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Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band
Ants Marching
Notes*
-Tacet = a musical term simply meaning MUTE
-The outro is only how my band leaves the song
and how i leave it when im playing alone in
front of others.
-Phrase 2 is played through all verses and interludes
-The Chorus is a bit messed up (i felt lazy this took
long enough) but i put which beats each chords should
be on.
-If anyone has ANY recomendations for the bridge
please E-mail me MusicEAD@aol.com and i will
edit it thank you.
-For the intro the D and Dsus4 chords may also
be played like so (again this is how i play them)
________________________________________
| D = X X 0 7 7 5 | Dsus4 = X X 0 7 8 5 |
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Chords - E A D G B E
D - X X 0 2 3 2
Dsus4 - X X 0 2 3 3
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bm - X 2 4 4 3 2
Gsus4 - 3 3 0 0 3 3
Intro:
Phrase 1
| 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + |
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |
E|-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-|-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-|
B|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|
G|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|
D|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Phrase 2 (for verses too)
| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |
| D | G |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
Verse 1:
D G
He wakes up in the morning
D G
Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling.
D G
He never changes a thing
D G
The week ends, the week begins. She thinks,
D G
We look at each other
D G
Wondering what the other is thinking
D G
But we never say a thing
D G
And these crimes between us grow deeper.
Solo 1:
| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |
| D | G |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
Chorus 1:
D G
Take these chances
D G
Place them in me that sounds like a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm A
Lights down you up and die
Interlude:
| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |
| D | G |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
Verse 2:
D G
Goes to visit his mommy
D G
She feeds him well, has con-cerns he forgets them
D G
And remembers be-ing small
D G
Playing under the table and dreaming
Chorus:
1 2 | 1 3 4
Bm D | G Bm - A
Take these chan-ces
Bm D G Bm A
Place them in me that sounds like a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm A
Lights down you up and die
Interlude/Solo (Verse Progression) X4
Verse 3:
D G
Driving in on this highway
D G
All these cars end up on the sidewalk
D (tacet) G
People in every direc-tion
D (tacet) G (tacet)
No words exchanged, no time to exchange them
Bridge:
G G/F# Em
When all the little ants are marching
G G/F# Em
Red and black antennas waving
G G/F# Em
They all do it the same
G G/F# Em
They all do it the same way
Interlude:
| 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + | 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + |
| D | G |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
Verse 4:
D
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
G
Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss
D
Program cutting the corners
G
of a loose end, loose end, cut cut
D G
On the fence, not to of-fend cut cut, cut cut
Chorus:
1 2 | 1 3 4
Bm D | G Bm - A
Take these chan-ces
Bm D G Bm A
Place them in me that sounds like a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm A
Lights down you up and die
Outro (self-made): (Switch Chord Progression Order On Purpose)
D G
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------11----11----11----|
D|----------------11----11----11----|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-| X4
A|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G Bm A
Lights down you up and die
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version 2
I'll include the violin/ sax parts in the beginning:
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----10-----10-----10--10--10--10---------------|
G|-10h11--10h11--10h11--12--12--12--10h11------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Sometimes in live shows where they have the snare intro, Dave and Stefan open up with this:
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-12-10-9-7-5-4-2-0-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Then, during Le Roi's (or I guess Jeff's now.....) solo, Dave plays a riff-type thing
you can play in two ways:
E|-------------------| E|-----------------|
B|-------------------| B|-----------------|
G|-10-11/------------| OR G|-4-5/------------|
D|-x--x--------------| D|-4-5/------------|
A|-11-12/------------| A|-6-7/------------|
E|-9--10/------------| E|-----------------|
Both sound good. That goes on live until it goes back to just snare and sax/violin, and
the actual song starts (This is also the riff during the verse and solos):
E|-2-xxx------------3-xxx------------------------|
B|-3-xxx------------3-xxx------------------------|
G|-2-xxx------------0-xxx------------------------|
D|-0-xxx-----4---4--0-xxx-----5-5/7--------------|
A|--------4/5-4/5-0-2-xxx--4/5-5-----------------|
E|------------------3-xxx------------------------|
