Guitar tab for Yellow Ledbetter (var.11) by Pearl Jam free download and read or play online: file .txt, 10.76 kb has 68 views and 0 downloads.
band: pearl jam
song: yellow ledbetter
key:
*- harmonic
/- slide down
- slide up
h- hammer on
p- pull off
b- bend up
br- pluck the string while it's bent and return it down
r- return from bend
w- whammy bar
v- vibrato
The main riff of the song follows: E B A E
for the rythim that normally plays, it follows this:
INTRO
|-------------------9----------------9p7-------7-9---7p5-----5h7-5------5h7p5------------12--13p12--12/-|
|--------------x----9--------------------7-----7-7---5-------5---5------------5----------12--13p12--12/-|
|-----------9--x----9h11p9-----------------8---8-8---6-------6---6--------------6-----------------------|
|-----------9--x----9-------11/----------------9-9---7----7--7---7---7----------------------------------|
|-----9h11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|---------------------9---9--9------------9p7--9-7-----9p7-9----7p5--5h7--7----5h7--7---------12/-|
|--------------x-x----9---9--9-------7----7----7-7---7-7---7----5----5----5----5----5---------12/-|
|-----------9--x-x----9--11--9---------8--8----8-8---8-8---8----6----6----6----6----6-------------|
|-----------9--x-x----9---9--9------------9----9-9-----9---9----7----7----7----7----7-------------|
|-----9h11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7------------------------------------------------------0---------|
That was the intro, it's hard to tell exactly what he does especially for the one chord in the begining of the rythim:
|-9--|
|-9--|
|-9--|
|-9--|
|----|
|----|
The verse follows the same pattern, ill tab it out, but it's harder to tell what he does
VERSE
|-------------------9----------------9p7-------7-9---7p5----5h7-5---5h7--7------------*12---------*5----|
|--------------x----9--------------------7-----7-7---5------5---5---5----5--------*12-----*12--*5----*5-|
|-----------9--x----9h11p9-----------------8---8-8---6------6---6---6----6------------------------------|
|-----------9--x----9-------11/----------------9-9---7---7--7---7---7----7------------------------------|
|-----9h11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7-------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
|-------------------9---9--9---------9p7-------7-9---7p5---5h7-5---5h7--7-----------|
|--------------x----9---9--9-------------7-----7-7---5-----5---5---5----5-----------|
|-----------9--x----9--11--9---------------8---8-8---6-----6---6---6----6-----------|
|-----------9--x----9---9--9-------------------9-9---7-----7---7---7----7-----------|
|-----9h11--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7------------------------------------------0----7/-|
|---------------------9---9--9------------9p7--9-7-----9p7-9----7p5--5-5--5-5---7/9----------9---9/-|
|--------------x-x----9---9--9-------7----7----7-7---7-7---7----5----5-5--5-5---5------------9---9/-|
|-----------9--x-x----9--11--9---------8--8----8-8---8-8---8----6----6-6--6-6---6------------9--11/-|
|-----------9--x-x----9---9--9------------9----9-9-----9---9----7----7-7--7-7---7/9----------9---9/-|
|-----9h11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------------0------------|
|---------------------9---9--9------------9p7--9-7-----9p7-9----7p5--5-5--5-5---7-------------|
|--------------x-x----9---9--9-------7----7----7-7---7-7---7----5----5-5--5-5---5-------------|
|-----------9--x-x----9--11--9---------8--8----8-8---8-8---8----6----6-6--6-6---6-------------|
|-----------9--x-x----9---9--9------------9----9-9-----9---9----7----7-7--7-7---7-------------|
|-----9h11------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7---------------------------5----------------------5-0----7/-|
This isn't too accurate, because the guitar is too quite during the verse. then the chorus comes in:
do the the chorus 2X
CHORUS
E B A E
|-7--7--5--0-|
|-9--7--5--0-| (improvise riffs with the chords dont just play them
|-9--8--6--1-| He usually does some hammer ons and wat not)
|-9--9--7--2-|
|-7--9--7--2-|
|----7--5--0-|
Then comes the solo which i love... this is very accurate:
SOLO
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------9---9----11b--br11-p9--11~---9--------------------------------------------------
|-9h11---------------------------------11-9---------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------11/9--7-9-7---7-9-7-----7---7-9b-----9r-----
