Pearl Jam - Better Man 1 Tabs

: Here's my thinking on 'Betterman'-- I'm not exactly sure what you wanted
: here, so I tried to post most of the parts--Keep in mind, most of this is
: varied from time to time, so don't be afraid to experiment with
: improvisation.

: ------------------0----------0---0------0-------
: -3-0---0-3-0------0-0---0------0---0------------   Main Riff
: -2---2---2---2/4------4--------------4-(4)\2----
: ------------------------------------------------
: ------------------------------------------------
: ------------------------------------------------

: ---0-------0---------------------7-----------------------
: -------5-----5-6---6-6---6-8---8---8----6---6-6---6-8----
: -4---4---4-----5-5-----5---7-7-------7--5-5-----5---7----  Pre-Chorus
: ---------------------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------------------------------
: This follows above lines
: -------2---------------------;------0-2------------5--5--------5--5-5-5-----
: -----3---3--------2------0---;----------3---------3----3------3---3-3-3-----
: ---2-------2--------2------0-;----2-------2------2------2----2----2-2-2-----
: -0-----------0---------------;--0---------------2-----------2-----2-2-2-----
: ----------------0------------;-----------------0-----------0------0-0-0-----
: -----------------------3-----;----------------------------------------------
: Repeat part before semicolons 3X
: After the semicolon:  This is a variation of the chord A.  Play it by
: barreing the strings at the second and then use your middle finger to
: fret the 3rd on the b string and your pincky to fret the 5th on the high
: E.  It takes a while to get used too, so don't expect it to be really
: easy at first.  I put the numbers here so close to try to get across the
: strumming effect used (usually represented by a squiggly line in
: manuals).  Just kinda strum this chord and then a D chord shown below:

: -2--2-2-2--------------------------------------
: -3--3-3-3---2------------------------3-0---0---
: -2--2-2-2---2-----(pause)---2---2-2--2---2-----  Back to intro
: -0--0-0-0---2----------------------------------
: ------------0----------------------------------
: ---------------3-------------------------------

: -2---4--5--7--5--7---   These are the order and shape of the chords
: -3---5--6--8--6--8---   when the song picks up.
: -2---4--5--7--5--7---
: -0---0--0--0--0--0---
: ---------------------
: -2---4--5--7--5--5---

: When the song kicks in, both acoustic and electric guitars play 
: simultaneously:

: -2--0--------3--3-------
: -3--3---2-2--3--3-------
: -2--2---2-2--0--0-------
: -0--0---2-2--0--0-------
: ------0-0-0--2--2-------
: -------------3--3-------


: Solo stuff:;
: ---------------------9---7---------------14-----14---14-14-14--------12-12-12-
: -----15----15--------10--8-------;--------------------------------------------
: -/14-14h16-14--------9---7-------;---/14----14--14---14-14-14----12--12-12-12-
: ---------------16\---------------;--------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------
: ---------------------------------;--------------------------------------------


: -----10--10-10------------------------------------------
: ------------------------10---------------8-----8--------
: --11-----11-11-------9--9-h-11--9-----7--7-h-9-7--------
: --------------------------------------------------9\----
: --------------------------------------------------------
: --------------------------------------------------------
: --------------------------------------------------------