The song has several parts.
The lines are very similar but there are some
differences. The structure of the songs goes
like follows:
intro( instrumental
) + main part + pre-chorus + chorus + post-chorus
2nd main part + chorus + post-chorus
3rd main part + chorus + ending
INTRO
After a few seconds the song has begun, the bass enters...
G ||------| -- -- -- -- | --
5· ·· -- | --
7· ·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- | -- 7·
·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- | -- -7
·· -- | -- -5 ·· --
| -- -7 ·· -- |
A ||---º--| -- -- -- -0
| 7· ·· ·· ·
0 | 5· · · ·
· }0 | 7· ·· ··
}0 | 5· · · ·
· }0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | -- -- --
-- | -- -- -- -- | -- --
-- -- |
MAIN PART 1
It continues like this ( w/ only
one difference, there aren’t any accents )
untill the pre-chorus. This means that
you have to play Bass Line 1 four more times
while Vedder is wonderfully singing
(you know: ‘I_will light a match this morning,
so I_won’t be alone
Watch as she lies silent................)
PRE-CHORUS
Here just three notes really change:
Bass Line 2----------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 5· ·· -- | --
7· ·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- | -- -7
·· -- | -- -5 ·· --
| -- -5 ·· -- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 5· · · · ·
}0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 7· · · · ·
}0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | -- -- --
-- | -- -- -- -- | -- --
-- -- |
Amment plays Bass Line 2 twice, in the pre-chorus; and in the
FIRST CHORUS
plays it twice again.
FIRST POST-CHORUS
Again, Bass Line 3 and Bass Line 4 are
almost like Bass Line 1 or Bass
Line 2 and you can listen to both on the
firs post-chorus. They go just one behind
the other.
Bass Line 3-------------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 12· ·· --
| -- 7· ·· --
| -- 5· ·· -- | --
5· ·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -12 ·· -- |
-- -7 ·· -- | -- -5
·· -- | -- -5 ··
-- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 10· ·· ··
· 0 | 5· · ·
· · }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 | 7· · ·
· · }0|
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | --
-- -- -- | -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- |
Bass Line 4---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 12· ·· \9- | --
7· ·· -- | --
5· -- -- | -- 5· ··
-- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -12 ·· \9- | --
·7 ·· -- | --
-5 ·· -- | -- -5 ··
-- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 10· ·· ··
\70 | 5 · · ·
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | --
-- -- -- | -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- |
MAIN PART 2
In the second main part the bass goes the
same that in the first one;
that is four times Bass Line 1 (
w/out accents ).
SECOND CHORUS
In the second chorus Amment replays Bass Line 4 ( this time twice ).
MAIN PART 3
One more time here we hear Bass Line 1
(w/out accents ), but now only
two times.
THIRD CHORUS
In this chorus Amment plays four times
Bass Line 4, but w/out the accents.
As we show here:
Bass Line 4 w/out accents----------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 12· ·· \9- | --
7· ·· -- | --
5· -- -- | -- 5· ··
-- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -12 ·· \9- | --
·7 ·· -- | --
-5 ·· -- | -- -5 ··
-- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 10· ·· ··
\70 | 5 · · ·
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | --
-- -- -- | -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- |
ENDING
The ending is formed by Bass Line 1 (w/out
accents), that it’s played
four times, and by Bass Line 5, that it’s
played four times, but as a result of
a fade away, in fact Bass Line 5 is played
only three times plus Bass Line 6.
Bass Line 5-------
Bass Line 6-----
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 5· ·· --
|
| -- -- -- -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- |
.... .... ....| -- -- -- -- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 7· ·· ··
}0 | .... .... ....| 7·
·· -- -- |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- |
| -- -- -- -- |
fade away....
At the ending Bass Line 1 the harmonics
are played a little more
stronger than the ‘normal’ notes and also
than the other harmonics of the song.
SHORT ‘INDIFFERENCE’ BASS TRANSCRIPTION
Song Structure: INTRO: bASS Line 1
MAIN PART 1: 4* bASS Line 1 (w/out accents)
PRECHORUS: 2* bASS Line 2
CHORUS: 2* bASS Line 2
POSTCHORUS: bASS Line 3
bASS Line
4
MAIN PART 2: 4* bASS Line 1 (w/out accents)
CHORUS 2: 2*bASS Line 2
POSTCHORUS 2: bASS Line 3
bASS Line 4
MAIN PART 3: 2* bASS Line 1 (w/out accents)
CHORUS 3: 4* bASS Line 4
ENDING: 4* bASS Line 1 (w/out accents)
3* bASS Line 5 + bASS Line 6
Bass Line 1--------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 5· ·· -- | --
7· ·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- | -- 7·
·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- | -- -7
·· -- | -- -5 ·· --
| -- -7 ·· -- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 5· · · · ·
}0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 5· · · · ·
}0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | -- -- --
-- | -- -- -- -- | -- --
-- -- |
Bass Line 2----------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 5· ·· -- | --
7· ·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- | -- 5·
·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- | -- -7
·· -- | -- -5 ·· --
| -- -5 ·· -- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 5· · · · ·
}0 | 7· ·· ·· }0
| 7· · · · ·
}0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | -- -- --
-- | -- -- -- -- | -- --
-- -- |
Bass Line 3-------------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 12· ·· --
| -- 7· ·· --
| -- 5· ·· -- | --
5· ·· -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -12 ·· -- |
-- -7 ·· -- | -- -5
·· -- | -- -5 ··
-- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 10· ·· ··
· 0 | 5· · ·
· · }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 | 7· · ·
· · }0|
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | --
-- -- -- | -- -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- |
Bass Line 4---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 12· ·· \9- | --
7· ·· -- | --
5· -- -- | -- 5· ··
-- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -12 ·· \9- | --
·7 ·· -- | --
-5 ·· -- | -- -5 ··
-- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 10· ·· ··
\70 | 5 · · ·
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 | 7· ··
·· }0 |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- | --
-- -- -- | -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- |
Bass Line 5-------
Bass Line 6-----
G ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- 5· ·· --
|
| -- -- -- -- |
D ||---º--| -- -- -- --
| -- -5 ·· -- |
.... .... ....| -- -- -- -- |
A ||--- º--| -- -- --
-0 | 7· ·· ··
}0 | .... .... ....| 7·
·· -- -- |
E ||------| -- -- -- --
| -- -- -- -- |
| -- -- -- -- |
fade away....