Save Me
Dave Matthews
"Some Devil"
Tab by: Mike McDonald
This is my first tab but I am sure it is acurate. I got it off the MTV2 interview.
It's an acustic version so it sounds a little different than the "Some Devil"
version. It's a very weird rythm. I think it's some sort of eigths or something.
He'll hit the bass note and do a rapid studder on the other strings. Sometimes
muted. It's funky, you have to play with it but it's a lot of fun once you get
into it. Riffs 2 and 3 slow to a normal rythm just like the "Some Devil" version.
Standard tuning.
You'll have to listen to pick up the rythm.
[CHORDS]
G7 F C Am G
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----3--|
B|---0-----0-----1-----1-----3--|
G|---4-----2-----0-----2-----0--|
D|---5-----3-----2-----2-----0--|
A|---5-----3-----3-----0-----2--|
E|---3-----1-----0-----0-----3--|
[Riff 1]
G7 G7 G7 G7
G7 G7
Drivin' through the dessert I met a man
G7 G7
He told me of his crazy plan
F C
He'd been walkin' there for twenty days
G7 G7
He was gonna walk on for twenty more
G7 G7 G7
Said how 'bout a drink or a bite to eat
G7 G7 G7
Said no my faith is all I need
F C
Said then save me save me
G7 G7
Mister walkin' man if you can
G7 G7 G7 G7
You don't need to prove a thing to me
G7 G7 G7
Just give me faith make me believe
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7 G7
Mister walkin' man, if you can
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7
Mister stranger, if you please
F C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2] Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
stranger... if you... please
e|----3-----------3----------3----------|
B|----1-----------1----------1----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--2----------|
E|-3--3--------2--2---------------------|
Am C
Or am I too far gone....
([Riff 1] rythm)
C G7
To get back home
G7
To get back home
[Riff 1]
G7 G7 G7
How 'bout you take a ride with me
G7 G7
We could kill some or shoot the breeze
F C
Every whisperin' wind and second counts
G7 G7 G7
Oh maybe if you walk but you should drive around
F C
And save me save me
G7 G7 G7
Mister walkin' man, if you can
F C
Come on save me save me
G7 G7
Mister stranger, if you please
F C
Save me save me..
[Riff 2]
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
G7
To get back home
G7
To get back home
[Riff 3] There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
Dave's way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------5--------5-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3-|
My way:
e|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-|
D|-----4--------4--------x--------x-|
A|-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3-|
E|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5-|
[Riff 3]
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
[Riff 4](starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me
[Riff 4]
G G F C
You might try savin' yourself
C G C
Why don't you save me
G G F C
You might try savin' yourself
C
As if the moon could
G G F C
Shine, try savin' yourself
C
I saw tears down...
G G F C
There, try savin' yourself
C
Why don't you save me, yeah
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| x Dead note
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