The Stone Tab

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Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 17:38:50 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" <pabstbr@hotmail.com>
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/the_stone.tab
 
"The Stone"
 
from Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets
 
 
Intro - 6/8 time
Figure 1
Dave and Tim - acoustic guitars
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---2-2--------------- play 32 times
------3-3-5-5-2-3--2-
-5-------------------
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I've been....
 
Verse
 
.......creeping
Dave                   Gm
--------------------- --------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
----2---------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3---5-5-2-3--2 (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
-5------------------- -1------- -----------5------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
Tim
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
---2-2--------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2 -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
-5------------------- -5------- -----------5---3--
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
 
suspicion that....
Dave
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----3-------2------
-1-----5-------5--3
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Tim
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---3-3------2------
-1-----5-5----5-5-3
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things here are not as they seem.....
 
Dave                   Gm
--------------------- --------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
----2---------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3---5-5-2-3--2 (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
-5------------------- -1------- -----------5------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
Tim
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
---2-2--------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2 -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
-5------------------- -5------- -----------5---3--
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
 
............reassure
Dave
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----3-------2--3--2-
-1-----5------------
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Tim
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---3-3------2--3--2-
-1-----5-5----------
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Dave and Tim repeat last 8 bars (now referred to as fig. 2) 3 times
 
then both play Figure 1 - 8 times
 
Verse 2
 
Oh, unholy day......
Play figure 2 - 2 times
 
Chorus
 
I was just wond'ring if you'd come along....
 
Dave and Tim play these chords (strum not notated)
Figure 3
-1-- -0-- -1-- -------
-1-- -1-- -1-- -1--1--
-2-- -0-- -2-- -0--0-- play Fig. 3 - 2 more times
-3-- -2-- -0-- -3--2--
-3-- -3-- ---- -3--3--
-1-- -0-- ---- -------
 
Figure 4
 
.....go. I will go alone......
Dave
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-----2--------------3-----
---------3---5------------
-5---------------6-------- play 3 more times
Tim
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-----2-2-------------3-3--
---------3-3-5-5----------
-5-5-------------6-6------
 
Verse 3
 
I'm a long way, Oh, from that fool's mistake.......
 
Figure 2 - 2 times
 
Chorus
 
I was just wond'rin....
 
Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times
 
Verse 4
 
A long way to the bury the past, for I don't want to pay.....
 
Figure 2 - 2 times
 
Chorus
 
Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times
 
Figure 1 - 8 times
 
Verse 5
 
I need so to stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close....
 
Figure 2 - 2 times
 
Outro
 
I was just wond'rin if you'd come a---long
 
Guitars tacit - strings continue (Kronos Quartet)
20 bars
 
then guitars play
-1-- -0-- -1-- -0--
-1-- -1-- -3-- -1--
-2-- -0-- -2-- -0--
-3-- -2-- -0-- -2-- 10 times then fade out
-3-- -3-- ---- -3--
-1-- -0-- ---- -3--
 
 
Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
http://www.geocities.com/sequenzax
AOL IM: tromba1B
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