-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave Matthews Band All Along the Watchtower (Live) Lyrics & Music: Bob Dylan (1968) Live At Red Rocks 15.8.1995 Tabbed by Leandro Koren leandro_koren@yahoo.com.ar -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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?) 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?) 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?) 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 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Any questions mail me: Leandro_koren@yahoo.com.ar -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=