PEARL JAM - "Letter To The Dead" Tablature

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Letter to the dead (Pearl Jam)

tabbed by John Halfpenny (jhalfpenny@excite.com)

This was taken from a bootleg, an EV solo. Excellent track, but I suspect he drops the lyrics in a couple of places, hence the patchiness.

Capo on at fret1, I think the tuning is drop D, if you're familiar with drop D do it, but it's only for the open string at one or two notes, and usually I can't be bothered to tune down. O:¬)

Chords used (cut down versions shown to match the arpeggio)

D x0032x Dii x542xx G xx543x Gii 3200xx
Bb x1333x F 133211 C xx2010


Intro (the arpeggio is like this through the verse of the song)
e ---------------------------------
B -------3---------------3---------
G ---2-------2---2---4-------4---4-
D -0---0-------0---5---5-------5---
A ---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------

D G D C
I'm writing my last will and testament

D G D G
It's not much of an easy thing to do

D G D G
You think about everyone you've known and what they meant

D G D
You think about everything they've done for you

Gii Bb Dii
I started low and I will cry

Gii Bb Dii
To what was there for me all throughout my life

Dii Gii
I don't want to die

F Gii
But if I do

Bb Gii
I'm leaving

Bb Gii
I'm leaving

Bb Gii D
I'm leaving all my everything to the (whoooooooooo)


Please email me with any lyrics corrections! :)

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