Ill Back You Up

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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 18:12:07 -0800 (PST)

From: Ryan Patterson <rpatters@cco.caltech.edu>

Subject: TAB: I'll Back You Up by The Dave Matthews Band

"I'll Back You Up"

>From the album "Remember Two Things" by The Dave Matthews Band

This is how I play it. The chords are basically the same as those in

Chris Ambrose's transcription at OLGA, but I've tabbed the solo and the

end-of-line riffs.

I think there are two guitars in the song, and either part alone doesn't

do the song justice. So, my transcription has some of each. Oh, and I

give no guarantee about correctness...

Chords used:

------------

A: 577655

C#m7: xx7757 (you can use B: 799877 -- sounds close enough and is

easier to play)

F#m: 244222 (try to just hit the bass strings (244xxx))

E: 022100

G: 355433

Each chord is two measures. Some, however, are not simply strummed.

Those are indicated with the chord, an asterisk, and a number, like E*1,

meaning play the two measures as described by Note #1 (shown below). I

didn't mark/tab all of the measures that have pickings in them because they

are all over the song and a little improvisation will work well enough on

those measures.

Note #1:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum strum

Note #2:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #3:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #4:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #5:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #6:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #7:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum *****NATURAL HARMONICS*****

Note #8:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #9:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #10:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #11:

--------

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

And, now, the song:

-------------------

A C#m7

I remember thinking

F#m E*1

I'll go on forever only knowing that I'll see you again, but I

A C#m7

know the touch of you is hard to remember

F#m E*2

But like that touch I've known no other, And for

A C#m7

sure we have danced in the risk of each other

F#m E*3

Would you like to dance around the world with me?

A C#m7

I'll beeeeeeeeee falling

F#m E*4

all about my own thing, And I

A C#m7

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*5

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A G

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

F#m E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A G

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

F#m E*6

do as you please I'll back you up

A C#m7

I remember thinking

F#m E*7

sometimes we walk sometimes we run away, But I

A C#m7

know no matter how fast we are running

F#m E*8

somehow we keep somehow we keep up with each other

A C#m7

I'll beeeeeeeeee falling

F#m E*9

all about my own thing, And I

A C#m7

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*10

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A G

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

F#m E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A G

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

F#m E*6

do as you please I'll back you up

A C#m7 F#m E A C#m7 F#m E

solo (see below)

A C#m7

I'll beeeeeeeee falling

F#m E

all about my own thing, And I

A C#m7

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*11

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A G

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

F#m E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A G

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

F#m E (single strum)

do as you please I'll back you up

The Solo!

---------

The Legend:

() soft notes

^ bend

~ vibrato

h hammer on

p pull off

! optional note (played so fast it could be left out)

_ tie

The carets and periods along the bottom are timing markers.

This should all be correct (if it isn't, then it sounds pretty close!)

E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----(2--2--2-----2)---|----2--4-----6-----6^---|-4--h6~~~~~-------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-------2--4--6__6^_6----|4!h6---4-----4----------|----4--6--7--9-----9----|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|------------------------|-------------------12---|
B:------------------------|----------12-9-----9-h10|-10-------10------------|
G:----------------------11|-9-----9----------------|------------------------|
D:-------------------9----|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:----12-------12---------|----14----14/16!---12---|-------------14-16----17|
B:-------------------10---|-10---------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:-------------17\16-16---|-------14----14---------|-12----\7---------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|-------------9-----p7---|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:-9-----p6---------------|
D:-------------9-----p7---|
A:------------------------|
E:------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Whew! There are a bunch more chords that I could have put a note on, but

I figured I'd leave the fun for you :)

Enjoy!

Direct questions and comments to rpatters@cco.caltech.edu

--Ryan Patterson

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 03:27:06 -0800 (PST)

From: Ryan Patterson <rpatters@cco.caltech.edu>

I'll Back You Up

>From the album "Remember Two Things" by The Dave Matthews Band

I posted this tab a while back, but here's a newer version with better

chords. Much thanks to Sean McCown (mccsean@lyco.lycoming.edu) for

suggesting the changes.

Chords used:

------------

eadgbe

A: 577655

E!: 476454 (Note the "!" on the label)

F#m: 244222 (try to just hit the bass strings (244xxx))

E: 022100

F: 133211

G: 355433

Each chord is two measures. Some, however, are not simply strummed.

Those are indicated with the chord, an asterisk, and a number, like E*1,

meaning play the two measures as described by Note #1 (shown below). I

didn't mark/tab all of the measures that have pickings in them because they

are all over the song and a little improvisation will work well enough on

those measures.

