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What Would You Say by Dave Matthews Band
What Would You Say
Dave play this chord progression underlying the solo w/tons of ad lib guitar
EM7 A7 A C7(b9) B7
Chords:
Em7 022033
A7 x02023
A x0222x
C7 x32300
B7 x2120x
Dave plays two different jams after the progression
Jam 1
------
A ------------2
E-0-0-0-3p0-0
Jam 2
-------
g 7/9-9-9
d --------
a 5/7-7-7
E --------
Tim's Solo(nothing short of amazing, but minimal compared
to some of the others on the album)
Both play chord progression 4x before solo
each section is two measures, x detonates end of measure
X
e-12-12-15b---12-12-15-14b---12-12-15-14b-----12-12-15-14b--12
b---------------------------------------------------------------15-14b--12
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------14-12
e--12-12-15--14b--14b-14-12----12------X--12-------------12-------------12
b---------------------------15----15b~-X-----15-12-13-14----15-12-13-14----14
g--------------------------------------X-------------------------------------
e-15-12-15b---12-------15b-12---------X-------------------------------------------
b----------------15-12-15b-12-15-12---X-15-15b------------------------------------
g-----------------------------14-12---X-14-14b-(12)-------------------------------
d-------------------------------------X------------14-12--------------------------
a-------------------------------------X------------------14-12-10h12-10---12-13-14
e--------------------------------------------X------------------------------14-15
b--------------12-----12------------------12-X-15-15b-15b--15-15b--15-15-15------
g--------12-14---14b----14--12-12-------14---X-----------------------------------
d-12--14--------------------------14-12------X-----------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------X-----------------------------------
e-16-0-----------------------12---14-14-15-X-16-(0)----------------------------------
b------15-0-14--13--12-13-14---------------X-------15-14-13--12-13-14----------------
g------------------------------------------X--------------------------12~------------
d------------------------------------------X------------------------------14-12----14
a------------------------------------------X------------------------------------14
e---------------------------------------------X------------11-14-11-15-12-------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------X------11-14---------------15-12--------------------------
g---------------------------------------14-13-X-12-14-------------------------14-12---------------------
d-12-----------------12-14--12-14-13-12-------X---------------------------------------------------------
a---14-12-10---13-14------14------------------X------------------------------------0--9-7----14-13-12-13
E---------------------------------------------X-------------------------------------------7/------------
e------------------------------------------------------12-15----15-X-15b-15-12--12------------------------------
b-------------------------------------11-14-12-11-14-15------15b---X----------15--15b--15-14-13--12-13-14-15--12
g--------------------11-14-12-11-12-14-----------------------------X---------------------------14-----------14--
d---11-14-12-11-12-14----------------------------------------------X--------------------------------------------
a-14---------------------------------------------------------------X--------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------12-----------X------------------
b-15-15-15-15---15----15-15-15----------15-15--15-X------------------
g-14-14----14-14---12-14-14-14b--12--12-14-14b-14-X--12--------------
d----------------------------------14-------------X--14-12-----------
a-------------------------------------------------X-----(14)12-10-12>
After A(12), Tim plays the same note w/improv bending and occasional A# and B(13and14) thrown in for
good measures for 3 measures. listen to cd for accuracy
Next few sections are only 1 measure because of Timmy's high speed playing
d------------------------------------------------11-13-14-12------x-11-11
a-12b--12-12-12-12b--12-12-12-12b--12-12-12-11-13-----------14-12
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------11-13-15-13-11--------11-13---
g------------11-13-14-12------------11-13---------------13-11-13--------
d-X-13--11-13-----------14-12-11-13-------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-11--13--15~--12~----------------------------------
