Better Man Tab

SONG:   BETTER MAN
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TAB BY: Neil Smith (nj2_smit@uwe.ac.uk)
 
Main Riff:
 
 
                                            This note is played
                                          in the intro, but I'm
                                       not sure about the verse.
                                                             vvv
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------3---0-----------3---0-----------5---0---------5---5-5--[5]
------2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4-----4---4-----4---
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------0h2-------------0h4-------------0h4----[4]--------
 
                                                     ^^^
                              This note is not played in the
                              intro, but is present when Vedder
                              is singing the verses.
 
Bridge: (He opens the door ...)
 
  F/A             G/B
e|-----------------------0---------
B|-6---------6-----8---------8-----
G|-5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|-5-----5-------X-7-----7-------X-
 
The second time (or on the live version) you may want to strum those
chords, thus:
 
  F/A      G/B
e|-5--------7-
B|-6--------8-
G|-5--------7-
D|-7--------9-
A|-8-------10-
E|-5--------7- Chorus: (If my chord names are wrong, sorry, I never did theory) :-(
 
(This part given double time so I can fit some lyrics in)
 
  Dsus2                            A           G      (Gadd4 ???)
e|-0-------------------------------0-----------3-------3---3-------
B|-3-------------------------------2-----------0-------1---0-------
G|-2-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0-------
D|-0-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0-------
A|-0-------------------------------0-----------2-------2---2-------
E|-x-------------------------------x-----------3-------3---3------- 
 
      She lies and              says ..     love        with him
      Can't find     a          betterman
      She dreams in         col our   she dreams        in red
      Can't find     a
 
  Asus4    A                       Dsus2
e|-0-------0-------                0---------------
B|-3-------2-------                3---------------
G|-2-------2-------                2---------------
D|-2-------2-------                0---------------
A|-0-------0-------                0 --------------
E|-x-------x-------                x---------------
 
Betterman .... Can't find a     Betterman     Can't find a
 
  Asus4    A                       G5
e|-0-------0-------                3---------------
B|-3-------2-------                3---------------
G|-2-------2-------                0---------------
D|-2-------2-------                0---------------
A|-0-------0-------                x---------------
E|-x-------x-------                3---------------
 
Betterman ....
 
 
And everything else is just a repeat of those bits, I think.
 
Hope that's OK. Cheers ...
 
Neil.:
 
Solo stuff:;
e|---------------------9---7--------------14-----14---14-14-14--------12-12-12-
B|-----15----15--------10--8---------------------------------------------------
G|-/14-14h16-14--------9---7----------/14----14--14---14-14-14----12--12-12-12-
D|---------------16------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
e|-----10--10-10------------------------------------------
B|------------------------10---------------8-----8--------
G|--11-----11-11-------9--9-h-11--9-----7--7-h-9-7--------
D|--------------------------------------------------9-----
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
X