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Sister - Dave Matthews Band
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Tabbed by: Ryan Venegas
Email: RVenegas2@gmail.com
Tuning: Raised B tuning. Can also be played in double drop D tuning using a capo on the
fret.
Listen to the song to get a more accurate picking and strumming pattern for chords like
in the chorus. My own interpretation is at the bottom of the tab which i feel is fairly
Let notes ring out, especially when hitting a "bass note" before playing chords in the
and chorus parts. If you listen to the song you will hear what i am talking about.
Finger 3 is held on string 2 for intro and verse and fingers 1 and 4 are used for main
hammer ons (0h2h4)
Anyways here's the tab, let me know what you think by leaving me some comments and a rating.
Thanks!
Intro: 1-2x - Guitar Only
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------------3-------------------3------------------3-----|
G|------2--------0-----0----0--------0-----0----0--------0-----0---2-----|
D|---0--0--0h2h4---4--------2--0h2h4---4--------0--0h2h4---4-------0-----|
A|-----------------------3-------------------2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
Verse 1: 2x - Guitar and Vocals
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------------3-------------------3------------------3-----|
G|------2--------0-----0----0--------0-----0----0--------0-----0---2-----|
D|---0--0--0h2h4---4--------2--0h2h4---4--------0--0h2h4---4-------0-----|
A|-----------------------3-------------------2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
Chorus 1: - Guitar and Vocals
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-|
G|-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-|
D|-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-|
A|-----5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4---|
D|--/5---------------------------/5---------------------------/5---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/sister_tab_ver_5.html ]
pre-verse 1: 1x - Guitar Only
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------3---------------------3--------------------3--|
G|-2--2--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0---0--|
D|----0----0h2h4---4--------2----0h2h4---4--------0----0h2h4---4-------0--|
A|-----------------------3---------------------2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Verse 2: 2x (Same as verse 1) - Guitar and Vocals
Chorus 2: x1 (change in strumming/picking patter at 3rd chord) - Guitar and Vocals
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----2-----3-3-3----3----3-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-|
G|----0-----2-----0-0-0----4----4-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-|
D|----0-----2-----4-4-4----4----4-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-|
A|----5---4-----5--------2----0-------5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4---|
D|-/5------------------------------/5---------------------------/5---------|
Pre-verse 2: (same as pre-verse 1) - Guitar Only
Verse 3: 1x (same as verse 1) - Guitar and Vocals
Chorus 3: x1 (Slight Changes) - Guitar and Vocals
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
B|----0-----2-----3-3-3----3----3-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----3-----3----3-->
G|----0-----2-----0-0-0----4----4-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-----4----4-->
D|----0-----2-----4-4-4----4----4-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----4-----4----4-->
A|----5---4-----5--------2----0-------5-5-5---4---------5-----2----0---->
D|-/5------------------------------/5----------------------------------->
> --------------|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----5---4-----|
> -/5-----------|
Pre-verse 3: (same as pre-verse 1) - Guitar Only
Bridge: x2 - Guitar Only
d|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----0-----0--0----|
A|-----2-----0--0----|
D|-0-2-2--/4----0----|
Outro: x1 - Guitar Only
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-------------------3---------------------3--------------------3-----3--|
G|--------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0---0h2---2--|
D|--0h2h4---4--------2----0h2h4---4--------0----0h2h4---4-------0-----0--|
A|----------------3---------------------2--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
Rallentando
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My Interpretation of picking pattern: (e.x. from chorus)
d|-------------------------------------------------(0)---------------|
B|-----0----------0-----2----------2-----3----------3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0----------0-----2------2---2-----0------0---0-----4----4-----|etc.
D|-----0------0---0-----2--2-------2-----4--4-------4-----4----4-----|
A|-----5--5-------5---4------4---2-----5------5---5-----2----0-------|
D|--/5------5---5------------------------------------------------/5--|
Not all parts of the song have this picking pattern so listen to the song to find out
parts do.
Rallentando - gradually slowing tempo
