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Given To Fly by Pearl Jam

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

18/03/98
Transcribed by  [email protected]  Clayton Howell


Note from author:
   Chord diagramA augmentedA 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 |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------5----3----------|
Chord diagramG+G |------------0---------------0------|---------0-------------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-----------------------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------7----5----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|




e |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------8----12----8-----------|--------------3-----------3---|
Chord diagramG+G |------------0---------------0------|---------0---------0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---h-h-----------------------------|---s-------------------0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9---------5---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
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e |--5-------0-------------------|--5-------0-------------------||
Chord diagramBB |-----------------5------7-----|-----------------5------7-----||
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------|------------------------------||
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------|------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st VERSE

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

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
Chord diagramG+G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
  Could've tuned in..........
  Alone in a corridor..........
  Made it to the ocean..........


e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
Chord diagramG+G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|



                           Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
Chord diagramBB |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.



e |--5------0-----0------0-------|--5------0------0------0--------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------5------7-------|----------------5------7--------|
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
Chord diagramBB ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramG+G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
  Wave came crashing..........
  Arms wide open..........

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
Chord diagramBB |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramG+G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--------------------------------|------------------------------|


   Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramD MajorD
       h               h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
Chord diagramBB |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
Chord diagramG+G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
Chord diagramD MajorD |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------|------------------------------||


1st Chorus

With distortion.
   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramBB Chord diagramA augmentedA

e ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G ||*-------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD ||*-10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ||--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE ||---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|-8---8----8---8----8---8---7--5--|
             Flying....           Whole....


  Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramG+G

e |--0----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
Chord diagramBB |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||
Chord diagramG+G |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0----------------------------|--0-----------------------------*||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2----------------------------|--2------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3----------------------------|--3------------------------------||




2nd VERSE

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

Let ring throughout.

e ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB ||------------8----12----8----------|--------------5---3---------|
Chord diagramG+G ||*-----------0--------------0------|---------0------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD ||*---h-h---------------------------|---s---------------------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ||---0^9^10--------10------------0--|--7/9---------7---5---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|
  Floated back down..........
  First he was stripped..........


e |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------8----12----8-----------|-------------3------------3--|
Chord diagramG+G |------------0---------------0------|---------0--------0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---h-h-----------------------------|---s------------------0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--0^9^10---------10-------------0--|--7/9--------5---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|



                           Play 3 times
e |--5------0--------------------|--5------0---------------------||
Chord diagramBB |----------------5------7------|----------------5------7-------||
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------|------------------------------*||
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------------|--0---------------------------*||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 Gradually increase the gain 3rd time around.



Pre-Chorus
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e ||--7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
Chord diagramBB ||--8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramG+G ||*-0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD ||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
  Still gives his love..........
  Sometimes is seen..........

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |----7---7--7---8---7---7--7--7--|--7---7---7--8---7---7--7--7--|
Chord diagramBB |----8---8--8---8---8---8--8--8--|--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramG+G |----0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0---0--0---0---0--0--0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--------------------------------|------------------------------|


   Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramD MajorD
       h               h
e |---0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--|--0---2--0^2-2---2---2--2--2--||
Chord diagramBB |---3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--|--3---3--3---3---3---3--3--3--||
Chord diagramG+G |---2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2---2---2---2--2--2-*||
Chord diagramD MajorD |---0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0--|--0---0--0---0---0---0--0--0-*||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------|------------------------------||
  Saved....

2nd Chorus

With distortion

  Guitar 1
   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramBB Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
 |           Flying....            Whole....
 |
 |
 |Guitar 2
 |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
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 |
 |
 |
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e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|-----???????????????????????-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 I couldn't work this part out.
                 Sorry.


   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramBB Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
 |           Flying....            Whole....
 |
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 |
 |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
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 |
 |
 |
 |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------8---6----8-----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|




   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramBB Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
 |           Flying....            Whole....
 |
 |
 |
 |
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|--------------s------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|--5--5--5--(7)/9-----7-----5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
 |
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 |
 |
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e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------8----6----8----6--8---|-------8--------------8----6-----|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramBB Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------s--|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--10--10---10--10---10--10\--|-10--10---10--10---10--10--9--7--|
Chord diagramE MajorE |---8---8----8---8----8---8\--|--8---8----8---8----8---8--7--5--|
 |
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 |                       s
e |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|--8--8--8--(10)/12---10---8------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
 |
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 |
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro

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

   Chord diagramG+G (not sure of the rhythm)  Chord diagramG+G
  Guitar 1
e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |Guitar 2
e |--7--------------------------|--7---------8----7---------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------8----6----8----6---8--|-------8--------------8----6-----|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------------------------|--0------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|--2------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|--3------------------------------|
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e |--7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------8----6----8----(8)\---|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------|--7-------------(7)\-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|





   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+G

e |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--3---------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
Chord diagramG+G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--2--------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--3--------------------------|---------------------------------|
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e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------|-p-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--2--------------------------|-^0------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 Guitar 2 fades out

  Guitar 1
   Chord diagramG+G

e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------h----|----------------------------h----|
Chord diagramG+G |--0---------------------^2---|--0-------------------------^2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0---------------------(0)--|--0-------------------------(0)--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|




e |----------------------------||
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------||
Chord diagramG+G |--0-------------------------||
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-------------------------||
Chord diagramA augmentedA |----------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE |----------------------------||

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