Better Man Pearl Jam
[more versions than you'll know what to do with]<br/> <br/> Subject: TAB: Betterman by Pearl Jam<br/> <br/> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> SONG: BETTERMAN<br/> ARTIST: Pearl Jam<br/> TAB BY: Neil Smith (nj2_smit@uwe.ac.uk)<br/> <br/> Main Riff:<br/> <br/> <br/> This note is played<br/> in the intro, but I'm<br/> not sure about the verse.<br/> vvv<br/> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br/> ------3---0-----------3---0-----------4---0---------4---4-4--[4]<br/> ------2-----2---------2-----2---------3-----3-----3---3-----3---<br/> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br/> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br/> 2-------------0h2-------------0h4-------------0h4----[4]--------<br/> <br/> ^^^ <br/> This note is not played in the<br/> intro, but is present when Vedder<br/> is singing the verses.<br/> <br/> Bridge: (He opens the door ...)<br/> <br/> F/A G/B<br/> ----------------------0---------<br/> 6---------6-----8---------8-----<br/> 5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---<br/> --------------------------------<br/> --------------------------------<br/> 5-----5-------X-7-----7-------X-<br/> <br/> The second time (or on the live version) you may want to strum those<br/> chords, thus:<br/> <br/> F/A G/B<br/> -5--------7-<br/> -6--------8-<br/> -5--------7-<br/> -7--------9-<br/> -8-------10-<br/> -5--------7-<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Chorus: (If my chord names are wrong, sorry, I never did theory) :-(<br/> <br/> (This part given double time so I can fit some lyrics in)<br/> <br/> Dsus2 A G (Gadd4 ???) <br/> <br/> 0-------------------------------0-----------3-------3---3------- <br/> 3-------------------------------2-----------0-------1---0------- <br/> 2-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0------- <br/> 0-------------------------------2-----------0-------0---0------- <br/> 0-------------------------------0-----------2-------2---2------- <br/> x-------------------------------x-----------3-------3---3------- <br/> <br/> She lies and says .. love with him<br/> Can't find a betterman <br/> She dreams in col our she dreams in red<br/> Can't find a<br/> <br/> Asus4 A Dsus2<br/> <br/> 0-------0------- 0---------------<br/> 3-------2------- 3---------------<br/> 2-------2------- 2---------------<br/> 2-------2------- 0---------------<br/> 0-------0------- 0 --------------<br/> x-------x------- x---------------<br/> <br/> Betterman .... Can't find a Betterman Can't find a<br/> <br/> Asus4 A G5<br/> <br/> 0-------0------- 3---------------<br/> 3-------2------- 3---------------<br/> 2-------2------- 0---------------<br/> 2-------2------- 0---------------<br/> 0-------0------- x---------------<br/> x-------x------- 3---------------<br/> <br/> Betterman .... <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> And everything else is just a repeat of those bits, I think.<br/> <br/> Hope that's OK. Cheers ...<br/> <br/> Neil.<br/> <br/> LYRICS:<br/> <br/> Waiting, watching the clock, it's 4 o'clock, it's got to stop<br/> Tell him, take no more she practices her speech<br/> As he opens the door, she rolls over<br/> Pretends to sleep as he looks her over<br/> <br/> She lies and says she's in love with him<br/> Can't find a better man<br/> She dreams in colour she dreams in red<br/> Can't find a better man<br/> Can't find a better man<br/> Can't find a better man .. Ohh ..<br/> <br/> Talking to herself there's no one else who needs to know<br/> She tell herself, ohh ..<br/> Memories, back when she was smooth and strong and waited for<br/> The world to come along, swears she knew it now she swears he's gone<br/> <br/> (Chorus)<br/> <br/> She loved him, yeah. She don't want to leave this way<br/> She feeds him, yeah. That's why she'll be back again<br/> <br/> Can't find a better man ...<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> This is from the live Pearl Jam concert from Atlanta last weekend:<br/> <br/> Better Man<br/> Pearl Jam<br/> Transcribed by Scott Minder<br/> <br/> <br/> Verses:<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------<br/> ---3--0----------3--0-----5--2-------5-----5--2----5-<br/> ---2----2--------2----2---4----4--4-----4-------4----<br/> -----------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------<br/> -3---------0--3--------------------------------------<br/> <br/> This is repeated during the verses. The second half<br/> is changed each time a bit.<br/> <br/> Pre chorus:<br/> <br/> F and G like:<br/> <br/> 1 3<br/> 1 3<br/> 2 4<br/> 3 5<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> <br/> Dsus2 A G repeated. Last G is G5<br/> <br/> That's pretty much the whole song.<br/> <br/> Please e-mail with suggestions, corrections, comments:<br/> sminder@engin.umich.edu<br/> .