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"Don't Go" by Matthew Sweet
Written by Matthew Sweet
(EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Charm Trap Music 1989-90)
Found on Girlfriend LP (1991)
Transcription arranged by:
Jason Robinson (SporkGD@aol.com or shaft@trib.infi.net)
Folks, this is a tough little number, at least to write it down.
It calls for at least one rhythm guitar, one lead guitar, and if needed,
an extra tremolo rhythm guitar. The basic chord layouts are used the same
throughout the whole song except for one or two changes. The killer here
is the lead part, which is mostly just ad-lib feedback, so this
transcription may not be the most accurate, but it'll help you get an
idea of the note choices used and maybe spawn some improv of your own.
6 (hE) || ------------|
5 (B) || ------------|
4 (G) || ------------|
3 (D) || ------------|
2 (A) || ------------|
1 (LE) || ------------|
Intro: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar(Riff 1)
Bm and Bm variations
6---------------0---------0-----------------0--------0-----------------0------------0-----------------0----------0--|
5--------3--------3----3------------2--------2---2------------2---------2-----2------------3----------3----3--------|
4--------4-----------4---------------4----------4---------------3------------3----------------4------------4--------|
3--------4----------------------------4---------------------------4------------------------------4------------------|
2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------0------------------|----------2-------------|----| This progression is very similar to Pinball Wizard
5-------0------------------|----------2-------------|----|intro by the Who. Last two chords are E and F and
4-------0------------------|----------3-------------|----|are stummed to tempo of song(shortened for time's
3-------2------------------|----------4-------------|----|sake). This riff is played throughout the song, but
2-------2------------------|----------4-------------|----|changes up where indicated. Tremolo guitar enters
1-------0------------------|----------2-------------|----|with E chord and plays along with rhythm riff.
Rhythm Change-up Riff
6---------------0---------0----------------0--------0----------0---------|---------2---------|-----|Play this change up
5-------3---------3----3----------3---------3---3------------0---------|---------2---------|-------|where indicated in
4-------4------------4------------4------------4---------------0---------|---------3---------|-----|lyrics.
3-------4--------------------------4-----------------------------2--------|---------4---------|----|
2------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|---------4---------|--|
1------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|----------2--------|--|
Lead Guitar: First solo
6---------------------------------~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------/ 14--14--14--12--15 \------------------------------------------~~~---------------------------------|
4----------------------------------------------------------------------------11------9--7p6h7------12--11--|
3------------------------------------------------/ 12--12--12--11--9---------------------------------------|
2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------~~~~------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------~~~~~------------------------------------------|
5--------^1/4--------^full \ 1/2 / full----------------------------------12----^1/2--------------------12----^1/2--|
4------9/---------11/----------------------------------------------------------9/------\(9)--------------------9/--|
3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--9---------|
2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-----------------------------------------------------~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------|
5--------^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-----^full---------------------------------------------------------------------|
4-----9/------/------/------/------/------/--------9/------------\(9)-----7h9----------------~~~~~~~~----------------|
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-------------^full-----------------|
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--7--(7)/-----------------\(7)--|
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-----------------------------------------|
5-----------------12----------------------|
4------------------------------~~~~~~~~~--|
3-----9h12p9-------9---12-----------------|
2-----------------------------------------|
1-----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matthew_sweet/dont_go_tab.html ]
Lead Guitar: Fill before end(during verse)
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------^full----------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------12/------\(12)--12p10p8--|
4----------------7----------~~~~~~~(hold for 12 counts)--------------------------------------------|
3-----9p7---------9p7h9----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2-----------9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(w/feedback and tremello)
6-----------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------7------7------^1/2------------7-----------------------------------|
5----7--8--9--10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/---------------------------|
4--------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------------------9p7---------------|
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9------------------------9-------9--|
2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5---------^full-------------------^full-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
4-----9/------\(9)p7h9--(9)/-------\(9)-----------------------------7p6-----------~~~~~----------------------------|
3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-------------9/12---12/14--|
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------(feedback)--------------------------^full------~~~----------------7-----------------------------|
5---------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------15/--------\(15)--------------------------------^1/2-------------------------------|
4--------^full---------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------9/------\(9)--|
3---14/--------\(14)-------------------------------------------------------------------------9--------9-------------------|
2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5-----~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4---7--------------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~-----7h9p7--------------7-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
3------------9----7----5---------5/7---9---------------------------------------9---7---------9------|
2-----------------------------9------------------------------------------------9--------------------|
1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^full ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6---(feedback)------------------------------^1/4---------7---7/------\(7)-------(tremelo & feedback)--|
5---~~~~~~~~~~~---------7--7------7/-----\(7)---------------------------------------------------------|
4---(9)-----------------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------------|
3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(begin fade)
6----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5-----10----^full---~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4---------7/------\(7)-----------------------6h7\4--------~~~~------------------------~~~---------~~~~~~~--|
3-------------------------------------------------------5---7------------7-\-5-\-4-/-5-\-2-------/-5-\-4---|
2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------|
4-----------------------AD LIB (I don't care anymore)--|
3----4h5p4-\-2------------------------------------------|
2-------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------|
Structure:
Intro. Acoustic Riff and Tremelo Rhythm
Lyric start:
Bm
Don't Go Don't let my love drive you away
Em F
There is so much I have left to say
Bm
Oh don't go Don't bring my darkness to the day
Em F
There is so much I have left to say
*rhythm change up
Oh don't go
There is so much I have left to say
Bm
Come back You know I wrote another song
Em F
They keep telling me the past is gone
Bm
But it looks like My evil deeds are coming 'round
Em F
I can't watch them put you in the ground
*rhythm change up
Oh don't go
I can't watch them put you in the ground
Bm(continue rhythm through solo)
Don't go
First solo here!
Bm
Don't go Don't make me have to say goodbye
Em F
'cause I need to look you in the eye
*rhythm change up
Oh don't go
Lead fill(end solo start)
I still need to look you in the eye
*rhythm change up
Don't go
I still need to look you in the eye
Bm (continue regular rhythm riff till end)
Don't go
End solo!
No don't go
Continue solo till you feel like......
