Dave Matthews Band – Save Me (Guitar)

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Dave Matthews "Some Devil" Tab by: Mike McDonald This is my first tab but I am sure it is acurate. I got it off the MTV2 interview. It's an acustic version so it sounds a little different than the "Some Devil" version. It's a very weird rythm. I think it's some sort of eigths or something. He'll hit the bass note and do a rapid studder on the other strings. Sometimes muted. It's funky, you have to play with it but it's a lot of fun once you get into it. Riffs 2 and 3 slow to a normal rythm just like the "Some Devil" version. Standard tuning. You'll have to listen to pick up the rythm.
[CHORDS]
     G7    F     C     Am    G
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--|
B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--|
G|---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--|
D|---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--|
A|---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--|
E|---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--|
[Riff 1] G7 G7 G7 G7
                    G7        G7
Drivin' through the dessert I met a man

   G7             G7
He told me of his crazy plan

          F               C
He'd been walkin' there for twenty days

             G7             G7
He was gonna walk on for twenty more

     G7         G7         G7
Said how 'bout a drink or a bite to eat

     G7    G7       G7
Said no my faith is all I need

          F       C
Said then save me save me

       G7         G7
Mister walkin' man if you can

G7        G7      G7               G7
You don't need to prove a thing to me

     G7      G7    G7
Just give me faith make me believe

        F       C
Come on save me save me

G7             G7   G7
Mister walkin' man, if you can

        F       C
Come on save me save me

       G7         G7
Mister stranger, if you please

F       C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2] Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
     stranger... if you...  please
e|----3-----------3----------3----------|
B|----1-----------1----------1----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--2----------|
E|-3--3--------2--2---------------------|

        Am         C
Or am I too far gone....
([Riff 1] rythm)
C           G7
To get back home

G7
To get back home
[Riff 1]
G7        G7         G7
How 'bout you take a ride with me

         G7           G7
We could kill some or shoot the breeze

F                         C
Every whisperin' wind and second counts

   G7           G7                  G7
Oh maybe if you walk but you should drive around

    F       C
And save me save me

G7             G7    G7
Mister walkin' man,  if you can

       F       C
Come on save me save me

       G7         G7
Mister stranger, if you please

F       C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2] Stranger if you please Or am I too far gone.... (Riff 1 Rythm)
            G7
To get back home

            G7
To get back home
[Riff 3] There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
Dave's way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------5--------5-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3-|

My way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------x--------x-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5-|
[Riff 3] I don't need you to stop the sunshine I ain't askin' you to make water into wine I ain't askin' you to fly [Riff 4](starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat) I'm just askin' you to save me [Riff 4]
G         G   F      C
You might try savin' yourself

C             G    C
Why don't you save me

G         G   F      C
You might try savin' yourself

   C
As if the moon could

G      G   F      C
Shine, try savin' yourself

   C
I saw tears down...

G      G   F      C
There, try savin' yourself

   C
Why don't you save me, yeah
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