Pearl Jam - Better man
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Tabber: fistagons
Name: Justin Hinton
Band: Pearl Jam
Song: Better Man
email me at: fistagons@hotmail.com
Ok, I understand that a lot of people don’t have a real ear for music,
and a lot of people just copy other people’s tabbing,
however I will now show you the correct way to play this song.
A lot of people think that Eddie Vedder
only works with the 3 chords D, A and G in this song.
He also uses Gb(F#) and Ab(G#).
Better Man
fade in
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|---3-3---5-5----|
E|-5-----3--------|
Verse I/Intro
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-2--0-4-0-4----------|
As he opens the door, she rolls over...
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-5---7---5---7-------------|
Chorus I (hold each note for a fuller sound)
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|
E|-----5---3-----------------|
Then back to:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-2--0-4-0-4----------|
When leading into the second half of the verse:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
Then to:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2--0-4-4-4-4------|
Chorus II
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-------------------|
E|----------5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|
Then in the build up it where the guitar is strumming a G.
Here is also a fill I made up to fit the song,
as it kicks back into where he starts singing
“She loved him etc.”
When it lands on the D note is where u start playing the chorus again.
Perfect timing.
G|--------------------------|-7-5-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----7-6-5-----------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------8-7-0-----------|
E|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----|---------------------------|
Bridge
then chorus and a sliding outro
A|-5--/12--/17-||
There you go, that is the proper way to play the song.
Peace
fistagons