Whipping Bass Tab

Vitalogy Tabs:

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the following song are by Pearl Jam off "Vitology". All songs tabbed by Zeekford


Whipping


intro          4x
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-0-0--10--10-10-10-|
E|-------------------|

verse
G|----------------------------------12-14-|
D|----------------------------10-12-------|
A|-0-0-0-10-10-10-12-12-10-12-------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

the basic progression is AGAG with improvisation on the last G.  I gave one
variation, MANY others are used

1st Chorus
G|---------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------*|-16-14-16-14------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7-7-*|-------------16-14-16--16-14-16-14--------|
E|---------------|-----------------------------------16-14-|

Interlude
G|----------|----------------------|
D|---------*|-16-14-16-14----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-*|-------------16-14----|
E|----------|-------------------16|

Use AGAG progression until end
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there U go. That's all of Vitology.  I hope U like it. Send Your comments to:
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Cody Wanna Be	#1 by Cody Mann at Aug 22, 1971 at 1:00 AM EST
	This is a good song!

No Picture Mark Average	#2 by Mark McL at Dec 26, 1972 at 12:36 AM EST
	Seems like a song in support of abortion. Look at the words in the Vitalogy cover. Also plenty of sexual innuendo in the 1st verse.

No Picture Cocoboi Average	#3 by Cocoboi Sisouphone at Sep 13, 1978 at 8:21 AM EST
	I agree with lovelyritalucy about the first verse being a guy and to specify, one who is more concerned about having the type of sex he's having (unprotected) and doesn't care about the woman. First two lines are about how he is choosing not wear a condom. Helmet and Raincoat are both common metaphors for condoms. The blood could be the woman losing her virginity. The disregard for bandages and "roll right off" shows the man's lack of concern for what has just happened to the woman. He could just go take a shower, wash it off and be on his way.

No Picture Dylan Average	#4 by Dylan at Aug 20, 1990 at 5:36 AM EST
	Political song, against the government trying to control you.

No Picture John Wanna Be	#5 by John McCarthy at Nov 15, 1992 at 10:24 PM EST
	I can't see any hints to sexualty in the first verse and I can't see how this text relates to abortion. So I still don't know, what this song's about.

No Picture billy Average	#6 by billy hendrix at Dec 29, 1993 at 4:18 AM EST
	i see the sexual innuendos in the first verse as this tough guy who's proud of himself but gets the girl pregnant and then the "whipping" part is him not wanting to take responsibility and now she needs to decide whether she wants an abortion. as she's thinking, it's like, why should i trust these "rusted rails" a bunch of old men pro-lifers making decisions for my body. but still, the whipping, it still hurts her. i think it's a song about pro-CHOICE, and that eddie is trying to tell us that just because you're pro-choice doesn't mean you like to have abortions.

No Picture ZAX Wanna Be	#7 by ZAX Lansing at Feb 23, 1996 at 10:29 PM EST
	This is a pro-choice song, I've read it in many places. The first verse I don't fully understand, anyone have any thoughts? It's either sexual or abortion-related imagery. The second verse is all about supposedly having mercy on the baby: "we all got scars, they should have em too" -- this line is talking from the point of pro-life activists, whom the band disagrees with -- saying just because we have had problems in our lives we should inflict it on unwanted children Part of the agenda of some pro-choice (like Vedder) activists is the belief in reincarnation, or a second chance (look at the liner notes to the album). They think that killing the baby is doing it a service because it deserves (and will get) a second chance at life...