|-------------------------------------------------------9---------9---9-----------------
|-----------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12b--12r----12-9--------------------------------------12----12-14---14p12-14p12-14p12-
|------------------11b--11br--9--11w---11-9-------11/13----13---------------------------
|-------------------------------------------11-9----------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-14b--12----12-14-12/----------9-------9-----------------------------------------------
|---------14------------------9---12b-----12-9------------------------------------------
|-------------------------11b------------------11--br11-p9h11p9----9~----11-9----9-11-9-
|---------------------------------------------------------------11------------11--------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9b-9r---------------------12----14---12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14/-|
|--------9----9-11-9--11/13----13-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
that's the awesome solo, next you play two more riffs of the verse which go:
VERSE 2
|-----------9---9---9------9p7--9-7--9p7--9----7p5---5h7--5--5h7--7------------*12---------*5----|
|-----------9---9---9------7----7-7--7----7----5-----5----5--5----5--------*12-----*12--*5----*5-|
|------9----9--11---9------8----8-8--8----8----6-----6----6--6----6------------------------------|
|------9----9---9---9------9----9-9--9----9----7-----7----7--7----7------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------7---------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
|---------------------9---9--9------------9p7--9-7-----9p7-9----7p5--5-5--5-5---7----------9---9/-|
|--------------x-x----9---9--9-------7----7----7-7---7-7---7----5----5-5--5-5---5----------9---9/-|
|-----------9--x-x----9--11--9---------8--8----8-8---8-8---8----6----6-6--6-6---6----------9--11/-|
|-----------9--x-x----9---9--9------------9----9-9-----9---9----7----7-7--7-7---7----------9---9/-|
|-----9h11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------0------------|
Then repeat the chorus
do the chorus 2X, dont play the last chord (E) on the second time you play the chorus,
start this riff in it's place, play riff 4X:
RIFF
E B A
|-0--7--5-|
|-0--7--5-|
|-1--8--6-|
|-2--9--7-|
|-2--9--7-|
|-0--7--5-|
Then you play somthing like this 4X:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-6--7------6--7-----|
|-------7---------5--|
somtimes he plays chords with this, they would be:
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-8--9-------8--9-----|
|-8--9--9----8--9--7--|
|-6--7--9----6--7--7--|
|-------7----------5--|
Then you play the outro:
OUTRO
|-------------------9----------------9p7-------7-9---7p5-----5h7-5------5h7p5------------12--13p12--12/-|
|--------------x----9--------------------7-----7-7---5-------5---5------------5----------12--13p12--12/-|
|-----------9--x----9h11p9-----------------8---8-8---6-------6---6--------------6-----------------------|
|-----------9--x----9-------11/----------------9-9---7----7--7---7---7----------------------------------|
|-----9h11----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
|--------------------9-----------------9-7--7--9/------------7--5--5--7----------------*12---------*5----|
|--------------x/----9----------------------7--7/------------------5--5------------*12-----*12--*5----*5-|
|-----------9--x/----9h11p9-----------------8--8/------------------6--6----------------------------------|
|-----------9--x/----9-------11/------------9--9/------------------7--7----------------------------------|
|-----9h11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------7--7-------------7/5-5--5---------------5--0---------------------------|
|-------------------9----------------9p7--9-7---7h9--7---7p5-------5h7p5--5--------------*12-----|
|--------------x----9----------------7----7-7---7----7---5----5-5--5------5----------*12-----*12-|
|-----------9--x----9h11p9-----------8----8-8---8----8---6----6-6--6------6----------------------|
|-----------9--x----9-------11/------9----9-9---9----9---7---------7------7/9--------------------|
|-----9h11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------7---------------------------------------------0-----------------|
That's the end... the main riffs aren't 100% accurate, but i tried gettin them close, enjoy!