Just Breathe by Pearl Jam

This is a tab for the song “Just Breathe” by Pearl Jam, where the guitar tabs are represented by the newest version of the ggguitar package. The main tutorial and vignette for the package can be found at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ggguitar/vignettes/my-vignette.html. The guitar tab can be found at https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/p/pearl_jam/just_breathe_ver2_crd.htm.

library(ggguitar)
library(ggplot2)

Chords

The song is probably played with the following 2 chords for the verses

C <- tablature('C', c(NA, 3, 2, 0, 1, 0),
               dot_labels= c(NA, "3", "2", NA, "1", NA),
               dot_label_size = 3)
G <- tablature('G', c(3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3),
               dot_labels= c("3", "2", NA, NA, NA, "4"),
               dot_label_size = 3)
gridExtra::grid.arrange(C, G, ncol = 2)

Then we use the following in the chorus as well:

Am <- tablature('Am', c(0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0),
               dot_labels= c(NA, NA, "2", "3", "1", NA),
               dot_label_size = 3)
Fmaj <- tablature('F', c(1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1),
               dot_labels= c(NA, "3", "2", "1", NA, NA),
               dot_label_size = 3)
gridExtra::grid.arrange(Am, Fmaj, ncol = 2)

The bridge then brings in these 2 chords:

Dm <- tablature('Dm', c(NA, NA, 0, 2, 3, 1),
               dot_labels= c(NA, NA, NA, "2", "3", "1"),
               dot_label_size = 3)
G7 <- tablature('G7', c(3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1),
               dot_labels= c("3", "2", NA, NA, NA, "1"),
               dot_label_size = 3)
gridExtra::grid.arrange(Dm, G7, ncol = 2)

Lyrics

[verse]

\(^{\text{C}}\)Yes I understand that every life must end, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh
\(^{\text{C}}\)As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh

\(^{\text{C}}\)Oh I’m a lucky man to count on both hands the ones \(^{\text{G}}\)I love
\(^{\text{C}}\)Some folks just have one, yeah, others they got none, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh

[chorus]

\(^{\text{Am}}\)Stay with me …
\(^{\text{F}}\)Let’s just breathe …

[verse]

\(^{\text{C}}\)Practised on our sins, never gonna let me win, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh
\(^{\text{C}}\)Under everything, just another human being, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh

\(^{\text{C}}\)I don’t want to hurt, there’s so much in this world, to make \(^{\text{G}}\)me believe

[chorus]

\(^{\text{Am}}\)Stay with me …
\(^{\text{F}}\)All I see …

[bridge]

\(^{\text{G}}\)Did I say that I \(^{\text{Dm}}\)need you?
\(^{\text{G}}\)Did I say that I \(^{\text{Dm}}\)want you?
\(^{\text{F}}\)What if I didn’t, \(^{\text{Am}}\)I’m a fool you see
\(^{\text{Dm}}\)No one knows \(^{\text{C}}\)this more \(^{\text{G}}\)than me
\(^{\text{G7}}\)As I come clean

[verse]

\(^{\text{C}}\)I wonder everyday, as I look upon your face, \(^{\text{G}}\)uh-huh
\(^{\text{C}}\)Everything you gave and nothing you would take, \(^{\text{G}}\)oh no
$^{}Nothing you would take, $^{}everything you gave

[bridge]

\(^{\text{G}}\)Did I say that I \(^{\text{Dm}}\)need you?
\(^{\text{G}}\)Did I say that I \(^{\text{Dm}}\)want you?
\(^{\text{F}}\)What if I didn’t, \(^{\text{Am}}\)I’m a fool you see
\(^{\text{Dm}}\)No one knows \(^{\text{C}}\)this more \(^{\text{G}}\)than me
\(^{\text{G7}}\)And I come clean

[outro]

\(^{\text{C}}\)\(^{\text{G}}\) \(^{\text{C}}\)\(^{\text{G}}\)

\(^{\text{Am}}\)Nothing you would take, \(^{\text{F}}\)everything you gave
\(^{\text{Am}}\)Hold me ’till I die
\(^{\text{F}}\)Meet you on the other side …