From: sminder@engin.umich.edu (scott sebastian minder)
This is from the live Pearl Jam concert from Atlanta last weekend:
Better Man
Pearl Jam
Transcribed by Scott Minder
Verses:
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---3--0----------3--0-----5--2-------5-----5--2----5-
---2----2--------2----2---4----4--4-----4-------4----
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-3---------0--3--------------------------------------
This is repeated during the verses. The second half
is changed each time a bit.
Pre chorus:
F and G like:
1 3
1 3
2 4
3 5
Chorus:
Dsus2 A G repeated. Last G is G5
That's pretty much the whole song.
Please e-mail with suggestions, corrections, comments:
sminder@engin.umich.edu
.
From: Kevin Gardner <code@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: /p/pearl_jam/betterman.tab
==========
Better Man
by Pearl Jam
from the Vitalogy cd
transcribed by kevin gardner
code@wam.umd.edu
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----3---------3-----
--2---4-2---2---4-2-
--0---------0-------
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----5---------5---5-----
--4---6-4---4---4---6-4-
--0---------0-----------
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----3---------3-----
--2---4-2---2---4-2-
--0---------0-------
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----5---------5---5-----
--4---6-4---4---4---6-4-
--0---------0-----------
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------------------------
-------- --------
--6--8-- --6--8--
arpediate --5--7-- --5--7--
these --0--0-- --0--0--
-------- --------
-------- --------
the chorus is as follows
D A G 4x
D A D A G
From: johans@ifi.uio.no (Johan Kristian Sveen)
Subject: Re: TAB: Pearl Jam "Better Man"
You can also play Betterman this way:
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---3---0---0------3---0---------0---------
---2-----2--------2--------2--------------
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---2--------------2-----------------------
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---5---0------0---5---0----0--------------
---4-------4------4------4----------------
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---4--------------4-----------------------
Pre Chorus:
(Am) (G)
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---6-6---6-6-------8-8--8-8---------------
---5-5---5-5-------7-7--7-7---------------
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---5-5---5-5-------7-7--7-7---------------
Chorus: D2 A G
Kristian
"Betterman" - Pearl Jam
>From the album Vitalogy
Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)
INTRO - Lower notes played on bass, top notes feedback
3x
----------------|--------
----------------|--------
----------------|--------
--10----9-7-----|-6------
----------------|--------
--6-8-8-3-10-10-|-6-8-8--
PRE-VERSE 1 - Repeat twice
----------------------------------------------0---0--------
-----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0----------0---5---5\-
-----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4--------4---------4----
-----------------------------------------------------------
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--2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------0-4----------------
VERSE 1
waiting, watching the clock it's four o clock it's got to
stop
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-----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------
-----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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--2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------
tell him, take no more, she practices her speech as he
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-----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------
-----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4---4/-------
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--2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------
opens the door, she rolls over just to sleep as he looks
her over
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-----6--6---6/8--8---8-8\6--6-----6/8----------------------
--5--5--5-5-5/7--7---7-7\5--5--5--5/7---7------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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--5-----------7--7-------5--5-------7---7------------------
CHORUS 1 - Organ enters (that's 'organ, the musical instrument')
She lies and says she's in love with him
Can't find a betterman
----------2----------------3-----------2---------3---------
--3---------3-----2----------0------3--3---------3-----0---
--2----2------2---2--2--0------0--2-2--2--/6--4-----4--0---
--0--0----------------------------0-0-----/7--5------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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She dreams in colour she dreams in red
Can't find a
---------0----2--------------------------0--2--------------
---------3----3--------------3--0---3----3--3--------------
--2-----------2-----6-----4---------2----2--2--------------
--0-----------------7-----5---------0--0-------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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betterman can't find a betterman can't find a
--5---5-------5----------0---2---3---2-----0---------------
--5---5---5---5-----5----3---3---3---3-----3--3------------
--6---7---6---7--7-------2---2-------2-----2--2---x--------
--7---7---7---7----------0---0-------0--0---------x--------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
betterman oh
------------------------5----------------3-----------------
------5---5-------------5------------0---0-----------------
--6---7-------7---6--6--7--7\----0---0---0-----------------
--7---7-------7---7--7--7--7\----0---0---0-----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------3---3---3-----------------
PRE-VERSE 2 - play PRE-VERSE 1 with this as the first measure
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-----------------
-----2--2-2------
-----------------
-----------------
--2--2---------0-
VERSE 2
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-----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------
-----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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--2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------
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-----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------
-----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
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--2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------
(Bass & drums enter, repeat chords when necessary)
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3----------------5---------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2----------------4---------------------
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0----------------0---------------------
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--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2----------------5---------------------
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--6---6-----6------8---8-----------6---6-------------------
--5---5--5---------7---7--7--------5---5-------------------
--0---0--0---------0---0----0------0---0-------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
--6---6------------8---8-----------6---6-------------------
CHORUS 2 - With electrical guitar
>From here on it's basically the same chords as 'chorus 1', but
with added fills. It's pretty pointless to tab all the little
bits :-)
Enjoy this song..
Mark