Pearl Jam – Wreckage Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Pearl Jam – Wreckage Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGBmEmDCEm7FAmCmaj7G/B

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These are Wreckage chords by Pearl Jam on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G Bm G Bm G Bm Em D x2

[Verse 1]
G             Bm
Visited by thought,
   G              Bm
 another darkened day
G                    Bm
How you are like the sun
             Em
hiding somewhere beyond
      D
 the rain
G                    Bm
I'm needing for the light,
    G              Bm
 stormy is the grey
G            Bm
Rivers overflowing,
           Em
 drowning all our
          D
yesterdays

[Verse 2]
C              G
Visited by thoughts on
     Em             D
 another darkened week
C              G
How even every winner
        Em          D
 hits a losing streak
C                    G
The mistakes we all make
         Em        D
and perfectly repeat
C                   G
Chains are made by DNA
     Em                   D
refusing, refusing to relеase

[Instrument]
G Bm G Bm G Bm Em7 D

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[Chorus]
G                       Bm
Combing through the wreckagе,
    G                 Bm
 pouring through the sane
G                    Bm
Surrounded by the remnants,
            Em
 what we could and
          D
couldn't have

Raking through the ashes
falling through my hands
G                  Bm
Charcoal on the faces in
        Em              D
 the burned up photographs

[Verse 3]
C              G
Oh, visited by thoughts,
     Em             D
 and this I got to say
C
If you're feeling
        G
the leaving,
          Em         D
 I can't make you stay
      C
l've only ever wanted for
  G      Em          D
 it not to be this way
C
But you're now
              G
like the water,
          Em
 and the water will
           D
 find its way

[Instrument]
G F Em

[Chorus]
Am
Combing through
        D     G
the wreckage
          F          Em7
Holding out, holding on
Am
Combing through
the wreckage
C
Combing through
         Cmaj7
the wreckage

[Solo]
G Bm G Bm G
 Bm Em D x2

[Verse 4]
C                  G
Oh, visited by thoughts
         Em             D
and not just in the night
C
That I no longer give
    G            Em
 a fck who is wrong
            D
and who's right
C
This game of winner
         G
takes all, and ali
    Em             D
 means nothing left
C              G
Spoils go the victor,
           Em
 and the other left
    D    G   Bm G Bm
for dead

[Bridge]
        Am
Uh-huh, combing through
               G
 the wreckage
         F           Em
Holding out, holding on
Am
Combing through
the wreckage

[Solo 2]
C G

[Chorus]
C
Combing through
              Bm
the wreckage
C
Holding out, holding on
G/B          C
Holding out, holding
 holding
Em
Holding on

[Instrument]
C G Em D x2

How to play Wreckage: key, chords and progression

Wreckage by Pearl Jam is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 10 chords: G, Bm, Em, D, C, Em7, F, Am, Cmaj7 and G/B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Em – D (IV – I – vi – V in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and F are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B

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Wreckage chords: questions

What key is Wreckage in?

Wreckage by Pearl Jam is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Wreckage?

Wreckage uses 10 chords: G, Bm, Em, D, C, Em7, F, Am, Cmaj7, G/B.

What is the chord progression of Wreckage?

The main progression is C – G – Em – D (IV – I – vi – V).

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