Ocean - Pearl Jam
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Oceans
by pearl jam
form the cd Ten

transcribed by Kevin Gardner code@wam.umd.edu

The guitar is turn to open D for this song
which is spelled from low string to high
string DADF#AD, and is treated with some
chorus and reverb.

-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- \
-A---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-F#--|-0---------------------12-11--|- 4x
-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-A---|-12--------------------11-11--|- |
-D---|-12--------------------11-11--|- /
hold on to the thrill
the currents will shift like me twords you know
somethings left and were all alive to dream
of the next...

D--|--10-10-10-10---|-
A--|--10-10-10-10---|-
F#-|--10-10-10-10---|-
D--|--10-10-10-10---|-
A--|--10-10-10-10---|-
D--|--10-10-10-10---|-

D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- \
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
F#-|--12-12-13-13---13-13-13-13-13--12-13-12-10--|- 2x
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|-/

time we do...

D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- \
A--|--12---11--9--5--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
F#-|--0----0---0--0--12-12-12-12-12--|- 2x
D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
A--|--12---11--9--5--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- /
strum these chords
lightly following
the vocal meledy


D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- \
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
F#-|--12-12-13-13---13-13-13-13-13--12-13-12-10--|- 2x
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|-/


-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- \
-A---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-F#--|-0---------------------12-11--|- 4x
-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-A---|-12--------------------11-11--|- |
-D---|-12--------------------11-11--|- /
you dont have to stray
the oceans away waves roll in my thoughts
old tied the ring the sea will rise
please stand by the shore

D--|--10-10-10-10---|-
A--|--10-10-10-10---|-
F#-|--10-10-10-10---|-
D--|--10-10-10-10---|-
A--|--10-10-10-10---|-
D--|--10-10-10-10---|-


D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- \
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
F#-|--12-12-13-13---13-13-13-13-13--12-13-12-10--|- 2x
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
A--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|- |
D--|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|-/

D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- \
A--|--12---11--9--5--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
F#-|--0----0---0--0--12-12-12-12-12--|- 4x
D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
A--|--12---11--9--5--10-10-10-10-10--|- |
D--|--0----0---0--0--10-10-10-10-10--|- /
strum these chords
lightly following
the vocal meledy

-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- \
-A---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-F#--|-0---------------------12-11--|- 3x
-D---|-0---------------------11-11--|- |
-A---|-12--------------------11-11--|- |
-D---|-12--------------------11-11--|- /

end
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
G1--Open-D--DADF#AD ( Low-->High )
G2--Standard

This is pretty much 100% accurate. Enjoy = ]

-|--0------------|-11--11------|-0-----------------|-11--11------------|------|
-|--0------------|-11--11------|-0-----------------|-11--11------------|------|
-|--0------------|-12--11------|-0-----------------|-12--11------------|------|
-|--0------------|-11--11------|-0-----------------|-11--11------------|------|
-|--0------------|-11--11------|-0-----------------|-11--11------------|------|
-|--0------------|-11--11------|-0-----------------|-11--11------------|------|
G1 Hold on to the thread the currents will shift glide me towards

-|--0-------------------|-11--11-----|-0---------------|-11--11------10------|
-|--0-------------------|-11--11-----|-0---------------|-11--11------10------|
-|--0-------------------|-12--11-----|-0---------------|-12--11------10------|
-|--0-------------------|-11--11-----|-0---------------|-11--11------10------|
-|--0-------------------|-11--11-----|-0---------------|-11--11------10------|
-|--0-------------------|-11--11-----|-0---------------|-11--11------10------|
G1 You know something's left and we're all allowed to dream of the next

-|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-12--13--12--10-10-10-|-12--12-13--12--10--10-|-12--12--13--12--10-10-12-|--|
-|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
G1 ah ohhh the

-|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--|
-|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--|
-|--5---5---5-5---5--5--|--5---5---5-5---5---5--|--5---5---5-5---5---5-5-5-|--|
-|--5---5---5-5---5--5--|--5---5---5-5---5---5--|--5---5---5-5---5---5-5-5-|--|
-|--3---3---3-3---3--3--|--3---3---3-3---3---3--|--3---3---3-3---3---3-3-3-|--|
-|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--|
G2

-|-10--10--10--10--10-|--0--------0--0-|--0-----0-------|--0-----0----0--|----|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-|--0--------0--0-|--0-----0-------|--0-----0----0--|----|
-|-13--12--12--10--10-|-12-------12-12-|-14----14-------|-17----17---17--|----|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-|--0--------0--0-|--0-----0-------|--0-----0----0--|----|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-|-12-------12-12-|-14----14-------|-17----17---17--|----|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-|--0--------0--0-|--0-----0-------|--0-----0----0--|----|
G1 next time we touch oooh oooh

-|--------------------|-10-------------|----------------|--7-------------|----|
-|--------------------|-10-------------|----------------|--0-------------|----|
-|--5---5---5-5----5--|-11-------------|--9-------------|--7-------------|----|
-|--5---5---5-5----5--|-12-------------|--9-------------|--5-------------|----|
-|--3---3---3-3----3--|-12-------------|-11-------------|----------------|----|
-|--------------------|-10-------------|-10-------------|----------------|----|
G2

-|---0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--0------------|--0------------|-----------|
-|---0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--0------------|--0------------|-----------|
-|--12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12------------|-14------------|-----------|
-|---0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--0------------|--0------------|-----------|
-|--12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12------------|-14------------|-----------|
-|---0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--0------------|--0------------|-----------|
G1 ooh oooh

-|--10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10------------|---------------|-----------|
-|--10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10------------|---------------|-----------|
-|--11---11---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11------------|--9------------|-----------|
-|--12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12------------|--9------------|-----------|
-|--12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12------------|-11------------|-----------|
-|--10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10------------|-10------------|-----------|
G2

