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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 18:12:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Ryan Patterson <[email protected]>
Subject: TAB: I'll Back You Up by The Dave Matthews Band
>From the album "Remember Two Things" by The Dave Matthews Band
This is how I play it. The chords are basically the same as those in
Chris Ambrose's transcription at OLGA, but I've tabbed the solo and the
end-of-line riffs.
I think there are two guitars in the song, and either part alone doesn't
do the song justice. So, my transcription has some of each. Oh, and I
give no guarantee about correctness...
Chords used:
------------
A: 577655
C#m7: xx7757 (you can use B: 799877 -- sounds close enough and is
easier to play)
F#m: 244222 (try to just hit the bass strings (244xxx))
E: 022100
G: 355433
Each chord is two measures. Some, however, are not simply strummed.
Those are indicated with the chord, an asterisk, and a number, like E*1,
meaning play the two measures as described by Note #1 (shown below). I
didn't mark/tab all of the measures that have pickings in them because they
are all over the song and a little improvisation will work well enough on
those measures.
Note #1: -------- E:-------------------/4---|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2-----2-----2----------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2-----2----------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum strum Note #2: -------- E:-------------------0----|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:-------------3----------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----1----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #3: -------- E:-------4-----7-----0----|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #4: -------- E:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2-----------2/////11---|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #5: -------- E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------| B:-0-------------(0)------|-0----------------------| G:-1----------(1)---------|------------------------| D:-2-------(2)------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----(2)---------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #6: -------- E:-0----------------------|------------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------/4----h5---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #7: -------- E:-0-----------------12---|-------5-----0--0--0--0-| B:-0-----------5----------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----5----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum *****NATURAL HARMONICS***** Note #8: -------- E:-0----------(4--p0-h2---|p0)---------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #9: -------- E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----------------2----|-p1----------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------(2)---------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----(0)---------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #10: -------- E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------| B:-0--------------0-------|------------------------| G:-1-----------1----------|------------------------| D:-2--------2-------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2-----2----------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #11: -------- E:-0----------------------|------------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2---h4-----------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum
And, now, the song:
-------------------
A C#m7
I remember thinking
F#m E*1
I'll go on forever only knowing that I'll see you again, but I
A C#m7
know the touch of you is hard to remember
F#m E*2
But like that touch I've known no other, And for
A C#m7
sure we have danced in the risk of each other
F#m E*3
Would you like to dance around the world with me?
A C#m7
I'll beeeeeeeeee falling
F#m E*4
all about my own thing, And I
A C#m7
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*5
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A G
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
F#m E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A G
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
F#m E*6
do as you please I'll back you up
A C#m7
I remember thinking
F#m E*7
sometimes we walk sometimes we run away, But I
A C#m7
know no matter how fast we are running
F#m E*8
somehow we keep somehow we keep up with each other
A C#m7
I'll beeeeeeeeee falling
F#m E*9
all about my own thing, And I
A C#m7
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*10
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A G
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
F#m E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A G
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
F#m E*6
do as you please I'll back you up
A C#m7 F#m E A C#m7 F#m E
[solo (see below)]
A C#m7
I'll beeeeeeeee falling
F#m E
all about my own thing, And I
A C#m7
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*11
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A G
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
F#m E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A G
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
F#m E (single strum)
do as you please I'll back you up
The Solo!
---------
The Legend:
() soft notes
^ bend
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
! optional note (played so fast it could be left out)
_ tie
The carets and periods along the bottom are timing markers.
This should all be correct (if it isn't, then it sounds pretty close!)
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:-2----(2--2--2-----2)---|----2--4-----6-----6^---|-4--h6~~~~~-------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:-------2--4--6__6^_6----|4!h6---4-----4----------|----4--6--7--9-----9----| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------|------------------------|-------------------12---| B:------------------------|----------12-9-----9-h10|-10-------10------------| G:----------------------11|-9-----9----------------|------------------------| D:-------------------9----|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:----12-------12---------|----14----14/16!---12---|-------------14-16----17| B:-------------------10---|-10---------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:-------------17\16-16---|-------14----14---------|-12----\7---------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|-------------9-----p7---| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------| B:------------------------| G:-9-----p6---------------| D:-------------9-----p7---| A:------------------------| E:------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Whew! There are a bunch more chords that I could have put a note on, but
I figured I'd leave the fun for you :)
Enjoy!
