Pearl Jam

Footsteps(Tabs)

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	        Intro            
Main riff----------------------------| 
                       |-- let ring                                     etc... 
--------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------- 
--------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------- 
--------------|--------0----(0)------|-------(0)------|-------0----(0)------ 
--------------|-------------(0)------|-----------(0)--|------------(0)------ 
--------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------- 
--(3)-(3)-(3)-|---1h3-----3-----1----|--1-------------|--1h3-----3-----1---- 
                     -----       -------                    -----       ---- 
 
Main riff 4x until verse w/slight variations 
Play main riff 7 times over verse until 
 
---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-| 
---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-| 
-------0-------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-| 
--------(0)----|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-| 
---------------|-----0--0-0-0-x-x-| 
--1h3------3-1-|--1---------------| 
              ---- 
 
Bridge 
  C  C9 C9   Dmajsus4(+9)?      C   C C     Dmajsus4(+9)       C  C9 C9 
 
--0--0--0--|--0-------0-0-0--|--0---0-0--|--0--------0-0-0--|--0--0--0----- 
--1--3--3/-|--3---3-3-3-3-3\-|--1---1-1--|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--1--3--3/---- 
--0--0--0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0--|--0---0-0--|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0----- 
--2--2--2/-|--4---4-4-4-4-4\-|--2---2-2--|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|--2--2--2/---- 
--3--3--3/-|--5-------5-5-5\-|--3---3-3--|--5--------5-5-5--|--3--3--3/---- 
-----------|-----------------|-----------|------------------|-------------- 
              Ohhh......  I   did              what I had to  do...... 
 
 Dmajsus4(+9)        E5             C            
                           (**)                 (main riff again) 
--0-------0-0-----|--0---0--0-0--|--0-----------|------------------- 
--3--3-3--3-3-----|--0---0--0-0--|--1-----------|------------------- 
--0--0-0--0-0-----|--x---x--x-x--|--0-----(0)---|------0------------ 
--4--4-4--4-4-4-4-|--2---2--2-2--|--2-----------|------------------- 
--5-------5-5-5-5-|--2---2-------|--3-----------|------------------- 
------------------|--0---0-------|---------(3)--|--1h3----3-1------- 
    if there was a  reason.....       It was you.......       (etc.) 
 
 
Main riff 4x w/slight variations 
Play main riff 3 times until above variation 
Play entire Bridge with variation above at (**) 
 
  C     C    
 
--0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0--| 
--1--|--1---1-1-1-1-1--| 
--0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0--|  then play Bridge again with above variation 
--2--|--2---2-2-2-2-2--|   
--3--|--3---3-3-3-3-3--| 
-----|-----------------| 
 
Then play this 4x: 
 
Chorus 
  E5       E5/F#                    G          A  
   --- ---- --- ---- --- --- -let ring- --- ---- ---  (***) ----  
--0--0-0-0----|---------0--0-0-0-|--3---3-3-3--0-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-- 
--0--0-0-0----|---------0--0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2-- 
--x--x-x-x----|---------x--x-x-x-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2-- 
--2--2-2-2----|-----(2)-2--2-2-2-|--0---0-0-0--2-|--2--2--2-2-2-2-- 
--2--2-2-2----|-----(2)-2--2-2-2-|--2---2-2-2--0-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-- 
--0--0-0-0--2-|---2--------------|--3---3-3-3----|----------------- 
             ----- 
  you.....                          Footsteps  in           the hall...(etc) 
 
On the 4th time, hold the A chord at (***) 
 
Play the main riff 4x with variation on 4th time. 
Play Bridge 2x into Chorus 
Play Chorus 4x with variation on 4th time. 
Then play main riff 4x with variation 1st time as Outro: 
 
-------------------- 
-------------------- 
--------------------  Just change the G to a D the first time only. 
-------0------------ 
-------------------- 
--1h3-----3---1----- 
               ---- 
 
I usually like to end it on a G chord like xx0003 (low to high), because the missing lower notes gives it a more delicate ending if you use a ritard.   
 
 
Lyrics to Footsteps: 
 
(verse) 
Don't even think about reaching me, 
I won't be home. 
Don't even think about stoppin' by, 
Don't think of me... at all. 
 
(bridge) 
Oh, I did what I had to do, 
if there was a reason, it was you. 
 
(verse) 
Don't even think about gettin' inside 
of voices in my head... oohm, voices. 
 
(bridge) 
Oh, I got scratches all over my arms, 
One for each pain since I fell apart. 
Oh, I did what I had to do, 
If there was a reason, it was you... 
 
(Chorus) 
Footsteps in the hall 
It was you, you.... 
Oh, pictures on my desk, 
It was you, it was you.. 
 
(main riff) 
 
(bridge) 
Oh, I--I did what I had to do, 
And if there was a reason, there wasn't no reason, no no, 
oh, and if there's something you'd like to do, 
Just let me to continue to blame you... 
 
(Chorus) 
Footsteps in the hall 
It was you, you... 
Oh, pictures on my desk, 
It was you, it was you... 
 
 

	        

Written by Stone Gossard/Eddie Vedder

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