################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ Author/Artist: Pearl Jam Title: Better Man Album: Vitalogy Transcribed by: Chris Wilson, Correction by Mike Mabie, Lead by Evan Cowan Email: yokel@zip.com.au Last Updated - 03/30/99 Listen to CD for strumming patterns. The picking in the chorus isn't 100% accurate but it's pretty close. G1 is clean electric, G2 is an acoustic and G3 is an electric on moderate distortion. The bit before the intro is wierd, the chords are A#,C,G,Dm. It also has a weird timing, but thats all i could work out from it. ----------------------------------------0----------|-------------------------- ----3-0-------3-0-------5-0---------5-----5---5\3--|-------------------------- ----2---2-----2---2/4---4---4-----4---4-----4------|-------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- -2--------0h2--------0h4------0h4------------------|-------------------------- Intro G1 --------------------------------------|-----------------0------|-------|------ ----3-0-----3-0-------5-0------5-0----|----6---6/8--8---8------|-------|------ ----2---2---2---2/4---4---4----4---4\-|----5-5-5/7--7-7---7\5--|-7-7---|------ --------------------------------------|------------------------|-0-0-0-|------ --------------------------------------|------------------------|-x-x-x-|------ -2-------0h2-------0h2------0h2-------|--5------7--------------|-7-7-7-|------ Verse G1 X2 Pre-Chorus G1 X2 -------2-----------------------2-----------------3p2p0-2---------------------- ---------3----2--------3-------3---3-3---2-------3-----3-3-3-----2-3p2-----3-- -----2-----2--2-2----0---0-----2-2-----2-2-2-----------2-2---2---2-2---0-0-0-- ---0--------------2--0-----0-----------------2-0---------------0-2-2---0-0-0-- ---------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------2-2-2-- ---------------------3-------------------------3-----------------------3-3-3-- Chorus G1 -|2-2-2---5-5-5--5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--------|------------------- -|3-3-3---5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--3-----|------------------- -|2-2-2-x-7-7-7--6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-7-7-7-6-6-7\--0-0-0-|------------------- -|------x-7-7-7--7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--0-0-0-|------------------- -|---------------------0-0-0-0-0--------------------2-2-2-|------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-|------------------- Post-Chorus --------------------------------0---------|--------------------------------|-- ---------3-0--------5-0-----5-----5---5\3-|-3-0-----3-0-------4-0---4-0----|-- ---2-2-2-2---2/4----4---4-4---4-----4-----|-2---2---2---2/4---5---5-5---5\-|-- ------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-- ------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-- --------2-------0h4-----------------------|2-----0h2-------0h4-------------|-- Verse G1 G1 X2 -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5--x--7--7----|----7--7--7--7--7--7-- -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6--x--8--8----|----8--8--8--8--8--8-- -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5--x--7--7----|----7--7--7--7--7--7-- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7--x--9--9----|----9--9--9--9--9--9-- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8--x--10-10---|----10-10-10-10-10-10- -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5--x--7--7----|----7--7--7--7--7--7-- Verse G1 and G2 X2 then --2-2-0-0----0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-3-2----0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3p2-0-2-|---------- --3-3-3-3----2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------- --2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|---------- --0-0-0-0----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-------0-|---------- -------------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---------------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---------|---------- -------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3---------|---------- Chorus G3 -2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2----5-5-5---- -3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3----5-5-5---- -2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2--x-7-7-7---- -0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|--------x-7-7-7---- ------------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---------------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------- ------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3-|------------------- G2 and G1 Post-Chorus all -5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|------------------------------------------- -6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-7\-|------------------------------------------- -7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|------------------------------------------- -------0-0-0-0-0------------------|------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- guitars -3-3-x--3-3-x--|-3-3---------------------3-3-|-----------------------------|-- -3-3-x--3-3-x--|-3-3---------------------3-3-|-----------------------------|-- -0-0-x--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------|-- -0-0-x--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3/5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-- -2-2-x--2-2-x--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3/5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-- -3-3-x--3-3-x--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1/3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-- G1 and G2 G1 and G2 -=simultaneously=- G3 -2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10----10--------------|---------------------|- -3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10h12-10------10\8----|---------------------|- -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------11\---9\7----|---------------------|- -0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|---------------------|- -----------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------|---------------------|- -----------------3-3-3-3-3-|--------------------------|---------------------|- Bridge G1 and G2 G3 fills over Bridge 4x Back to Chorus G1 , G2 -|-10----10-------------------|----------------------------------------------- -|-10h12-10-------------------|----------------------------------------------- -|----------11--9h11p9--7h9p7-|----------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------- 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