Dave Matthews Band – All Along The Watchtower (Guitar Tab)

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Intro & Verse: Am G F G The rhythm for all the song is Am G F G, simple as that. The intro pattern is use for the first verse.
      Am    G           F
E|-|--------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|--------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|--------------------------------------------|-|
D|-|--------------------------X-----------------|-|
A|-|--------------------------X-----------------|-|
e|-|--5--5--0h3-3-0-3----0h1--X--0h1--0h3/5--5--|-|
[Verse I:] Am G F G There must be some kind of way out of here Am G F G Said the joker to the thief Am G F G "There's too much confusion, Am G F G I can't get no relief Am G F Businessmen, they drink my wine, G Plowmen dig my earth Am G F G None of them along the line Am G F G Know what any of it is worth" [Verse II:] This other pattern for verses two.
       Am     G      F        F/G  G   G/Am
E|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
B|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
G|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
D|-|---7-7----5-5----3-X-----------5-5-------|-|
A|-|---7-7----5-5----3-X------3/5--5---5/7---|-|
e|-|---5-5--0h3-3--0h1-X--1---1/3--3---3/5---|-|

      Am     G      F
E|-|---------------------|-|
B|-|---------------------|-|
G|-|--5-5----4-4----2-X--|-|
D|-|--7-7----5-5----3-X--|-|
A|-|--7-7----5-5----3-X--|-|
e|-|--5-5--0h3-3--0-1-X--|-|
"No reason to get excited" The thief he kindly spoke "There are many here among Us who feel that life is but a joke But, you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now, Because the hour is getting late" [Verse III:] Use open chords. Am G F G Am
E|-|--0---3---1---3---0----|-|
B|-|--1---3---1---3---1----|-|
G|-|--2---0---2---0---2----|-|
D|-|--2---0---3---0---2----|-|
A|-|--0---2---3---2---0----|-|
e|-|------3---1---3--------|-|
All Along the Watchtower Princes kept their view While other women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside in the cold distance A wild cat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl. Dave's part: A lot of palm muting and silences. Here you need rhythm. Am5 G F5 F(8°)eg;) G5
       Pm...        Pm....         pm...
E|-|----------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|----------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------------10-X-10---------|-|
D|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3----10-X-10--5---5--|-|
A|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3-----8-X-8---5---5--|-|
e|-|--5-5--5-X---3-3-3--3-X--1-------------3---3--|-|

      Am5        G5          F5   F5(8°)eg;)   G5
       Pm...        pm...          pm...
E|-|----------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|----------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------------10-X-10---------|-|
D|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3----10-X-10--5---5--|-|
A|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3-----8-X-8---5---5--|-|
e|-|--5-5--5-X---3-3-3--3-X--1-------------3---3--|-|

      Am5           G5          F5|F5(8°)eg;) C5  G5
E|-|-----------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|-----------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|---------------------------------10---5--------|-|
D|-|--7--X-X-X------5-5-5--X-X--3----10---5---5----|-|
A|-|--7--X-X-X------5-5-5--X-X--3--3-/8---3---5----|-|
E|-|--5--X-X-X--0h3-3-3-3--X-X--1-------------3----|-|

      Am5           G5     F5      C5   G5
                            pm...    
E|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
B|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
G|-|-------------------------------5---------|-|
D|-|--7--7--X-7--X--5-X-5--3--X-3--5--X--5---|-|
A|-|--7--7--X-7--X--5-X-5--3--X-3--3--X--5---|-|
e|-|--5--5--X-5--X--3-X-3--1--X-1-----X--3---|-|
Then Tim's solo: I love this solo, I love the way he play it. These are just the notes, listen to it and the find the bends and all the stuff. With overdrive and delay in some parts.
E|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-|
B|-|----10----12-13--15b/17------|----10-----12-13/15-15----8-10b--|-|
G|-|--9----9---------------------|--9----9-------------------------|-|
D|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-|
A|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-|
e|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-|

E|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|----10----12-13-15-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b--13-15-13---15---|-|
G|-|--9----9------------------------------------------------------------|-|
D|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
A|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
e|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-|

         Full
E|-|----15b--------15h17b--17b--17-19-20-20--|--17h19/20----------------------|-|
B|-|--17-----15h17---------------------------|------------17h19/20------------|-|
G|-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------17h19/21--|-|
D|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
A|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
e|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|

                               This parts has a lot of delay
                               I tabbed it the best I could.
E|-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-|
B|-|--------------------------|----------------------17-----|-|
G|-|--------------------------|---------------17h19-----19--|-|
D|-|--17h19/20----------------|--------17h19----------------|-|
A|-|---------------17h19/20---|--17h19----------------------|-|
e|-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-|

E|-|----17-17-20-17--17-20-17--17-20-17-17--17-20-17-17b--17-20-17-17--|-|do this many times
B|-|--17---------------------------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
D|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
A|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
e|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
And then continue with this:
E|-|--17-19-20-22--22b-22b-22b-22b--|-|
B|-|--------------------------------|-|
G|-|--------------------------------|-|
D|-|--------------------------------|-|
A|-|--------------------------------|-|
e|-|--------------------------------|-|
For the next part it's hard to tab it beacuse is hard to hear. There's another part like this before Dave start to sings:
E|-|--15/17-15/17-15/17-15/17--|-|
B|-|---------------------------|-|
G|-|---------------------------|-|
D|-|---------------------------|-|
A|-|---------------------------|-|
e|-|---------------------------|-|
[Verse IV:] Same as the other three. All along the watchtower Princes kept their view While other women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside in the cold distance A wild cat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl. Then just play with the original notes: Am G F And... ...''No reason to get excited''. End on Am. ''Tim Reynolds on the guitar''. ******************************************** /: Slide h: Hammer b: Bending X: Mute string/s ********************************************