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...
-|--------10------------9----------------------------------|------------------|
-|-----8-------------5----------------10-------------------|------------------|
-|--9-------------7---------------11------------9/11-------|------------------|
-|-----------------------------9-------------*7------------|------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
G1 *let ring, same for each repeat
-|------10----------------9--------------------------------------------------|
-|----8-----------------5-----------10---------------------------------------|
-|--9-----------------7----------11-----------------9/11---------------------|
-|-----------------------------9------------------7--------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 Routine was the theme he'd wake up and wash and pour himself
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|------3-------------------------0------------------------------------------|
-|--------2-------------------------2----------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
-|-----------------10-------------------9--------------------------------|----|
-|---------------8--------------------5--------------10------------------|----|
-|-------7-----9--------------------7-------------11----------9/11-------|----|
-|----------------------------------------------9-----------7------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
G1 In uniform something he hadn't imagined being
-|------------------------------------------9----------------------------|----|
-|--------------------------------------------10-------------------------|----|
-|--------2---------------------------------------------------2----------|----|
-|----------5---------------------------------------------------4--------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
G2
-|-----------------------------------10-----------------9---------------|-----|
-|---------------------------------8------------------5------------10---|-----|
-|-----------7-------------------9------------------7-----------11------|-----|
-|------------------------------------------------------------9---------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G1 As the merging traffic passed he found himself staring down
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
-|---------------------------------3------------------------------0-----|-----|
-|-----------------------------------2------------------------------2---|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G2
-|----------------------10-------------------------9-------------------|------|
-|--------------------8--------------------------5----------------10---|------|
-|---9/11------7----9--------------------------7---------------11------|------|
-|-7---------------------------------------------------------9---------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G1 At his own hands not remembering the change
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|----------------------------------------------2----------------------|------|
-|---------------0--------------------------------2--------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G2
-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-|----------------------------8-----------------|-----------------------------|
-|------------9/11----------7-------------------|-----------------------------|
-|----------7-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G1 Not recalling the plan was it...
-|---------------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 He was ok but wondering about wandering or was it
-|--0------------0----------------0-----------0--------------------|----------|
-|--0------------3----------------0-----------3--------------------|----------|
-|--1------------2----------------1-----------2--------------------|----------|
-|--2------------0----------------2-----------0--------------------|----------|
-|--2------------0----------------2-----------0--------------------|----------|
-|--0-----------------------------0--------------------------------|----------|
G2
-|------------5---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|------------5---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|--9---9-----7-----7-----------------6--------------------4------|-----------|
-|--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------|-----------|
-|------------------------------------0---------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G2 *trem bar dive **trem bar/wah effects
-|----------------------9-------------------------------------------------|---|
-|--8-----------------5-----------------------------------------------8---|---|
-|------------------7------------11----------------9/11-------------7-----|---|
-|-----------------------------9-----------------7------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G1 Mondays were made to fall lost on a road he knew by heart
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|---3-----------------------------0--------------------------------------|---|
-|-----2-----------------------------2------------------------------2-----|---|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------5---|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G2 W/ Fill 1
-|-----10-----------------------------------9-----------------------------|---|
-|---8------------------------------------5----------10-------------------|---|
-|-9------------------------------------7---------11---------------9/11---|---|
-|----------------------------------------------9----------------7--------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G1 It was like a book he read in his sleep endlessly
-|---------------------------------------------------------------5--------|---|
-|-------------------------------------------2----------------------------|---|
-|---------------------------------------------2-----------------2--------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G2
-|------------------------10-------------------9------|-----------------|-----|
-|----------------------8--------------------5--------|-*b14-r-12-------|-----|
-|--7-----------------9--------------------7----------|-----------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----|
G1 Sometimes he hid in his radio watching Fill 1 *prebend
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|------------------------3---------------------------|-----------------------|
-|--------------------------2-------------------------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G2
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|---------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G3
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|------------------------------10---------------------------------------|----|
-|--------------------------11------------9/11---------------------------|----|
-|------------------------9-------------7--------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
G1 Others pull into their homes while he was drifting....
