Return to Music X Music X Bass Tab "Don't Drink the Water" Bass Tab Dave Matthews Band Before These Crowded Streets Tabbed by: TheMixer33 themixer33@yahoo.com Stephan Lessard is an AMAZING bassist. He has so many fills in this song, it would be almost impossible to tab them all out. I did my best to tab them, but the CD kinda hides the bass in this song. It's not vary easy to hear. These are the basics for the song, so make stuff up. For Godssake, be creative! Verse: |-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------3-------| |-----------------------5---2-----3---| |-------------------------5-----5---1-| |-(0)-3-3--33-3--33-3-----------------| Verse Variation 1: |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------1-----| |-(0)-3-3--33--0-3---3-3-| Chorus *Vary this riff*: |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------| |---------------------1-------------5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--| |-3-3--3-33-3--3-33-3----------------------------------------------| Repeat until line |--------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------2-2-2-2-----|---------------------------------------| |----------------------5-2-|---------------------------------------| |-3-3--3-3--33-------------|----------------1-----------1---1-1-2--| |--------------------------|-3-3--33-3--1-3---3-1-3-1-3---3--------| Fill 1 *2:05 in song*: |---------------------------4~----3-2------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------5~---5-----------| |-------------2-2~------5~--2~----1-0-------------------------2-2--| |-------------------------------------1~--3--3--3----3---3-33------| |-0-0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| Fill 2 *2:28 in song*: |----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------5-| |--------2-2~---5~-4-3-2~--2-1-0-0~------------------------| |-----------------------------------4-3-3~--3---3--3~-3----| |-0-0--0---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------| |---5~---5-----------| |---------------2-2--| |-3----3---3-33------| |--------------------| End *"And I'll live with...": |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------3-2-2-2-------| |-0-----5-5-5---------5-3-2-| |---3-3---------------------| |-------------------4-4----| |--------------------------| |-2---------3-2-2-2------2-| |-------5-5------------5---| |---3-3--------------------| Vary this riff A LOT |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------3-2-2-2-------| |-0-----5-5-5---------5-3-2-| |---3-3---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| Repeat this |-------5-5-5-2-------| riff and |-1-------------5-5-3-| fade |---3-3---------------|