Pearl Jam - Sleight Of Hand Chords & Tabs

 

Sleight Of Hand Chords & Tabs

Pearl Jam Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Sleight Of Hand Tab

   
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

-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-|--0----------*\-------*vvvvvvvvvv-------------------------------|-----------|
-|----------------------*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-----------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
 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

-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|-----------2vv--2vvv----*2vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv-----|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 G2                       *with wah and trem bar effects
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pearl_jam/sleight_of_hand_tab_ver_3.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---------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G3

-|-------15----------------14----------------10---------------------------|---|
-|----13----------------10-----------------8-----------------10-----------|---|
-|-14----------------12------------------9-----------------7--------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
 G1

-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
-|-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

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|------------------------------------0-*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---|--------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-----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

-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
-|---7----------7*vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv--7---7-*vvvvvvvvvv--|----------|
-|---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