Yellow Ledbetter

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/ SONG: "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam \

\ TRANSCRIBED BY: Eric Eells /

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|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

A E

E B

A E

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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 Harmonic)

E(scale) B A E(note)

E(scale) B A E(note)

E(scale) B A E(note) E ---strum

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ChORUS 1 (1:22- Ahhh Yea!! Can You See Them??... -1:47)

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4 beats per chord

The chorus is a strummed chord progression. You can get through

it by playing E(VII), B, A, E(open). This is played twice.

E(VII) B A E

I think he might be doing these notes in parentheses within the chords

on the appropriate beats i.e.

B

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

and the same idea with the A chord

AGAIN, it's all improv so deal with these just as guidelines...

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SOLO (version 1) (1:48 - 2:32)

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4 beats per measure...

In the recording there is only bass to back up the solo...it plays the

notes for the chorus progression: E(VII), B, A, E

Guitar solo uses E Major Pentatonic Scale in the 9th position

vv vvvv

*done very fast-

possibly an accidental bend

/WWWWWW\ /W\

*6 times

vv ****** vvvv

*'s = 16th notes...use alternate picking!

overlaps verse 2......

B|-12h14p12h14p12h14\-|

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SOLO (version 2) (1:48 - 2:32)

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Used starting in fourth position (this one is "twangier" in tone

than the positions for solo verson 1)

vvv vvvvv

*accidental bend

(see SOLO v1)

vvv

/WWWW\

*6 times

vvvv

vv vvvv

overlaps verse 2......

B|-12h14p12h14p12h14\-|

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VERSE 2 (2:30 - 2:57)

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Very similar to Verse 1. There's only two measures though before he

goes into CHORUS 2. There is this interesting fill that comes at the first

beat of the second verse-- it's a slide up to G#:

N.H....

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CHORUS 2 (2:58 - 3:21)

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This would be identical to CHORUS 1 but NO!!! I'm getting sick of this.

It's basically the same but there's slight variations in the rhythm and

also the enhancing notes of the chord. SO FIGURE THEM OUT YOURSELF!!!(nik)

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RESOLUTION PART I (3:22 - 3:48)

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Okay, here's the resolution of the chorus. You can tell when it

changes to this because of the change in drum pattern and vocal. The strumming

pattern here is very regular. The chords changes are also much quicker than

the chorus. They are as follows when counting EIGHTH notes.

E(VII) 1 2 3

B 1 2 3 4 5

A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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RESOLUTION PART II (3:49 - 4:15)

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This part is played over "oooo."

^ v (down/up strum)

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OUTRO (4:16 - 5:03)

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This part has the most impressive improve of the whole song. I think

it does this with the wierd slides that it does such as this one that it

starts off with:

N.H..................

~ (~ = rake)

N.H.....

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LYRICS: Yellow Ledbetter

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On the sea there

On a porch that letter sat

And it said i wanna leave it again

Once i saw him

On a beach of weathered sand

And on the sand i wanna leave it again

On a weekend on a wish it on a way

And they called an i said an i woe and

i said an i call out again

And the reason oughta leave her calm i know

I said i know what i wear that a box or the bag

CHORUS

Ah yeah can you see them?

Out on the porch

Yeah, but they don't wave

I see them

Round the front way, yeah

And i know and i know

I don't wanna stay

make me cry (to solo)

I see

I don't know there's something else

I wanna drum it all away

An i said i

I don't - i don't know where there's a box or the bag

Ah yeah can you see them?

Out on the porch

Yeah, but they don't wave

I see them

Round the front way, yeah

And i know and i know

I don't wanna stay at all

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay, I don't noooo

Yeah

OOOHHHH!!!

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