Pearl Jam: Black question

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:53 pm

hey guys I am trying to learn this song but i dont know for sure how pearl jam plays it.. do they tune it a 1/2 step down for this song or not? i've heard multiply answers. It sounds good 1/2 step down but i dunno.. any help would be appreiated, thanks

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:58 am

play along, the first chord is an E, if you play it and it sounds off then its a half step down.

StarSlight · Post by **StarSlight** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:30 am

No, they play it in standard. The first chord is an E7 at the seventh fret.

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:39 am

StarSlight wrote:No, they play it in standard. The first chord is an E7 at the seventh fret.

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StarSlight · Post by **StarSlight** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:29 am

Easy E wrote:
StarSlight wrote:No, they play it in standard. The first chord is an E7 at the seventh fret.

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Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:04 pm

StarSlight wrote:
Easy E wrote:
StarSlight wrote:No, they play it in standard. The first chord is an E7 at the seventh fret.

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I know, I play it that way in the beginning, but when I get into the verse and such i just play straight E and A. Then C and D. You know what I mean.

Khimaros · Post by **Khimaros** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:22 pm

Easy E wrote:
StarSlight wrote:
Easy E wrote:
StarSlight wrote:No, they play it in standard. The first chord is an E7 at the seventh fret.

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I know, I play it that way in the beginning, but when I get into the verse and such i just play straight E and A. Then C and D. You know what I mean.

Hmm, intro: E-B-G-D-A-E = x-9-7-9-7-x, 5-5-6-7-7-5, alternate until verse. When you get to the verse it's C and Em alternating, then it gets to the D, then C then Em.

My friend does pull-offs during the first part of the intro and it sounds spot on, but i can't remember how he did it...

Try that tho... It sounds right.

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:24 pm

Em? I dont think so hoss

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:28 pm

Verse is E and A

next part(OOOOooooo) C and E

bitter hands part D C E

StarSlight · Post by **StarSlight** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:44 pm

no, Khimaros had it right. E major is only used in the verses.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:30 am

StarSlight wrote:no, Khimaros had it right. E major is only used in the verses.

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:35 am

easy e, your chords go along with the chords i saw for tuning a 1/2 step down.. i found a video of staind covering black and he plays it the way you are explaining and he is tuning 1/2 step down like here at this site - http://www.azchords.com/s/staind-tabs-3 ... 39605.html .. but khilmaros is explaining it right for standard tuning. I was just wondering how pearl jam plays it.. i think it sounds better 1/2 step down.. but i dunno

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:52 am

Pearl Jam plays it in standard, but both ways are nice...

heathcliff · Post by **heathcliff** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:24 pm

giventowail.com has good tabs for black, the intro, verse, solo and ending