#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Pearl Jam Title: Thumbing My Way Album: Riot Act Transcribed by: Rick Posey Email: rick@giventowail.com G1: Standard G2: Standard (G3 is absent as Mike follows Ed along.) 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Figure 1 w/ Fill A G1: -|-----------------0------------------------------------------------0-----0--- -|-3-2--2---2h3--3-3--3----3-----3---3---3---3---3--3--3---3---3--3-3--2--2--- -|---0--0--------2----2--2-2-----2---2---0---0---0--0--0---0---0--0-0--0--0--- -|---2-----------0-------0----0--4---2---0---0---0--0----0-----2--2----2--2--- -|---0---------------------------------------2-----------------0-------0------ -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- i'm thumbing my way.. 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G1: -|--3--3--3--3----7--7--7-----0--------------0-----------0----0----0---0------ -|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3---3-3--3-----1--1--1---1---1---1----1----1---1--1--- -|--4-------------4---------0-0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0----2----2---2--2--- -|--0-----------------------0-------0--2--2------2---2--------2----2------2--- -|--------------------------2----------3---------3---3--------0-----------0--- -|-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------- i can't be free.. if there was a key.. w/ Fill B G1: -|-3--3----3--3-----3--3--3--3----7--7--7---0--------------0-----------0----0- -|-3--3----3--3-----3--3--3--3----3--3--3-3-3--3-----1--1--1---1---1---1----1- -|-0--0----0--0-----4-------------4-------0-0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0----2- -|-0--0----0--0-----0---------------------0-------0--2--2------2---2--------2- -|-2--2----2--2---------------------------2----------3---------3---3--------0- -|-3--3----3--3------------------------------------------------3-------------- there's no wrong or right.. 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G1: -|----------0-------------------------------------------------0--------------- -|---h3--3----3---3--3--3--3--------3--3--3--3--2--2---2h3--3-3--3----3-----3- -|-------2------2----2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------2----2--2-2-----2- -|-------0-----------4-----4--0-----------2-----2-----------0-------0----0--4- -|-------------------------------2--2-----0-----0----------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:22) no matter how cold the winter.. i'm thumbing my way G1: -|---------------------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------------------- -|-3---3---3----3---3---3--3-3--2--2---2----h3--3----3---3--3--3--3----------- -|-2---0---0----0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0--------2------2----2--2--2--0--0----- -|-2---0---0------0-----2--2----2--2------------0-----------4-----4--0-------- -|---------2------------0-------0---------------------------------------2----- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G1: -|---------------------------0------------------------------------------------ -|-3--3--3--3--2--2---2h3--3-3--3----3-----3---3---3---3---3--3--3---3----3--- -|-0--0--0-----0--0--------2----2--2-2-----2---2---0---0---0--0--0---0----0--- -|-------2-----2-----------0-------0----0--4---2---0---0---0--0----0------2--- -|-2-----0-----0---------------------------------------2------------------0--- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- thinkin' about heaven.. G1: -|----0-------0--0--------0---0---0------------------------------------------- -|----3---3---3--3---2------2---2---2----------------------------------------- -|----0---0---0--0---0--0----------------------------------------------------- -|-2------2---2--2---2--2----------------------------------------------------- -|-0-------------0---0--0----------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G1: -|--------8--8-8----8-8------8---8--8---8--8----8--8----8---8---7---7-7---7--- -|--------8--8-8----8-8------8---8--8---8--8----8--8----8---8---8---8-8---8--- -|--7-----7--7-7----7-7------7---7--7---7--7----7--7----7---7---0---0-0---0--- -|--0--------0------0-0-------------------------0--0----0---0----------------- -|------------------------8------8------8-----------------------7-----7---7--- -|--------------------------------------------8-------------8----------------- "i let go of the rope.." (2:03 - 2:45) G G1: -|-7--7----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-8--8---------6--6----6------6--6-----6-----8---8--8---8---8-8-------------- -|-0--0---------7--7----7------7--7-----7--0--0---0--0---------0-------------- -|-----------------------------------------0--7---7--7---7---7-7-------------- -|----7----5--5-------5----5---5-----5-----0--8------8---8---8-8-------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- repeat once G1: -|--3--3--3--3----7--7--7-----0--------------0-----------0----0----0---0------ -|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3---3-3--3-----1--1--1---1---1---1----1----1---1--1--- -|--4-------------4---------0-0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0----2----2---2--2--- -|--0-----------------------0-------0--2--2------2---2--------2----2------2--- -|--------------------------2----------3---------3---3--------0-----------0--- -|-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------- "all the rusted signs.." G2: -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------0---0------------------------------------------------------- -|--2h4--4------2---2---0-----------0---------------0------------------------- -|-------0----------------------0h2---2---------0h2--------0-0h2--0-0--------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G1: -|-3--3----3--3-----3--3--3--3----7--7--7---0--------------0-----------0----0- -|-3--3----3--3-----3--3--3--3----3--3--3-3-3--3-----1--1--1---1---1---1----1- -|-0--0----0--0-----4-------------4-------0-0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0----2- -|-0--0----0--0-----0---------------------0-------0--2--2------2---2--------2- -|-2--2----2--2---------------------------2----------3---------3---3--------0- -|-3--3----3--3------------------------------------------------3-------------- G2: -|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------0------------3----3---3---3------------------------------------------- -|-------0-----------4h5--4---2---2h4---2h4--0------------0--0----0----------- -|-0------0----------0----0---0---0-------------------0---2--2----0----------- -|---------2------------------------------------2--3--------------2----------- -|----------3---------------------------------------------------------3---3--- G1: -|-0---0-------3--3----3--3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------- -|-1---1--1----3--3----3--3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------- -|-2---2--2----0--0----0--0--0-0-0-------------------------------------------- -|-2------2----0--0----0--0--------------------------------------------------- -|--------0----2--2----2--2--------------------------------------------------- -|-------------3--3----3--3--------------------------------------------------- G1: -|----------0-------------------------------------------------0--------------- -|---h3--3----3---3--3--3--3--------3--3--3--3--2--2---2h3--3-3--3----3-----3- -|-------2------2----2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------2----2--2-2-----2- -|-------0-----------4-----4--0-----------2-----2-----------0-------0----0--4- -|-------------------------------2--2-----0-----0----------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- no matter how cold the winter... G1: -|---------------------------0-----0---0-----------0-------------------------- -|-3---3---3----3---3---3--3-3--2--2---2----h3--3----3---3--3--3--3----------- -|-2---0---0----0---0---0--0-0--0--0---0--------2------2----2--2--2--0--0----- -|-2---0---0------0-----2--2----2--2------------0-----------4-----4--0-------- -|---------2------------0-------0---------------------------------------2----- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G1: -|---------------------------0------------------------------------------------ -|-3--3--3--3--2--2---2h3--3-3--3----3-----3---3---3---3---3--3--3---3----3--- -|-0--0--0-----0--0--------2----2--2-2-----2---2---0---0---0--0--0---0----0--- -|-------2-----2-----------0-------0----0--4---2---0---0---0--0----0------2--- -|-2-----0-----0---------------------------------------2------------------0--- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-- repeat until end G1: -|----0---0------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----2---3------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----0---2------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-2--2---0------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G2: Fill A: -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--3----3-------------------1--0-----------------0--3/5-3----3---3--3---5---- -|--4----4---2--0-----------------0-----0---------0-----------4---4--4---5--4- -|--0-------------0---0---2---------0h2-----0-----0-----------0--------------- -|----------------------2-----------------3---2---2--------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (:50 - 1:22) Fill B: -------------------------------|-|---------------|-|-------------------------- -------------------------------|-|---------------|-|-------------------------- -2-4--0---------0---0----------|-|---------------|-|-------------------------- --------0---0-2-------2-0------|-|----------0----|-|-------------------------- ----------2---------------2----|-|---0h2--4---2--|-|-------------------------- -------------------------------|-|---------------|-|-------------------------- (1:37 - 1:38)