b------------------15--12----12--13-14/15--------15-
g-------------------------14--------------12-----14-
e---------15-15-15--15--15--15--X-15
b-15---15-15-13-14b-14b-14b-14b-X-14b(continued w/improv bend till E7)
g-14b--14-----------------------X-
Up and down the puppies' hair
Fleas and ticks jump everywhere
'Cause of original sin
Down the hill fell Jack and Jill
And you came tumbling after
'Cause of original sin
Rip away the tears
Drink a hope for happy years
And you may find
A lifetime's passed you by
What would you say
If you a monkey on a string
If you a doggie on a chain
What would you say
I was there when the bear
Ate his head, thought it was a candy
Everyone goes in the end
Knock knock on the door
Who's it for, nobody in here
Look in the mirror my friend
I don't understand at best
I cannot speak for all the rest
In the morning rise a lifetime's passed me by
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
Every dog has it's day every day has it's way
Of being forgotten- "Mom it's my birthday"
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
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-|---|---|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
A9
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Intro/Verse/Chorus
------------------
/ = slide up
A G
/ 1/2 bend
e------------------------------------------|
B------------4-5---------------------------|
G------------------------4--6b--4----------|
D------5--7-------7---5------------7--5----|
A---0--------------------------------------|
E-----------------5---3--------------------|
up and down the puppies' hair
fleas and ticks jump everywhere
'cause of original sin
down the hill fell jack and jill
and you came tumbling after
'cause of original sin
Pre-Chorus
----------
F G A G F E F G A G
/
e--1---3-------3---1---0---1---3----------------------3-----|
B--1---0---2---0---1---0---1---0------------4-5---2---0-----|
G--2---0---2---0---2---1---2---0------------------2---0-----|
D--3---0---2---0---3---2---3---0------5--7--------2---0-----|
A--1---2---0---2---1---2---1---2---0--------------0---2-----|
E--1---3-------3---1---0---1---3----------------------3-----|
rip away the tears
drink a hope to happy years
and you may find a lifetime's passed you by
Chorus
------
what would you say don't drop the big one
if you a monkey on a string drop don't cut my lifeline
if you a doggie on a chain don't bite the mailman
what would you say
Verse
-----
i was there when the bear ate his head
thought it was a candy everyone goes in the end
knock knock on the door who's it for
there's nobody in here look in the mirror my friend
Pre-Chorus
----------
i don't understand at best and cannot speak for all the rest
the morning's rise a lifetime's passed me by
Verse
-----
every dog has its day every day has its way of being forgotten
mom--it's my birthday what would you say
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version 3
Std. Tuning.
/ - slide up
- slide down
^ - bend
_ - tie/slur
(#) - ghost note
Verse:
A9 A9/G
v--C# bent up about 1/4
---X--------0_-------------------------------||
---X--------/5----5-------2-2^_2-------------||
---X---4(0)------4--------------4-2--------*||
---5-5------------5------------------2------*||
---X--------------X--------------------------||
---5------------5-5-----3--------------------||
Bridge:
Here the meter switches to 3/4. The notation is supposed to resemble
slash ryhthm notation. The chord forms are all standard 6th-string-root
barre chords.
F G Am G
/ / / / / | / / / / / | / / / / / | / / / / /
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
' --- --- | ' --- --- | ' --- --- | ' --- ---
(back to 4/4)
F E F G
/ / /__/ / / | / / /__/ / /
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
' --- --- ' | ' --- --- '
The ending:
I'll just give the chords since the rhythms are not consistent and the
duration of each can easily heard on the recording:
v--sometimes G
----(3)-------------------------------------------------------------------
--3--2--2-2-4-------------------------------------------------------------
--2--3--2-3-4-------------------------------------------------------------
--2--2--2-2-4-------------------------------------------------------------
--0--0--0-0-2-------------------------------------------------------------
---------------0-3_0-0-0--------------------------------------------------
^-^------------These last two may not be right...
