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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:40:17 -0700
From: Kyle Matteson 
Subject: TAB: p/pearl_jam/given_to_fly.tab


here is my first attempt at given to fly

the opening part sounds pretty damn close to the album\par
for some reason it was really easy to figure out\par

here goes

standard tuning

Intro and Verse
E |-------------------------7-------------------------------------
B |------------8---------------8-------------7------------5---3---
G |---------------0---------------0-------------0---------0---0---
D |---------------------------------------------------------------
A |-----0^10----------10---------------8^9-----------9----7---5---
E |---------------------------------------------------------------


E |-------------------------7---------------------------------
B |------------8---------------8-------------7------------3---
G |----------------0--------------0--------------0--------0---
D |-----------------------------------------------------------
A |-----0^10-----------10--------------8^9-----------9----5---
E |-----------------------------------------------------------

                       *
E |-------------------5------------2--------5------------2--
B |--3---------------------3---5-------3---------3---5------
G |-------0-------------------------------------------------
D |-------------------4---------------------4---------------
A |-----------5---------------------------------------------
E |---------------------------------------------------------

that's about all for the intro and verse it just repeats that

right before it gets heavy it plays the part with the * twice

if it seems tough or like it sounds wierd try this,

its based on a really wierd chord that is pretty much just slid up and down

the chords are as follows

E |-----7----6----4----2----
B |-----8----7----5----3----
G |-----0----0----0----0----
D |-----9----8----6----4----
A |----10----9----7----5----
E |-------------------------

verse starts picking up:Guitar comes in strumming D w/ distortion

E |--7-7-7-7-8-7--7-7-7-7-8-7--7-7-7-7-8-7--7-7-7-7-8-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
B |--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G |--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

let an open G note ring throughout above.

chorus:"he's..."
Guitar 1:*
E |--------x-8--x-8--x-8--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-8--x-8--x--8--8--7-5-3-3-3-3-|
B |--------x-8--x-8--x-8--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-8--x-8--x--8--8--7-5-3-3-3-3-|
G |--------x-9--x-9--x-9--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-9--x-9--x--9--9--8-6-4-4-4-4-|
D |--------x-10-x-10-x-10-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-10-x-10-x--10-10-9-7-5-5-5-5-|
A |--------x-10-x-10-x-10-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-10-x-10-x--10-10-9-7-5-5-5-5-|
E |--------x-8--x-8--x-8--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-8--x-8--x--8--8--7-5-3-3-3-3-|

*instead of the palm mutings before the C chord...you can substitute a B at
the 7th fret...it'll sound a little better but not much different.

Guitar 2:
E |----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-------3-3|
B |-----------------------------------------5-5--4--2--3-3-3-------3-3|
G |--x-5-x-5-x-5--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-5-x-5-x-5--5-5--4--2--0-0-0-0h2p0-0-0|
D |--x-5-x-5-x-5--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-5-x-5-x-5--5-5--4--2--0-0-0-------0-0|
A |--x-3-x-3-x-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-3-x-3-x-3--3-3--2--0-----------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-------3-3|

at the end of the chorus...this is played as a fill:
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-0---0h2--0--2--0--twice then pick up w/ the verse riff------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

during the next verse, this fill starts to come in before it gets heavy:
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7-7---7-7----7-7--7-7---7-7---7-7-then build into the D----------|
D |-----------------------------------------------chord like the------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------1st verse---|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

fill during heavy part of 2nd verse:
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---7-7-7-7s5---5s4---2p0--2p0--7-7-7-7s5---5s4--2p0--2p0-----------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---7-7-7-7s5---5s4---2p0--2p0--7-7-7-7s5---5s4--2p0--2p0-0-0-s4-4--|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Ending    					   6x

E |----7------------------------7-----8---7----------
B |-------8--6-----8---6---8------8----------8--6----
G |--------------------------------------------------
D |--------------------------------------------------
A |--------------------------------------------------
E |--------------------------------------------------
   
        			let ring
E |----7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--------8---6------8 / 3-----------------------3----------3---------3---------3--------
G |---------------------------------------2-------2-----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---
D |---------------------------------------0-------0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------3---------3---------3---------3---


He could have tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out
a bad time, nothing could save him
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out
he got up out of there, ran for hundreds of miles
He made it to the ocean
had a smoke and a tea
The wind rose up, set him down on his knees
A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw,
delivered him wings and let him out
Arms wide open with the sea as he's flung
Oh, oh oh... He's flying! Woah!
High! Wide! Oh...
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share
his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere
But first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed
by faceless men, the fuckers... 
He still stands.
And he still gives his love, he just gives it away;
the love he recieves is the love that is saved
And sometimes you see a strange spot in the sky
a human being that was given to flyFlying! 
Woah...High! Flying! 
Woah...Flying Woah...Oh Woah...

