Chord/Tab song: Sleight of Hand

"Sleight of Hand" by Pearl Jam
Sent by: Jimbopo
e-mail: [email protected]

"...I think, one of the more interesting songs..." -Ed Vedder.

Guitar 1: Open-A (B dropped 1 step): E A D G A E
Guitar 2: standard tuning: E A D G B E

G1(0:02)(clean) (0:12)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

let all notes ring

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Routine was the fate. Wake-up, wash and pour himself into uniform...

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Something he hadn't imagined bein'. As the merging traffic passed...

G2 (enters at 0:33)(distortion w/ echo)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------16\9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1 (0:35) (0:45)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Found himself starin' down... At his own hands.

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-~17\12-----------------~15\10-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------~16\11----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~hold note breifly

G1 (0:46) (0:58)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Not rememberin' change... not recalling a plan... what was it?

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14~~----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1 (distortion) (1:04)

e|----------------------------5-------|-----------------------(5)--5-------|
a|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------|
G|-0--------0--------7--------6-------|-0--------0--------7---(6)--6-------|
D|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------|
A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-2--------2--------7---(0)--0-------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|

He was okay... but wondering... about wandering.

[G2]

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-0--------0--------7----------------|
D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|
A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-2--------2-----------------0-------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|

G1 (1:18) (1:25)

e|----------------------------5-------|-------------------3--------3/------|
a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4--------4---(4)--3--------3/------|
G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2--------2---(2)--0--------0/------|
D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2--------2---(2)0-0--------0/------|
A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0--------0---(0)0-2--------2/------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3--------3/------|

What was his fate... brought by consequence? As is moved by sleight of hand.

[G2]

e|------------------------------------|-------------------3----------------|
B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2--------1--------3----------------|
G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-2--------2--------4----------------|
D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------5----------------|
A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-0--------0--------5----------------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3----------------|

G1(1:26)(clean)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Mondays were made to fall.. lost on a road he knew by heart.

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------16~~\9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

It was like a book he read in his sleep... endlessly. Sometimes

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------17~----17~----17~----17~----17~----17~----17~-------------------|
G|------------14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----14~----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

he hid in his radio watchin others pull into their homes while he was drifting

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------17pb19r17~~~---------------|
G|-16~~14-14~~-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1 (distortion)

e|------------------------(5)-5-------|----------------------------5-------|
a|-2--------2--------9----(7)-7-------|-2--------2------------(9)--7-------|
G|-0--------0--------7----(6)-6-------|-0--------0--------7---(7)--6-------|
D|-2--------2--------9----(7)-7-------|-2--------2--------9---(7)--7-------|
A|-2--------2--------7----(0)-0-------|-2--------2--------7---(0)--0-------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|

On the line... of his own...off the line.. and to the side

[G2]

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|
G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-0--------0--------7----------------|
D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|
A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-2--------2-----------------0-------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|

[G1]

e|----------------------------5-------|------------------3----3------------|
a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4-------4---(4)--3----3----4-4---4-|
G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2-------2---(2)--0----0----2-2---2-|
D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2-------2---(2)0-0----0----2-2---2-|
A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0-------0---(0)0-2----2----0-0---0-|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3----3------------|

By the line... as dirt turned to sand... as is moved by sleight of hand...

[G2]

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2-------2----2-------------2-----2-|
G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-------|-2-------2----2-------------2-----2-|
D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-------|-2-------2----2---5---------2-----2-|
A|-2--------2-----------------0-------|-0-------0----0---5---------0-----0-|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3-----------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------0----------------0----------|
G|-------12----------------11----------------7----------------6------------|
D|----10---10-----------12---12-----------5----------------7---------------|
A|-12----------------10----------------7----------------5------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12~~~\5------------------------------------17-17~~~---------15-15~~~----|
G|------------14-14~-12p11-12p11-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------0----------------0----------|
G|-------12----------------11----------------7----------------6------------|
D|----10---10-----------12---12-----------5----------------7---------------|
A|-12----------------10----------------7----------------5------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G2 (2:53)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------17-17~--------17-17~~~~~~~~~~----|
G|-16~~~~~~\14----12p11----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1(2:54)(clean)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

When he reached the shore of his.. clip-on world...

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------16~\9-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

He resurfaced to the norm... organized his few things: coat and keys.

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------17~------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------0--------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
G|-------7--------------6--------------2-------------------------------0---|
D|----5--------------7--------------0--------------2--4/5------------0-----|
A|-7--------------5--------------2--------------0-----------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Any new realizations would have to wait... till' he had more time...

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14~----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1 (distortion) (3:36)

e|----------------------------5-------|----------------------------5-------|
a|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2-----------------7-------|
G|-0--------0--------7--------6-------|-0--------0--------7--------6-------|
D|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|-2--------2--------9--------7-------|
A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-0--------0-------------------------|

Oh time!.. Time to dream... to himself. He waves goodbye

[G2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17~17p15--15-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------16--16p14h16p14-12h14-12\0-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[G1]

e|----------------------------5-------|------------------3----3------------|
a|-2--------2-----------9-----7-------|-4-------3---(3)--3----3----4-4---4-|
G|-0--------0--------7--7-----6-------|-2-------2---(2)--0----0----2-2---2-|
D|-2--------2--------9--7-----7-------|-2-------2---(2)0-0----0----2-2---2-|
A|-2--------2--------7--------0-------|-0-------0---(0)0-2----2----0-0---0-|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|------------------3----3------------|

to himself... "I'll see you on the other side"... another man...

[G2]

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0-------------------------|-2--------1----1------------2-----2-|
G|-0--------0--------7~-------6-----6-|-2--------2-----------------2-----2-|
D|-2--------2--------9~-------7-----7-|-2--------2--------5--------2-----2-|
A|-2--------2-----------------0-----0-|----------0--------5--------0-----0-|
E|-0--------0-------------------------|-------------------3----------------|

[G1]

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
a|-2-2------2--------0--------0-------|-0--------0-------------------------|
G|-2-2------2--------2--------2-------|-2--------2-------------------------|
D|-2-2------2--------2--------2-------|-2--------2-------------------------|
A|-0-0------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

...moves by sleight of hand.

G2 fades out(4:11)

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-10-------10----------------10------|-10---------------------------------|
G|-9--------9-----------------9-------|-9------------------6---------------|
D|-11-------11----------------11------|-11-----------------7---------------|
A|-0--------0-----------------0-------|-0------------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Hooray! That's the end of that depressing song!

/ slide up
\ slide down
b bend (to indicated frett)
pb pre-bend (bend before striking)
r release bend
~ vibrato
X string noise
() mute (after striking)
^ harmonic (if there were any :( but you can add some)

This post is to fill that gap where there is no song. I could hardly play it
so I know something's wrong. Someone should consider re-doing this whole thing.
I wrote it on four hours of sleep and I'm feelin' a little woozy. Cheers!