Up and down the puppies' hair
Fleas and ticks jump everywhere
'Cause of original sin
Down the hill fell Jack and Jill
And you came tumbling after
'Cause of original sin
Rip away the tears
Drink a hope for happy years
And you may find
A lifetime's passed you by
What would you say
If you a monkey on a string
If you a doggie on a chain
What would you say
I was there when the bear
Ate his head, thought it was a candy
Everyone goes in the end
Knock knock on the door
Who's it for, nobody in here
Look in the mirror my friend
I don't understand at best
I cannot speak for all the rest
In the morning rise a lifetime's passed me by
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
Every dog has it's day every day has it's way
Of being forgotten- "Mom it's my birthday"
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
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version 4
Tuning: EADGBe
repeat this intro several times
it will also be the verse progression
e|----------0---0---------------------------------------|
B|----------0---3/5-------x-----2~-0--------------------|
G|----------x\--x---------x--x-------2------------------|
D|-------5--5---x---------x--x---------2----------------|
A|-------0--x---3/5--0----2--x--------------------------|
E|--3/5-----5----------3--3--x--------------------------|
^ bend that note back and forth
up and down.. the puppy's..fleas..everywhere
e|----------0---0---------------------------------------|
B|----------0---3/5-------x-----2~-0--------------------|
G|----------x\--x---------x--x-------2------------------|
D|-------5--5---x---------x--x---------2----------------|
A|-------0--x---3/5--0----2--x--------------------------|
E|--3/5-----5----------3--3--x--------------------------|
'cause of original sin
e|----------0---0---------------------------------------|
B|----------0---3/5-------x-----2~-0--------------------|
G|----------x\--x---------x--x-------2------------------|
D|-------5--5---x---------x--x---------2----------------|
A|-------0--x---3/5--0----2--x--------------------------|
E|--3/5-----5----------3--3--x--------------------------|
for the verse preceeding the chorus, play this:
knock knock.. on the door.. nobody in here
e|----------0---0---------------------------------------|
B|----------0---3/5-------x-----2~-0--------------------|
G|----------x\--x---------x--x-------2------------------|
D|-------5--5---x---------x--x---------2----------------|
A|-------0--x---3/5--0----2--x--------------------------|
E|--3/5-----5----------3--3--x--------------------------|
look in the mirror my friend
e|----------0---0-0-----------------------------------|
B|----------0---3/5----x-----------------------------|
G|----------x\--x------x-----------------------------|
D|-------5--5---x------x-----------------------------|
A|-------0--x---3/5--0-2-----------------------------|
E|--3/5-----5----------3-----------------------------|
the chorus is simple:
the strumming is tricky but you will get it
prechorus:
I don't understand...
e|-1------3-----5---3---1--0--1---3-----|
B|-1------3-----5---3---1--0--1---3-----|
G|-2------4-----6---4---2--1--2---4-----|
D|-3------5-----7---5---3--2--3---5-----|
A|-3------5-----7---5---3--2--3---5-----|
E|-1------3-----5---3---1--0--1---3-----|
chorus:
what would you say
e|--------0--0-0-------------------------------------|
b|--------0--3/5-------------------------------------|
G|--------x\-x------x--------------------------------|
D|-----5--5--x------x--------------------------------|
A|-----0--x--3/5--0-2--------------------------------|
E|-3/5----5---------3--------------------------------|
don't drop the big one
e|--------0--0-0-------------------------------------|
b|--------0--3/5-------------------------------------|
G|--------x\-x------x-x-x----------------------------|
D|-----5--5--x------x-x-x----------------------------|
A|-----0--x--3/5--0-2-2-2----------------------------|
E|-3/5----5---------3-3-3----------------------------|
...monkey on a string
e|--------0--0-0-------------------------------------|
b|--------0--3/5-------------------------------------|
G|--------x\-x------x-x-x----------------------------|
D|-----5--5--x------x-x-x----------------------------|
A|-----0--x--3/5--0-2-2-2----------------------------|
E|-3/5----5---------3-3-3----------------------------|
the only difference in the verse play is this:
every dog has its day every day has its way of being forgotten..
