Gravedigger Chords & Tabs
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Gravedigger - Dave Matthews Band
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Tabbed by: dhallett
Tuning: Standard
Progression: Intro-Verse-Chorus-Fill 1-Verse-Chorus-Fill 2-Bridge-Chorus-Fill
3-Verse-Chorus x3-Final Chorus-Outro
This is just the basic chord structure and fills, it should be pretty accurate.
You'll have to listen to the song to get the strumming patterns down. You should probably
let all the notes ring as well.
Intro (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 Fill E Am A7-2 F#/D-2---------|
e|----0---------0---------------------0--------0-------0-------------0---------|
B|----1---------0---0h1-1p0-0---------0--------1-------0-------------3---------|
G|----2---------0---2-----------0-----1--------2-------0-------------2---------|
D|----2---------2---2---------2-------2--------2-------2-------------0---------|
A|0---0---------0---------------------2----0---0-------0-------------0---------|
E|---------3----3-----------------0---0------------3---3--2(thumb)---2(thumb---|
Am Fill
e|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------5h7p5------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------5-7-------5-7-5h7p5--------------------------------------------|
A|0---0---------------------------7-5-5h7p5-----5h7~-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------8-8------------------------------|
Verse (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 F Am
e|-----0--------0--------1---------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------0--------1---------1-----------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0--------2---------2----------repeat 1x----------------------|
D|-----2--------2--------3---------2-----------------------------------------|
A|0----0--------0--------3----0----0-----------------------------------------|
E|----------3---3----1---1---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 E Am A7-2 F#/D-2----------------------|
e|-----0---------0---------0----0----0----------------0------------------------|
B|-----1---------0---------0----1----0----------------3------------------------|
G|-----2---------0---------1----2----0----------------2------------------------|
D|-----2---------2---------2----2----2----------------0------------------------|
A|0----0---------0---------2----0----0----------------0------------------------|
E|----------3----3----0----0---------3----2(thumb)----2(thumb)-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/gravedigger_tab_ver_7.html ]
Fill 1 (4/4 time)
Am Fill
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------5-----7--------8~--------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------5-----7------9-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----5/7---7/9---9/10-------------------------------------------------|
A|0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 2 (4/4 time)
Am
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2----5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----5-7-5h7p5---5-5-5-----------5-7-7~-------------------------------|
A|0----0--------------7-5-7-5h7p5---5-7--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
Bridge (4/4 time)
Dm F C G A#
e|-----1--------1--------0------3-----------------1----1----0----3-----------|
B|-----3--------1--------1------3---3-------------3----1----1----3-----------|
G|-----2----2---2--------0------0---3--repeat 2x--2----2----0----0-----------|
D|0----0------3-3----2---2------0---3-------------0----3----2----0-----------|
A|---------------------3-3------2-1-1------------rit.-------3----2-----------|
E|----------------------------3-3--------------------------------3-----------|
Fill 3 (4/4 time)
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----------improvise one measure-Am pentatonic-----------------------|
D|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 E Am A7-2 F#/D-2------|
e|-----0---------0----0-------------------------0----0-------------0-----------|
B|-----1---------0----0-------------------------1----0-------------3-----------|
G|-----2---------0----1--hold-------------------2----0-------------2-----------|
D|-----2---------2----2-------------------------2----2-------------0-----------|
A|0----0---------0----2-------------------------0----0-------------0-----------|
E|----------3----3----0------------------------------3---2(thumb)--2(thumb)----|
Outro (6/8 time)
Am A7-2 F E Am A7-2 F
e|-----0---------0---------1---------0------------------0---------0----1-----|
B|-----1---------0---------1---------0------------------1---------0----1-----|
G|-----2---------0---------2---------1--repeat 2x-------2---------0----2-----|
D|-----2---------2---------3---------2------------------2---------2----3-----|
A|0----0---------0---------3---------2-------------0----0---------0----3-----|
E|----------3----3----1----1----0----0------------rit.-------3----3----1-----|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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