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Dreaming Tree by Dave Matthews Band
Dreaming Tree
Beginning riff goes something like:
e-------0/2---2-----0/2---2----------------|
b-----------0------------0-----------------|
g----2-----------2------------2------------| repeat a butt-load of times
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
Verse chord progression: Chorus chord progression:
Am-Dm-G-Em A ?G ?F ?Em
e--0---1---3---0--------------------0---3---1---0-|
b--1---3---3---0--------------------2---3---1---0-|
g--2---2---0---0--------------------2---0---2---0-|
d--2---0---0---2--------------------2---0---3---2-|
a--0---0---2---2--------------------0---2---1---2-|
E--x---x---3---0--------------------x---3---1---0-|
Single strums for each chord; just listen to the song.
Am Dm G
Standing here, the old man said to me, ?long before these crowded streets,
Em
here stood my dreaming tree??
first guitar (Dave)
Dm, Dm, Dm, Dm.
Second guitar (Tim)
e------------------1-0-----------------------------|
b----3-3-3--1-3-1-3--------------------------------| make variations to this riff, be creative.
g--------------------------------------------------| you can do it.
d--------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
A G F Em
Oh, have you no pity, this thing I do, I do not deny it?
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Intro:
e|-----0h2---2-------0h2---2----0h2---2------0h2---2--|
B|---------0-------------0----------0------------0----|
G|--2-----------2-------------2---------2-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Dm
Standing here
Bb
The old man said to me,
C
"Long before these crowded streets
Am
Here stood my dreaming tree."
Dm
Below it he would sit
Bb
For hours at a time
C
Now progress takes away
Am
What forever took to find
Dm
And now he's falling hard
Bb
He feels the falling dark
C
How he longs to be
Am
Beneath his dreaming tree
Dm
Conquered fear to climb
Bb
A moment froze in time
C
When the girl who first he kissed
Am
Promised him she'd be his
Dm
Remembered mother's words
Bb
There beneath the tree
C
"No matter what the world
Am
You'll always be my baby."
Dm
"Mommy come quick,
Bb
The dreaming tree has died."
C
The air is growing thick
Am
A fear he cannot hide
Dm Bb C
The dreaming tree has died
Dm Bb C
Dm Bb C
Dm Bb C
A
A G
Oh, have you no pity?
F
This thing I do
D
I do not deny it
A
All through this smile
G
As crooked as danger
F
I do not deny
D
I know in my mind
A
I would leave you now
G
If I had the strength to
F
I would leave you up
D
To your own devices
A
Will you not talk?
G
Can you take pity?
F
I don't ask much
C A
But won't you speak, please?
From the start
She knew she had it made
Easy up 'til then
For sure she'd make the grade
Adorers came in hordes
To lay down in her wake
Gave it all she had
But treasures slowly fade
Now she's falling hard
Feels the fall of dark
How did this fall apart?
She drinks to fill it up
A smile of sweetest flowers
Wilted so and soured
Black tears stain the cheeks
That once were so admired
She thinks when she was small
There on her father's knee
How he had promised her,
"You'll always be my baby."
"Daddy come quick,
The dreaming tree has died
I can't find my way home
There is no place to hide
The dreaming tree has died."
Oh, if I had the strength to
I would leave you up
To your own devices
Will you not talk?
Can you take pity?
I don't ask much
But won't you speak, please?
