'Betterman' by Pearl Jam - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Betterman
Song lyrics:
SONG: BETTERMAN
ARTIST: Pearl Jam
TAB BY: Neil Smith ([email protected])
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---
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------0---------
6---------6-----8---------8-----
5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
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
-5--------7-
-6--------8-
-5--------7-
-7--------9-
-8-------10-
-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 ???)
0-------------------------------0-----------3-------3---3-------
3-------------------------------2-----------0-------1---0-------
2-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0-------
0-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0-------
0-------------------------------0-----------2-------2---2-------
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
0-------0------- 0---------------
3-------2------- 3---------------
2-------2------- 2---------------
2-------2------- 0---------------
0-------0------- 0 --------------
x-------x------- x---------------
Betterman .... Can't find a Betterman Can't find a
Asus4 A G5
0-------0------- 3---------------
3-------2------- 3---------------
2-------2------- 0---------------
2-------2------- 0---------------
0-------0------- x---------------
x-------x------- 3---------------
Betterman ....
And everything else is just a repeat of those bits, I think.
Hope that's OK. Cheers ...
Neil.: Solo stuff:;
: ---------------------9---7---------------14-----14---14-14-14--------12-12-12-
: -----15----15--------10--8-------;--------------------------------------------
: -/14-14h16-14--------9---7-------;---/14----14--14---14-14-14----12--12-12-12-
: ---------------16---------------;--------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------
: -----10--10-10------------------------------------------
: ------------------------10---------------8-----8--------
: --11-----11-11-------9--9-h-11--9-----7--7-h-9-7--------
: --------------------------------------------------9----
: --------------------------------------------------------
: --------------------------------------------------------
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