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Sleight Of Hand
Pearl Jam
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Ok I take no credit for this song, I'm just simply adding to the archive since there's
another version of it, which seems to be a live version - this is the studion version.
goes to original transcriber. This is such an underrated song by Pearl Jam. Let's see
tab for this also.
Author/Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Sleight Of Hand
Album: Binaural
Transcribed by: Evan Cowan
Email: evan@giventowail.com
Might be in an alternate tuning (my guess is open-D)
Here it is in standard, some of it doesn't sound quite right...
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-|--9-------------7---------------11------------9/11-------|------------------|
-|-----------------------------9-------------*7------------|------------------|
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G1 *let ring, same for each repeat
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-|----8-----------------5-----------10---------------------------------------|
-|--9-----------------7----------11-----------------9/11---------------------|
-|-----------------------------9------------------7--------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 Routine was the theme he'd wake up and wash and pour himself
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-|------3-------------------------0------------------------------------------|
-|--------2-------------------------2----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G2
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-|---------------8--------------------5--------------10------------------|----|
-|-------7-----9--------------------7-------------11----------9/11-------|----|
-|----------------------------------------------9-----------7------------|----|
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G1 In uniform something he hadn't imagined being
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G2
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-|---------------------------------8------------------5------------10---|-----|
-|-----------7-------------------9------------------7-----------11------|-----|
-|------------------------------------------------------------9---------|-----|
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G1 As the merging traffic passed he found himself staring down
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-|-----------------------------------2------------------------------2---|-----|
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G2
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-|--------------------8--------------------------5----------------10---|------|
-|---9/11------7----9--------------------------7---------------11------|------|
-|-7---------------------------------------------------------9---------|------|
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G1 At his own hands not remembering the change
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G2
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-|------------9/11----------7-------------------|-----------------------------|
-|----------7-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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G1 Not recalling the plan was it...
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-|--9---9--------7----7-----------9---9-------7---------7----------|----------|
-|--7---7--------5----5-----------7---7-------5---------5----------|----------|
-|--7---7--------5----5-----------7---7-------5---------5----------|----------|
G1 He was ok but wondering about wandering or was it
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G2
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-|--9---9-----7-----7-----------------7--------------------5------|-----------|
-|--7---7-----5-----5-----------------7--------------------5------|-----------|
-|--7---7-----5-----5-----------------5--------------------3------|-----------|
G1 Age by consequence or was he moved by sleight of hand
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-|----------------------*vvvvvvvvvv---6--------------------0------|-----------|
-|------------------------------------7--------------------0------|-----------|
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-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G2 *trem bar dive **trem bar/wah effects
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-|--8-----------------5-----------------------------------------------8---|---|
-|------------------7------------11----------------9/11-------------7-----|---|
-|-----------------------------9-----------------7------------------------|---|
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G1 Mondays were made to fall lost on a road he knew by heart
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-|-----2-----------------------------2------------------------------2-----|---|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------5---|---|
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G2 W/ Fill 1
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-|-9------------------------------------7---------11---------------9/11---|---|
-|----------------------------------------------9----------------7--------|---|
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G1 It was like a book he read in his sleep endlessly
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G2
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G1 Sometimes he hid in his radio watching Fill 1 *prebend
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-|------------------------3---------------------------|-----------------------|
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G2
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|---------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
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G3
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|------------------------------10---------------------------------------|----|
-|--------------------------11------------9/11---------------------------|----|
-|------------------------9-------------7--------------------------------|----|
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G1 Others pull into their homes while he was drifting....
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G2
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-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------------|----|
-|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
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G3
-|-----------5--------------------------5---------------|---------------------|
-|-----------5--------------------------5---------------|---------------------|
-|-9---9-----7----7--------9---9--------7----7----------|---------------------|
-|-9---9-----7----7--------9---9--------7----7----------|---------------------|
-|-7---7-----5----5--------7---7--------5----5----------|---------------------|
-|-7---7-----5----5--------7---7--------5----5----------|---------------------|
G1 On a line of his own off the line on the
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G2 *with wah and trem bar effects
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-|--9---9--------7--7---7--------------7---5--5-----7--------7---------------|
-|--7---7--------5--5---7--------------7---5--5-----7--------7---------------|
-|--7---7--------5--5---5--------------5---3--3-----5--------5---------------|
G1 Side bye the by as dirt turned to sand as if moved by sleight of hand
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-|--------------------------------------------------7--------7-----------\---|
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G2 *continue with wah and trem bar effects
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G3
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G1
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G2 (With delay)
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-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
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G1
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-|-9p7-9/11---------------9---------------------------------------|-----------|
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G2
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G1 When he reached the shore of his clip on world
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G2
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G1 He resurfaced to the norm organized his few things
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-|----------------------------------2---------------------------------|-------|
-|------------------------------------2-------------------------------|-------|
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G2
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G3
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-|-------------------------8---------------8-------------5-------------|------|
-|--------------9/11-----7---------------9-------------7---------------|------|
-|------------7--------------------------------------------------------|------|
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G1 His coat and keys any new realizations would have to
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G2
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G3
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-|----11----------9/11-----------------7-------|------------------------------|
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G1 Wait till he had more time
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G2
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G3 (with delay)
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-|----------------------5---------------------------------5----------|--------|
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-|-----7-----7----------5----5--------7----7--------------5---5------|--------|
G1 More time time to dream to himself he waves goodbye to
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-|-----9-----9----------7--------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-----7-----7----------5--------------------------------------------|--------|
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G2 *w/wah and trem bar effects
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-|---------------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-|--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------0--0-0--0-|--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------0--0-0--0-|--------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G3
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-|-----9----9-------7----7---------------6----6-----4----4-----|--------------|
-|-----9----9-------7----7---------------7----7-----5----5-----|--------------|
-|-----7----7-------5----5---------------7----7-----5----5-----|--------------|
-|-----7----7-------5----5---------------5----5-----3----3-----|--------------|
G1 Himself I'll see you on the other side
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-|--------------------------------------------------0*vvvvvvv--|--------------|
-|---------------------------------------7----7-----0*vvvvvvv--|--------------|
-|---------------------------------------0----0----------------|--------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G2 *same as before
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-|-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|---------------|
-|-2b4-2b4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-b4--2b4r2p0---2----2----------------|---------------|
-|-------------------------------------2-2----2-----5-----5----|---------------|
-|---------------------------------------0----0-----5-----5----|---------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------3-----3----|---------------|
G3 hold bend--------------------------------------------------------------|
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-|---7----------7-----7---7---------------------7---7-----7---7----|----------|
-|---5----------5-----5---5---------------------5---5-----5---5----|----------|
G1 Another man moved by sleight of hand
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-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
G2
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-|---2----------2-----2---2---------------------2---2-----2---2----|----------|
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G3
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-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
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G1 fade out
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-|-*0------------------------------------------------------*\-----------/--|-|
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G2 **let ring, rock wah back and forth *trem dive