• Song:

    Long Black Veil

  • Artist:

    Dave Matthews Band

  • Album:

    Listener Supported (dis...

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Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:14:26 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" 
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/long_black_veil.tab

"Long Black Veil"

from Dave Matthews Band
Listener Supported

Intro

C          sus2
----------------------
----------------------
----9--(9)--------9---
---10--10---12---10---
----------------------
-8-------(8)---8------
play this bar 8 times - w/slight variations


Verse

"Ten Years Ago......

Figure 1                                 (2/4 bar)
---------------- ---------------- ------ -------
---------------- ---------------- ------ -------
---9---------9-- ---9---------9-- --7--- --9----
--10--10-12-10-- --10--10-12-10-- --9--- -10----
---------------- ---------------- -10--- --8----
-8------8--8---- -8------8--8---- ------ -------

---------------- ----------------
---------------- ----------------  end Fig. 1
---9---------9-- ---9---------9--
--10--10-12-10-- --10--10-12-10--
---------------- ----------------
-8------8--8---- -8------8--8----


"There were few at the scene......

repeat Figure 1


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....in a long black veil....

[Figure 2                           ]
          (2/4 bar)
-1------- -1------- ----- -------
-1---1--- -1------- -1--- -1-----
-2---0--- -2------- -0--- -0-----
-3---2--- -3------- -2--- -2-----
-3---3--- -3------- -3--- -3-----
-1------- -1------- ----- -------

"She visits my grave....

repeat Figure 2

"Nobody knows, nobody sees......
------ -1------- -1---3--
-1---- -1---1--- -1---0--
-0---- -2---0--- -2---0--
-2---- -3---2--- -3---0--
-3---- -3---3--- -3---2--
------ -1------- -1---3--

----------------------
----------------------
----9--(9)--------9---  repeat this bar
---10--10---12---10---
----------------------
-8--------8----8------


Verse 2

"The judge said son....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous Chorus


Verse 3

"Well, the scaffold is high and eternity is near....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous chorus


Piano Solo - Butch Taylor

Figure 1 - 8 times (with slight variations)

(these are examples for voicings)
-------------------------
-------------------------
--9-------7-------9-(10)- <~~~ not at the
-10-(12)--9-(12)-10-(12)- <~~~ same time
---------10-------8------
--8----------------------

Chorus (2 times)

"She walks these hills......

play like previous chorus


Outro - w/ Lovely Ladies

"Nobody knows but me.......

vamp on these chords

Csus2     Csus4
-------------------
-------------------
---9--------9-(10)-
--10-(12)--10------
-------------------
---8--------8------





Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
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