Sleight of Hand Pearl Jam
"Sleight of Hand" by Pearl Jam
Sent by: Jimbopo
e-mail: unsupersmith@gmail.com
"...I think, one of the more interesting songs..." -Ed Vedder.
Guitar 1: Open-A (B dropped 1 step): E A D G A E
Guitar 2: standard tuning: E A D G B E
G1(0:02)(clean) (0:12)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
*let all notes ring
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Routine was the fate. Wake-up, wash and pour himself into uniform...
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Something he hadn't imagined bein'. As the merging traffic passed...
G2 (enters at 0:33)(distortion w/ echo)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------16\9-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 (0:35) (0:45)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Found himself starin' down... At his own hands.
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-~17\12-----------------~15\10-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------~16\11----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*~hold note breifly
G1 (0:46) (0:58)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Not rememberin' change... not recalling a plan... what was it?
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------14~~----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 (distortion) (1:04)
e|----------------------------5-------|-----------------------(5)--5-------| a|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------| G|-0--------0--------7--------6-------|-0--------0--------7---(6)--6-------| D|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------| A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-2--------2--------7---(0)--0-------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
He was okay... but wondering... about wandering.
[G2]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------| G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-0--------0--------7----------------| D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------| A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-2--------2-----------------0-------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
G1 (1:18) (1:25)
e|----------------------------5-------|-------------------3--------3/------| a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4--------4---(4)--3--------3/------| G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2--------2---(2)--0--------0/------| D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2--------2---(2)0-0--------0/------| A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0--------0---(0)0-2--------2/------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3--------3/------|
What was his fate... brought by consequence? As is moved by sleight of hand.
[G2]
e|------------------------------------|-------------------3----------------| B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2--------1--------3----------------| G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-2--------2--------4----------------| D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------5----------------| A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-0--------0--------5----------------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3----------------|
G1(1:26)(clean)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Mondays were made to fall.. lost on a road he knew by heart.
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------16~~\9-----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
It was like a book he read in his sleep... endlessly. Sometimes
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------17~----17~----17~----17~----17~----17~----17~-------------------| G|------------14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
he hid in his radio watchin others pull into their homes while he was drifting
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------17pb19r17~~~---------------| G|-16~~14-14~~-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 (distortion)
e|------------------------(5)-5-------|----------------------------5-------| a|-2--------2--------9----(7)-7-------|-2--------2------------(9)--7-------| G|-0--------0--------7----(6)-6-------|-0--------0--------7---(7)--6-------| D|-2--------2--------9----(7)-7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------| A|-2--------2--------7----(0)-0-------|-2--------2--------7---(0)--0-------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
On the line... of his own...off the line.. and to the side
[G2]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------| G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-0--------0--------7----------------| D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------| A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-2--------2-----------------0-------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
[G1]
e|----------------------------5-------|------------------3----3------------| a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4-------4---(4)--3----3----4-4---4-| G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2-------2---(2)--0----0----2-2---2-| D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2-------2---(2)0-0----0----2-2---2-| A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0-------0---(0)0-2----2----0-0---0-| E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3----3------------|
By the line... as dirt turned to sand... as is moved by sleight of hand...
[G2]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2-------2----2-------------2-----2-| G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-2-------2----2-------------2-----2-| D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2-------2----2---5---------2-----2-| A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-0-------0----0---5---------0-----0-| E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3-----------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------0----------------0----------| G|-------12----------------11----------------7----------------6------------| D|----10---10-----------12---12-----------5----------------7---------------| A|-12----------------10----------------7----------------5------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12~~~\5------------------------------------17-17~~~---------15-15~~~----| G|------------14-14~-12p11-12p11-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------12----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------0----------------0----------| G|-------12----------------11----------------7----------------6------------| D|----10---10-----------12---12-----------5----------------7---------------| A|-12----------------10----------------7----------------5------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 (2:53)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------17-17~--------17-17~~~~~~~~~~----| G|-16~~~~~~\14----12p11----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------14----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1(2:54)(clean)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
When he reached the shore of his.. clip-on world...
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------16~\9-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
He resurfaced to the norm... organized his few things: coat and keys.
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------17~------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------| G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---| D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----| A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Any new realizations would have to wait... till' he had more time...
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------14~----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 (distortion) (3:36)
e|----------------------------5-------|----------------------------5-------| a|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2-----------------7-------| G|-0--------0--------7--------6-------|-0--------0--------7--------6-------| D|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9--------7-------| A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-2--------2--------7--------0-------| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
Oh time!.. Time to dream... to himself. He waves goodbye
[G2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------17~17p15--15-----------------------| G|----------------------------------------------16--16p14h16p14-12h14-12\0-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G1]
e|----------------------------5-------|------------------3----3------------| a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4-------3---(3)--3----3----4-4---4-| G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2-------2---(2)--0----0----2-2---2-| D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2-------2---(2)0-0----0----2-2---2-| A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0-------0---(0)0-2----2----0-0---0-| E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3----3------------|
to himself... "I'll see you on the other side"... another man...
[G2]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2--------1----1------------2-----2-| G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-----6-|-2--------2-----------------2-----2-| D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-----7-|-2--------2--------5--------2-----2-| A|-2--------2-----------------0-----0-|----------0--------5--------0-----0-| E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3----------------|
[G1]
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| a|-2-2------2--------0--------0-------|-0--------0-------------------------| G|-2-2------2--------2--------2-------|-2--------2-------------------------| D|-2-2------2--------2--------2-------|-2--------2-------------------------| A|-0-0------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------0-------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
...moves by sleight of hand.
G2 fades out(4:11)
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-10-------10----------------10------|-10---------------------------------| G|-9--------9-----------------9-------|-9------------------6---------------| D|-11-------11----------------11------|-11-----------------7---------------| A|-0--------0-----------------0-------|-0------------------0---------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Hooray! That's the end of that depressing song!
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (to indicated frett)
pb = pre-bend (bend before striking)
r = release bend
~ = vibrato
X = string noise
() = mute (after striking)
^ = harmonic (if there were any :( but you can add some)
This post is to fill that gap where there is no song. I could hardly play it
so I know something's wrong. Someone should consider re-doing this whole thing.
I wrote it on four hours of sleep and I'm feelin' a little woozy. Cheers!
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