PEARL JAM - "yellow ledbetter" Tablature

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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 02:51:07 -0500
From: ex_ite@excite.com
From: Brad Campbell
From: Ensomniac3@aol.com
Subject: p/pearl_jam/yellow_ledbetter.tab

YELLOW LEDBETTER
Pearl Jam
Transcribed by James Delos Reyes (Ensomniac3@aol.com)

First, thanx to all those who responded to the incubus "pardon me" tab
I got a lot of good feedback. Now on to the song...

Before you attempt to play this song be aware of certain details. I
don't really know how many guitarists are in Pearl Jam. But from
listening to this song I can pick out three distinct guitars: the bass,
rhythm, and lead. Because of this, the song was really hard to
distinguish between the three (as opposed to the incubus tab which was
only one acoustic). THIS TRANSCRIPTION FOR YELLOW LEDBETTER ONLY
INCLUDES THE LEAD GUITAR. If playing by yourself, you can add the bass
notes in between the pauses like in the first few measures that the
lead guitarist plays. And for the rhythm, the chord progression is
basically E-B-A-E with a couple exceptions (you can faintly hear the
rhythm in between the pauses of the lead). Oh and one last thing...
TIMING ONCE AGAIN IS NOT SPECIFIED. Listen to the song and figure it
out from there.

I can't promise you this tab is as accurate as the "Pardon Me" tab. So
far I haven't seen a better transcription for this song on the net yet,
but who cares what I think. I wanna know what you think. Email me. My
address is Ensomniac3@aol.com. It'll really help me out on my playing,
ear training, or whatever. (I'm self-taught so I need all the help I
can get.) And so with all that said, here's the tab.

-(0:00)-

e|-----------------9----------------9p7---------7--9---7p5------|
B|-----------------9---------------------7------7--7---5--------|
G|------------9----11p9--------------------8----8--8---6----6---|
D|-----9------9-----------11\----------------9--9--9---7----7---|
A|-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------5/7-----------------------------|

|-----5h7--5---5h7p5-------------12/14---12p9------------------|
|-----5---------------5----------12/14---12--------------------|
|-----6------------------6----------------------11\------------|
|-----7--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---------------------------------|

|-----------------9--------------------9p7--9--7-----9p7--9----|
|-----------------9-------------------------7--7-----7----7----|
|------------9----11--9-----------8-8-------------8------------|
|-----9------9-----------11------------------------------------|
|-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------7-------------------------------|

|--7p5--------5------------------12/19-------------------------|
|--5-----5-----------5h7p5-------12/19-------------------------|
|--6-----6h7-----7---6-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-----------12\0------------------|

-(0:28)- (If desired, can fill in bass notes in between pauses)

e|--------------------------------9--9--7--9--7----9------------|
B|-----------------9--------------7--7--7--7--7----7------------|
G|---9-9---9-11p9--11-------------8--8--8--8--8----8------------|
D|---9-9---9-9-----9--------------9--9--9--9--9----9------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Harm.
|---------------------7--------------------(12)----------------|
|-----5----5--5--5----5--------------(12)----------------------|
|-----6h7--6--7--6----6----------------------------------------|
|-----7----7--7--7----7----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---------------------------------|

|---------------9---------7-9p7-9-7----------------------------|
|---------------9--------------------9-9-9-7p5--5-5-5----------|
|----------9----11p9-----------------8-8-8-6----6-6-6-7-6-5-6--|
|----9-----9---------11--------------9-9-9-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|----9h11------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------9--9--7--7-7--9/11------------|
|--------------------------------7--7--7--7---10/12------------|
|----------9---------9------9----8--8--8--8--------------------|
|----9-----9---9-----9------9----9--9--9--9--------------------|
|----9h11------9h11-----11-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|------7p5-----5------7/9--------------------------------------|
|------5--------------3/5--------9-----------------------------|
|---6--6----6-----6--------------9h11p9------------------------|
|---7--7--------------------------------11-9-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------12-------------|

|-------------------------------9--9--7--9--7---9--7--9-------|
|-------------------------------7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7-------|
|--------9-9-9------11/---4-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8-------|
|--9-----9-9-9h11----9/---4-----9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9-------|
|--9h11-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------7--5--7--5---5-5-5-------------------------------------|
|-------5--5--5--5---5-5-5-------------------------------------|
|---6---6--6--6--6---6-6-6-------------------------------------|
|---7---7--7--7--7---7-7-7-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------7--9--9--7--9--7--7---|
|----------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|----------9--9-9------9---9----9--------8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
|----9-----9--9-9------9---9h11-9--------9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|----9h11----------11--------------11--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------5-------------------------0---------------------------|
|--------5-------------------------0---------------------------|
|---5h6------6-6-6-7----------6----1---------------------------|
|---7--------7-7-7-7----------7----2---------------------------|
|----------------------------------2---------------------------|
|----------------------------------0---------------------------|

-(1:49)- w/ distortion or overdrive

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12------hold bend----------------------------|
G|----------9---9-------11b13-13-13b11p9h11vvvvvvv--------------|
D|----9h11------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------11--9--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9b10b9--7-----7--9--7vvv--7-----7-----9b11-----|
|--------------------------9-----------------9-----9-----------|

|-----------------9--------------------------------------------|
|-------12b14b12-----12--9----hold bend------------------------|
|---9-----------------------11b13--13b11--9-11wwwwwwww*--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