Note #1:

--------

E:-------------------/4---|-------------0--0--0--0-|
B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-|
D:-2-----2-----2----------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
A:-2-----2----------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum strum

Note #2:

--------

E:-------------------0----|-------------0--0--0--0-|
B:-------------3----------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
G:-1-----1----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-|
D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #3:

--------

E:-------4-----7-----0----|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|
G:-1----------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------|
A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #4:

--------

E:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
B:------------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
G:-1----------------------|-------------1--1--1--1-|
D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
A:-2-----------2/////11---|-------------2--2--2--2-|
E:-0-----0----------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #5:

--------

E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------|
B:-0-------------(0)------|-0----------------------|
G:-1----------(1)---------|------------------------|
D:-2-------(2)------------|-------2-----h4---------|
A:-2----(2)---------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #6:

--------

E:-0----------------------|------------------------|
B:-0----------------------|------------------------|
G:-1----------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----------------------|-------/4----h5---------|
A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #7:

--------

E:-0-----------------12---|-------5-----0--0--0--0-|
B:-0-----------5----------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
G:-1-----5----------------|-------------1--1--1--1-|
D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
A:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum *****NATURAL HARMONICS*****

Note #8:

--------

E:-0----------(4--p0-h2---|p0)---------------------|
B:-0----------------------|------------------------|
G:-1----------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----------------------|-------2-----h4---------|
A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #9:

--------

E:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
B:-0----------------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|
G:-1-----------------2----|-p1----------1--1--1--1-|
D:-2----------------------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
A:-2----------(2)---------|-------------2--2--2--2-|
E:-0----(0)---------------|-------------0--0--0--0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #10:

--------

E:-0-----------------0----|------------------------|
B:-0--------------0-------|------------------------|
G:-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
D:-2--------2-------------|-------2-----h4---------|
A:-2-----2----------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

Note #11:

--------

E:-0----------------------|------------------------|
B:-0----------------------|------------------------|
G:-1----------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----------------------|-------2---h4-----------|
A:-2----------------------|----------------2--h4---|
E:-0----------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

strum

And, now, the song:

-------------------

A E!

I remember thinking

F#m E*1

I'll go on forever only knowing that I'll see you again, but I

A E!

know the touch of you is hard to remember

F#m E*2

But like that touch I've known no other, And for

A E!

sure we have danced in the risk of each other

F#m E*3

Would you like to dance around the world with me?

A E!

I'll beeeeeeeeee falling

F#m E*4

all about my own thing, And I

A E!

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*5

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A F

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

G E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A F

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

G E*6

do as you please I'll back you up

A E!

I remember thinking

F#m E*7

sometimes we walk sometimes we run away, But I

A E!

know no matter how fast we are running

F#m E*8

somehow we keep somehow we keep up with each other

A E!

I'll beeeeeeeeee falling

F#m E*9

all about my own thing, And I

A E!

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*10

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A F

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

G E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A F

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

G E*6

do as you please I'll back you up

A E! F#m E A E! F#m E

solo (see below)

A E!

I'll beeeeeeeee falling

F#m E

all about my own thing, And I

A E!

know you're the heaviest weight,

F#m E*11

when you're not here that's hung around my head

A F

And your lips burn wild thrown from the face of a child

G E

And in your eyes the seeing of the greatest few

A F

Do what you will always walk where you like your steps

G E (single strum)

do as you please I'll back you up

The Solo!

---------

The Legend:

() soft notes

^ bend

~ vibrato

h hammer on

p pull off

! optional note (played so fast it could be left out)

_ tie

The carets and periods along the bottom are timing markers.

This should all be correct (if it isn't, then it is pretty damn close!)

E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-2----(2--2--2-----2)---|----2--4-----6-----6^---|-4--h6~~~~~-------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-------2--4--6__6^_6----|4!h6---4-----4----------|----4--6--7--9-----9----|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|------------------------|-------------------12---|
B:------------------------|----------12-9-----9-h10|-10-------10------------|
G:----------------------11|-9-----9----------------|------------------------|
D:-------------------9----|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:----12-------12---------|----14----14/16!---12---|-------------14-16----17|
B:-------------------10---|-10---------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:-------------17\16-16---|-------14----14---------|-12----\7---------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|-------------9-----p7---|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:-9-----p6---------------|
D:-------------9-----p7---|
A:------------------------|
E:------------------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Whew! There are a bunch more chords that I could have put a note on, but

I figured I'd leave the fun for you :)

Questions, comments: rpatters@cco.caltech.edu

--Ryan Patterson