Daughter - Pearl Jam
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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DAUGHTER - Pearl Jam
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Tabbed by: JAMES LARSEN

Email: JANSEN3000@HOTMAIL.COM

Tuning: The tuning is an open G, so bring the low E up to G, A down to G,
and the high e down to d

You are going to have to listen to the song for timing.

[Intro]

The opening lick is like this (when the symbols are being tapped):

d|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------0-----0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff]

The main riff is like this:

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


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

That is obviously the majority of the song, but this is where I get fucked up.
I think this riff repeats until you hear the main lick kick in again:

"The shades go down inside her head...."

e|---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----------------------------------------------|
B|---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----------------------------------------------|
D|---12--12-12--12-12---11-9----------------------------------------------|
A|---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----------------------------------------------|
E|---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

Right at the end (this repeats a few times)

e|---0---0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
G|---12--11---0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0----12---11---9---------------------------------------------------|
A|---0---0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|


[Ending]

And finally...

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9h10--9h10--9h10 .......... you get the idea --------------------------|



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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
100% correct version of "daughter" for a change..... Off VS., P.J.'s second album.....

Tuning - low E UP to G
A DOWN to SAME G
D stays the same
G stays the same
B stays the same
E DOWN to D

Hence, G G D G B D

[Intro]
D|-------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---0---------------------------------------|
G|--------0--------0-------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse/Chorus] (0:11), (1:02), (2:35)
D|-0-0--0--0------0---0---0-0-0--0----|-0--0----0--0-0-0-0--------------------|
B|-0-0--0--0------0---0---0-0-0--0----|-0--0----0--0-0-0-0--------------------|
G|-0-0--0--0---/--0---0---0-0-0--0----|-0--0--/-0--0-0-0-0--------------------|
D|-0-0--0--7------9---7---9-9-9--9----|-0--7----9--7-7-7-7--------------------|
G|-0-0--0--5------7---5---7-7-7--7----|-0--5----7--5-5-5-5--------------------|
G|-0-0--0--0------0---0---0-0-0--0----|-0--0----0--0-0-0-0--------------------|

D|-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-----------------------|
B|-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-----------------------|
G|-0-0-/--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/-0-----------------------| x4
D|-0-7----9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-----------------------| (Use for
G|-0-5----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-----------------------| overlapping
G|-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-----------------------| on the solo
also)

[Bridge:] (1:23), (2:48)
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
B|-0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-----| x2
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11-11----|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-----|

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| / Slide up

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[Lyrics]
You guys ready?
Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room
Young girl, violins, center of her own attention
Mother reads aloud, child, tries to understand it, tries to make her proud,
The shades go down it's in her head,
painted room, can't deny, there's something wrong

[Chorus]
Don't call me daughter, not fit to, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me daughter, not fit to, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me........

[Bridge]
She holds the hand... that holds her down...
She will... rise above............... Ooooooooooooh Hooooooooooo.......

[Chorus]
Don't call me daughter, not fit to, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me daughter, not fit to, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me daughter, not fit to, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me daughter, not fit to me, the picture kept, will remind me
Don't call me........................

[Bridge]
..................the shades go down...the shades go down..... the shades go....go.....go...
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Daughter: written and performed by Pearl Jam
Tab by Anthony Hoover

This song was written about a girl with dyslexia whose mother can't understand the
disability and thinks her daughter is just being
rebellious when all the daughter wants is her mother's love.


intro:

|-------------------|
|--------0h3p0------|
|----2p0-------0----|
|--0----------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

part 1:

|--x-3-3-3-------------3----------------3------------------3|
|--x-3-3-3-------------3----------------3------------------3|
|--x-4-4-4---4---4---4-4--4---4-------4-4-4---4------------4|
|--x-5-5-5---5-7-5---5-5--5---5-7-5---5-5-5---5-7-5--7--7--5|
|--x-5-5-5---5-3-5---5-5--5---5-3-2---5-5-5---5-3-2--3--3--5|
|--x-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--3--3--3|

repeat 4x

first time no words
you guys ready?
Alone... listless... breakfast table in an otherwise empty room
Young girl... violin... center of her own attention
Mother reads aloud child... tries to understand it.. tries to make her proud

the shades go..

part 2

|---------------------|
|---0---0---0---0--0-0|
|---12--11--7---6--6-7|
|---0---0---0---0--0-0|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

repeat 4x

Down it's in her head
Painted room
Can't deny
There's something wrong

(part 1) x2

Don't call me daughter, not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me daughter, not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me...

(part 2) x4

fifth time (I'll call it rif 1) is a little weird..

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-0--0----0h2p0---0h2--|
|-2--2--2-------2------|
|----------------------|

(no words first five times)

(part 2) x4
she holds the hand
that holds her down
she will
rise above

solo:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------------------------------|
|-7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9p7---7---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------9---9----7h9p7-------7--------------|
|-------------------------------------10-------10-10---10-10-10---10|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------12h14p12---------------|
|-9--9--12--9----7-------7-9-----------9-12----------12-12-14p12---|
|-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-----10--10-10---------------------------14|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------10----10----10---|
|------------------------------------------------------12----12----12|
|--------------12h14p12----------------------------------------------|
|-12--------------------12-12-14p12----12----------------------------|
|----14-12--------------------------14----14-12----------------------|
|----------15-----------------------------------15-------------------|

|--------------------------(15)--|
|-10----10---------10------------|
|----12----12---12----12---------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

(part 1)x4

Don't call me daughter, not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me daughter, not fit to be. The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me daughter, not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.
Don't call me daughter, not fit to be. The picture kept will remind me.
don't call me..
(More powerful each time)

(Part 2)x8

outro: (keep playing 16x fading out)

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-2h3--2h3--2h3--2h3-2h3|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

The shades go.. down
The shades go.. down
The shades go...


at the end of every other time for first 8x of outro play:

|-7---|
|-5---|
|-4---|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|

at the end of every other time for last 8x of outro play:

|---3---|
|-5-----|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|

so heres basically the overview of the whole thing:

intro
part 1 x4
part 2 x4
part 1 x2
part 2 x4
rif 1 x1
part 2 x4
solo
part 1 x4
part 2 x8
outro x16

I did this all by ear and I know I didn't get the strumming quite right
but the chords definately sound a lot better to me than they did when
I tried playing the other tabs. This is a great song and I look forward
to all comments on how to make it better! Thanks!
Song info
Daughter
Pearl Jam
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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