Halloween As played by Dave Mattews Band, live, on
'Recently.' Transcribed at 9:48pm, December 3rd, 1997 by
Cody Rahn. \=slide down from /=slide up to s=slide between h=hammer p=pulloff This is a trippy song to say the least. Raw
power, growl, and awesome drums. The bass line was a bit beyond me for a long time, but
now, for your enjoyment, here it is, in it's entirety. ***** Verse ***** This riff is repeated throughout all the
verse sections, plain and simple. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|-------------------4---5---5-------| D|-----------0-----------------------| A|---------------2-------------------| E|---1-------------------------------| Next, the chorus(ish) section. It is an
Am-G-F-E progression, and really can be just made up off of that, since it sounds
like he's just syncopating the single note on the E string. I'll write up what I
do in this area. Note the syncopation with the notes around the 3. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------7---------------7-------|-----------5---------------5-------| E|---5-------------5---5---------5---|---3-------------3---3---------3---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------3---------------3-------|---------------4-------4---2---0---| E|---1-------------1---1---------1---|---0-------------------------------| I just cooked this up for those of us who
don't like 'follow the chords' bass tab. I know that stuff stinks. I hope this
is satisfactory. Then comes the little break with all the
'why' lyrics. Really softly. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7-------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------7-------7---|-----------5---------------5-------|
E|---5-----------5-------------------|---3-----------3-------3-------3---| This is just repeated over and over during
this part. I just cooked this up for those of us who
don't like 'follow the chords' bass tab. I know that stuff stinks. I hope this
is satisfactory. ok, the end of this changes towards the end
where Dave starts getting nuts about 'Lovey Dove,' etc... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------7---------------7-------|-----------5---------------5-------| E|---5-------------5---5---------5---|---3-------------3---3---------3---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|---------0---------------------------| A|-----------3---------------3-------|---------------2-----2-----3-----2---| E|---1-------------1---1---------1---|---1---------------------------------| These 4 bars are repeated during these
lyrics, and on the last one, these are played, and the following bar (the one where the
drum solo starts) hits hard on a low F. 1 G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|---1---| This is the note struck every 4 bars during
the drum solo. All the members do it. Now, near the end, this little deal is
done. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---0---0---0---0---1---1---2---2---|---3---3---3---3---4---4---5---5---| 1 & 2 & G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|---1-----------1---| This gets really awesome when the voilin and
guitar get in on it, and it starts to sound like a speeding train :) Wicked song. I hope you likes. Cody- Return to my DMB
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