#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Dave Matthews Band Title: Don't Drink the Water Album: Before These Crowded Streets Transcribed by: Adam Strachn Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com Listen to the song for the rhythm. It's not too difficult a song. I don’t know which is the bridge and which is the chorus so I just put The chorus as the first transition. I tabbed this from the album and the Listener Supported DVD. This is on Drop D tuning. Intro – strum rhythmically!!! ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| --------7--7----------7--7-----------7--7------7-7-7--| --------7--7----------7--7-----------7--7------7-7-7--| --------5--5----------5--5-----------5--5------5-5-5--| -0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----0--0---0--0---0--0-0-0--| The verse is basically the intro Chorus - "Say you will lay your arms down" --------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| -7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------5--5----------5--5----------5--5--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| Then the verse Chorus - "And here I will spread my wings" --------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| -7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------5--5----------5--5----------5--5--| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--| Bridge - "What's this you say?" ----------------------| -3--------------------| -4-----------------7--| -4-----------------5--|Strum those two chords (listen for the change) -2-----------------5--| -3-----------------5--| Then go to the verse (the “yea yea yea” part on the listener supported version) Then the bridge Then play the verse Bridge - "Spread my wings . . ." -----------------| -3---------------| -4------------7--|Just strum these chords again -4------------5--| -2------------5--| -3------------5--| Then the verse again - --------------| --------------| --------7--7--| --------7--7--| --------5--5--| -0--0---0--0--| Bridge - "I have no time to justify to you fool your blind" -------------------------------| -3-----------------------------| -4--------------------------7--| -4--------------------------5--| -2--------------------------5--| -3--------------------------5--| Then the bridge chords again . . . “All I can say . . .” Interlude - "As I rest my feet by this fire" ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| -7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| "Upon these poor souls all in heaven say . . ." --------------------------------------------| -3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| -2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| -3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| Short Verse riff - "Where ya go-------ing now?" ----------------------------| ----------------------------| -7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| -7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| -5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| -0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Interlude 2 - "And I live with my justice . . . " ---------------------| ---------------------| -3--3--3---7--7-7-7--| -3--3--3---7--7-7-7--| -1--1--1---5--5-5-5--| -0--0--0---0--0-0-0--| Breakdown – Here the band breaks down and Dave just messes around with muting and sliding. I just laid out a little of what he plays. "Don't drink the water" ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -x--x-------x-x------x-x-x---x-x-----x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| -x--x-------x-x------x-x-x---x-x--0--x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| -x--x-12---x-x--/5--x-x-x---x-x--0--x-x--5^--5^--x--x-x--| When the band comes back in - "Don't drink the water" ----------------------------| ----------------------------| -3--3-3-3-3-----7--7-7-7-7--| -3--3-3-3-3-----7--7-7-7-7--| -1--1-1-1-1-----5--5-5-5-5--| -0—-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0—0-0--| Outro – Mix up the two below riffs --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------7--7-7-7---7-7-7--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----7--7-7-7---8-8-8--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----5--5-5-5---5-5-5--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------3--3-3-3----------| --------------------------------2--2-2-2---3-3-3--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---3-3-3--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---1-1-1--| -0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0-0-0---0-0-0--| That’s it for now. I don’t think I could be any more clear on this song.