*Tremolo with whammy bar

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12------12-14vvv--14-12-14-12-14-12-----|
|----11--9------12/13------13----------------------------------|
|-----------11-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|---15b16b15--12------12--14--12-12\--------9-----------9------|
|-----------------14--------------------9-9---9---12b14---12---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9----------------------------------------------------------|
|------11-11p9p6--9vvvvvvvv---11--9------9--11--9-11b14b11-----|
|------------------------------------11------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12-----14-12h14p12h14p12h14-etc.-12\-|
|---9------9--11--9--\13------13-------------------------------|
|------11------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

-(2:30)-

e|------------------------9--7--9--7---------7p5--------5-------|
B|------------------------7--7--7--7---9-7--------5-------5-----|
G|----------9h11p9--------8--8--8--8---8-8--------6h7p6-----6h7-|
D|----9-------------11----9--9--9--9----------------------------|
A|----9h11------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Harm.
|-------(5)------------------9---------------------------------|
|---(5)-----(5)--------------9----------7-7h9p7---9--7--9------|
|------------------------9---11--9------8-8-------8--8--8------|
|------------------9-----9----------11--9-9-------9--9--9------|
|------------------9h11----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------7-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
|---7p5---5----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
|---6----------------------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------9------------------9-9------|
|----------------------------------9----------9-7-9-7-7-7------|
|----------9-------9-----------9---11--9------8-8-8-8-8-8------|
|----9-----9-------9-----9-----9----------11--9-9-9-9-9-9------|
|----9h11------11--------9h11----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|----7--5--7--5--7--5----5--5----------------------------------|
|----5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5----------------------------------|
|----6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6----------------------------------|
|----7--7--7--7--7--7----7--7----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------9--7--9-7-9--7-5--5-5--7-5--|
|----------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
|----9--9------9-----9--9---9------8--8--8-8-8--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
|----9--9------9-----9--9---11p9---9--9--9-9-9--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
|----------11-----11-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

-(3:25)-

e|-----------------------------5----------------5---------------|
B|-----------------------------5----------------5---------------|
G|---6-6-6--6--4----9-9-9--11--6-----9-9-9--11--6----6--4-------|
D|---7-7-7--7--7----9-9-9--9---7-----9-9-9--9---7----7--7-------|
A|-----------------------------7----------------7---------------|
E|-----------------------------5----------------5---------------|

|--------------5-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5-----------------------------------------------|
|---9-9-9-11---6-----------------------------------------------|
|---9-9-9--9---7-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5-----------------------------------------------|

-(3:48)-

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8--9-------8-8-8---9---9-9-9---6--------8-8-8---9---9-9-9--|
D|---9--9---9---9-9-9---9---9-9-9---7--7-7---9-9-9---9---9-9-9--|
A|---6--7---9---6-6-6---7---7-7-7---7--7-7---6-6-6---7---7-7-7--|
E|----------7-----------------------5---------------------------|

|----------------------------------5----5/12-------------------|
|----------------------------------5----5/12-------------------|
|--------------8-8-8---9---9-9-9---6---------------------------|
|---9---9-9----9-9-9---9---9-9-9---7---------------------------|
|---9---9-9----6-6-6---7---7-7-7---7---------------------------|
|---7---7-7------------------------5---------------------------|

-(4:16)-

e|-------------------9-----------------------9p7----------------|
B|-------------------9--------------------7-------7-------------|
G|---------------9---11p9--------------8-------------8----------|
D|--------9------9----------11\----------------------9----------|
A|--------9h11--------------------------------------------------|
E|--12/0---------------------------7-----------------------7----|

|--9--9--9---7p5----5h7p5---------7p5-------------14-12p9------|
|--7--7--7---5------5-------------5----5-5--------14-12----11\-|
|--8--8--8---6------6-------------6----6-6---------------------|
|--9--9--9---7------7-------7-7---7----7-7---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------0-----------------|

|---------------9------------------9p7---9/11---11/19----------|
|---------------9-----------------------10/12------------------|
|-----------9---11p9-------------------------------------------|
|-----9-----9---------11\--------------------------------------|
|-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------7--7------------------------7\5----|
Harm.
|---------7p5--7/9---------------(12)-------------(5)----------|
|--------------3/5----------(12)------(12)----(5)-----(5)------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5--------------12\0--------------------------------------|

|---------------9-------------------9--9--9---7--7h9p7---------|
|---------------9-------------------7--7--7---7--7-------------|
|-----------9---11p9----------------8--8--8---8--8-------------|
|-----9-----9---------11\-----------9--9--9---9--9-------------|
|-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------7--7-------------------------------|
Harm.
|---7p5---------5h7p5--------------------(12)------------------|
|---5-----------5-------5--5-------(12)------------------------|
|---------6-6-----------6--7-----------------------------------|
|---------7-7--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------0-------------------------------|

Questions? Comments? Just wanna say hi? Email me at Ensomniac3@aol.com.
Remember, i've only been playing for a year and a half...so go
easy on me!!!

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