Tabbed by: Jonathan Crawley
This is for my own personal use and for yours too. So
learn it, live it, love it.
I did this on my own. It is a combination of all the
versions I have read on the
formatted to the most correct form. No one was
perfect and I have included
other options for certain parts if it tends to make it
easier. Different people play
different. I am always changing the way I play parts,
as long as it sounds right.
The verse riff, bridge, chorus, and solo are all
included. Here we go.
Main Riff Chords used:
Aminor: X02210
F: 133211
Note: Just because these are the fingerings for the
chords, they are not always
held in this position. There are places were certain
strings may not need to be held
down.
Tip: On F keys, John Frusciante uses his thumb to
fret the top string. His thumb
holds down the 1 on the top string.
Main Riff #1 (with bassline)
Aminor F
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------0---1------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------0---2---------------------------------------
-------2-----------2p0h2------------------------0-----------------------------------
---0-------------------------3-------3----------------3-------------------------------
----------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------
_____________________________________________________________
Main Riff #2 (with bassline)
Aminor F
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------0---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------0---2----------------------------------------------
-------2-----------2p0h2------------------------3---0-------------------------------------
---0-------------------------3-------3-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________________________
Bridge Chords Used:(the ones i primarily use)
C: 032010
G: 320033
F: 133211
Dminor: XX0231
Bridge
C G F
Dminor
-----------0-----------------------------------------------1-----------------------------
---------------1---------3--------------------------------3-----------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------2----------------------------------
-------2---------------------0-----------3-------0-------------------------------------
---3------------------2--------------3-------3-----------------------------------------
------------------3--------------1-------------------------------------------------------
Other Bridge Chords:
C: 035550
G: 355433
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
# _______________________________________________
/
/ SONG: "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam
TRANSCRIBED BY: Eric Eells /
_______________________________________________/
*---------------------------------------------------*
|KEY: 12b14 bend 12 up to 14 |
| 12b14r12 bend 12 up to 14 an release to 12 |
| h hammer-on |
| p pull-off |
| / slide up |
| slide down |
| v vibrato |
| W whammy bar |
*---------------------------------------------------*
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INTRO (0:00-0:28)
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**notes in ( ) are faint
4/4 timing--each measure stands for 4 beats
The skeleton of this is a E, B, A, E chord/scale progression
E B
E|---------------X---9----------|----------9p7--------7--9-|
B|---------------X---9----------|--------------7------7--7-|
G|------------9--X---9h11p9-----|-------(8)------8----8--8-|
D|-------9----9-------------11-|--------------------------|
A|-------9h11-------------------|--------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------|--/7----------------------|
A E
E|-7p5---5-5----------5h7p5-----|--------12/14--12---------|
B|-5-5---5-5---5------------7p5-|--------12/14--12--14-----|
G|-6-6---6-6h7---(6h7)----------|----------------------11-|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----5------------------------|-0------------------------|
E B
E|---------------------9--9-----|--------9---9-7---7-9-7-9-|
B|---------------------9--9-----|--------7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|
G|------------9--X--X--9--9-----|----8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-|
D|-------9----9--X--X--------11-|--------------------------|
A|-------9h11-------------------|--------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------|-7------------------------|
A E
E|-7p-5---------5-------------5-|--------------------12/19-|
B|-5--------5-------------5---5-|--------------------12/19-|
G|-6--------6h7------(6)--6h7---|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------5----------------------|-0------------------------|
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VERSE 1 (0:28-1:22)
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4 beats per measure
The verse is basically the INTRO without as much improv.
Here's an idea of the verse. Just add IMPROV, especially to the chords:
E(scale) B A E(note) N.H... (Natural
Harminic)
E|-------------------9----|--7--|--5--|--------------12-|
B|------------9------9----|--7--|--5--|-----------12----|
G|--------9-9-9h11p9------|--8--|--6--|-----------------|
D|---9----9-9-9-----------|--9--|--7--|-----------------|
A|---9h11-----------------|--9--|--7--|-----------------|
E|-0----------------------|--7--|--5--|--0--------------|
E(scale) B A E(note)
E|---------------9--9-----|--7--|--5--|-----------------|
B|---------------9--9-----|--7--|--5--|-----------------|
G|----------9----9--9-----|--8--|--6--|------------------Bass Guitar|
D|-----9----9----------11-|--9--|--7--|-----------------------------|
A|-----9h11---------------|--9--|--7--|--------------------7-------|
E|-0----------------------|--7--|--5--|--0--------------------------|
E(scale) B A E(note)
E|---------------------------|--7--|--5--|-----------------|
B|---------9----9------------|--7--|--5--|------9----------|
G|----9----9----9h11p9-------|--8--|--6--|------9-----------Bass
Guitar|
D|----9h11---11--------11p9--|--9--|--7--|--------11------------------|
A|-----------11--------------|--9--|--7--|--------------------7-------|
E|-0-------------------------|--7--|--5--|--0--------------------------|
E(scale) B A E(note) E
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