<br/> <br/> <br/> From: Kevin Gardner <code><br/> Subject: /p/pearl_jam/betterman.tab<br/> <br/> ==========<br/> Better Man<br/> by Pearl Jam<br/> from the Vitalogy cd<br/> transcribed by kevin gardner<br/> code@wam.umd.edu<br/> <br/> --------------------<br/> ----3---------3-----<br/> --2---4-2---2---4-2-<br/> --0---------0-------<br/> --------------------<br/> --------------------<br/> <br/> ------------------------<br/> ----5---------5---5-----<br/> --4---6-4---4---4---6-4-<br/> --0---------0-----------<br/> ------------------------<br/> ------------------------<br/> <br/> --------------------<br/> ----3---------3-----<br/> --2---4-2---2---4-2-<br/> --0---------0-------<br/> --------------------<br/> --------------------<br/> <br/> ------------------------<br/> ----5---------5---5-----<br/> --4---6-4---4---4---6-4-<br/> --0---------0-----------<br/> ------------------------<br/> ------------------------<br/> <br/> -------- --------<br/> --6--8-- --6--8--<br/> arpediate --5--7-- --5--7--<br/> these --0--0-- --0--0--<br/> -------- --------<br/> -------- --------<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> the chorus is as follows<br/> D A G 4x<br/> D A D A G<br/> <br/> <br/> Subject: Re: TAB: Pearl Jam "Better Man"<br/> <br/> <br/> You can also play Betterman this way:<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ---3---0---0------3---0---------0---------<br/> ---2-----2--------2--------2--------------<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ---2--------------2-----------------------<br/> <br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ---5---0------0---5---0----0--------------<br/> ---4-------4------4------4----------------<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ------------------------------------------<br/> ---4--------------4-----------------------<br/> <br/> Pre Chorus:<br/> (Am) (G)<br/> ------------------------------------------ <br/> ---6-6---6-6-------8-8--8-8--------------- <br/> ---5-5---5-5-------7-7--7-7--------------- <br/> ------------------------------------------ <br/> ------------------------------------------ <br/> ---5-5---5-5-------7-7--7-7--------------- <br/> <br/> Chorus: D2 A G<br/> <br/> Kristian<br/> <br/> "Betterman" - Pearl Jam<br/> >From the album Vitalogy<br/> Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> INTRO - Lower notes played on bass, top notes feedback<br/> <br/> 3x<br/> ----------------|--------<br/> ----------------|--------<br/> ----------------|--------<br/> --10----9-7-----|-6------<br/> ----------------|--------<br/> --6-8-8-3-10-10-|-6-8-8--<br/> <br/> <br/> PRE-VERSE 1 - Repeat twice <br/> <br/> ----------------------------------------------0---0--------<br/> -----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0----------0---5---5\-<br/> -----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4--------4---------4----<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------0-4----------------<br/> <br/> <br/> VERSE 1 <br/> <br/> waiting, watching the clock it's four o clock it's got to <br/> stop<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------<br/> -----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------<br/> <br/> tell him, take no more, she practices her speech as he<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------<br/> -----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4---4/-------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------<br/> <br/> opens the door, she rolls over just to sleep as he looks <br/> her over<br/> <br/> -------------------0---------------------------------------<br/> -----6--6---6/8--8---8-8\6--6-----6/8----------------------<br/> --5--5--5-5-5/7--7---7-7\5--5--5--5/7---7------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --5-----------7--7-------5--5-------7---7------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> CHORUS 1 - Organ enters (that's 'organ, the musical instrument')<br/> <br/> She lies and says she's in love with him<br/> Can't find a betterman <br/> <br/> ----------2----------------3-----------2---------3---------<br/> --3---------3-----2----------0------3--3---------3-----0---<br/> --2----2------2---2--2--0------0--2-2--2--/6--4-----4--0---<br/> --0--0----------------------------0-0-----/7--5------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> She dreams in colour she dreams in red<br/> Can't find a <br/> <br/> ---------0----2--------------------------0--2--------------<br/> ---------3----3--------------3--0---3----3--3--------------<br/> --2-----------2-----6-----4---------2----2--2--------------<br/> --0-----------------7-----5---------0--0-------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> betterman can't find a betterman can't find a<br/> <br/> --5---5-------5----------0---2---3---2-----0---------------<br/> --5---5---5---5-----5----3---3---3---3-----3--3------------<br/> --6---7---6---7--7-------2---2-------2-----2--2---x--------<br/> --7---7---7---7----------0---0-------0--0---------x--------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> betterman oh<br/> <br/> ------------------------5----------------3-----------------<br/> ------5---5-------------5------------0---0-----------------<br/> --6---7-------7---6--6--7--7\----0---0---0-----------------<br/> --7---7-------7---7--7--7--7\----0---0---0-----------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> ---------------------------------3---3---3-----------------<br/> <br/> <br/> PRE-VERSE 2 - play PRE-VERSE 1 with this as the first measure<br/> <br/> -----------------<br/> -----------------<br/> -----2--2-2------<br/> -----------------<br/> -----------------<br/> --2--2---------0-<br/> <br/> <br/> VERSE 2<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------<br/> -----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----3--0-----------3--0--------5----0-----5----0----------<br/> -----2----2---------2----2/4----4--4-------4--4------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --2--2---------0-2--2------0-4--4-------4--4---------------<br/> <br/> (Bass & drums enter, repeat chords when necessary)<br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3----------------5---------------------<br/> --4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2----------------4---------------------<br/> --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0----------------0---------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2----------------5---------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --6---6-----6------8---8-----------6---6-------------------<br/> --5---5--5---------7---7--7--------5---5-------------------<br/> --0---0--0---------0---0----0------0---0-------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------------------------<br/> --6---6------------8---8-----------6---6-------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> CHORUS 2 - With electrical guitar<br/> <br/> >From here on it's basically the same chords as 'chorus 1', but<br/> with added fills. It's pretty pointless to tab all the little<br/> bits :-) <br/> Enjoy this song.. <br/> <br/> Mark<br/> <br/> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 23:44:44 -0500 (CDT)<br/> From: Denny <br/> <br/> <br/> : Here's my thinking on 'Betterman'-- I'm not exactly sure what you wanted<br/> : here, so I tried to post most of the parts--Keep in mind, most of this is<br/> : varied from time to time, so don't be afraid to experiment with<br/> : improvisation.<br/> <br/> : ------------------0----------0---0------0-------<br/> : -3-0---0-3-0------0-0---0------0---0------------ Main Riff<br/> : -2---2---2---2/4------4--------------4-(4)\2----<br/> : ------------------------------------------------<br/> : ------------------------------------------------<br/> : ------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> : ---0-------0---------------------7-----------------------<br/> : -------5-----5-6---6-6---6-8---8---8----6---6-6---6-8----<br/> : -4---4---4-----5-5-----5---7-7-------7--5-5-----5---7---- Pre-Chorus<br/> : ---------------------------------------------------------<br/> : ---------------------------------------------------------<br/> : ---------------------------------------------------------<br/> : This follows above lines<br/> : -------2---------------------;------0-2------------5--5--------5--5-5-5-----<br/> : -----3---3--------2------0---;----------3---------3----3------3---3-3-3-----<br/> : ---2-------2--------2------0-;----2-------2------2------2----2----2-2-2-----<br/> : -0-----------0---------------;--0---------------2-----------2-----2-2-2-----<br/> : ----------------0------------;-----------------0-----------0------0-0-0-----<br/> : -----------------------3-----;----------------------------------------------<br/> : Repeat part before semicolons 3X<br/> : After the semicolon: This is a variation of the chord A. Play it by<br/> : barreing the strings at the second and then use your middle finger to<br/> : fret the 3rd on the b string and your pincky to fret the 5th on the high<br/> : E. It takes a while to get used too, so don't expect it to be really<br/> : easy at first. I put the numbers here so close to try to get across the<br/> : strumming effect used (usually represented by a squiggly line in<br/> : manuals). Just kinda strum this chord and then a D chord shown below:<br/> <br/> : -2--2-2-2--------------------------------------<br/> : -3--3-3-3---2------------------------3-0---0---<br/> : -2--2-2-2---2-----(pause)---2---2-2--2---2----- Back to intro<br/> : -0--0-0-0---2----------------------------------<br/> : ------------0----------------------------------<br/> : ---------------3-------------------------------<br/> <br/> : -2---4--5--7--5--7--- These are the order and shape of the chords<br/> : -3---5--6--8--6--8--- when the song picks up.<br/> : -2---4--5--7--5--7---<br/> : -0---0--0--0--0--0---<br/> : ---------------------<br/> : -2---4--5--7--5--5---<br/> <br/> : When the song kicks in, both acoustic and electric guitars play <br/> : simultaneously:<br/> <br/> : -2--0--------3--3-------<br/> : -3--3---2-2--3--3-------<br/> : -2--2---2-2--0--0-------<br/> : -0--0---2-2--0--0-------<br/> : ------0-0-0--2--2-------<br/> : -------------3--3-------<br/> <br/> <br/> : Solo stuff:;<br/> : ---------------------9---7---------------14-----14---14-14-14--------12-12-12-<br/> : -----15----15--------10--8-------;--------------------------------------------<br/> : -/14-14h16-14--------9---7-------;---/14----14--14---14-14-14----12--12-12-12-<br/> : ---------------16\---------------;--------------------------------------------<br/> : ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------<br/> : ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> : -----10--10-10------------------------------------------<br/> : ------------------------10---------------8-----8--------<br/> : --11-----11-11-------9--9-h-11--9-----7--7-h-9-7--------<br/> : --------------------------------------------------9\----<br/> : --------------------------------------------------------<br/> : --------------------------------------------------------<br/> : --------------------------------------------------------<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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