Then if your band has two guitarists, and your lead wants to follow the bass and
part at the end of solos/the intro, it's this:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h4/5-4h5/7-5h7/9-7h9/11-9h11/12---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
The chorus riff goes something like this:
E|----2--3-----0-----------------------------|
B|----3--3-----2-----------------------------|
G|-4--2--0--4--2-----------------------------|
D|-4--0--0--4--2-----------------------------|x2
A|-2-----2--2--0-----------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------------------|
Then, during the breakdown ("When all the little ants are marching..."), Dave plays this:
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--4-44-4-44-4-444-444-44-|
D|--x-xx-x-xx-x-xxx-xxx-xx-|x4
A|--2-22-2-22-2-222-222-22-|
E|--3-33-2-22--------------|
Then he goes back to the verse riff, and then the chorus. During Boyd's solo, they
between a D and a G chord in that order. Then, they play the breakdown riff and then the
riff, if you cant hear the change, it's:
Breakdown x4
Chorus x2
Then they play the verse and then end on a D chord. The changes are:
Guitar/Bass intro: x12
Jeff Solo: x4
Verse: x18
Chorus: x2
Verse: x8
Chorus: x4
Verse: x4
Breakdown: x4
Verse: x3
Chorus: x4
Verse: x4
Switch between D and G: as many times as you want, but the original recording was 4.
Breakdown: x4
Chorus: x2
Verse: x4
Then end on a D chord.
He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends the week begins
She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper
Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well his concerns
He forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die
Driving in on this highway
All these cars and upon the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged
No time to exchange
And all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennas waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured by the weight loss
Program cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end, cut, cut
On the fence, could not to offend
Cut, cut, cut, cut
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die
Lights down, you up and die
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version 3
e|---2--------------3----------------------|
B|---3--------------3----------------------|
G|---2--------------0----------------------|
D|---0----4---4-----0----5---5-------------|
A|---x-4h5-4h5-5----2-4h5-4h5-5------------|
E|---x--------------3----------------------|
(Play this riff throughout the verses, and anywhere else not otherwise noted)
He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling.
He never changes a thing
The week ends, the week begins.
She thinks,
We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper.
[chorus]
(Main riff here)
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm Asus4
Lights down you up and die
(Main riff)
Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well, has concerns he forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming
[chorus]
Bm D G Bm Asus4
Take these chances
Bm D G Bm Asus4
Place them in a box until a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm Asus4
Lights down you up and die
(Main riff)
Driving in on this highway
All these cars end up on the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged, no time to exchange them
G Gsus4 Em
When all the little ants are marching
G Gsus4 Em
Red and black antennas waving
G Gsus4 Em
They all do it the same
G Gsus4 Em (Main Riff)
They all do it the same way
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss
Program cutting the corners of a loose end, loose end, cut cut
On the fence, not to offend cut cut, cut cut
[chorus]
Bm D G Bm Asus4
Take these chances
Bm D G Bm Asus4
Place them in a box until a
Bm D
quieter time
G Bm Asus4
Lights down you up and die
(Main Riff)
Tim Reynolds totally goes off here...amazing guitarist!
Look for the G-Gsus-Em bit, followed by the chorus chords, and then
finish with a couple of bars of the main riff and a big finish!!
Lights down you up and die
Gsus4:
e|--3-|
B|--3-|
G|--0-|
D|--0-|
A|--0-|
E|--2-|
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version 4
Intro: Violin transcribed for guitar
e-------------------------------------------
b-10-----10-----10-----10-----10--10--10--10
g-10h11--10h11--10h11--10h11--12--12--12--12
d-------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------
Verses: Main Riff
"He wakes up in the morning"
e-2-----------------3-----------------
b-3-----------------3-----------------
g-2-----------------0-----------------Repeat all throughout
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5 verses
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5------
e-2-----------------3-----------------
1st Chorus:
"Take These Chances Place Them In A Box Until A..."
e-2-----------------3-----------------
b-3-----------------3-----------------
g-2-----------------0-----------------
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5------
e-2-----------------3-----------------
"Quieter Time Lights Down You Up And Die"
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2
d-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
2nd Verse
"Goes To Visit His Mommy..."
