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Save Me
Dave Matthews
"Some Devil"
Tab by: Mike McDonald
This is my first tab but I am sure it is acurate. I got it off the MTV2 interview.
It's an acustic version so it sounds a little different than the "Some Devil"
version. It's a very weird rythm. I think it's some sort of eigths or something.
He'll hit the bass note and do a rapid studder on the other strings. Sometimes
muted. It's funky, you have to play with it but it's a lot of fun once you get
into it. Riffs 2 and 3 slow to a normal rythm just like the "Some Devil" version.
Standard tuning.
You'll have to listen to pick up the rythm.
[CHORDS]
e|---G70-----F0-----C0-----Am0-----G3--|
B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--|
G|---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--|
D|---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--|
A|---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--|
E|---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--|
[Riff 1]
G7 G7 G7 G7
Drivin' through the G7dessert I G7met a man
He G7told me of his G7crazy plan
He'd been Fwalkin' there foCr twenty days
He was gonna G7walk on for tweG7nty more
Said G7how 'bout a G7drink or a G7bite to eat
Said G7no my G7faith is G7all I need
Said then Fsave me Csave me
Mister G7walkin' man G7if you can
G7You don't G7need to G7prove a thing to G7me
Just G7give me G7faith G7make me believe
Come on Fsave me Csave me
G7Mister walkin' G7man, G7if you can
Come on Fsave me Csave me
Mister G7stranger, iG7f you please
FSave me Csave me..
[Riff 2] Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
stranger... if you... please
e|----3-----------3----------3----------|
B|----1-----------1----------1----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--2----------|
E|-3--3--------2--2---------------------|
Or am I Amtoo far gonCe....
([Riff 1] rythm)
CTo get back G7home
G7To get back home
[Riff 1]
G7How 'bout G7you take a G7ride with me
We could G7kill some or G7shoot the breeze
FEvery whisperin' wind and Csecond counts
Oh G7maybe if you G7walk but you should G7drive around
And Fsave me Csave me
G7Mister walkin' G7man, G7if you can
Come on Fsave me Csave me
Mister G7stranger, iG7f you please
FSave me Csave me..
[Riff 2]
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
To get back G7home
To get back G7home
[Riff 3] There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
Dave's way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------5--------5-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3-|
My way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------x--------x-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5-|
[Riff 3]
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
[Riff 4](starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me
[Riff 4]
GYou might Gtry Fsavin' Cyourself
CWhy don't you Gsave Cme
GYou might Gtry Fsavin' Cyourself
As Cif the moon could
GShine, Gtry Fsavin' Cyourself
I sCaw tears down...
GThere, Gtry Fsavin' Cyourself
Why Cdon't you save me, yeah
************************************
| x Dead note
************************************
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Save Me
by Dave Matthews Band
Chords in this song · guitar
G7
F
C
Am
G
Save Me
Dave Matthews
"Some Devil"
Tab by: Mike McDonald
This is my first tab but I am sure it is acurate. I got it off the MTV2 interview.
It's an acustic version so it sounds a little different than the "Some Devil"
version. It's a very weird rythm. I think it's some sort of eigths or something.
He'll hit the bass note and do a rapid studder on the other strings. Sometimes
muted. It's funky, you have to play with it but it's a lot of fun once you get
into it. Riffs 2 and 3 slow to a normal rythm just like the "Some Devil" version.
Standard tuning.
You'll have to listen to pick up the rythm.
[CHORDS]
G7 F C Am G
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--|
B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--|
G|---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--|
D|---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--|
A|---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--|
E|---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--|
[Riff 1]
G7 G7 G7 G7
G7 G7
Drivin' through the dessert I met a man
G7 G7
He told me of his crazy plan
F C
He'd been walkin' there for twenty days
G7 G7
He was gonna walk on for twenty more
G7 G7 G7
Said how 'bout a drink or a bite to eat
G7 G7 G7
Said no my faith is all I need
F C
Said then save me save me
G7 G7
Mister walkin' man if you can
G7 G7 G7 G7
You don't need to prove a thing to me
G7 G7 G7
Just give me faith make me believe
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7 G7
Mister walkin' man, if you can
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7
Mister stranger, if you please
F C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2] Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
stranger... if you... please
e|----3-----------3----------3----------|
B|----1-----------1----------1----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--2----------|
E|-3--3--------2--2---------------------|
Am C
Or am I too far gone....
([Riff 1] rythm)
C G7
To get back home
G7
To get back home
[Riff 1]
G7 G7 G7
How 'bout you take a ride with me
G7 G7
We could kill some or shoot the breeze
F C
Every whisperin' wind and second counts
G7 G7 G7
Oh maybe if you walk but you should drive around
F C
And save me save me
G7 G7 G7
Mister walkin' man, if you can
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7
Mister stranger, if you please
F C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2]
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
G7
To get back home
G7
To get back home
[Riff 3] There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
Dave's way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------5--------5-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3-|
My way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------x--------x-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5-|
[Riff 3]
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
[Riff 4](starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me
[Riff 4]
G G F C
You might try savin' yourself
C G C
Why don't you save me
G G F C
You might try savin' yourself
C
As if the moon could
G G F C
Shine, try savin' yourself
C
I saw tears down...
G G F C
There, try savin' yourself
C
Why don't you save me, yeah
************************************
| x Dead note
************************************
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