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Gravedigger by Dave Matthews Band
Gravedigger
Intro
Play the chorus w/ these hammer ons for Intro
Usually starts w/ the "Fill" also
E:---------------0----0--0------0-----------
B:---0h1--1------0h1--1--0------0------0h1--
G:---2----2------2----2--2------1------2----
D:---2----2------2----2--2------2------2----
A:-0-0----0------x----x--x------2----0-0----
E:-------------3-3----3--3----0-0-----------
Fill
E:----------------
B:---0h1--1----0--
G:---2----2----2--
D:---2----2----2--
A:-0-0----0----0--
E:----------------
Verse
E:--------0------1---------
B:-1------0------1------1--
G:-2------2------2------2--
D:-2------2------3------2--
A:-0------x------3----0-0--
E:------3-3----1-1---------
Chorus
E:--------0------0------------0---------
B:-1------0------0------1-----0------3--
G:-2------2------1------2-----2------2--
D:-2------2------2------2-----2------x--
A:-0------x------2----0-0-----x------x--
E:------3-3----0-0----------3-3----2-2--
"Ring Around the Rosie..."
When leading back into verse, don't play last chord
E:-1----1---------3--1--
B:-3----1----1----0--3--
G:-2----2----0----0--3--
D:------3----2----0--3--
A:------3----3----2--1--
E:------1---------3-----
Ending
Play last E-Chord with same finger of the Barred F
To end song, Don't play the last chord
E:--------0------1------0--
B:-1------0------1------0--
G:-2------2------2------1--
D:-2------2------3------2--
A:-0------x------3------2--
E:------3-3----1-1----0-0--
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| D/F#
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---|
Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---|
Standard Tuning
Chords:
Am: x02210
G: 320003
E: 022100
D/F#: 200230
Dm: xx0231
C: x32010
| - end of measure
Intro: Am | G | E | Am G | D/F# | Am | Am
Am G
Cyrus Jones, 1810 to 1913
F
Made his great grandchildren believe
Am
He could live to a hundred and three
Am G
A hundred and three is forever when you're just a little
kid
F Am
So Cyrus Jones lived forever
Chorus: (Note: played the same as the intro)
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am Am
Gravedigger
Am G
Muriel Stonewall, 1903 to 1954
F Am
Lost both of her babies in the second great war
Am
Now you should never have to watch
G
Your only children are lowered in the ground
F Am
You should never have to bury your own babies
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am Am
Gravedigger
Dm F C G
Ring around the rosey
Dm F C G
Pocket full of posey
Dm F C G
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am Am
Gravedigger
Am G
Little Mikey Carson, '67 to '75
F
He rode his
Am
Bike like the devil until the day he died
Am G
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying
trapeze
F Am
Oh, 1940 to 1992
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am
I can Feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Am
Gravedigger
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version 3
Intro
Play the chorus w/ these hammer ons for Intro
E:---------------0----0--0------0-----------|
B:---0h1--1------0h1--1--0------0------0h1--|
G:---2----2------2----2--2------1------2----|
D:---2----2------2----2--2------2------2----|
A:-0-0----0------x----x--x------2----0-0----|
E:-------------3-3----3--3----0-0-----------|
(1) 4 0 (1)
Fill
E:----------------|
B:---0h1--1----0--|
G:---2----2----2--|
D:---2----2----2--|
A:-0-0----0----0--|
E:----------------|
(1)
Verse
E:--------0------1---------|
B:-1------0------1------1--|
G:-2------2------2------2--|
D:-2------2------3------2--|
A:-0------x------3----0-0--|
E:------3-3----1-1---------|
4 1
Chorus
Keep your fingers in the same spot and just move your 2nd finger for the last chord
E:--------0------0------------0---------|
B:-1------0------0------1-----0------3--|
G:-2------2------1------2-----2------2--|
D:-2------2------2------2-----2------x--|
A:-0------x------2----0-0-----x------x--|
E:------3-3----0-0----------3-3----2-2--|
4 4 2
"Ring Around the Rosie..."