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------x-----------x----------------|
D|-5-----5------------------x-----------x----------------|
A|-x-----x------------------2-----------2----------------|
E|-5-----5------------------3-----------3----------------|
then the jam goes like this:
e|---x---------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-8--2----------------------------------------------|
G|---7-6--2--3--4----------7/9---------------------------|
D|---7-x--2--2--x----------x-x---------------------------|
A|---5-7-----3--2----------5/7---------------------------|
E|-0---5----------0-0-3p-0-------------------------------|
Up and down the puppies' hair
Fleas and ticks jump everywhere
'Cause of original sin
Down the hill fell Jack and Jill
And you came tumbling after
'Cause of original sin
Rip away the tears
Drink a hope for happy years
And you may find
A lifetime's passed you by
What would you say
If you a monkey on a string
If you a doggie on a chain
What would you say
I was there when the bear
Ate his head, thought it was a candy
Everyone goes in the end
Knock knock on the door
Who's it for, nobody in here
Look in the mirror my friend
I don't understand at best
I cannot speak for all the rest
In the morning rise a lifetime's passed me by
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
Every dog has it's day every day has it's way
Of being forgotten- "Mom it's my birthday"
What would you say
(don't' drop the big one)
If you a monkey on a string
(Don't cut my life line)
If you a doggie on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say
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version 5
Intro & Verse & Chorus:
E|-|----------------------------------------|-|
B|-|----------0---4/5-----------------------|-|
G|-|----------------------4---6b--4---------|-|
D|-|-------7-----------5---------------7-5--|-|
A|-|----------------------------------------|-|
e|-|--3/5-----------------------------------|-|
or a more complete intro:
E|-|---------X------------------------------|-|
B|-|---------X0---4/5-----------------------|-|
G|-|---------X-----------4---6b--4-----7-5--|-|
D|-|--5/7--7-----------5--------------------|-|
A|-|--X-X-----------------------------------|-|
e|-|--3/5-----------------------------------|-|
Verse I:
Up and down the puppies' hair
fleas and ticks jump everywhere
'cause of original sin
down the hill fell jack and jill
and you came tumbling after
'cause of original sin
Pre-Chorus:
F G
rip away the tears
A G
drink a hope to happy years
F Esus4
and you may find
F G
a lifetime's passed you by
E|-|-------------------|-|
B|-|---------0-4h5-----|-|
G|-|-------------------|-|
D|-|------7---------7--|-|
A|-|-------------------|-|
e|-|--3/5--------------|-|
Chorus:
What would you say,
don't drop the big one,
If you a monkey on a string,
don't cut my lifeline,
If you a doggie on a chain,
don't bite the mailman,
what would you say.
Verse II:
I was there when the bear,
ate his head, thought it was a candy,
everyone goes in the end.
Knock, knock on the door,
who's it for, there's nobody in here,
look in the mirror my friend.
Pre-Chorus:
I don't understand at best,
and cannot speak for all the rest,
the morning rise
a lifetime's passed me by.
Chorus:
What would you say,
If you a doggie on a chain,
If you a monkey on a string,
what would you say.
