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I’m Gonna See My Friend
Pearl Jam, from the album Backspacer.
Chords by Tom Richmond (tomrichmond@gmail.com)
A pretty straight forward rock song to play, it’s
pretty much all power chords (Or 5th chords, to be
technical...) As with most Pearl Jam stuff there is
lots of harmonising going on between the different
guitars and the Bass. During the intro Mike McCready
is playing what sounds like a flatted 2nd over the B,
but I couldn’t find a good way of replicating this
with just one guitar, any suggestion welcome! Also,
in the bridge section (A, G, F#, E “Wanna leave it
all…”) Jeff Ament is holding down the chords that I
have listed, while Stone seems to be playing more of
an ascending riff, however, the bass is definitely the
dominant chord and the one that sounds best (to me
anyway) when played with one guitar. Again, any ideas
are welcome. Also, what I have suggested in the chorus
playing a E5/G is representative of a bass riff, but
sounds good… If you listen carefully the bass also
plays an A sometimes, so if you have flexible fingers
you might be able to get your little finger onto the
5th fret (without muting the A string!) Do what you
like!
On the intro I play a barred B and A chord, with index
and little finger. I mute the bass string with the top
of my index finger and the treble string with my little
finger. I find that if I play the full chord (ie: add
in the treble string) it doesn’t fit with the 5th
chords later on in the riff.
e:--xB---x-A-------------------------------------------|
B:--4---2--------------------------------------------|
G:--4---2--------------------------------------------|
D:--4---2--------------------------------------------|
A:--2---0--------------------------------------------|
E:--x---x--------------------------------------------|
For the chorus I play E5 with my index finger only, and use my middle finger to
hammer on to the G, 3rd fret sixth string.
              E5(E5/G) E5…
e:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|
B:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|
G:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|
D:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------|
A:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------|
E:--0----0-0----3-0-3--0-----------------------------|
    I’m gonna   see my friend…
Intro: B, A, B, A, A…
B5Do you want to hear F#5something sad?
we are but B5victims of deF#5sire
B5I'm gonna shake this F#5day
I wanna shake this B5day before I retF#5ire
       E5(E5/G)
I'm gonna see my friend
         (E5/                  G(E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
         E5(E5/G)
I'm sick of everything
         (E5/G)                 (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
B5Well I said I... I F#5won't be long before we B5all walk off the F#5wire
     B5               F#5                      B5
Well F#5I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend for what I require
B5Well I said I F#5will come in quick
don't want my B5flame to get no F#5higher
        E5(E5/G)
I'm gonna see my friend
          (E5/G)                (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
          E5(E5/G)
I'm sick of everything
          (E5/G)                (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
        E5(E5/G)
I'm gonna see my friend
          (E5/G)                (E5/G)      C5  D5  
gonna see my friend, make it go away
A5, A5, G5, F#5, E5,
A5Wanna leave it all
G5Wanna give it up
F#5Wanna see it E5gone once and for all
A5Wanna feel withdrawl
G5Want an overhaul
F#5Wanna be there
E5Hard as a E5staE5tue, E5black as a E5tatE5too
E5Never to wash away
B5Gonna take me an F#5astral plane
I'm gonna B5tunnel through denF#5ial
But B5I'm gonna shake this F#5thing
I wanna shake this B5thing before I retF#5ire
        E5(E5/G)
I'm gonna see my friend
          (E5/G)                 (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
          E5(E5/G)
I'm sick of everything
          (E5/G)                 (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
        E5(E5/G)
I'm gonna see my friend
          (E5/G)                 (E5/G)      C5  D5  
I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
B, B, A, A, B, B, A, A…
Enjoy it! I'm working on the rest of the album, mail
me if you want to get any of the songs quicker...
tomrichmond@gmail.com

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Gonna See My Friend

by Pearl Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

I’m Gonna See My Friend

Pearl Jam, from the album Backspacer.

Chords by Tom Richmond (tomrichmond@gmail.com)

A pretty straight forward rock song to play, it’s

pretty much all power chords (Or 5th chords, to be

technical...) As with most Pearl Jam stuff there is

lots of harmonising going on between the different

guitars and the Bass. During the intro Mike McCready

is playing what sounds like a flatted 2nd over the B,

but I couldn’t find a good way of replicating this

with just one guitar, any suggestion welcome! Also,

in the bridge section (A, G, F#, E “Wanna leave it

all…”) Jeff Ament is holding down the chords that I

have listed, while Stone seems to be playing more of

an ascending riff, however, the bass is definitely the

dominant chord and the one that sounds best (to me

anyway) when played with one guitar. Again, any ideas

are welcome. Also, what I have suggested in the chorus

playing a E5/G is representative of a bass riff, but

sounds good… If you listen carefully the bass also

plays an A sometimes, so if you have flexible fingers

you might be able to get your little finger onto the

5th fret (without muting the A string!) Do what you

like!

On the intro I play a barred B and A chord, with index

and little finger. I mute the bass string with the top

of my index finger and the treble string with my little

finger. I find that if I play the full chord (ie: add

in the treble string) it doesn’t fit with the 5th

chords later on in the riff.

B A

e:--x---x--------------------------------------------|

B:--4---2--------------------------------------------|

G:--4---2--------------------------------------------|

D:--4---2--------------------------------------------|

A:--2---0--------------------------------------------|

E:--x---x--------------------------------------------|

For the chorus I play E5 with my index finger only, and use my middle finger to

hammer on to the G, 3rd fret sixth string.

E5 E5

(E5/G) …

e:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|

B:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|

G:--x----x-x----x-x-x--x-----------------------------|

D:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------|

A:--2----2-2----2-2-2--2-----------------------------|

E:--0----0-0----3-0-3--0-----------------------------|

I’m gonna see my friend…

B A B A A

Intro: , , , , …

B5 F#5

Do you want to hear something sad?

B5 F#5

we are but victims of desire

B5 F#5

I'm gonna shake this day

B5 F#5

I wanna shake this day before I retire

(E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend

G C5 D5

(E5/ (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

(E5/G)

I'm sick of everything

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

B5 F#5 B5 F#5

Well I said I... I won't be long before we all walk off the wire

B5 F#5 B5

F#5

Well I'm gonna see my friend, I'm gonna see my friend for what I require

B5 F#5

Well I said I will come in quick

B5 F#5

don't want my flame to get no higher

(E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

(E5/G)

I'm sick of everything

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

(E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

gonna see my friend, make it go away

A5 A5 G5 F#5 E5

, , , , ,

Wanna leave it all

Wanna give it up

F#5 E5

Wanna see it gone once and for all

Wanna feel withdrawl

Want an overhaul

F#5

Wanna be there

E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5

Hard as a statue, black as a tattoo

Never to wash away

B5 F#5

Gonna take me an astral plane

B5 F#5

I'm gonna tunnel through denial

B5 F#5

But I'm gonna shake this thing

B5 F#5

I wanna shake this thing before I retire

(E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

(E5/G)

I'm sick of everything

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

(E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend

C5 D5

(E5/G) (E5/G)

I'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

B B A A B B A A

, , , , , , , …

Enjoy it! I'm working on the rest of the album, mail

me if you want to get any of the songs quicker...

tomrichmond@gmail.com

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