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version 3
Intro:
E|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|
B|-------0------------0----|-------0------------0----|
G|-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------|
D|-0------------0----------|-0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| X 11
Lyrics:
Dm | Dm | Am
Standing here | The old man said to me | \"Long before these crowded streets
Am | Dm | Dm
Here stood my dreaming tree\" | Below it he would sit | For hours at a time
Am | Am | Dm
Now progress takes away | What forever took to find | Now he's falling hard
Dm | Am | Am
He feels the falling dark | How he longs to be | Beneath his dreaming tree
Dm | Dm | Am
Conquered fear to climb | A moment froze in time | When the girl who first he kissed
Am | Dm | Dm
Promised him she'd be his | Remembered mother's words | There beneath the tree
Am | Am | Dm
\"No matter what the world | You'll always be my baby\" | Mommy come quick
Dm | Am | Am
The dreaming tree has died | The air is growing thick | A fear he cannot hide
Dm
The dreaming tree has died
Chorus:
A G | F | D
Oh have you no pity | This thing I do | I do not deny it
A | G | F
All through this smile | As crooked as danger | I do not deny
D | A | G
I know in my mind | I would leave you now | If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | F | D A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please
[Intro]
Solo 1:54
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------6-5----------------6-5--|----------------6-5-|
G|-7--7--7---5-7--------7--7--7--5-7------|-7--7--7---5-7------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------6-5-------------------------------6-5-|
G|-7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7------7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
B|-------6-5------6-5------6-5--|
G|--5-7-------5-7------5-7------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------| It's somthing like this. These are only the notes of the solo
it's a very confusing sound.
2:16
Chorus:
A G | F | D
Oh have you no pity | This thing I do | I do not deny it
A | G | F
All through this smile | As crooked as danger | I do not deny
D | A | G
I know in my mind | I would leave you now | If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | F | D A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please
3:03:
Intro X 11
[Verse 2]
Dm | Dm | Am
From the start | She knew she had it made | Easy up 'til then
Dm Am | Dm |
For sure she'd make the grade | Adorers came in hordes | To lay down in her wake
Am | Am | Dm
She gave it all she had | But treasures slowly fade | Now she's falling hard
Dm | Am | Am
She feels the fall of dark | How did this fall apart | She drinks to fill it up
Dm | Dm | Am
A smile of sweetest flowers | Wilted so and soured | Black tears stain the cheeks
Am | Dm | Dm
That once were so admired | She thinks when she was small | There on her father's knee
Am | Am | Dm
How he had promised her | \"You'll always be my baby\" | \"Daddy come quick
Dm | Am | Am
The dreaming tree has died | I can't find my way home | There is no place to hide
Dm
The dreaming tree has died\"
Solo 4: 35
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------6-5----------------6-5--|----------------6-5-|
G|-7--7--7---5-7--------7--7--7--5-7------|-7--7--7---5-7------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------6-5-------------------------------6-5-|
G|-7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7------7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
B|-------6-5------6-5------6-5--|
G|--5-7-------5-7------5-7------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
A G
If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | F | D A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please......
Intro Again.
This Part is all Dm and Am
Dm ... | Dm
Take me back ... | Save me please
Flute solo.
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version 4
Intro:
E||-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--||
B||-------0------------0----|-------0------------0----||
G||-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------||
D||-0------------0----------|-0------------0----------||
A||-------------------------|-------------------------||
e||-------------------------|-------------------------|| X 11
Sax Solo.
Lyrics:
Dm
Standing here
The old man said to me
Am
"Long before these crowded streets
Here stood my dreaming tree"
Dm
Below it he would sit
For hours at a time
Am
Now progress takes away
What forever took to find
Dm
Now he's falling hard
He feels the falling dark
Am
How he longs to be
Beneath his dreaming tree
Dm
Conquered fear to climb
A moment froze in time
Am
When the girl who first he kissed
Promised him she'd be his
Dm
Remembered mother's words
There beneath the tree
Am
"No matter what the world
You'll always be my baby"
Dm
Mommy come quick
The dreaming tree has died
Am
The air is growing thick
A fear he cannot hide
Am
The dreaming tree has died
Chorus:
A G
Oh have you no pity
F
This thing I do
G
I do not deny it
A
All through this smile
G
As crooked as danger
F
I do not deny
D
I know in my mind
A
I would leave you now
G
If I had the strength to
F
I would leave you up
D
To your own devices
A
Will you not talk
G
Can you take pity
F
I don't ask much
D A
But won't you speak please
[Intro]
Solo 1:54
E||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
B||----------------6-5----------------6-5--|----------------6-5-||
G||-7--7--7---5-7--------7--7--7--5-7------|-7--7--7---5-7------||
D||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
A||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
e||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------6-5-------------------------------6-5-||
G||-7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7------7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7-------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
E||------------------------------||
B||-------6-5------6-5------6-5--||
G||--5-7-------5-7------5-7------||
D||------------------------------||
A||------------------------------||
e||------------------------------|| It's somthing like this. These are only the notes of the solo
it's a very confusing sound.
