*** Black
A couple of articles back someone requested "Black" by Pearl Jam, so here's
how I play it.  I make no statements about its correctness.
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Chord              E A D G B E

E                  0 2 2 1 0 0
A                  0 0 2 2 2 0
Asus4              0 0 2 2 3 0
Em                 0 2 2 0 0 0 
C                  x 3 2 0 1 0 
D                  x x 0 2 3 2

(N.B. Sorry if the timing on the chords is wrong, but the singer makes 
it kind of hard with his timing)


E               A     Asus4 A
Sheets of empty canvas
	  E                   A Asus4 A
untouched sheets of clay
E                 A      
They spread out before me
       E
as her body once did


E           A     Asus4 A
All five horizons, 
	  E             A                     Asus4 A
revolved around her soul (as the earth to the sun)
E             A                  
Now the air I tasted and breathed,
    E          
has taken a turn    (Not sure about this line)

     C                                   Em
Oooh all I know I taught her was... everything
     C                               Em
Oooh all I know she gave all... that she wore
       D
And my bitter hands
	C
Shake beneath the clouds
		 Em
Of what was everything
	D                      C
All the pictures have all been washed in black
	     Em
Tatooed everything.


  E      A           Asus4 A
I take a walk outside
       E               A            Asus4 A
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
E                A        
I can feel their laughter
   E       
So what can I say

    C                                          Em
Ooh all my twisted thoughts they spin round my head (I'm spinnin')
	 C                              Em
Oooh I'm spinning how quick the sun can drop away
       D  
And my bitter hands
	 C
Cradle broken glass
		 Em
of what was everything
       D                      C
All my pictures have all been washed in black
Em
Tatooed everything
       D  
All my love gone bad
	  C
turned my world to black
	    D
tatooed all I see
	 C
All that I am
	      Em
All that I'll beeeeee    yeaahheah

  D                         
I know some day you'll have a beautiful life
  C
I know you'll be a sun, 
   Em                  D              C
In somebody elses sky, whyhy, whyhy   whyhy
			    Em                 
can't it be, can't it be in mine.

Shane..(sang@cm.deakin.oz.au)
--
Shane Hyde (sang@cm.deakin.oz.au)|'Tell me, who's the real patriots, the Archie
Dept. of Computing/Mathematics   |Bunker slobs waving flags, or the people with
Deakin University                |the guts to work for some real change?' -
Geelong Vic 3217                 |                 Jello Biafra.



These are the chords that I play for Black.  Most of the chords are just
variations of major chords.  You gotta listen for the changes in the song
because otherwise you won't get the changes right.  This is the intro part,
also used for the verses.  You gotta also follow the strumming that he does. 
I'm just going to write the chords that he is strumming on.   


     E                                   E

:----7------7------:--9-------9------:---7--12-----7--7---7----------
:----9------9--10--:--10------10--9--:---9---------7--7---9----------
:----7------7------:--9-------9------:---7---------7--7---7----------
:----9------9------:--9-------9------:---9---------7--7---9----------
:----7------7------:--X-------X------:---7---------X--X---7----------
:---(0)----(0)-----:--9-------9------:--(0)--------7--7--(0)---------


    A                    E                                E

:---5---9----5---5--7-:--7--12--7-----:--9-----9------:---7----------
:---5--------5---5--7-:--9------9--10-:--10----10--9--:---9----------
:---6--------6---6--7-:--7------7-----:--9-----9------:---7----------
:---7--------7---7--7-:--9------9-----:--9-----9------:---9----------
:---7--------7---7--X-:--7------7-----:--X-----X------:---7----------
:---5--------5---5--7-:-(0)----(0)----:--9-----9------:--(0)---------


Just play that for the verse.  For the bridge there are only two chords.  
The first chord is C, I like to play first position C.  Then the second chord
is Emin, I also play first position Emin with F# on the first string.

    C      C       Emin

:-------:------:-------:---2---:---- \
:---1---:--1---:-------:-------:----   \
:-------:------:-------:-------:----     \ AND REPEAT UNTIL CHORUS  
:---2---:--2---:---2---:---2---:----     /
:---3---:--3---:---2---:---2---:----   /                             
:---3---:--3---:-------:-------:---- /
 
This is the Chorus.  And just repeats itself.  It is very simple, only three
chords: Emin, D and C.  I play these chords in first position also.  Although,
during the second chorus as it goes on you might notice that there is a slight
variation.  The only thing being done is that instead of going from  C back up
to Emin he is going from C up to D, back down to C, then up to Emin.  

    Emin      D         C

:--------:----2----:---------                                         
:--------:----3----:----1----
:--------:----2----:---------                                        
:----E---:---------:----2----
:----E---:----X----:----3----                                           
:--------:----X----:----3----


If you have any comments please mail me at:
				UHLNPYA@OAK.GROVE.IUP.EDU
				Dave Ritchie