Intro - Slowly acoustic guitar - Dave Matthews E|---------------| ----------------- B|---------------| ----------------- G|---------------| ----------------- D|----------6----| ---6----6----6--- A|----6--4-------| -----6-----4----- E|-4----------4--| -4-------------4- Figure 1 E|-----------------| ----------------- B|-----------------| ----------------- G|-----------------| ----------------- D|---6----6----6---| ---6----6----6--- A|-----6-----4-----| -----6-----4----- E|-4-------------4-| -4-------------4- Dave plays Figure 1 the entire song Tim Reynolds - electric guitar clean tone - w/fingers plays this figure in bars 5 and 7 of Intro bars 6 and 8 are tacit E|--8------------| B|------9---6--4-| G|--8------------| D|-----10---6--6-| A|---------------| E|---------------| Verse 1 Swing in this tree...... Tim E|-8--| --8---------------- ---------- -------- --------- --------- B|----| -----9--6--4------- ---------- -------- --------- --------- G|-8--| --8-----------5---- ---------- -------- --------- --------- D|----| ----10--6--6--6---- --6--3---- --6---3- -6--6--3- ----6--3- A|----| -----------------6- -----4--3- --3---4- -3--6--4- -3--6--4- E|----| ------------------- --------4- -------- --------- -4------- E|---------| ----8-- --8----------- --8---------- --8---------4-- B|---------| ------- ------9--6--4- -----9--6--4- --9------6--4-- G|---------| ----8-- --8----------- --8---------- -----10-------- D|-6--6--3-| ------- -----10--6--6- ----10--6--6- -10--10--6--6-- A|-3--6--4-| -3----- -------------- ------------- --------------- E|---------| -4----- -------------- ------------- --------------- E|--8-----| --8---------- ---8---- ------4--- B|--9-----| -----9--6--4- ------9- -6--4----- G|--------| ------------- ---8---- ------5--- D|-10---8-| -10-----6--6- -----10- -6--6----- A|--------| ------------- -------- ---------- E|--------| ------------- -------- ---------- 2nd Verse But then came the day...... and 3rd Verse(slight variations) Tim (w/pick) E|------------------| ------------ ---------------- ---------- B|------------------| ------------ ---------------- ---------- G|------------------| ----5------- ----5--5-------- ----5----- D|---6----6--3--3-3-| ----6--6--3- ----6--6--3--6-- ----6--3-- A|------6----4--4-4-| -------6--4- ----6--6--4--3-- ----6--4-- E|-4----------------| -4---------- -4-------------- -4-------- E|----------------| --------------- ------------ B|----------------| --------------- ------------ G|-----5----------| -----5-------5- -5--5------- D|-----6-----3--6-| -----6----3--3- -6--6--6--3- A|---6----6--4--3-| ---6---6--4---- -6--6--6--4- E|-4--------------| -4------------- -4--4--4---- These 5 bars during 2nd Verse I went to the city....... w/fingers w/pick E|----8--------------| ---------------- ------------- B|-------9---9--6--4-| ---------------- ------------- G|----8--8-----------| --5--5---------- ------5------ D|----------10--6--6-| --6--6----H--1--H--1---6--3-3- A|-------------------| -------1-3-4---3 4-----6--4-4- E|-4-----------------| ---------------- ----4-------- E|--------------| --8----------- B|--4--4--6--6--| --9--9--6--4-- G|--5--5--6--6--| --8----------- D|--6--6--6--6--| --------6--6-- A|--------------| -------------- E|--------------| -------------- These 5 bars during 3rd Verse That simple, simple life............... w/fingers E|--------------| --8------------- ----- B|--------------| -----9--6--4--4- ----- repeat last 2 bars ~5--5--------- --8------------- ----- ~6--6--------- ----10--6--6--6- ---3- E|-------3-3--6-| ---------------- ---4- B|-------4-4--6-| ---------------- ----- play following measures during both 2nd and 3rd(slight variations) verses proudest monkey....... you've ever seen............ w/pick E|--------------------| ----------- ------------- ------------ B|--------------------| ----------- ------------- ------------ G|-----------5--------| ----------- ---5-5------- -----5-5---- D|-6-6666----6--3--3--| ----6---3-- ---6-6---3-6- ---6-6-6-3-- A|-----------6--4--4--| -6--6---4-- ---6-6-6-4-3- ---6-6-6-4-- E|--------4-----------| -4--------- -4----------- -4---------- Guitar solo There are 3 guitar parts 1 - Dave(acoustic) - continuing with Figure 1 2 - Tim (electric) - playing figure 2(see below) 3 - Tim (acoustic) - playing solo Figure 2 - play with variations after first time w/fingers E|--8----------| --8--8--9-8-- B|-----9--6--4-| ------------- G|--8----------| --8--8-10-8-- D|----10--6--6-| ------------- A|-------------| ------------- E|-------------| ------------- Solo E|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ---------------- B|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ---------------- G|-1---5------4-| -3---3--1---1---5-3-1- ------3--8- -10-8-10--6-5-6- D|---1----6-3---| ---1------1---3------- --1-1------ ---------------- A|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ---------------- E|--------------| ---------------------- ----------- ---------------- E|----6---4--------------| ------------------- ---------------------- B|--4---4---6---4--------| ------------------- ------------------4-6- G|------------6---5----3-| ----3---5--3-----5- -5--3-------3---5----- D|-------------------6---| -3----3------3-6--- --6---3-6-6---6------- A|-----------------------| ------------------- ---------------------- E|-----------------------| ------------------- ---------------------- E|--------------4-------| ---(3)~4--9-11--------- B|---4-------4------4~6-| -4-6-----------9---9-9- G|-5---5-3-1---1--1-----| -----------------8----- D|----------------------| ----------------------- A|----------------------| ----------------------- E|----------------------| ----------------------- E|---------------P-----------| -------------------------- B|-9-9----------7-6----------| -P-----------P------------ G|-----10----10-----8-6-5-8--| 8-5---6-----8-5---8------- D|-------(10)---------------6| ----6---6-------6----~10-- A|---------------------------| ----------6---------6----- E|---------------------------| -------------------------- E|--------------------------| -------------------------- B|--------------------------| -------------------------- G|---------------8--8--8--8-| ----------------P--------- D|--10-10-10-10-11-11-10-11-| 10----8-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-- A|--------------------------| ----11-------------------- E|--------------------------| --11---------------------- w/fingers E|------------------------| ---------6-4-8-8- B|----------------------9-| -4-4-6-4-6-4-9-9- G|---------------P----8---| ---5-6-5--------- D|-----8-10-11-10-8-8-----| ----------------- A|---11-------------------| ----------------- E|-11---------------------| ----------------- E|-6-4-----------------4--| B|-6-4---6-4-------4-6-4--| G|-----6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6----| D|-----------6-6-6--------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| go back for 3rd Verse Then comes the day......... then skip guitar solo .........monkey see, monkey do, yeah Outro - these bars repeat then fade out Dave continues Figure 1 Tim w/fingers (variations on repeats) E|----8--------------| --8---------- B|4-------9--6--4--4-| ------9--6--- G|5---8--------------| --8---------- D|6------10--6--6--6-| -----10--6--- A|-------------------| ------------- E|-------------------| ------------- Scott Taylor School of Music The Florida State University AOL IM: tromba1B "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die." - Epicurus