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One Sweet World

Dave Matthews Band
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Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 16:40:28 -0400

From: "Scott Taylor" <pabstbr@hotmail.com>

Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/one_sweet_world.tab

"One Sweet World"

by Dave Matthews

from

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Live at Luther College

Intro

acoustic guitar - Dave Matthews

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

-4---------- ------- ---------------- ---------
-5---7---5-- ------- ------~7---7--5- ---------
-----8---6-- -----0- ---3~5-----8--6- ---------
-3---------- ------- -3-------------- ---------
-----6---4-- ---4--- ---------6-6--4- ---4-(0)-

volume swell

acoustic guitar -    --------------4- --(4)----
       Tim Reynolds  --------------4- --(4)----
                     --------------5- --(5)----
                     --------------6- --(6)----
                     --------------6- --(6)----
                     --------------4- --(4)----

repeat first 3 bars of Dave's part w/ this part

(Tim Reynolds)

with volume swells

-3----6----4--  --(4)--  -3----6----4--
-4----6----4--  --(4)--  -4----6----4--
-3----7----5--  --(5)--  -3----7----5-- and then
-5---10----8--  --(8)--  -5---10----8--
-3----8----6--  --(6)--  -3----8----6--
------6----4--  --(4)--  ------6----4--

Dave

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

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

-------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-xx--
--6-6-6-6-6-6- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-xx--

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

--4-4-4-4-4-4- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-xx--

Tim

-(4)---------- -------------------

-(4)---------- -------------------

-(5)----5---5- -5---------5-5-----
-(8)----6---6- -6---------6-6-----

-(6)---------- -------------------

-(4)----4---4- -4---------4-4-----

**********

Figure 1

Dave

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

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

-----7---8~10-10-xxxx--
---8-----8~10-10-xxxx--
-6---------------------
-------6---------------

Tim play figure 1 - 8 times

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

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

-----3-----------------
---5---------3---------
-6--------5-----5-6-6--
-------6---------------

Verse - play Figure 1 - 7 times

Nine planets ....

(bar 8 of verse)

Dave

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

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

-----7---8~10-10--x--
---8-----8~10-10--x--
-6-------------------
-------6-------------

Tim

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

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

-----3---------------
---5---------3-------
(6)-------5-----5-6--
-------6-------------

Chorus

So, Let us sleep outside tonight, lay...

Dave

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

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

------~7--------5-- --------7---------
---3-5----------6-- --------8---------
-3----------------- ------------------
----------6---x-4-- --------6---------

Tim

------------------- --4---------------
-----4------------- ----4-------------
-----3------------- ------5-----------
---5--------------- --------------10--
-3----------8------ -------------8----
----------6---x-4-- -----------6------

..down......

Dave

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

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

------~7--------5-- ------------------
---3-5----------6-- ----------6--6--6-
-3----------------- ------------------
----------6---x-4-- ----4--4--4--4--4-

Tim

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

---4-4------------- ------------------
---3-3------------- ------------------
---5-5------------- ------------------
-3----------------- ------------------
------------6---4-- -(4)--------------

...we ....

Dave

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

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

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

-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-xx--

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

-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-xx--

Tim

------H------------

-----3-4-3---------
---5-------5-------
-6-----------6-----

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

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

play Dave's part to figure 1 - 8 times w/ this

Tim

------------------ --3-3-3------------
------------------ --4-4-4-----3------
-----3------------ ------------3------
---5-------3------ -------------------
-6-------5---5-66- ----------5---5-66-
-------6---------- --------6----------

Tim

--3-3-3------------ --3-3-6------------
--4-4-4------------ --4-4-4------------
------------3------ -------------------
------------------- ------------3------
----------5---5-66- ----------5---5-66-
--------6---------- --------6----------

Tim

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

--4--4------3------ --4--6------6-4----
--3--3------3------ --3--5------5-3----

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

----------5---5-66- ----------5-----66-
--------6---------- --------6----------

Tim

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

--4--6------3------ --4--6-------------
--3--5------3------ --3--5------3------

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

----------5---5-66- ----------5---5-66-
--------6---------- --------6----------

Verse - play just like the 1st is notated - w/slight variations

Chorus - as previously notated

8 bars following chorus -

Dave plays figure 1 - 8 times

Tim plays 7 bars of the part previously notated w/slight var.

until

(bar 8 of Tim's part after chorus)

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

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

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

-5-3-5-3-----3-----
-----------5---5-6-
---------6---------

Bridge 1

Take all ....

Dave (2/4 bar)

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

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

-8----7----8--10 --12-x-x-x- -7----x-----8-

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

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

-8----6----8--10 --11-x-x-x- -6----x-~10-8-

Tim

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

----8----------- ----------- --6-----------
----8-7----8--10 --12------- --7-7---------
--10------------ ----------- 10--8---------

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

-8----6----8--10 --11-----6- --------------

done, ........

