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Sister by Dave Matthews Band
Sister
Tuning: Raised B tuning. Can also be played in double drop D tuning using a capo on the
fret.
Listen to the song to get a more accurate picking and strumming pattern for chords like
in the chorus. My own interpretation is at the bottom of the tab which i feel is fairly
Let notes ring out, especially when hitting a "bass note" before playing chords in the
and chorus parts. If you listen to the song you will hear what i am talking about.
Finger 3 is held on string 2 for intro and verse and fingers 1 and 4 are used for main
hammer ons (0h2h4)
Intro: 1-2x - Guitar Only
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------------3-------------------3------------------3-----|
G|------2--------0-----0----0--------0-----0----0--------0-----0---2-----|
D|---0--0--0h2h4---4--------2--0h2h4---4--------0--0h2h4---4-------0-----|
A|-----------------------3-------------------2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
Verse 1: 2x - Guitar and Vocals
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------------3-------------------3------------------3-----|
G|------2--------0-----0----0--------0-----0----0--------0-----0---2-----|
D|---0--0--0h2h4---4--------2--0h2h4---4--------0--0h2h4---4-------0-----|
A|-----------------------3-------------------2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
Chorus 1: - Guitar and Vocals
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-|
G|-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-|
D|-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-|
A|-----5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4---|
D|--/5---------------------------/5---------------------------/5---------|
pre-verse 1: 1x - Guitar Only
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---------------------3---------------------3--------------------3--|
G|-2--2--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0---0--|
D|----0----0h2h4---4--------2----0h2h4---4--------0----0h2h4---4-------0--|
A|-----------------------3---------------------2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Verse 2: 2x (Same as verse 1) - Guitar and Vocals
Chorus 2: x1 (change in strumming/picking patter at 3rd chord) - Guitar and Vocals
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----2-----3-3-3----3----3-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----0-----2-|
G|----0-----2-----0-0-0----4----4-----0-----2-----0-----4----4-----0-----2-|
D|----0-----2-----4-4-4----4----4-----0-----2-----4-----4----4-----0-----2-|
A|----5---4-----5--------2----0-------5---4-----5-----2----0-------5---4---|
D|-/5------------------------------/5---------------------------/5---------|
Pre-verse 2: (same as pre-verse 1) - Guitar Only
Verse 3: 1x (same as verse 1) - Guitar and Vocals
Chorus 3: x1 (Slight Changes) - Guitar and Vocals
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
B|----0-----2-----3-3-3----3----3-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----3-----3----3-->
G|----0-----2-----0-0-0----4----4-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-----4----4-->
D|----0-----2-----4-4-4----4----4-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-----4-----4----4-->
A|----5---4-----5--------2----0-------5-5-5---4---------5-----2----0---->
D|-/5------------------------------/5----------------------------------->
> --------------|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----0-----2---|
> ----5---4-----|
> -/5-----------|
Pre-verse 3: (same as pre-verse 1) - Guitar Only
Bridge: x2 - Guitar Only
d|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----0-----0--0----|
A|-----2-----0--0----|
D|-0-2-2--/4----0----|
Outro: x1 - Guitar Only
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-------------------3---------------------3--------------------3-----3--|
G|--------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0----0--0-------0-----0---0h2---2--|
D|--0h2h4---4--------2----0h2h4---4--------0----0h2h4---4-------0-----0--|
A|----------------3---------------------2--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
Rallentando
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My Interpretation of picking pattern: (e.x. from chorus)
d|-------------------------------------------------(0)---------------|
B|-----0----------0-----2----------2-----3----------3-----3----3-----|
G|-----0----------0-----2------2---2-----0------0---0-----4----4-----|etc.
D|-----0------0---0-----2--2-------2-----4--4-------4-----4----4-----|
A|-----5--5-------5---4------4---2-----5------5---5-----2----0-------|
D|--/5------5---5------------------------------------------------/5--|
Not all parts of the song have this picking pattern so listen to the song to find out
parts do.
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version 2
Capo on 2
Tuning:
Verse (vary on picking) listen to song for tempo
x2 x2 x2 x2 x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-3-|
B|----3---------0---1-----------1----------0---1-------1---------0--1---3-3-|
G|----0---0--2------------2-----2----0--2------------- 0----0--2--------2-2-|
D|----0-------------------3-----3----------------------2--------------------|
A|--- 2-------------------------------------------3----3--------------------|
E|-3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus...."Sister...I hear you laugh...my heart feels full of...keep me")
x6 x7 x5 x3
e|--------------2-------3------3---------------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------3-------3------3---------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--------2-------0----------2---------(repeat)------------------------|
D|-----2-----0----------0------2---0-----------------------------------------|
A|--3--3----------------2------2---0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3--3----------2-----------------------------------------|
then chorus ends on "sister...sister" played like this
e|--------------2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0----2--2------then back to verse and pattern------------------------|
D|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3--3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 3
Tuning: Standard..with capo on 2nd fret
x3
|----3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3~3~3-|
|----3--------0^1-0------1--------0^1-0------3-------0^1-0-------3~3~3-|
|--0------0^2-------2----2----0^2-------2----0---0^2-------2-----0~0~0-|
|---------------------3----------------------2-------------------2~2~2-|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Passing time with you in mind.....
