Dave Matthews Band – I Did It (Guitar Tab)

B Tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B)

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From the Album 'Everyday' tabbed by jjhand If you look at the Baritone part, most of it can be played on normal guitars if some chords are played in a higher position. Its a great song, so please rate or comment so I can do the best job on it. Intro (this line is the Main Riff)

     D7
b |--------13------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|--------12------------------|----------------------------------|
D |-------------x-x-----x-x----|-x-x------x-x-----x-x-----x-x-x-x-|
A |-------------x-x-----x-x----|-x-x------x-x-----x-x-----x-x-x-x-|
E |--10-10------x-x-8---x-x-10-|-x-x-12---x-x-8---x-x-10--x-x-x-x-|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------------|

End of Intro (slightly different than main riff) 
|--------13------------------|------------------------------|
|--------12------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------x-x-----x-x----|------------------------------|
|-------------x-x-----x-x----|-x-x-7----x-x-3---x-x-5---5/--|
|--10-10------x-x-8---x-x-10-|-x-x------x-x-----x-x---------|
|----------------------------|-x-x-5----x-x-1---x-x-3---3/--|

Verse - Play Main Riff 3x, then End of intro before Prechorus Lyrics: "I’m mixing up a bunch of magic stuff A magic mushroom cloud of care A potion that'll rock, the boat will rock And make a bomb of love and blow it up" Second Verse Guitar Part (over main riff)-

e|-------------------------12-12--12---12-12-12-12--|
B|-------------------------10-10--10---10-10-10-10--|
G|--rest 6 beats & play-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus - Baritone Gtr
    A7    A6           A  
b |------------------|--------------------|
f#|------------------|--------------------|
D |-----5-----4------|----------------4---| <- this last note is not used 
A |------------------|-4-----5-----7------|    in 4th time through
E |-5-5---5-5-----55-|-5-----5-----5--5---|
B |------------------|--------------------|

1 "I did it Do you think I’ve gone too far?" 2 "" Guilty as charged" 3 "" It was me right or wrong" 4 "" Yeah" Chorus:

  F#5
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9---x-x-9---x-x--9-x-9---x-x-|-9-x-9---x-x-x-x-9--9---x-x-|
|-9---x-x-9---x-x--9-x-9---x-x-|-9-x-9---x-x-x-x-9--9---x-x-|
|-7---x-x-7---x-x--7-x-7---x-x-|-7-x-7---x-x-x-x-7--7---x-x-|
"I never did a single thing that did a single thing
                          To change the ugly ways of the world"

  D#5
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-6---x-x-6---x-x--6-x-6---x-x-|-6-x-6---x-x-x-x-6--6---x-x-|
|-6---x-x-6---x-x--6-x-6---x-x-|-6-x-6---x-x-x-x-6--6---x-x-|
|-4---x-x-4---x-x--4-x-4---x-x-|-4-x-4---x-x-x-x-4--4---x-x-| 
 "I didn’t know it felt so right inside, I didn’t know it all"

  C#5
|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-4---x-x-4---x-x--4-x-4---x-x-|-4-x-4---x-x-x-x-4--4---x-x-|
|-4---x-x-4---x-x--4-x-4---x-x-|-4-x-4---x-x-x-x-4--4---x-x-|
|-2---x-x-2---x-x--2-x-2---x-x-|-2-x-2---x-x-x-x-2--2---x-x-|

"I opened up the curtains, I heard sirens there, 
                                       the lights flash & crawl"
  B5
|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|  
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|  
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|(0)----------------------|(0)----------------------|  
"But I did it justice, I just did it for the buzz, oh"

Verse 2 - Play similar to Verse 1 "It’s a nickel or a dime for what I’ve done The truth is that I don’t really care For such a lovely crime I’ll do the time You better lock me up I’ll do it again" Play Prechorus Again Play Chorus Again

Bridge - played with sax & violin
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-------9-7----------|----------------------|
|---9-7-----------10-|-9------9-10-9-10-12--|
|-7---------10-------|---9-10---------------|
|--------------10----|----------------------|

Verse 3 - Play Verse Again Dave: "All you people are the skewers of our dreams Like the cat that collared me" Boyd (violin player): "Oh, what I gotta say to you You got love Don’t turn it down Turn it loud Let it build We got a long way to go But you, ya gotta start somewhere" Dave: "Go door to door, spread the love you got You got the love, You get what you want. Does it matter where you get it from? I for one don’t turn my cheek for anyone Unturn your cheek to give your love Love to grow" Play Prechorus & Chorus Again Play Bridge to end song Key - =========== x - muted note () - ghost note, ringing note / - slide