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Pearl Jam - Betterman
Album:Vitalogy
Bassist: Jeff Ament

Not 100% accurate, but pretty close, considering all the other tabs for 
this song

fade in
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---5-5-1-3-3-|
E|-3-------------|

intro into verse
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-0H2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

verse
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----0-0----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0-2-----0-2----2-4----2-4------|

intro to chorus.. only once after first verse
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2/-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

Chorus
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0----------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3/-|---------------------------|

variation Jeff plays every so often... listen for timing... It is in this 
order the first time he plays the chorus.
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0----------|-5-5-5h7----5-5-5--0-0-0-0-|     
E|-------------------3-3-3-3/-|---------------------------|

G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0----------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3/-|---------------------------|

Bridge
G|---------|-----------------------|
D|--------*|-----------------------|
A|-10-10-*|-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-5-5-|
E|---------|-----------------------|

theres a veriation Jeff plays it goes...
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-10-10/-12-12-12--6-6-5-5|
E|--------------------------|


sliding outro
G|-------------
D|-------------
A|-5--/12--/17-|
E|-------------

Jeff Ament = God...
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