-|--0--------------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|--0--------------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-17--------------|-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-12--13--12--10-10-10-|--|
-|--0--------------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|-17--------------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
-|--0--------------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10--10--10--10-10-10-|--|
G1 oooh

-|--7--------------|-10---10------------------------|----------------------|---|
-|--0--------------|-10---10------------------------|----------------------|---|
-|--7--------------|-11---11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-12------------------|----|
-|--5--------------|-12---12---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x-------------------|---|
-|-----------------|-12---12---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-10------------------|----|
-|-----------------|-10---10------------------------|----------------------|---|
G2

-|-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------|
-|-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------|
-|-12--12-13--12-12-10--12-12-12-|-12-12--12-12-13--12-12--10-10-10-|---------|
-|-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------|
-|-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------|
-|-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------|
G1

-|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
-|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
-|--5----5------5--5-----5---5---|--5----5--------5--5-----5--5--5--|---------|
-|--5----5------5--5-----5---5---|--5----5--------5--5-----5--5--5--|---------|
-|--3----3------3--3-----3---3---|--3----3--------3--3-----3--3--3--|---------|
-|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
G2

-|-10-10--10--10-------|-0---------------|-11--11--------|-0------------|-----|
-|-10-10--10--10-------|-0---------------|-11--11--------|-0------------|-----|
-|-12-12--13--12-------|-0---------------|-12--11--------|-0------------|-----|
-|-10-10--10--10-------|-0---------------|-11--11--------|-0------------|-----|
-|-10-10--10--10-------|-0---------------|-11--11--------|-0------------|-----|
-|-10-10--10--10-------|-0---------------|-11--11--------|-0------------|-----|
G1 You don't have to stray the oceans away

-|---------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
-|---------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
-|-5---5------5--------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
-|-5---5------5--------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
-|-3---3------3--------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
-|---------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-----|
G2

-|-11--11-----------|-0----------------------|-11--11-----|-0----------------|
-|-11--11-----------|-0----------------------|-11--11-----|-0----------------|
-|-12--11-----------|-0----------------------|-12--11-----|-0----------------|
-|-11--11-----------|-0----------------------|-11--11-----|-0----------------|
-|-11--11-----------|-0----------------------|-11--11-----|-0----------------|
-|-11--11-----------|-0----------------------|-11--11-----|-0----------------|
G1 Waves roll in my thoughts hold tight the ring The sea will rise

-|-11--11-------10------|-10--10---10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--|-----|
-|-11--11-------10------|-10--10---10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--|-----|
-|-12--11-------10------|-12--13---12--10-10-10-|-12--12-13-12--10--10--|-----|
-|-11--11-------10------|-10--10---10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--|-----|
-|-11--11-------10------|-10--10---10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--|-----|
-|-11--11-------10------|-10--10---10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--|-----|
G1 Please stand by the shore

-|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
-|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
-|---------------5------|--5----5-5----5---5----|--5----5-5----5---5----|-----|
-|---------------5------|--5----5-5----5---5----|--5----5-5----5---5----|-----|
-|---------------3------|--3----3-3----3---3----|--3----3-3----3---3----|-----|
-|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
G2

-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|------------------------------|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|------------------------------|
-|-12--12--13--12--10-10-12-|-13--12--10--10---|------------------------------|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|------------------------------|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|------------------------------|
-|-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|------------------------------|
G1 Oh I will be I will be there once

-|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
-|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
-|--5----5-5-----5----5-----|--5---5-----5-----|------------------------------|
-|--5----5-5-----5----5-----|--5---5-----5-----|------------------------------|
-|--3----3-3-----3----3-----|--3---3-----3-----|------------------------------|
-|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
G2

-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
G1 More oooh oooh

-|-10-------|----------|--7-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-10-------|----------|--0-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-11-------|--9-------|--7-------|-11---11---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-----------|
-|-12-------|--9-------|--5-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-11-------|----------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-10-------|-10-------|----------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
G2

-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
G1 Oooh oooh oooh

-|-10-------|----------|--7-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-10-------|----------|--0-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-11-------|--9-------|--7-------|-11---11---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-----------|
-|-12-------|--9-------|--5-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-11-------|----------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-10-------|-10-------|----------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
G2

-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|--0----0--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
G1 Uh oh oh

-|-10-------|----------|--7-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-10-------|----------|--0-------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
-|-11-------|--9-------|--7-------|-11---11---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-----------|
-|-12-------|--9-------|--5-------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-12-------|-11-------|----------|-12---12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------|
-|-10-------|-10-------|----------|-10---10---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|
G2

-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|-0----------|-11--11--------|-0-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|-0----------|-11--11--------|-0-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-0----------|-12--11--------|-0-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|-0----------|-11--11--------|-0-----------|
-|-12-------|-14-------|-17-------|-0----------|-11--11--------|-0-----------|
-|--0-------|--0-------|--0-------|-0----------|-11--11--------|-0-----------|
G1 Oh oh ohh

-|-10-------|----------|--7-------|-2----------|---------------|-------------|
-|-10-------|----------|--0-------|-3----------|---------------|-------------|
-|-11-------|--9-------|--7-------|-2----------|---------------|-------------|
-|-12-------|--9-------|--5-------|-0----------|---------------|-------------|
-|-12-------|-11-------|----------|------------|---------------|-------------|
-|-10-------|-10-------|----------|------------|---------------|-------------|
G2

-|-11--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
-|-11--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
-|-12--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
-|-11--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
-|-11--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
-|-11--11--------|-0--------||------------------------------------------------|
G1 End

-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------|----------||------------------------------------------------|
G2 End



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Song info
Ocean
Pearl Jam
2001
  • Rock
  • Grunge
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