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Pearl jam: Given to fly

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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:44:56 +1000
From: Clayton 
Subject: TAB Given to Fly by Pearl Jam

Given to Fly
by Pearl Jam
words....Vedder
music....McCready
from the album YIELD

18/03/98
Transcribed by    bandit1@eisa.net.au    Clayton Howell


Note from author:
     A piece of music should, as close as possible, be read in a linear
fashion, much the same as you read a book. When transcribing a piece of
music this should always be followed, as it helps the reader when learning
the song.
     I don't mean to offend the previous author, or any other authors, it's
just that I'm tired of getting lost trying to follow TAB that I've received
from the net. So with this transcription I've tried to follow the way that
any other music book or magazine would publish a piece of music.
     This isn't the first transcription of 'Given to Fly' on the net, and
as I have already mentioned that I found it hard to follow, I decided to
send in my own transcription. It differs in that I feel the intro is more
accurate, and I've tried to write the chordal parts as close to the rhythm
on the CD as possible. Although I know it's not totally 100% right.
     I saw PEARL JAM play on their recent tour of Australia, and paid close
attention, through a pair of binoculars, to how Mike McMready played the
intro. From there I began transcribing. I know I'm not totally 100%
correct, and that the whole song is not here, so if you find any mistakes,
please let me know.
ENJOY.




Intro

Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.
Let ring throughout.
Finger style.
e |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------5----3----------|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0-------------0------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-----------------------0--|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------7----5----------|
E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|





e |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------3-----------3---|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0---------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|





e |--5-------0-------------------|--5-------0-------------------||
B |-----------------5------7-----|-----------------5------7-----||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------||
A |------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st VERSE
 
Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
D ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
A ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
    Could've tuned in..........
    Alone in a corridor..........
    Made it to the ocean..........


e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|




                                                      Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
B |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
A |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.




e |--5------0-----0------0-------|--5------0------0------0--------|
B |---------------5------7-------|----------------5------7--------|
G |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--0---------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
A |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus
      G                              G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
    Wave came crashing..........
    Arms wide open..........

      G                              G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------------------|



     D                              D
              h                              h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
B |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
D |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
A |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |-------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st Chorus

With distortion.
      C                            C                         B  A

e ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G ||*-------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D ||*-10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A ||--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E ||---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|-8---8----8---8----8---8---7--5--|
                         Flying....                      Whole....


    G                               G

e |--0----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
B |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
G |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
D |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
A |--2----------------------------|--2------------------------------||
E |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||





2nd VERSE

Clean guitar, with either a Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
D ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
A ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
    Floated back down..........
    First he was stripped..........



e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
D |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
A |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|




                                                      Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
B |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
D |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
A |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
E |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.




Pre-Chorus
      G                              G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
    Still gives his love..........
    Sometimes is seen..........

      G                              G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
B |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------------------|


     D                              D
              h                              h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
B |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
D |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
A |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
E |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
   Saved....

2nd Chorus

With distortion

   Guitar 1
     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |Guitar 2
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
D |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                 I couldn't work this part out.
                                 Sorry.



     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8---6----8-----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|





     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |                     Flying....                       Whole....
  |
  |
  |
  |                                          
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|--------------s------------------|
G |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|--5--5--5--(7)/9-----7-----5-----|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
   


     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6--8---|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|




     C                            C                         B  A
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
D |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
A |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
E |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |                                             s
e |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|--8--8--8--(10)/12---10---8------|
B |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro

Clean guitar, either with Flanger or Phaser. I'm not quite sure.

     G (not sure of the rhythm)   G
   Guitar 1
e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |Guitar 2
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
B |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
B |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
D |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
A |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |--7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-------8----6----8----(8)\---|---------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|--7-------------(7)\-------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|






     G                             G

e |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |--3---------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
D |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
A |--2--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-p-------------------------------|
G |--2--------------------------|-^0------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                  Guitar 2 fades out

   Guitar 1
     G
   
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |------------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
D |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
A |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|





e |----------------------------||
B |----------------------------||
G |--0-------------------------||
D |--0-------------------------||
A |----------------------------||
E |----------------------------||

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