x2
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3-----------|
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3-----------|
|-------0~0----0----2-2~2~2--0-0~0~0--0~0~0~0----0~0~0-----------|
|-------2~2----2-------------------------------4-----------------|
|--2/3--3~3--2-3-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Sister, I hear you laugh...
x1
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3--|
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3--|
|-------0~0----0----2--------|
|-------2~2----2-------------|
|--2/3--3~3--2-3-------------|
|----------------------------|
x3
|----3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3~3~3-|
|----3--------0^1-0------1--------0^1-0------3-------0^1-0-------3~3~3-|
|--0------0^2-------2----2----0^2-------2----0---0^2-------2-----0~0~0-|
|---------------------3----------------------2-------------------2~2~2-|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3-----------|
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3----3~3~3-----------|
|-------0~0----0----2-2~2~2--0-0~0~0--0~0~0~0----0~0~0-----------|
|-------2~2----2-------------------------------4-----------------|
|--2/3--3~3--2-3-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
x1
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3--|
|-------3~3----3------3~3~3--|
|-------0~0----0----2--------|
|-------2~2----2-------------|
|--2/3--3~3--2-3-------------|
|----------------------------|
x1
|----3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3~3~3-|
|----3--------0^1-0------1--------0^1-0------3-------0^1-0-------3~3~3-|
|--0------0^2-------2----2----0^2-------2----0---0^2-------2-----0~0~0-|
|---------------------3----------------------2-------------------2~2~2-|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1
|--------------------------------------3-3-3---|
|--------------------------------------3-3-3---|
|--------------------------------------0-0-0---|
|--------------------------------------0-0-0---|
|--------------------------------------x-x-x---|
|--3/5--5--5--5--5/7--7--7--7--7/3--3--3-3-3---|
|-----------------------------------3---------------------1---|
|-----------------------------------3----------0-------2--3---|
|-----------------------------------0------0^2---0---3--------|
|-----------------------------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------x-------------------------|
|--3/5--5--5--5--5/7--7--7--7--7/3--3-------------------------|
------------------3-------------------3~3~3----3~3~3----3-|
-----0^1-0--------3-------0^1-0-------3~3~3----3~3~3----3-|
-0^2-------2-----0---0^2-------2------0~0~0----0~0~0----0-|
----------------2---------------------2~2~2----2~2~2----0-|
-------------3-------------------0-----------0------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Tuning: Standard tuning with capo on 7th fret is what Dave normally uses. Tab relative
capo position.
Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
G|-----2----------------------------------------------------------0----------|
D|---0-----0--2--4--5--4------0--2--4--5--4-----0--2--4--5--4---2------------|
A|------------------------3------------------2------------------2------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
Verse: Same as intro but with more open note to give a fuller sound
e|------2-------------------------------------------------------3----3------|
B|------3------------------3------------------3-----------------3----3------|
G|-----2-------------------2------------------2-----------------0----0------|
D|---0-----0--2--4--5--4------0--2--4--5--4-----0--2--4--5--4---2----2------|
A|------------------------3------------------2------------------2----2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----0------|
Chorus
e|----3----3-----0----0---2------0------0----0------3--------------------|
B|----3----3-----3----3---3------3------3----3------3--------------------|
G|----0----0-----2----2---2------2------2----2------0--------------------|
D|----0----0-----0----0---0------------------0------0--------------------|
A|----2----2-----4----4----------3------2----0------2--------------------|
E|----3----3----------------------------------------3--------------------|
These are the chords he uses, just listen to the song to find out the rythm and the
of the song.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 5
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO ON THE 2ND FRET
ALL NOTES ARE RELATIVE TO CAPO
INTRO/VERSE:
e|----3--------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0----0h1-----1------1--0-----0h1-----1-----1-1-|
G|-0--0-----0h2------2--------2----0h2-----2---------0-0-|
D|----0--------------------3--3----------------------2-2-|
A|----2-------------------------------------------3--3-3-|
E|----3--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------2------2----2--|
B|--0-----0h1---1---3--3--------3--|
G|----0h2-----2-----2-----------2--|
D|------------------0----0---0--0--|
A|----------------0----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
CHORUS:
"Sister, I hear you laugh...keep me please"
"Sister, when you cry...down my face"
e|-----------------------2------x----3--3----3-----3-----3|
B|-----1----------1------3---3--x----0----0--0-----0------|
G|-----0---0------0--0---2--2-0-x--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----2| (x2)
D|-----2-------2--2------0------x----0-------0---2-2-2-0-0|
A|-0/3-3--3--3----3-------------x----2-------2-----2-----0|
E|------------------------------x----3-------3-----------2|
THEN END THE CHORUS WITH THIS:
"Sister, Sister, keep me"
e|-----------------2--------2-|
B|----1------1-----3---3----3-|
G|----0--0---0-0-2-2-2---2--2-|
D|----2----2-2-----0--------0-|
A|0/3-3-3-3--3----------------|
E|----------------------------|
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