American Baby Chords & Tabs
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American Baby - Dave Matthews Band
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22.mars 05
Tabbed by:Espen Rian Skog
Email:Espenskog@gmail.com
Tuning:EADGBE
Boyd's intro/fill:
This is played throughout the song except from during the brigde (I, I hold on)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12---12----15-15-14-12-10---------------10-------12--|
G|-------------------------¤---------------------------------|
D|--+12---12+--12+-------------------12+-12+----12+-12+-+12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Verse:
The guitar comes in on "15-14" (I've marked it off with a ¤)
after Boyd has played the riff once.
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------7-----6--4-4--|
D|----------------x-x--|
A|----5------4----2-2--|
E|--7------5------3-3--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/american_baby_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus:
The Chorus is basicly the same as the verse only with full downstrokes.
Just count the first chord twice and the last once.
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--4--7--6--|
D|--x--x--x--|
A|--2--5--4--|
E|--3--7--5--|
"I, I hold, hold on to you, "
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------2h3-2----------------------2h3-3/5--------------------|
G|-------2-4---4--------------------2-4----4---------------------------------|
D|--2-4------2------4----------2-4-------2----2------------------------------|
A|----------------2-------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video's out and someone's pointed out to me that Dave actually plays this last part
somewhat different.. It's true..We all gotta play like dave!
Thnx Sciaracastro !
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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