Dave Matthews Band - The Stone Chords & Tabs

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Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 17:38:50 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" 
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/the_stone.tab

"The Stone"

from Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets


Intro - 6/8 time
Figure 1
Dave and Tim - acoustic guitars
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---2-2--------------- play 32 times
------3-3-5-5-2-3--2-
-5-------------------
---------------------

I've been....

Verse

.......creeping
Dave                   Gm
--------------------- --------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
----2---------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3---5-5-2-3--2 (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
-5------------------- -1------- -----------5------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
Tim
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
---2-2--------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2 -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
-5------------------- -5------- -----------5---3--
--------------------- -3------- ------------------

suspicion that....
Dave
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----3-------2------
-1-----5-------5--3
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Tim
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---3-3------2------
-1-----5-5----5-5-3
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things here are not as they seem.....
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/the_stone_tab.html ]
Dave                   Gm
--------------------- --------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
----2---------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3---5-5-2-3--2 (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3--
-5------------------- -1------- -----------5------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
Tim
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
--------------------- -3------- ------------------
---2-2--------------- -3------- -------------2----
-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2 -5------- 5-5-2-3--2--------
-5------------------- -5------- -----------5---3--
--------------------- -3------- ------------------

............reassure
Dave
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--------------------
--------------------
----3-------2--3--2-
-1-----5------------
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Tim
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--------------------
---3-3------2--3--2-
-1-----5-5----------
--------------------

Dave and Tim repeat last 8 bars (now referred to as fig. 2) 3 times

then both play Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 2

Oh, unholy day......
Play figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'ring if you'd come along....

Dave and Tim play these chords (strum not notated)
Figure 3
-1-- -0-- -1-- -------
-1-- -1-- -1-- -1--1--
-2-- -0-- -2-- -0--0-- play Fig. 3 - 2 more times
-3-- -2-- -0-- -3--2--
-3-- -3-- ---- -3--3--
-1-- -0-- ---- -------

Figure 4

.....go. I will go alone......
Dave
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-----2--------------3-----
---------3---5------------
-5---------------6-------- play 3 more times
Tim
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--------------------------
-----2-2-------------3-3--
---------3-3-5-5----------
-5-5-------------6-6------

Verse 3

I'm a long way, Oh, from that fool's mistake.......

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'rin....

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Verse 4

A long way to the bury the past, for I don't want to pay.....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 5

I need so to stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Outro

I was just wond'rin if you'd come a---long

Guitars tacit - strings continue (Kronos Quartet)
20 bars

then guitars play
-1-- -0-- -1-- -0--
-1-- -1-- -3-- -1--
-2-- -0-- -2-- -0--
-3-- -2-- -0-- -2-- 10 times then fade out
-3-- -3-- ---- -3--
-1-- -0-- ---- -3--


Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
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