Title: The Stone (acoustic) Artist: Dave Matthews Tabbed By: Tim ([email protected]) This tab is as Dave played the song on a PBS interview a long time ago. I'm pretty sure about the accuracy of most of this tab, I pulled the notes directly from the performance. The one thing that's kind of shaky is the chorus, his hand is always behind the mic when he plays it so I made my best guestimation as to the chord structure. If you have any questions, additions, corrections, comments, e-mail me. I'll update this tab as I figure more of it out. =========== =main riff= =========== This is the intro and is played between verses/chorus and next verse. E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----2-------------------2--------------------| D|------3--55--33--22-------3--55--33--22------| A|--5-------------------5----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| ======= =verse= ======= E|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| B|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| G|----2-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| D|------3--55--33--22---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---55--33--22-----3-0-2---5------| A|--5-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------1-------3--------| E|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| ========= ========= =verse 1= =verse 2= ========= ========= I've this creeping I'm a long way Suspicion that things are not From that fool's mistake and as they seem now forever pay Reassure me No, run Why do I feel as if I'm in too deep I will run and I'll be ok I've been praying For some way to show them ========= I'm not what they see =verse 3= Yes I have done wrong ========= But what I did I thought I need so needed be done To stay in your arms, I swear (main riff 2X) see you smile, Unholy day hold you close. If I leave now I might get away And it weighs on me This weighs on me As heavy as stone and As heavy as stone and as blue as I go a bone chilling cold. ======== =chorus= ======== E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----3-0-2---5----------| A|--1-------3------------| E|-----------------------| I was just... On the low E string, the note is muted on all but the Dm chord. F C Dm C E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| wondering if you'd come a............ long. Hold up my head when my head wont hold......... on. I'll do the same if the same's what you want......... If not I'll E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|----7---5---8-----7---5---8-----7---5---8-----7---5---8--------| E|--5---8---6-----5---8---6-----5---8---6-----5---8---6----------| go I will go a...lone ============ =supplement= ============ Dave adds a nice little rendition of "Can't help falling" to the end of the song, its just added to the last chorus using the same chords, but not the picking part. I was just wondering if you'd come along oh, tell me you will out of this out of this out of this __________? let it all fall out let it all fall out until you __________? Wise men say Only fools fall in love but I can't help falling in love with you right now. Sometimes Dave mumbles and you really can't tell what he's saying, if you know what he says in those parts then e-mail me and let me know so I can update the TAB. Hope you enjoy the song. -Tim
