"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!