Given to Fly
by Pearl Jam
words....Vedder
music....McCready
from the album YIELD

18/03/98
Transcribed by    bandit1@eisa.net.au    Clayton Howell


Note from author:
     A piece of music should, as close as possible, be read in a linear
fashion, much the same as you read a book. When transcribing a piece of
music this should always be followed, as it helps the reader when learning
the song.
     I don't mean to offend the previous author, or any other authors, it's
just that I'm tired of getting lost trying to follow TAB that I've received
from the net. So with this transcription I've tried to follow the way that
any other music book or magazine would publish a piece of music.
     This isn't the first transcription of 'Given to Fly' on the net, and
as I have already mentioned that I found it hard to follow, I decided to
send in my own transcription. It differs in that I feel the intro is more
accurate, and I've tried to write the chordal parts as close to the rhythm
on the CD as possible. Although I know it's not totally 100% right.
     I saw PEARL JAM play on their recent tour of Australia, and paid close
attention, through a pair of binoculars, to how Mike McMready played the
intro. From there I began transcribing. I know I'm not totally 100%
correct, and that the whole song is not here, so if you find any mistakes,
please let me know.
ENJOY.




Intro

Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.
Let ring throughout.
Finger style.
e |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------5----3----------|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0-------------0------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-----------------------0--|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------7----5----------|
E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|





e |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------3-----------3---|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0---------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|





e |--5-------0-------------------|--5-------0-------------------||
B |-----------------5------7-----|-----------------5------7-----||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------||
A |------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st VERSE
 
Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
D ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
A ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
    Could've tuned in..........
    Alone in a corridor..........
    Made it to the ocean..........


e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|




                                                      Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
B |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
A |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.




e |--5------0-----0------0-------|--5------0------0------0--------|
B |---------------5------7-------|----------------5------7--------|
G |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--0---------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
A |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus
      G                              G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
    Wave came crashing..........
    Arms wide open..........

      G                              G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------------------|



     D                              D
              h                              h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
B |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
D |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
A |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |-------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st Chorus

With distortion.
      C                            C                         B  A

e ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G ||*-------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D ||*-10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A ||--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E ||---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|-8---8----8---8----8---8---7--5--|
                         Flying....                      Whole....


    G                               G

e |--0----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
B |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
G |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
D |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
A |--2----------------------------|--2------------------------------||
E |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||





2nd VERSE

Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
D ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
A ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
    Floated back down..........
    First he was stripped..........



e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|




                                                      Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
B |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
A |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.




Pre-Chorus
      G                              G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
    Still gives his love..........
    Sometimes is seen..........

      G                              G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------------------|


     D                              D
              h                              h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
B |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
D |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
A |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
   Saved....

2nd Chorus

With distortion

   Guitar 1
     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |Guitar 2
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
D |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                 I couldn't work this part out.
                                 Sorry.



     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
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  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8---6----8-----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|





     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |
  |                                          
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|--------------s------------------|
G |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|--5--5--5--(7)/9-----7-----5-----|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
   


     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6--8---|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|




     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |                                             s
e |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|--8--8--8--(10)/12---10---8------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro

Clean guitar, either with Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

     G (not sure of the rhythm)   G
   Guitar 1
e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |Guitar 2
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
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  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-------8----6----8----(8)\---|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|--7-------------(7)\-------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|






     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |--3---------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
D |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
A |--2--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
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e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-p-------------------------------|
G |--2--------------------------|-^0------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                  Guitar 2 fades out

   Guitar 1
     G
   
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |------------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
D |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|





e |----------------------------||
B |----------------------------||
G |--0-------------------------||
D |--0-------------------------||
A |----------------------------||
E |----------------------------||