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Satellite - Dave Matthews Band
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Tabbed by: Chris King
Tuning: Standard or Capo 1 (Sounds nice either way, but I believe Capo 1 is the original
sound. As always, tabs and chords are relative to the capo).
I encourage listening to the song to get the timing, but I assume you like this song
already since you are here.
The Riff
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (The riff above is played four times before the lyrics and twice through the
following lyrics. I split up the lyrics to distinguish the two play-throughs)
Satellite in my eyes
Like a diamond in the sky
How I wonder
Satellite strung from the moon
And the world your balloon
Peeping Tom for the mother station
Chorus
G C Am D
Winter's cold spring erases
G C Am D
And the calm away by the storm is chasen
G C Am D
Everything good needs replacing
G C G Am D
Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------| Part A of Riff
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------| Part B of Riff
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (The riff is played once before the following verse and is played twice through
the verse).
Satellite headlines read
Someone's secrets you've seen
Eyes and ears have been
Satellite dish in my yard
Tell me more, tell me more
Who's the king of your Satellite Castle?
(For a smooth transition to the chorus, try strumming G as you start singing the phrase
'satellite castle' instead of doing Part B of the riff).
Chorus
G C Am D
Winter's cold spring erases
G C Am D
And the calm away by the storm is chasen
G C Am D
Everything good needs replacing
G C G Am D
Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/satellite_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
(The Riff is played once before the following).
G Bm C D
Rest high above the clouds no restriction
G Bm C D
Television we bounce round the world
G Bm C D
And while I spend these hours five senses reeling
G Bm C G
I laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
Verse 3 (3rd Verse, same as the first. Riff played once before and twice during Verse 3).
Satellite in my eyes
Like a diamond in the sky
How I wonder
Satellite strung from the moon
And the world your balloon
Peeping Tom for the mother station
Chorus
G C Am D
Winter's cold spring erases
G C Am D
And the calm away by the storm is chasen
G C Am D
Everything good needs replacing
G C G Am D
Look up, look down, all around, hey satellite
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
(The Riff is played once before the following).
G Bm C D
Rest high above the clouds no restriction
G Bm C D
Television we bounce round the world
G Bm C D
And while I spend these hours five senses reeling
G Bm C G
I laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes
The Riff is then played once for an outro
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-------2-------5-------| Repeat X3
A|-------------3------2-------0-------3------2----|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0---------5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------3------2---------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------|
This can be done with regular chords or bar chords.
G C Am D Bm
e|--3---3---5---5---2-|
B|--3---5---5---7---3-|
G|--4---5---5---7---4-|
D|--5---5---7---7---4-|
A|--5---3---7---5---2-|
E|--3---3---5---5---2-|
