Present Tense

E|--5------------5-------------5--
B|----3-3-3-3-3----3---3----------
G|--------------------------------
D|0-------------------------------
A|-------------3-----3---3-3-2----
E|--------------------------------

E|--------3-2-0---0-----|         
B|----------------------|         
G|--------------2---2-2-|         
D|| <5>-------------------| 
A|----2-0---------------|         
E|----------------------|         


[Chorus]

D         G   F     G   D        
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------

0--0----X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3             X-5-|
0--0----X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3             X-5-|
12-12\0-X-5-5^3-3-X-5-5^0-0-0-X-5-5-5^3-3-3             X-5-|

The first time through, Mike lets it
 end at the G, the second time (not
shown) a D.

Then the bridge goes like this, 
(with variations on the picking
pattern):

Bb                            A    
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|------10-----10-----10-----10---
                       G
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----9-----9-----9-----9--------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------

E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------

E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 

--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5---
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------

-|5-5---5-5----|   
E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 

Then:

Bb                      A        

               G

E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------

E|----| 

11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

E|----| 
E|----| 

E|----------------| ---| 

8-8-8-8-8-------                10-|
7-7-7-7-7------- etc.           8--|
5-5-5-5-5------- then this      7-
---------------- several times: --
E|----------------| ---|          

5|-| 
-|-| 
E|   

[Other]

While mike plays the verse, Stone 
does this:
E|--------------------------| /14-

E|------14-------14-------| 


15-13----15-13----15-13--- etc.  -
E|------12-------12-------12| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
=============                 

E|then: ---------------------------
B|----------------------------|    
G|----------------------------|    
D|----------------------------|And 
=|                                 

-|                    
                      
                      
fade....PD SENT TENSE 
                      

Pearl Jam - No Code
Continues after the ad
Track 10

This represents our interpretation 
of the original
artist's work, to be used for 
personal or educational use only.

Transcibed by Bryce Christensen and 
Matt Forth.
If you add to this or fix any 
mistakes, please send us a copy.
(Please email if you are a drummer /
 bass guitarist
near Brisbane interested in 
jammin'!!!!)


Main Riff:

  D                C              

  B#

E|------5---------|------5--------
B|--------3-------|--------3------
G|----------------|---------------
D|0---------------|---------------
A|----------------| 3-------------
E|----------------|---------------
  .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .  

E|-|------5---------|  
B|-|--------3-------|  
G|-|----------------|  
D|-|----------------|  
A|--|2---------------| 
E|-|----------------|  
  .   .   .   .      


  A

E|--3---2---0-----|              
B|----------------|              
G|---------------.|              
D|---------------.|              
A|--0-------------|              
E|----------------| Chorus Riff: 

E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|------------------00000---| 
A|00------------------------| 
E|----33311-0-0-------------| 

Verse 1: (main riff)

Do you see the way that tree bends

does it inspire,

leaning out to catch the suns rays

a lesson to be applied

are you getting something out of 
this

all encompassing trip


Chorus: (chorus riff)


You can't spend your time alone,

redigesting past regrets.....Oh

You can't come to terms  and realise

your the only one who cannot forgive
 yourself

Makes much more sense,

to live in the present tense


2nd verse: (main riff)


Have you ideas on how this life 
ends,

Checked your ends and studied the 
line,

Have you ever belived that the road 
ahead

sands off into the light

seems that needlessly it getting 
harder

to find an approach and no where to 
live

are we getting something out of this

all encompassing trip


Chorus (chorus riff)


[Bridge]

(one beat = quarter bar?)

16 x D, 16 x C, 32 x G
16 x D, 16 x C, 32 x G
8 x D, 8 x C, 16 x G
8 x D, 8 x C, 16 x G
8 x D, 8 x C, 16 x G
8 x D, 8 x C, 16 x G
32 x D