to fit. However, what I would like to know is what does he mean by a "green disease"? Maybe because bank notes are often green or depicted as being green, the green disease is a lust for money? I don't know.

No Picture NEKIDBASSIST Rhythm Player	#9 by NEKIDBASSIST at Jul 16, 2004 at 2:13 AM EST
	i think it has to do with the spread greed in the world i mean just read the tittle "GREEN DISEASE" GREEN is money and DISEASE's spread it talks about how the world is filled with greedy ppl

No Picture #10 by In Memory of Syd 1946-2006 at Jul 1, 2005 at 7:52 PM EST
	I really don't like it sorry :(

No Picture Iåkøv Wanna Be	#11 by Iåkøv at Mar 15, 2006 at 12:18 AM EST
	I think the song is pretty straight-forward.

No Picture Graeme Wanna Be	#12 by Graeme Cook at Dec 13, 2006 at 7:00 PM EST
	I heard that he was saying G-R-E-E-D at the beginning and end of the song. I can't tell which is right, G-R-E-E-D or see a green disease. Hooray for my terrible hearing. Whichever it is, this is a good song. Doesn't anyone else like it?