Dave

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

---------8---6-x- ---------------
-5--------------- ------~7-7---5-
----------------- ---3~5---8---6-
------~6-6-5-5-x- -3-------------
-4--------------- ---------6---4-

Tim

-------3-4-3----- ---------------
-3---6-------6--- ---------------
-5-5------------- -----------7---
-6--------------- -----------8---
----------------- ---------8-----
----------------- -------6-----4-

__here, ......

Dave

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

---------8---6-x- ---------------
(5)-------------- ------~7-7---5-
(6)-------------- ---3~5---8---6-
------~6-6-5-5-x- -3-------------
(4)-------------- ---------6---4-

Tim

----------------- ---------6-----
-----4-4-4------- -8-------6-----
-----3-3-3------- -8-------7-----
---3-3-3-3------- 12------10---6-
----------------- 10-------8---6-
----------------- -8-------6---4-

...the holes. ....

Dave

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

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

--------------- -------------5-x-
--------------- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-

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

---------4-4-4- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-

Tim

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

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

---5---5---5--- -5---5---5---5---

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

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

-4---4---4---4- ---4---4---4-----

Dave - figure 1 - 8 times w/

Tim

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

------------------ ----4~6-----3------
-----3------------ ----3~5-----3------
---5-------3------ --5----------------
-6-------5---5-66- ----------5---5-66-
-------6---------- --------6----------

Tim

------------------- -----------4------
----4~6------------ ----4------4------
----3~5------------ ----3-------------
--5---------3------ --5---------------
----------5---5-66- ---------5---5-66-
--------6---------- ------6-----------

Tim

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

-----4------3------ -----4-------------
-----3------3------ -------------------
--5---------------- --5---------3------
----------5---5-66- ----------5---5-66-
--------6---------- --------6----------

Tim

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

------------------- ---4--------------
-----3------------- --3-----3---------
--5---------3------ -5-----3--------5-
----------5---5-66- ------5-----5-6---
--------6---------- -----6------------

Bridge 2

One Sweet World around....

Dave

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

-4--------------  ----------
-5-----7-----5--  --(5)-----
-------8-----6--  --(6)-----
-3--------------  ----------
-------6-----4--  --(4)-----

Tim

-3-------------- -----------
-4-------------- -----------
-5-------------- ------5----
-5-----8-------- ----8------
-3-----8-------- --6--------
-------6-----4-- -----------

a star ....

Dave

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

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

------~7--------5-- ---(5)-----
---3-5----------6-- ---(6)-----
-3----------------- -----------
----------6---x-4-- ---(4)-----

Tim

---3--------------- -----------
---4--------------- -----4-----
------------------- ------5----
------------------- -------8---
-3----------8------ -----------
----------6---x-4-- -----------

One Sweet World, ....

Dave

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

-4---------- ------- ----------------
-5---7---5-- ------- ------~7---7--5-
-----8---6-- ------- ---3~5-----8--6-
-3---------- ------- -3--------------
-----6---4-- ---4--- ---------6-6--4-

Tim

------------ -4--4-- ----------------
-4---------- -4--4-- ----------------
-5---7---5-- -5--5-- ----------------
-5---8---8-- -8--8-- ---5------------
-3---8---6-- -6--6-- -3---------8----
-----6---4-- -4--4-- ---------6----4-

.....and her ....

Dave

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

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

--------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-xx--
---6-6-6-6-6-6- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-xx--

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

---4-4-4-4-4-4- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-xx--

Tim

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

--------------- ---------------4---
-5-3-5-3-5-3--- -5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---
-5-3-5-3-5-3--- -5-3-5-3-5-3-5-----

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

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

Dave plays Figure 1 - 28 times

Tim improvises syncopated figures over these changes

Eb maj7 - Bb add9

And then

Dave

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

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

-----7-------7-7-- -----7-7-----7-7-
---8-----8---8-8-- ---8-8-8---8-8-8-
-6---------------- -6---------------
-------6---6------ ---------6---6---

Tim

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

---4-4------------ ---4~6~4---------
---3-3-----3------ ---3~5~3---------
--5--------3------ --5----------3---
---------5---5-6-6 -----------5---5-
-------6---------- ---------6-------

Dave

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

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

-----7-----7---7- (this bar repeats - Dave only)
---8-----8-8---8-
-6---------------
-------6-----6---

Tim

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

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

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

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

-6-------------

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

Dave plays repeating bar 15 times

Tim plays this over that

Nine planets.....

Tim - volume pedal (till end)

---6- ------ ------ -3-4----- -3-4----- -3-4-----
----- --3-4- --3-4- -----3-4- -----3-4- -----3-4-

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

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

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

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

Tim

-3-4- ------ --6--- ---6--8-- --(8)---- -6--------
----- --4--- --4--- ---6--8-- --(8)---- -6----8---
----- --3--- ------ --------- --------- -7--------

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

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

----- ------ ------ --------- --------- ------6---

Tim

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

--6-- ------- ------

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

----- --8---- --6---  and then
--6-- --6--8- --5---
----- -----6- ------

Dave

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

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

--7---7------
--8---8------
----6--------
---------6---

Tim

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

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

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

--8----------

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

--6----------

Scott Taylor

School of Music

The Florida State University

http://www.geocities.com/sequenzax

"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die." - Epicurus

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