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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
G1 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:
G1 G1 G1 G1
Drivin' through the G1dessert I G1met a man
He G1told me of his G1crazy plan
He'd been Fwalkin' there foCr twenty days
He was gonna G1walk on for tweG1nty more
Said G1how 'bout aG1 drink or aG1 bite to eat
Said G1no my G1faith is G1all I need
Said then Fsave me Csave me
Mister G1walkin' manG1 if you can
G1You don't G1need to G1prove a thing to G1me
Just G1give me G1faith G1make me believe
Come on Fsave me Csave me
G1Mister walkin' G1man, G1if you can
Come on Fsave me Csave me
Mister G1stranger, iG1f 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 G1home
G1To get back home
(Riff 1)
G1How 'bout G1you take a G1ride with me
We could G1kill some or G1shoot the breeze
FEvery whisperin' wind and Csecond counts
Oh G1maybe if you G1walk but you should G1drive around
And Fsave me Csave me
G1Mister walkin' G1man, G1if you can
Come onF save meC save me
Mister G1stranger, iG1f you please
FSave me Csave me..
(Riff 2)
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
To get back G1home
To get back G1home
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
WhyC don't you save me, yeah
Hope you enjoy it, comments please!
mmcdonald@pacnorwest.uscg.mil
Mike