Vitalogy cover

Better Man

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Pearl Jam

Vitalogy (1994)grungeTop 5%4:16SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTempo: 121 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%11 tracks · 9,705 notes · D major · 94 BPM· 4:16Recommended
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Intro
Intro 2
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Outro
Ending
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Organ 1
Organ 2
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%13 tracks · 6,601 notes · D major · 124 BPM· 3:59
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Better Man
by Pearl Jam
from "Vitalogy" album
Fretless bass
Jim Marshall
Sept '98
Electric bass (finger)
Email
Distortion guitar
Nirvana Down Under
Lead 6 (voice)
Overdriven guitar
Reverse cymbal
95%6 tracks · 5,555 notes · D major · 121 BPM· 4:00
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Vedder
Stoney
Ament
Mike
Synth
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 8,978 notes · D major · 135 BPM· 6:32extendedlive 2006
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
92%6 tracks · 5,696 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 4:00live 2006
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Guitar 1 Vedder
Guitar 2 1
Guitar 2 2
Guitar 3
Cabasa
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 5,698 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 4:02live 2006
Practice Play
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Standard drum kit
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Overdriven guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 4:16

About this song

Better Man by Pearl Jam is in D major (estimated), around 121 BPM, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 4:16 (Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Fretless bass, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
12.6 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.09 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.92 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
2.22 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.06 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:16
Intro0:00Intro0:20Verse 10:35Pre-chorus0:50Chorus0:60Interlude1:28Verse 21:36Pre-chorus1:59Chorus2:08Interlude2:48Bridge2:56Outro3:11Outro4:05

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C3C4C5F♯3G4

F♯3 – G4 · 13 semitones (~1.1 octaves)

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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Better Man appears on the soundtrack of Let’s Play Two: Live at Wrigley Field, Pearl Jam Twenty.