2:16
Chorus:
A G
Oh have you no pity
F
This thing I do
G
I do not deny it
A
All through this smile
G
As crooked as danger
F
I do not deny
D
I know in my mind
A
I would leave you now
G
If I had the strength to
F
I would leave you up
D
To your own devices
A
Will you not talk
G
Can you take pity
F
I don't ask much
D A
But won't you speak please
3:03:
Intro X 11
[Verse 2]
From the start
She knew she had it made
Easy up 'til then
For sure she'd make the grade
Adorers came in hordes
To lay down in her wake
She gave it all she had
But treasures slowly fade
Now she's falling hard
She feels the fall of dark
How did this fall apart
She drinks to fill it up
A smile of sweetest flowers
Wilted so and soured
Black tears stain the cheeks
That once were so admired
She thinks when she was small
There on her father's knee
How he had promised her
''You'll always be my baby"
"Daddy come quick
The dreaming tree has died
I can't find my way home
There is no place to hide
The dreaming tree has died"
Solo 4: 35
E||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
B||----------------6-5----------------6-5--|----------------6-5-||
G||-7--7--7---5-7--------7--7--7--5-7------|-7--7--7---5-7------||
D||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
A||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
e||----------------------------------------|--------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------6-5-------------------------------6-5-||
G||-7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7------7--7--7---5-7--7--7--7--5-7-------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
E||------------------------------||
B||-------6-5------6-5------6-5--||
G||--5-7-------5-7------5-7------||
D||------------------------------||
A||------------------------------||
e||------------------------------||
If I had the strength to
I would leave you up
To your own devices
Will you not talk
Can you take pity
I don't ask much
But won't you speak Please......
Intro Again.
This Part is all Dm and Am
Dm
Take me back
Dm
Save me please
Flute solo.
Take me back......(During flute solo)
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version 5
Chords used:
I put both versions of the chords (where applicable) because I'm not
sure which one is correct, but they both sound good.
Verse chords:
Dm: x00231 (or 577555)
Am: x02210 (or 557765)
These two are played during the main verses while Dave sings.
The pattern is Dm/Dm/Am/Am for the whole verse.
Bridge chords:
D : x0023x
A : x02220 (or 557775)
G : 320033 (or 355733)
F : 133211
Again, I put the alternative fingerings in parentheses because I'm not
exactly sure which is right, though either way sounds fine to me.
The pattern is A/G/F/D.
Now for the tab:
Intro Bridge [Repeat this part]
e
|--2--0h2-----2---------0h2-----2-----|--0h2-----2---------0h2-----2-----|
B
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G
|--2-------4-------2---------4-----2--|-------4-------2---------4-----2--|
D
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]:
These are all equal measures. The chords are strummed on the last
word of each measure.
Dm | Dm | Am
Staning here | The old man said to me | "Long before these crowded streets
Am | Dm | Dm
Here stood my dreaming tree" | Below it he would sit | For hours at a time
Am | Am | Dm
Now progress takes away | What forever took to find | Now he's falling hard
Dm | Am | Am
He feels the falling dark | How he longs to be | Beneath his dreaming tree
Dm | Dm |
Am
Conquered fear to climb | A moment froze in time | When the girl who first
he kissed
Am | Dm |
Dm
Promised him she'd be his | Remembered mother's words | There beneath the
tree
Am | Am | Dm
"No matter what the world | You'll always be my baby" | Mommy come quick
Dm | Am |
Am
The dreaming tree has died | The air is growing thick | A fear he cannot
hide
Dm
The dreaming tree has died
The song then goes into a part I don't dare try to tab - just strum the
Am/Dm chords along with it and occasionally pick a note here and there
along with what you hear.
