Even Flow (ver5) Tab - Pearl Jam






Guitar 1: Open D tuning (D,A,F#,D,A,D)
Guitar 2: Standard tuning


Guitar 1 - Distorted
         Opening Riff:
D-------|-------------------------|
A-------|-------------------------|
F#------|-------------------------|
D-------|------------0------------|
A-------|------X-3-X-5------------|
D--15--|--5/7-------0--6-5p3-4p0-|

Guitar 2 - Distorted
e-----------------------|
B--5/7-7-X-5-7----------|
G--5/7-7-X-5-7----------|
D--5/7-7-X-5-7--6-53---|
A--3/7-5-X-X-5--------5-|
E-----------------------|

Riff 1 (in 2/4 time)

Guitar 1               Riff 1A
D--------------------|---12-|
A--------------------|---12-|
F#-------------------|---12-|
D--------------------|---12-|
A--5-3---------------|---12-|
D------7-5-3-0-3-5-0-|---12-|let ring

Guitar 2
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--7-5---------------|
D------7-5-3-0-3-5-0-|let ring
A--------------------|
E--------------------|

Verse Riff

Guitar 1 - with some palm muting
       *
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
F#------------------|
D------------0------|
A------X-3-X-5------|
D--57-------0---3/-|
       *

Guitar 2
e----------------------|
B--5/7-7-X-X-X-7-X-7-7-|
G--5/7-7-X-5-X-7-X-7-7-|
D--5/7-7-X-5-X-7-X-7-7-|
A--3/5-5-X-X-X-5-X-5-5-|
E----------------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1
   D:    Bb:    C:
D----12-----8-----10--|
A----12-----8-----10--|
F#---12-----8-----10--|
D----12-----8-----10--|
A----12-----8-----10--|
D----12-----8-----10--|

That's how the chords are played.  They go like this:

 D    Bb                        D     C
"Even Flow  Thoughts arive like butterflies.."

Continue this chord progression through chorus until:

 D    C    D    C
"Him away, him away..."

Let the chords ring through the chorus'

Guitar 2
e-------------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------|
G--12-11-------7-9b10r9-7-|--11---------------|
D--------12-8-------------|-----12-10---------|(whammy)
A-------------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------|
   E ven flow               Butterflies

Repeat the second part for "him away..."

Riff 2

Guitar 1
D--------------------------------|
A----------------------------12-|
F#---------------------------12-|
D--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X----12-|
A--10-10-10-10-10-11-11-12---12-|
D--10-10-10-10-10-11-11-12---12-|

Guitar 2
e---------------------10-|
B---------------------10-|
G---------------------11-|
D---------------------12-|
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----12-|
E--8-8-8-8-8-9-9-10---X---|

Solo
Guitar 1 plays Riff 2 with palm muting throughout most ofthe solo, then
drops out a little bit before riff 3 comes in.  If you listen to the
song, you should be able to figure it out.

Riff 3 (bridge from solo back into chorus)
Guitar 1
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------------|
D------X-10-X-12--10------X-10-X-12--/14-12-|
A--/12-----------------/12-------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 plays a D with lots of muting and scratching, growing louder and
louder until the chorus.  Played like this:
e--5-
B--7-
G--7-
D--7-
A--5-

Outro Riff

Guitar 2 (with wah)
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--12-10---10-----------10-|
D-------12----10----10--10-|
A----------------12---------|
E---------------------------|

Order of Song:

Opening Riff (with slide only 1st time)
Riff 1 (guitar 1 goes right into verse riff at *)
Verse Riff
Riff 1 (into opening riff)
Opening Riff (guitar 2 with wah)
Riff 1 (guitar 1 plays riff 1A also)
Chorus
Verse Riff
Riff 1 (guitar 1 plays riff 1A also)
Chorus
Riff 2
Solo
Riff 3
Chorus
Riff 2 (guitar 1 continues riff 2 until end)
Outro Riff