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Wish List Tabs

(ver. 3)
Pearl Jam
"Pearl Jam – Wishlist
Classic song, from the album ‘Yield’

Standard Tuning

Guitar 1- Clean electric
Guitar 2- Clean electric 
Guitar 3- Clean electric [w/ tiny amount reverb]

Intro
Gtr 1 [PM throughout]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was a sentimental ornament you hung on

                                       [end PM here]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  The Christmas tree, I wish I was the star that went on top

Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------8---8--|
G|---------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Gtr 1 [strum/arpeggiate chords]
e|--1--------------0-----------1--------------0--------------|
B|--2--------------1-----------1--------------1--------------|
G|--3--------------0-----------2--------------0--------------|
D|--3--------------2-----------3--------------2---3p2p0-2----|
A|-----------------3--------------------------3-----------0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was the evidence, I wish I was the grounds

Gtr 2
e|--------8--------8-----8--------------------------8--------|
B|-----8-----8--------8--------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
G|--9-----------9-----------9-----9-----9-----9-----------9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|---1--------------0------------------3---------------1---------|
B|---2--------------1------------------3---------------1---------|
G|---3--------------0------------------0---------------2---------|
D|---3--------------2------------------0---------------3------3--|
A|------------------3------------------2---------------3------3--|
E|-------------------------------------3---------------1----0h1--|
  For fifty million hands upraised and open toward the sky

Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------8---0--------0---0---0--|
B|-----8--------8----------------------0-5/8---8------5h6---6---6----|
G|--9--------9-------9--------9--------------------------------------|
D|--------10------10-------10---10-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------10---------10--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----5----------------5---5h7-------7/9---5---------|
D|--------------------7---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me

Gtr 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----14----------------14----------------15----------------14-------------|
A|--15----------------15----------------15----------------15----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------1----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me

Gtr 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--------13--13--13--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----14----------------14----------------15----------------14-------------|
A|--15----------------15----------------15----------------15----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------x-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Gtr 1 [strum/arpeggiate chords]
e|--1------------0-------------1----------------0--------------|
B|--2------------1-------------1----------------1--------------|
G|--3------------0-------------2----------------0--------------|
D|--3------------2-------------3----------------2--------------|
A|---------------3------------------------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good

Gtr 2
e|--------8-----------------8-----------10---12-10-----8-----------|
B|-----8-----8-----8-----8--------8-----------------8-----8-----8--|
G|--9-----------9-----9--------9-----9-----------------------9-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|--1--------------0-----------------3--------------1----------------------------|
B|--2--------------1-----------------3--------------1----------------------------|
G|--3--------------0-----------------0--------------2----------------------------|
D|--3--------------2-----------------0--------------3---------3---------3--------|
A|-----------------3-----------------2--------------3---------3---------3--------|
E|-----------------------------------3--------------1-------0h1-------0h1--------|
  I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro’s hood 

Gtr 2
e|--------8---------------------------8------------------0---0---0--------0---0---0------|
B|-----8----8---------8------------------8---6-------5h6---6---6------5h6---6---6--------|
G|--9--------------9------9---0---9--------------------------------0---------------------|
D|-------------10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
Gtr 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8h10--13--10--12------13--10------12---8h10p8\5-5------------5\--8h10--13--12-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1 [strum/arppegiate chords] 
e|----------------3-----------1------------0-----------------------------------3--------|
B|----------------3-----------1------------1-----------------------------------3--------|
G|----------------0-----------2------------0-----------------------------------0--------|
D|----------------0-----------3------------2-----------------------------------0--------|
A|----------------2-----------3------------3-----------------------------------2--------|
E|----------------3-----------1------------------------------------------------3--------|

Gtr 2 [strum/arppegiate chords] 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------4-----------2------------5-----------------------------------4--------|
D|----------------5-----------3------------5-----------------------------------5--------|
A|----------------5-----------3------------3-----------------------------------5--------|
E|----------------3-----------1------------------------------------------------3--------|

Gtr 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--13--12--10-------15--12--10--8\5-5------------5\--8h10--13--12--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|--------------1--------------------0------------------------------3--------|
B|--------------1--------------------1------------------------------3--------|
G|--------------2--------------------0------------------------------0--------|
D|--------------3--------------------2------------------------------0--------|
A|--------------3--------------------3------------------------------2--------|
E|--------------1---------------------------------------------------3--------|

Gtr 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2--------------------5------------------------------4--------|
D|--------------3--------------------5------------------------------5--------|
A|--------------3--------------------3------------------------------5--------|
E|--------------1---------------------------------------------------3--------|

Gtr 3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----12----10----8-------13----12----8--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-------------3--------------------|
A|--------------3-------------3--------------------|
E|------------0h1-----------0h1--------------------|

Verse 3
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I wish I was the souvenir you kept your house key on 

Gtr 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------0---0---|
B|------------------------------------------------------1------1-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------0----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Gtr 1 [strum/arpeggiate chords]
e|--1--------------0----------------1------------0--------------|
B|--2--------------1----------------1------------1--------------|
G|--3--------------0----------------2------------0--------------|
D|--3--------------2----------------3------------2---3p2p0-2----|
A|-----------------3-----------------------------3-----------0--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  I wish I was the pedal break that you depended on

Gtr 2
e|--------8------------------8------------------8------------------8-----------|
B|-----8-----8-----8------8-----8-----8------8-----8-----8------8-----8-----8--|
G|--9-----------9------9-----------9------9-----------9------9-----------9-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|--1--------------0-----------------3-------------1------------------------------|
B|--2--------------1-----------------3-------------1------------------------------|
G|--3--------------0-----------------0-------------2-------------------------x----|
D|--3--------------2-----------------0-------------3---------3-------3-------x----|
A|-----------------3-----------------2-------------3---------3-------3-------x----|
E|-----------------------------------3-------------1-------0h1------0h1------x----|
  I wish I was the verb to trust and never let you down

Gtr 2
e|--------8--------------------------------------------0---0---0---------0--------|
B|-----8-----8-----8-----8-------8-----------------5h6---6---6------5h6-----------|
G|--9-----------9-----9--------9----------9----------------------0----------------|
D|--------------------------10---------10---10------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------10---------10---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro
Gtr 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--9--7--9--7\5-----7--/10-----9-----7--9--7--9--7--9--7\5-----7--/10-----9--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Fade out...]
  I wish I was the radio song, the one that you turned up
  
I wish, I wish...


Wishlist, one of Pearl Jam’s best! Hope the tab helps...
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