Don't drop the big one
If you a monkey on a string
don't cut my lifeline
If you a doggie on a chain
don't bite the mailman
what would you say
Break 2:22:
E5 G/E A C#7 E7
E|-|--------------------|----------------------|-|
B|-|------8-----8--8-8--|--------0-------------|-|
G|-|--9---7-----7--7-7--|--2--3--2-------------|-|
D|-|--9---5-----5--5-5--|--2--2--0----------2--|-|
A|-|--7---7--0--7--7-7--|--0--3--2-------------|-|
e|-|--------------------|-----------0-3h0-0----|-|
E|-|--------------------|----------------------|-|
B|-|------8-----8--8-8--|--------0-------------|-|
G|-|------7-----7--7-7--|--2--3--2----7/9-9-9--|-|
D|-|------5-----5--5-5--|--2--2--0-------------|-|
A|-|------7--0--7--7-7--|--0--3--2----5/7-7-7--|-|
e|-|--0-----------------|-----------0----------|-|
Sax Solo:
E|-|--------------------|----------------------|-|
B|-|------8-----8--8-8--|--------0-------------|-|
G|-|--9---7-----6--6-6--|--2--3--2-------------|-|
D|-|------5-----5--5-5--|--2--2--0----------2--|-|
A|-|--7---7--0--7--7-7--|--0--3--2-------------|-|
e|-|--------------------|-----------0-3h0-0----|-|
E|-|--------------------|------------12-12-12-12--|-|
B|-|------8-----8--8-8--|--------0---12-12-12-12--|-|
G|-|------7-----6--6-6--|--2--3--2---12-12-12-12--|-|
D|-|------5-----5--5-5--|--2--2--0---11-11-11-11--|-|
A|-|------7--0--7--7-7--|--0--3--2---12-12-12-12--|-|
e|-|--0-----------------|-------------------------|-|
E|-|--11/12-12-12---11/12-12-12---12--|-|
B|-|--11/12-12-12---11/12-12-12---12--|-|
G|-|--11/12-12-12---11/12-12-12---12--|-|
D|-|--10/11-11-11---10/11-11-11---11--|-|
A|-|--11/12-12-12---11/12-12-12---12--|-|
e|-|----------------------------------|-|
The Harmonica solo is pretty the same.
Pre-Chorus:
I was there when the bear
ate his head, thought it was a candy
everyone goes in the end
knock knock on the door
who's it for, there's nobody in here
look in the mirror my friend
Pre-Chorus:
I don't understand at best
and cannot speak for all the rest
the morning rise a lifetime's passed me by
Chorus:
What would you say,
If you a doggie on a chain,
If you a monkey on a string,
what would you say.
Don't drop the big one
If you a monkey on a string
don't cut my lifeline
If you a doggie on a chain
don't bite the mailman
what would you say
Every dog has its day every day has its way
of being forgotten
mom it's my birthday
E/G
E|-|-----|-|
B|-|-----|-|
G|-|-----|-|
D|-|--2--|-|
A|-|--X--|-|
e|-|--3--|-|
What would you say?
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version 6
Tabs: (rhy. fig. 1)
|--------------------------------------|
|------------------3/5--5-----5--------|
|-------0--4\2----------4-----4--0-----|
|--------------------------------0-----|
|--------------------------------x--x--|
|--3/5----------x----------5-----x--x--|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----2--2--2--2/3-0-------------------|
|-----2--2--2---------2----------------|
|-----2--2--2------------2-------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------------|
(w/ rhy. fig. 1)
Up and down the puppies' hair,
Fleas and ticks jump everywhere.
('Cause of original sin)
Down the hill fell Jack and Jill
and you came tumbling after
('Cause of original sin)
(pre-chorus)
F G
Rip away the tears,
Am G
Drink a hope to happy years.
F Esus4
And you may find,
F G
A lifetime's passed you by.
(w/ rhy. fig. 1)
What would you say?
(Don't drop the big one)
If you were monkey on a string
(Don't cut my lifetime)
If you were doggy on a chain
(Don't bite the mailman)
What would you say?
2. I was there when the bear ate his head,
Thought it was a candy.
(Everyone goes in the end)
Knock, knock on the door, who's it for?
There's nobody in here.
(Look in the mirror, my friend)
I don't understand at best.
Cannot speak for all the rest.
The morning rise, a lifetime's passed me by.
What would you say?
Every dog has its day, everyday has its way
Of being forgotten.
Mom's it's my birthday. Would you say, hey?
(Now, what would you say)
What would you say?
Jam (this part is fast and hard to play but it sounds awesome)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------8-----8--8--8--x--0--------------0--x--x----------------|
|--9--x--7-----6--6--6--x--0--2--x--3--x--2--x--x----------------|
|-----x--5-----5--5--5--x--0--2--x--2--x--0--x--x-------------2--|
|--7--x--7--0--7--7--7--x-----0--x--3--x--2--x--x----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------0--3p0--0-----|
CHORDS: EADGBE
F- 133211
G- 355433
Am- 577555
Esus4- 011100
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