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------|----|
-|-------------------------------2---------------------------0-----------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
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-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
G2
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-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------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
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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-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|-----------2vv--2vvv----*2vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv-----|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G2 *with wah and trem bar effects
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/pearl-jam/103097.html ]
-|---------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------5------5--------------5---3--3-----5------------------------|
-|--9---9--------7--7---6--------------6---4--4-----6------------------------|
-|--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
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------7--------7-----------\---|
-|--------------------------------------------------0--------0---------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 *continue with wah and trem bar effects
-|-17b19-17b19-17b19---------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G3
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-|----13----------------10-----------------8-----------------10-----------|---|
-|-14----------------12------------------9-----------------7--------------|---|
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G1
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-|-12----------------------10h12p10-\8---------8h10----------8h10p8\7-----|---|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------9p7-|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G2 (With delay)
-|-------15--------------14--------------10-----------------------|-----------|
-|----13--------------10---------------8---------------10---------|-----------|
-|-14--------------12----------------9---------------7------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G1
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|--------------------8p7---7-8p7-10p7---------------12-----------|-----------|
-|-9p7-9/11---------------9---------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G2
-|-----10------------------------9----------------------------------|---------|
-|---8-------------------------5--------------10--------------------|---------|
-|-9-------------------------7-------------11------------9/11-------|---------|
-|---------------------------------------9-------------7------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G1 When he reached the shore of his clip on world
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|-10-10------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G2
-|--------------------------10-------9--------------------------------|-------|
-|------------------------8--------5----------------------------------|-------|
-|-7--------------------9--------7----------------------------11------|-------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------9---------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
G1 He resurfaced to the norm organized his few things
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|----------------------------------2---------------------------------|-------|
-|------------------------------------2-------------------------------|-------|
-|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
G2
-|------------------------12-12-12------------------------------------|-------|
-|------------------------10-10-10------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
G3
-|-------------------------------------------9-------------9-----------|------|
-|-------------------------8---------------8-------------5-------------|------|
-|--------------9/11-----7---------------9-------------7---------------|------|
-|------------7--------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G1 His coat and keys any new realizations would have to
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|-------------------------------------------2-------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------2-----------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G2
-|------------------------------------------------12-12---------17-17--|------|
-|----------------------10-10---------------------10-10----------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G3
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|-------10------------------------------8-----|------------------------------|
-|----11----------9/11-----------------7-------|------------------------------|
-|--9-----------7------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G1 Wait till he had more time
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|------2-2----------------------------2p0-----|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G2
-|-----12--12--12--12--12----------------------|------------------------------|
-|-----10--10--10--10--10----------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G3 (with delay)
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|----------------------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 More time time to dream to himself he waves goodbye to
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
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-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-----9-----9----------7--------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-----7-----7----------5--------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-----7-----7----------5--------------------------------------------|--------|
G2 *w/wah and trem bar effects
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-|--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------0--0-0--0-|--------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------0--0-0--0-|--------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G3
-|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
-|------------------5--------------------5----------3----------|--------------|
-|-----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
-|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
-|-0*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv------------------------|--------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------0*vvvvvvv--|--------------|
-|---------------------------------------7----7-----0*vvvvvvv--|--------------|
-|---------------------------------------0----0----------------|--------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G2 *same as before
-|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
-|-----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--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|---6----------6-----6---6---------------------6---6-----6---6----|----------|
-|---7----------7-----7---7---------------------7---7-----7---7----|----------|
-|---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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-|---0----------0*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv--0---0-*vvvvvvvvvv--|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
G2
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|---2----------2-----2---2---------------------2---2-----2---2----|----------|
-|---2----------2-----2---2---------------------2---2-----2---2----|----------|
-|---0----------0-----0---0---------------------0---0-----0---0----|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
G3
-|----9----9----9------9------9------9------9------9------9------9---------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|--7----7----7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7-----------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
G1 fade out
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
-|-*7------------------------------------------------------*\-----------/--|-|
-|-*0------------------------------------------------------*\-----------/--|-|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
G2 **let ring, rock wah back and forth *trem dive
