Pearl Jam / Vitalogy - Betterman
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Tabbed by: Tomas Horsky
Date: 10 mar 2000
Changed: 11 may 2000
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Remember that lyrics don't match the timing.
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e|-8---------------7-------5-------8---------------7-------5-------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
...
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e|-8---------------7-------5-------4-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
...
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---0-----------3---0-----------5---0---------5---5-5---5-|
G|-------2-----2---------2-----2/4-4-----4-----4-----4---4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-------0-2-----2-------0-4-----4-------0-4---------------|
"Waitin', watchin' then clock...":
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---0-----------3---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----|
G|-------2-----2---------2-----2/4-4-----4-----4---------4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Part 1
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----2-------0-2-----2-------0-4-----4-------0-4-----4-------4-|
Repeat Part 1
"As he opens the door...":
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6---6-6/8-------8-----8-8-------6---6-6/8-------8-----8---|
G|-------5---------7---------7-----------5---------7---------7-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----5---------7-----7---------5-----5---------7-----7---------|
"She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a...":
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e|-----------------2---------------0-------3-------2---------------|
B|-----------------3---------------2-------3-------3---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------|
D|-----------------0---------------2-------0-------0---------------| Part 2
A|---------------------------------0-------2-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------------------|
"Better man, she dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a...":
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e|-0-------3-------2---------------0-------3-------2---------------|
B|-2-------3-------3---------------2-------3-------3---------------|
G|-2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------|
D|-2-------0-------0---------------2-------0-------0---------------| Part 3
A|-0-------2-----------------------0-------2-----------------------|
E|---------3-------------------------------3-----------------------|
"Better man, can't find a better man, can't find a...":
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e|-5---------------0-----0---------2-----3---------2-----3---------|
B|-5---------------2-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------|
G|-6---------------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------|
D|-7--...----------2-----2-...-----0-----0-...-----0-----0-...-----| Part 4
A|-7---------------0-----0-----------------------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Better man, oohh":
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e|-0-----0---------0-----0---------3-----3-----3-------------------|
B|-2-----3---------2-----3---------3-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0-----0-------------------|
D|-2-----2-...-----2-----2-...-----0-----0-----0-------------------| Part 5
A|-0-----0---------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----3-----3-------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3---0-----------5---0---------5---5-5---5-|
G|-------2---2-2---------2-----2/4-4-----4-----4-----4---4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------------0-2-----2-------0-4-----4-------0-4---------------|
Repeat Part 1 ("Waitin', watchin' the clock") (1x)
"She tells herself":
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e|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-------3---0-----------3---0-----------5---0-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-------2-----2---------2-----2/4-4-----4-----4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-2-----2-------0-2-----2-------0-4-----4-------------------------|
"Memories back when she was bold and strong and waiting for the":
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e|-0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
B|-3-----3---3---3---3---3---3-----5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
G|-2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-----4-----4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
D|-4-----4---4---4---4---4---4-----6-----6---6---6---6---6---6-----|
A|-5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----7-----7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"World to come along, swears she knew it now she swears he's gone":
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e|-1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3-3---1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3---3-|
B|-1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3-3---1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3---3-|
G|-2-----2---2-2---4-----4---4-4---2-----2---2-2---4-----4---4---4-|
D|-3-----3---3-3---5-----5---5-5---3-----3---3-3---5-----5---5---5-|
A|-3-----3---3-3---5-----5---5-5---3-----3---3-3---5-----5---5---5-|
E|-1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3-3---1-----1---1-1---3-----3---3---3-|
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e|---3---3---3---3-
B|---3---3---3---3-
G|---4---4---4---4- Continue from second quarter of Part 2
D|---5---5---5---5- ("She lies and says..."),
A|---5---5---5---5-
E|---3---3---3---3-
then Part 3 ("She dreams in color..."),
then play Part 3 again for "She lies and says she still loves him..."
and for "She dreams in color...".
Then play Part 4, Part 5 with modifications:
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-3-----3---3-3-x-3-----3---3-3-x-|
-3-----3---3-3-x-3-----3---3-3-x-|
-0-----0---0-0-x-0-----0---0-0-x-|
...Part 5: -0-----0---0-0-x-0-----0---0-0-x-|
-2-----2---2-2-x-2-----2---2-2-x-|
-3-----3---3-3-x-3-----3---3-3-x-|
That x means "no sound". Touch the strings at that place.
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e|-3-----3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
B|-3-----3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3- Now continue from second quarter
G|-0-----0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0- of Part 2
D|-0-----0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-2-----2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E|-3-----3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
The rest is only repeating of Part 3 part.
At the end (when you play the last D chord --0232): e|-2/14----|