Direct questions and comments to [email protected]
--Ryan Patterson
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 03:27:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Ryan Patterson <[email protected]>
I'll Back You Up
>From the album "Remember Two Things" by The Dave Matthews Band
I posted this tab a while back, but here's a newer version with better
chords. Much thanks to Sean McCown ([email protected]) for
suggesting the changes.
Chords used:
------------
eadgbe
A: 577655
E!: 476454 (Note the "!" on the label)
F#m: 244222 (try to just hit the bass strings (244xxx))
E: 022100
F: 133211
G: 355433
Each chord is two measures. Some, however, are not simply strummed.
Those are indicated with the chord, an asterisk, and a number, like E*1,
meaning play the two measures as described by Note #1 (shown below). I
didn't mark/tab all of the measures that have pickings in them because they
are all over the song and a little improvisation will work well enough on
those measures.
Note #1: -------- E:-------------------/4---|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2-----2-----2----------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2-----2----------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum strum Note #2: -------- E:-------------------0----|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:-------------3----------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----1----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #3: -------- E:-------4-----7-----0----|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #4: -------- E:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2-----------2/////11---|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #5: -------- E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------| B:-0-------------(0)------|-0----------------------| G:-1----------(1)---------|------------------------| D:-2-------(2)------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----(2)---------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #6: -------- E:-0----------------------|------------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------/4----h5---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #7: -------- E:-0-----------------12---|-------5-----0--0--0--0-| B:-0-----------5----------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----5----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum *****NATURAL HARMONICS***** Note #8: -------- E:-0----------(4--p0-h2---|p0)---------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #9: -------- E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| B:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| G:-1-----------------2----|-p1----------1--1--1--1-| D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-| A:-2----------(2)---------|-------------2--2--2--2-| E:-0----(0)---------------|-------------0--0--0--0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #10: -------- E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------| B:-0--------------0-------|------------------------| G:-1-----------1----------|------------------------| D:-2--------2-------------|-------2-----h4---------| A:-2-----2----------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum Note #11: -------- E:-0----------------------|------------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-1----------------------|------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-------2---h4-----------| A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---| E:-0----------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . strum
And, now, the song:
-------------------
A E!
I remember thinking
F#m E*1
I'll go on forever only knowing that I'll see you again, but I
A E!
know the touch of you is hard to remember
F#m E*2
But like that touch I've known no other, And for
A E!
sure we have danced in the risk of each other
F#m E*3
Would you like to dance around the world with me?
A E!
I'll beeeeeeeeee falling
F#m E*4
all about my own thing, And I
A E!
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*5
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A F
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
G E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A F
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
G E*6
do as you please I'll back you up
A E!
I remember thinking
F#m E*7
sometimes we walk sometimes we run away, But I
A E!
know no matter how fast we are running
F#m E*8
somehow we keep somehow we keep up with each other
A E!
I'll beeeeeeeeee falling
F#m E*9
all about my own thing, And I
A E!
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*10
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A F
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
G E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A F
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
G E*6
do as you please I'll back you up
A E! F#m E A E! F#m E
[solo (see below)]
A E!
I'll beeeeeeeee falling
F#m E
all about my own thing, And I
A E!
know you're the heaviest weight,
F#m E*11
when you're not here that's hung around my head
A F
And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child
G E
And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few
A F
Do what you will always walk where you like your steps
G E (single strum)
do as you please I'll back you up
The Solo!
---------
The Legend:
() soft notes
^ bend
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
! optional note (played so fast it could be left out)
_ tie
The carets and periods along the bottom are timing markers.
This should all be correct (if it isn't, then it is pretty damn close!)
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:-2----(2--2--2-----2)---|----2--4-----6-----6^---|-4--h6~~~~~-------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:-------2--4--6__6^_6----|4!h6---4-----4----------|----4--6--7--9-----9----| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------|------------------------|-------------------12---| B:------------------------|----------12-9-----9-h10|-10-------10------------| G:----------------------11|-9-----9----------------|------------------------| D:-------------------9----|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:----12-------12---------|----14----14/16!---12---|-------------14-16----17| B:-------------------10---|-10---------------------|------------------------| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:-------------17\16-16---|-------14----14---------|-12----\7---------------| B:------------------------|------------------------|-------------9-----p7---| G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E:------------------------| B:------------------------| G:-9-----p6---------------| D:-------------9-----p7---| A:------------------------| E:------------------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Whew! There are a bunch more chords that I could have put a note on, but
I figured I'd leave the fun for you :)
Questions, comments: [email protected]
--Ryan Patterson