Typical Situation Chords & Tabs
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Typical Situation - Dave Matthews Band
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Album: Under the Table and Dreaming, Live at Red Rocks, Live at Luther College
Standard Tuning
Really nice song by Dave Matthews. I did it the way
he plays it on Live at Luther College. The song is
easy but it's hard to play and sing at the same time.
I'm not too sure about the chords but I think I got
the intro right. Any corrections would be helpful.
This song sounds good played solo on an acoustic
guitar but I wrote in bass notes to go along with
the chords anyway.
Special thanks to jakematthews; it's kind of based
on hisfile but a little different.
Chords:
Guitar:
G C7 A9 C
e|-3-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-|
B|-3-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-1-|
G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-|
D|-0-| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-2-|
A|-2-| A|-3-| A|-0-| A|-3-|
e|-3-| e|-1-| e|-0-| e|-0-|
Bass:
G|-0-| G|---| G|---| G|---|
D|---| D|-3-| D|-2-| D|---|
A|---| A|---| A|---| A|-3-|
E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---|
Figure 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-------0---------0------0-0-------0------0------|
G|-------------0-------0------------------0-------0---------|
D|---2--------------------------2---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/typical_situation_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-------0---------0------0-0-------0------0------|
G|-------------0-------0------------------0-------0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------------3---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1-Sing while playing Figure 1:
Ten Fingers Counting We Have Each
Nine Planets Around the Sun Repeat
Eight Ball is the last if you triumphant be
Seven Oceans pummel the shores of the sea
Pre Chorus-Sing also while playing Figure 1:
It's a typical situation in these typical times
Too many choices
It's a typical situation in these typical times
Too many choices
Chorus:
Everybody's happy And everybody's free
G C7
We'll keep the big door open Everyone'll come around
A9 C
Why are you different Why are you that way
G C7
If you don't get in line We'll lock you away
A9 C
Verse 2-Sing while playing Figure 1:
Six senses feeling five around a sense of self
Four seasons turn on and turn off
I can see three corners from my corner
Two is a perfect number
But one
Back to Chorus Twice
"It all comes down to nothing"
Pre Chorus
Then:
We can't do a thing about it
Too many choices
We can't do a thing about it
Too many choices
Back to Chorus Twice
Then Instrumental Solo in G Major
Back to Chorus
Then:
Everybody's happy And everybody's free
G C7
If you don't get in line You wait and see
A9 C
Everybody's different Everybody's different
G C7
Everybody's different Everbody's the same
A9 C
Back to Figure 1 and fade out
or
play Figure 1 then have bass end like this:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5---2-4-5|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|