/ = Slide up b = Bend
hold = Hold note r = Release bend
Artist: Pearl Jam \ = Slide down v = Vibrato
Song: Yellow Ledbetter . = Harmonic (Harm.) W = Wide vibrato
* = Let ring WB = Bend with bar
h = Hammer on P.M. = Slight palm muting
p = Pull off x = Dont play string
Tabbed by: Timmy D.
GoldLeaf4@yahoo.com
This is one of my favorite songs by Pearl Jam.
Listen to the song to get the timing better, because I
tabbed out every note I heard. Its pretty detailed. Have fun.
Intro- (0:00-0:28)
e------------------9--------------------------9p7---------7h9---
b------------------10-----------------------------7-------7-----
g-------------9----9h11p9------------------8--------8---8-8-----
d------9------9---------------11\9------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0-----------------------------------/7-----------------------
e---7-5-----------5-------5-5h7p5------------12/14--12p9--------
b---5-------------5---------------7p5--------12/14--12p9--------
g---6-----------6-6h7p6------------------------------------11---
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------5-----------------------------0----------------------
e------------------9---9------------------9-9-9--7---7-9p7--9---
b------------------10--10-----------------7-7-7--8---7-7----7---
g-------------9----11--9-------------8-8--8-8-8--8---8-8----8---
d------9------9------------11-----------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0----------------------------7-------------------------------
e--7p5----------5-------5-------------5------------12/----------
b--5------------5--------------5h7----5------------12/----------
g--6------------6h7---------7--6--------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------5--------------------------------0-------------17\---
This next part similar to both the intro and the outro with a
lot of variations. Here are the main chords used. You can just
play these if you don't want to improvise. They sound good.
You can take it from here.
( 0:29-1:49)
e----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------
b----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------
g----1-----------------------8--------------------6-------------
d----2-----------------------9--------------------7-------------
a----2-----------------------9--------------------7-------------
e----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------
Heres the solo. Look back at my the key I made up
at the top of the tab. Listen carefully for timing.
(1:50-2:33)
e----------------------12.--------------------------------------
b-------------------------12.-----------------------------------
g------------9v------------------11b13-11b13-11b13r11-p9---11v--
d----9h11-------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
Harm.
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g---9-----------------------------------------------------------
d-------11---9--------------------------------------------------
a----------------11---9-------9b11r-----------------9-----------
e-------------------------12---------12---9---12-------12v------
e-------------------------------------------------9-------------
b------------------------------------12b14Wr-----------12---9---
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------9b11------r-------------------------------
e---12---9---12---9---------------------------------------------
[Slight P.m.--------]
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------12----------
g---11b13v---11b13r-9-----12WB(6x)---11---9-------11b-hold-r11--
d--------------------------------------------11-----------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------14b16r--12--------12h14---
b---12-h-14v---14p12--14p12--14p12----------------14------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e---12v-----------------9---------------9-----------------------
b----------------9--9---------12b14v-----------12---9-----------
g-------------------------------------------------------12------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---9p7---------------------------------------------------------
g---------9---11p9-----------------9v------11---9---------------
d---------------------11-11-11-11----------------------11-------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------9b11---r---------------------------12--------
g---9---11---9---------------9--------9h11--9---11b-hold-r-11---
d--------------------------------11-----------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---14v---12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14v------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
Go ahead and use the chords again if you want. (2:33-3:49)
Alright this will take you to the outro. (3:49-4:14)
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g----8---8-8----9-94--4---- 8---8-8----9-9----6--6-6-----------
d----8---8-8----9-94--4-----8---8-8----9-9----7--7-7-----------
a----6---6-6----7-72--2-----6---6-6----7-7----7--7-7-----------
e----------------------------------------------5--5-5-----------
e----------------------------------------------5----------------
b----------------------------------------------5----------------
g----8---8-8----9-94--4---- 8---8-8----9-9----6----------------
d----8---8-8----9-94--4-----8---8-8----9-9----7----------------
a----6---6-6----7-72--2-----6---6-6----7-7----7----------------
e----------------------------------------------5----------------
The rest is arguably much different than the intro. Outro-
(4:15-5:04)
e--5-/------------------------9---------------------9p7---------
b--5-/------------------------10-------------------------7------
g------------------------9----9h11p9--------------8--------8----
d-----------------9------9--------------11\9--------------------
a-----------------9h11------------------------------------------
e--------12\--0*-------------------------------7--------------7-
*let ring
e--9-7-9---7-5-------5--------7-5----------12/14--12p9----------
b--7-7-7---5---------5--------5------------12/14--12p9----------
g--8-8-8---6---------6h7p6--6-6--------------------------11----
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------5--------------------0-------------------------
e-----------------9------------------------9p7-------9/11v------
b-----------------10-----------------------------------x--------
g------------9----9h11p9-------------------------9hold/11v------
d------9-----9---------------119-------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0---------------------------------7-7------------------------
e---11/--------------7p5-------7/9v-----------------------------
b--------------------------------x------------------------------
g--------------------------7hold/9v-----------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------7---5--5----------------------12\------0--------------
e----------12.------------------------------5.------------------
b------12.------12.---------------------5.------5.--------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
Harm. Harm.
e-----------------------------------------------9-9-9--7--------
b-------------------9---------------------------7-7-7--7--------
g--------------9----11p9------------------------8-8-8--8--------
d--------9-----9------------11/9--------------------------------
a--------9h11---------------------------------------------------
e----0---------------------------------7------------------------
e---7h9-7----7p5---5-5-5---5h7--5-------------------------12.---
b---7---7----5-----5-5-5---5----5-----5--5------------12.-------
g---8---8----6-----6-6-6---6----6-----6--7----------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------0----------------
Harm.