When leading back into verse, don't play last chord
E:-1----1---------3--1--|
B:-3----1----1----0--3--|
G:-2----2----0----0--3--|
D:------3----2----0--3--|
A:------3----3----2--1--|
E:------1---------3-----|
Ending
Play last E-Chord with same finger of the Barred F
To end song, Don't play the last chord
E:--------0------1------0--|
B:-1------0------1------0--|
G:-2------2------2------1--|
D:-2------2------3------2--|
A:-0------x------3------2--|
E:------3-3----1-1----0-0--|
4 1
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version 4
Intro (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 Fill E Am A7-2 F#/D-2---------|
e|----0---------0---------------------0--------0-------0-------------0---------|
B|----1---------0---0h1-1p0-0---------0--------1-------0-------------3---------|
G|----2---------0---2-----------0-----1--------2-------0-------------2---------|
D|----2---------2---2---------2-------2--------2-------2-------------0---------|
A|0---0---------0---------------------2----0---0-------0-------------0---------|
E|---------3----3-----------------0---0------------3---3--2(thumb)---2(thumb---|
Am Fill
e|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------5h7p5------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------5-7-------5-7-5h7p5--------------------------------------------|
A|0---0---------------------------7-5-5h7p5-----5h7~-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------8-8------------------------------|
Verse (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 F Am
e|-----0--------0--------1---------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------0--------1---------1-----------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------0--------2---------2----------repeat 1x----------------------|
D|-----2--------2--------3---------2-----------------------------------------|
A|0----0--------0--------3----0----0-----------------------------------------|
E|----------3---3----1---1---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 E Am A7-2 F#/D-2----------------------|
e|-----0---------0---------0----0----0----------------0------------------------|
B|-----1---------0---------0----1----0----------------3------------------------|
G|-----2---------0---------1----2----0----------------2------------------------|
D|-----2---------2---------2----2----2----------------0------------------------|
A|0----0---------0---------2----0----0----------------0------------------------|
E|----------3----3----0----0---------3----2(thumb)----2(thumb)-----------------|
Fill 1 (4/4 time)
Am Fill
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------5-----7--------8~--------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--------5-----7------9-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----5/7---7/9---9/10-------------------------------------------------|
A|0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 2 (4/4 time)
Am
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2----5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----5-7-5h7p5---5-5-5-----------5-7-7~-------------------------------|
A|0----0--------------7-5-7-5h7p5---5-7--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
Bridge (4/4 time)
Dm F C G A#
e|-----1--------1--------0------3-----------------1----1----0----3-----------|
B|-----3--------1--------1------3---3-------------3----1----1----3-----------|
G|-----2----2---2--------0------0---3--repeat 2x--2----2----0----0-----------|
D|0----0------3-3----2---2------0---3-------------0----3----2----0-----------|
A|---------------------3-3------2-1-1------------rit.-------3----2-----------|
E|----------------------------3-3--------------------------------3-----------|
Fill 3 (4/4 time)
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----------improvise one measure-Am pentatonic-----------------------|
D|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus (4/4 time)
Am A7-2 E Am A7-2 F#/D-2------|
e|-----0---------0----0-------------------------0----0-------------0-----------|
B|-----1---------0----0-------------------------1----0-------------3-----------|
G|-----2---------0----1--hold-------------------2----0-------------2-----------|
D|-----2---------2----2-------------------------2----2-------------0-----------|
A|0----0---------0----2-------------------------0----0-------------0-----------|
E|----------3----3----0------------------------------3---2(thumb)--2(thumb)----|
Outro (6/8 time)
Am A7-2 F E Am A7-2 F
e|-----0---------0---------1---------0------------------0---------0----1-----|
B|-----1---------0---------1---------0------------------1---------0----1-----|
G|-----2---------0---------2---------1--repeat 2x-------2---------0----2-----|
D|-----2---------2---------3---------2------------------2---------2----3-----|
A|0----0---------0---------3---------2-------------0----0---------0----3-----|
E|----------3----3----1----1----0----0------------rit.-------3----3----1-----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 5
h-hammer on
^-strum up
Intro:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----0h1-1-1---1----0h1-1-1---1--------------1-1---1-3-3---3-3-3---3-----|
G-----2---------2----2---------2---1-1-1---1--2-2---2-0-0---0-2-2---2-----|
D----------------------------------2-2-2---2------2-------0-------0-------|
