/ = Slide up           b = Bend                 
                       hold = Hold note         Sb = Slow bend
Artist: Pearl Jam          = Slide down         v = Vibrato       
Song: Yellow Ledbetter    . = Harmonic (Harm.)   W = Wide vibrato
                          * = Let ring          WB = Bend with bar  
                          h = Hammer on       P.M. = Slight palm muting
                          p = Pull off          x  = Don’t play string
                           

Tabbed by: Timmy D.
[email protected]



This is one of my favorite songs by Pearl Jam.   
Listen to the song to get the timing better, because I 
tabbed out every note I heard. It’s pretty detailed. Have fun.



                          Intro-                 (0:00-0:28)                  

e------------------9--------------------------9p7---------7h9---
b------------------10-----------------------------7-------7-----
g-------------9----9h11p9------------------8--------8---8-8-----
d------9------9---------------119------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0-----------------------------------/7-----------------------


e---7-5-----------5-------5-5h7p5------------12/14-—12p9--------
b---5-------------5---------------7p5--------12/14-—12p9--------
g---6-----------6-6h7p6------------------------------------11--
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------5-----------------------------0----------------------


e------------------9---9------------------9-9-9--7---7-9p7--9---
b------------------10--10-----------------7-7-7--8---7-7----7---
g-------------9----11--9-------------8-8--8-8-8--8---8-8----8---
d------9------9------------11-----------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0----------------------------7-------------------------------

       
e-—7p5----------5-------5---------------5--------12/------------
b--5------------5--------------5h7------5--------12/------------
g--6------------6h7---------7-—6--------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------5--------------------------------0-------------17---


 
This next part similar to both the intro and the outro with a 
lot of variations. Here are the main chords used.  You can just 
play these if you don't want to improvise.  They sound good.  
You can take it from here.  


                                                ( 0:29-1:49)
                              
e----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------
b----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------
g----1-----------------------8--------------------6-------------
d----2-----------------------9--------------------7-------------
a----2-----------------------9--------------------7-------------
e----0-----------------------7--------------------5-------------


Here’s the solo.  Look back at my the key I made up
at the top of the tab.  Listen carefully for timing.       
                                                 
                                                (1:50-2:33)  
               


e----------------------12.--------------------------------------
b-------------------------12.-----------------------------------
g------------9v------------------11b—-11b—-11b-r-p9—---11v------
d----9h11-------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
                       Harm.
       
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g---9-----------------------------------------------------------
d-------11---9--------------------------------------------------
a----------------11---9-------9b-r-----------------9------------
e-------------------------12---------12---9---12-------12v------


e-------------------------------------------------9-------------
b------------------------------------12b-r-W----------12---9----
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------9Sb------r--------------------------------
e---12---9---12---9---------------------------------------------
[Slight P.m.--------]
       
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b—---------------------------------------------------12---------
g---11b---11b-r-9-----12WB(6x)---11---9---------11b-hold-r—11---
d-----------------------------------------11--------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------


e-------------------------------------14b-r--12--------12h14----
b---12-h-14v---14p12-—14p12--14p12----------------14------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------


e---12v-----------------9---------------9----------------------
b----------------9--9---------12b-v-----------12---9------------
g-------------------------------------------------------12------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---9p7---------------------------------------------------------
g---------9---11p9-----------------9v------11---9---------------
d---------------------11—-11--11----------------------11--------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------

       
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------9Sb---r---------------------------12---------
g---9---11---9---------------9--------9h11--9---11b-hold-r-11---
d--------------------------------11-----------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---14v---12h14—-12h14—-12h14—-12h14—-12h14--12h14-—12h14v-----
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------



                                            
Go ahead and use the chords again if you want.    (2:33-3:49)

Alright this will take you to the outro.          (3:49-4:14)

e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g----8---8-8----9-94--4---- 8---8-8----9-9----6--6-6-----------
d----8---8-8----9-94--4-----8---8-8----9-9----7--7-7-----------
a----6---6-6----7-72--2-----6---6-6----7-7----7--7-7-----------
e----------------------------------------------5--5-5-----------

e----------------------------------------------5----------------
b----------------------------------------------5----------------
g----8---8-8----9-94--4---- 8---8-8----9-9----6----------------
d----8---8-8----9-94--4-----8---8-8----9-9----7----------------
a----6---6-6----7-72--2-----6---6-6----7-7----7----------------
e----------------------------------------------5----------------



The rest is arguably much different than the intro.  Outro-
                                
                                                 (4:15-5:04)
       
e--5-/------------------------9---------------------9p7---------
b--5-/------------------------10-------------------------7------
g------------------------9----9h11p9--------------8--------8----
d-----------------9------9--------------119--------------------
a-----------------9h11------------------------------------------
e--------12--0*-------------------------------7--------------7-
                           *let ring

e--9-7-9---7-5-------5--------7-5----------12/14—-12p9----------
b--7-7-7---5---------5--------5------------12/14—-12p9----------
g--8-8-8---6---------6h7p6--6-6--------------------------11----
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------5--------------------0-------------------------

       
e-----------------9------------------------9p7-------9/11v------
b-----------------10-----------------------------------x--------
g------------9----9h11p9-------------------------9hold/11v------
d------9-----9---------------119-------------------------------
a------9h11-----------------------------------------------------
e--0---------------------------------7-7------------------------

       
e---11/--------------7p5-------7/9v-----------------------------
b--------------------------------x------------------------------
g--------------------------7hold/9v-----------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------7---5--5----------------------12------0--------------


e----------12.------------------------------5.------------------
b------12.------12.---------------------5.------5.--------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
          Harm.                            Harm.
       
e-----------------------------------------------9-9-9--7--------
b-------------------9---------------------------7-7-7--7--------
g--------------9----11p9------------------------8-8-8--8--------
d--------9-----9------------11/9--------------------------------
a--------9h11---------------------------------------------------
e----0---------------------------------7------------------------

       
e---7h9-7----7p5---5-5-5---5h7--5-------------------------12.---
b---7---7----5-----5-5-5---5----5-----5--5------------12.-------
g---8---8----6-----6-6-6---6----6-----6--7----------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------0----------------
                                                      Harm.