[Chorus]: Start off with an A
A G | F | D
Oh have you no pity | This thing I do | I do not deny it
A | G | F
All through this smile | As crooked as danger | I do not deny
D | A | G
I know in my mind | I would leave you now | If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | F | D A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]:
Dm | Dm | Am
>From the start | She knew she had it made | Easy up 'til then
Am | Dm |
Dm
For sure she'd make the grade | Adorers came in hordes | To lay down in
her wake
Am | Am | Dm
She gave it all she had | But treasures slowly fade | Now she's falling
hard
Dm | Am |
Am
She feels the fall of dark | How did this fall apart | She drinks to fill
it up
Dm | Dm |
Am
A smile of sweetest flowers | Wilted so and soured | Black tears stain the
cheeks
Am | Dm |
Dm
That once were so admired | She thinks when she was small | There on her
father's knee
Am | Am | Dm
How he had promised her | "You'll always be my baby" | "Daddy come quick
Dm | Am |
Am
The dreaming tree has died | I can't find my way home | There is no place
to hide
Dm
The dreaming tree has died"
Back to the picking/strumming like before.
[Chorus]: Again, start with an A
A G
Oh if I had the strength...
[Bridge]
[Out]: This follows the same pattern as the verse [Dm/Dm/Am/Am]
Dm ... | Dm
Take me back ... | Save me please
--------------
version 6
Chords
A Am Dm C F# F G
E|--0---0---1---0---1---1---3---|
B|--2---1---3---1---x---1---0---|
G|--2---2---2---0---3---2---0---|
D|--2---2---0---2---3---3---0---|
A|--0---0---x---3---1---3---2---|
e|--x---x---x---x---x---1---3---|
Intro:
E|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|
B|-------0------------0----|-------0------------0----|
G|-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------|
D|-0------------0----------|-0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| X 11
Lyrics:
Dm | F# | C
Standing here | The old man said to me | Long before these crowded streets
Am | Dm | F#
Here stood my dreaming tree | Below it he would sit | For hours at a time
C | Am | Dm
Now progress takes away | What forever took to find | Now he's falling hard
F# | C | Am
He feels the falling dark | How he longs to be | Beneath his dreaming tree
Dm | F# | C
Conquered fear to climb | A moment froze in time | When the girl who first he kissed
Am | Dm | F#
Promised him she'd be his | Remembered mother's words | There beneath the tree
C | Am | Dm
No matter what the world | You'll always be my baby | Mommy come quick
F# | C | Am
The dreaming tree has died | The air is growing thick | A fear I cannot hide
Am
The dreaming tree has died
Am F# C played in interim... you'll have to listen to get the right pattern.
Chorus:
A G | F | D
Oh have you no pity | This thing I do | I do not deny it
A | G | F
All through this smile | As crooked as danger | I do not deny
D | A | G
I know in my mind | I would leave you now | If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | D | C A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please
E|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|
B|-------0------------0----|-------0------------0----|
G|-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------|
D|-0------------0----------|-0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| X 11
[Verse 2]
Dm | F# | C
From the start | She knew she had it made | Easy up 'til then
Am | Dm | F#
For sure she'd make the grade | Adorers came in hordes | To lay down in her wake
C | Am | Dm
She gave it all she had | But treasures slowly faded | Now she's falling hard
F# | C | Am
She feels the fall of dark | How did this fall apart | She drinks to fill it up
Dm | F# | C
A smile as sweet as flowers | Wilted so and soured | Black tears stain the cheeks
Am | Dm | F#
That once were so admired | She thinks when she was small | There on her father's knee
C | Am | Dm
How he had promised her | "You'll always be my baby" | "Daddy come quick
F# | C | Am
The dreaming tree has died | I can't find my way home | There is no place to hide
Am
The dreaming tree has died"
Am F# C played in interim... you'll have to listen to get the right pattern.
A G
Oh, If I had the strength to
F | D | A
I would leave you up | To your own devices | Will you not talk
G | D | C A
Can you take pity | I don't ask much | But won't you speak Please......
E|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|-2-0h2----2-----0h2---2--|
B|-------0------------0----|-------0------------0----|
G|-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------|
D|-0------------0----------|-0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| X 11
Dm | F# | C | Am |
Take me back ... |Take me back ... |Take me back ... |Take me back ... |
Dm | F# | C | Am |
Take me back ... |Take me back ... |Take me back ... |Take me back ... |
Dm |
Save me please
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