2nd Chorus
"Take These Chances..."
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2 throughout all of chorus
d-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
3rd Verse
"Driving Along This Highway..."
1st Interlude
"When All The Little Ants Are Marching..."
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 repeat
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
a-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
4th Verse
"Candy Man Tempting..."
3rd Chorus
Same As Second
2nd Interlude
Same as 1st
After Chord Progression In 2nd Interlude
e-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
b-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
g-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-2
d-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2
a-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0
e-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0
Outro
Same As Verses
Ending
"Lights Down You Up And Die Here"
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--2
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3
g-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--2
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0
a-2-2-2-2-0-0-0--0
e-3-3-3-3-2-2-2--2
Lyrics:
He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth, bite to eat, and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends, the week begins, she thinks
We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a
Quieter time lights down you up and die
Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well, his concerns he forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a
Quieter time lights down you up and die
Driving along this highway
All these cars and up on the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged, no time to exchange
A when all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennae waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way, yeah
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured, oh, by weight loss
Program, cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end , cut, cut
On the fence, could not to affend
Cut, cut, cut, cut
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a
Quieter time lights down you up and die
Lights down you up and die
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version 5
Verse:
e-2-----------------3-----------------------------|
b-3-----------------3-----------------------------| this riffed is played for the
g-2-----------------0-----------------------------| entire verse
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5------------|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5------------------|
e-2-----------------3-----------------------------|
Chorus:
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
on the first chorus its weird and different than the second chorus. you play the verse
the first half of the chorus but then for the second half you play these chords:
Bm D G Bm A
e---2------2------3-----2-------0-------|
b---3------3------0-----3-------2-------|
g---4------2------0-----4-------2-------|listen to the song for strumming
d---4------0------0-----4-------2-------| patterns
a---2------0------2-----2-------0-------|
e---2------0------3-----2-------0-------|
then the verse is played again:
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
then the second chorus but this time it only plays the chords:
Bm D G Bm A
e---2------2------3-----2-------0-------|
b---3------3------0-----3-------2-------|
g---4------2------0-----4-------2-------|
d---4------0------0-----4-------2-------|
a---2------0------2-----2-------0-------|
e---2------0------3-----2-------0-------|
Verse:
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
the riff played when dave is singing "When All The Little Ants Are Marching..." and it
basically just working off of the G chord and the low e string so basically make a G and
this strumming pattern (below):
Riff:
e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------| {x4}
d-----------------------------------------|
a--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
e--3-3-3--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
Verse:
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
Chorus:
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
then you are gonna play the same thing that you did in the first riff:
Riff:
e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------|
a--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------|
e--3-3-3--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
Outro (same as the verses):
e-2-----------------3------------------|
b-3-----------------3------------------|
g-2-----------------0------------------|
d-0------4-----4----0------5-----5h7p5-|
a-0--4h5---4h5---5--2--4/5---4/5-------|
e-2-----------------3------------------|
He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends the week begins
She thinks, we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper
Goes to visit his mommy
She feeds him well his concerns
He forgets them
And remembers being small
Playing under the table and dreaming
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die
Driving in on this highway
All these cars and upon the sidewalk
People in every direction
No words exchanged
No time to exchange
And all the little ants are marching
Red and black antennas waving
They all do it the same
They all do it the same way
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
Sweet tooth tortured by the weight loss
Program cutting the corners
Loose end, loose end, cut, cut
On the fence, could not to offend
Cut, cut, cut, cut
Take these chances
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Lights down, you up and die
Lights down, you up and die
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