A--0----------0---00---------0-----2-2-2---2------------------------------|
E--------------------------------0-------0--------------------------------|
Verse:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----0h1-1-1---1---0h1-1-1---1---3-3---3-------------0h1-1-1---1----------|
G----2---------2---2---------2---0-0---0---1-1---1---2---------2--REPEAT--|
D------------------------------------0-----2-2---2------------------------|
A--0---------0---0---------0-------------------2---0--------0-------------|
E------------------------------3---------0--------------------------------|
Chorus:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---0h1-1-1---1---3-3---3-----3-3---3-1-1---1--3-3---3--3-3---3--|
G---2---------2---0-0---0---1-----1---2-2---2--0-0---0--2-2---2--|
D---------------------0-----2-----2-------2--------0--------0----|
A-0---------0----------------------------------------------------|
E---------------3---------0--------------------------------------|
Bridge:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3x
E------------------------------------|---------------0-0-0----|
B------3-3---1-1---------------------|-----3-3---1-1-1-2-1----|
G------2-2---2-2---0-----------------|-----2-2---2-2-0-0-2----|
D--0-0-----0-------2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0-----2-0-2----|
A----------------0---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------------3-2-0----|
E--------------------3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-3-0----|
Chords (Chords are also easy positioning for tab)
Intro: Am Am E Am G D
Verse: Am Am G E Am
Chorus: Am G E7 Am G D
Bridge: Dm Dm7 C G C
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version 6
Am Amsus2/G
Cyrus Jones eighteen-ten to nineteen-thirteen
F
Made his great grandchildren believe
Am
You could live to a hundred and three
Amsus2/G
A hundred and three is forever when you’re just a little kid
F Am
So, Cyrus Jones live forever
Am
Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Am Amsus2/G
Muriel Stonewall nineteen o three to nineteen fifty four
F Am
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Amsus2/G
Now, you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground
F Am
I mean never have to bury your own babies
Am
Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Dm F C G Bb
Ring around the rosey
Dm F C G Bb
Pocket full of posey
Dm F C G Bb Dm F
Ashes to ashes
C G
We all fall down
Am
Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I could feel the rain
Am
Oh Gravedigger
Am Amsus2/G
Little Mikey Carson sixty-seven to seventy-five
F Am
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
Amsus2/G
When he grows up he wants to be Mister Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Am
Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Oh, Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am
So that I can feel the rain
G
I can feel the rain
D/F#
I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Amsus2/G
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am G D/F#
So that I can feel the rain
Am G F E Am G F E
Gravedigger
Am G F E Am G F
Gravedigger
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version 7
Here's the chord index... (You hammer the Am chords throughout the song)
Am Am2 E D/G F G Dm C Bb
0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1
1 1 0 3 1 3 3 1 3
2 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 3
2 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 3
0 0 2 0 3 2 0 3 1
0 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 1
Am Am2
Cyrus Jones, 1810 to 1913.
F Am
Made his, great grandchildren believe you could live to a hundred & three.
Am Am2
Well, a hundred & three is forever when you're just a little kid
F Am
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever.
--
Am
Gravedigger
Am2
When you dig my grave.
E
Could you make it shallow.
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain.
Am
Gravedigger.
----
Am Am2
Muriel Stonewall, 1903 to 1954.
F Am
Lost both of her babies, in the second great war.
Am Am2
Now you should never have to watch as your only children are lowered in the
ground.
F Am
You should, never have to bury your own babies.
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CHORUSx1 (Add a few extra quickly timed hammers on the Am to go into the bridge.)
---
Dm F C G A
Ring around the rosie.
Dm F C G A
Pocket full of posey.
Dm F C G A
Ashes to ashes.
Dm F C G
We all fall down.
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CHORUSx1
---
Am Am2
Little Mikey Carson, 67 to 75.
F Am
Rode his, bike like the devil until the day he died.
Am Am2
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeez, oh, well.
F Am
1940 to 1990---2!
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CHORUSx1
---
(He changes his singing pattern for this version of the chorus)
Am Am2
Gravedigger, when you dig my grave.
E
Could you make it shallow.
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain, I can feel the rain, oh.
Am Am2
Gravedigger, when you dig my grave.
E (Let ring)
Could you make it shallow.
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain.
Am Am2 F E
Gravegigger.
Am Am2 F E
Am Am2 F (Let Ring)
Gravedigger
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