My Tab Book

[Appfro]

So i went to this wedding after party last weekend and we all got smashed and played guitar. it was one of the greatest times i've ever had, we're talking aunts, uncles, cousins, old, young, too young, we all got smashed. freaking great time. anyway, a couple of us were sitting around playing guitar and singing and my uncle brings in this tab book full of good 60 and 70's songs. not really my cup of tea, a couple of them were good, but it got me thinking, i need to make my own. for whatever reason i had never thought about it. so i started...spent 2 days on the shit. and came up w/ this: (i don't have it in front of me so i can't give you every song)

clapton
old love
tears in heaven
running on faith

dave
an assload

ben folds
still fighting it

the decemberists
like 5 or 6 of their songs

ben harper
walk away

death cab
lightness
405

pearl jam
black

pink floyd
wish you were here

and a whole lot more. i probably have close to 70 songs in there already. what i need you guys for is if you know of any really good "crowd pleasers" that you could throw my way that sound good on one guitar. i'm not very diversified w/ music so i'm hoping to get some suggestions of good songs that i would never think of. and if you think of a good song and happen to know where an accurate tab is of it that would be greatly appreciated.

[jsgksu]

I used to have one of these back when I played electric and listened to punk/rock music. I lost it and I was pissed. I have a huge book now of just random tabs Ive printed out, I should make one too. I always forget every nonDave song I know because I dont play them enough.

Youre welcome...

[Appfro]

I used to have one of these back when I played electric and listened to punk/rock music. I lost it and I was pissed. I have a huge book now of just random tabs Ive printed out, I should make one too. I always forget every nonDave song I know because I dont play them enough.

Youre welcome...

yea thanks haha. yea, but i agree. i always forget them and i suck at lyrics anyway so i figured this would be the best way. so far it's working like a charm. plus i've plateaued as of lately so i'm hoping this will get me back into playing daily. so far it's working.

[dmbandummer]

I used to do the tab binder thing.

I've got all my tabs saved as web archives on my laptop. Right below the tab I put a shortcut that opens up the song in iTunes. Under that, the lyrics. That way, even on my laziest days, it's too easy. Plus it's a snap to organize. No need to print out a page and mess with binders. My laptop goes EVERYWHERE with me.

[Appfro]

yea but i'm not going to put my laptop in front of me while i'm playing. i'd rather set up a music stand and put the book in front of me

[onid41]

My buddy Glen (heathcliff) made me this huge DMB tab book of all the songs from A-Z...It's pretty sweet.

[Mathis]

I started playing 2-3 years ago and the first thing i did was creating a binder full of songs. I don't have it right now but i'm sure i could give you a couple good songs, some classics maybe ...

one hell of a good song, even just on guitar, is Radiohead's Paranoid Android ... maybe not the one to get the crowd up, but sounds damn good. it can be challenging too ... i'll try go give you more when i'll have my binder

[Appfro]

I started playing 2-3 years ago and the first thing i did was creating a binder full of songs. I don't have it right now but i'm sure i could give you a couple good songs, some classics maybe ...

one hell of a good song, even just on guitar, is Radiohead's Paranoid Android ... maybe not the one to get the crowd up, but sounds damn good. it can be challenging too ... i'll try go give you more when i'll have my binder

answer number 1 thanks for the suggestion. i'll be sure to look into that.

[Appfro]

ok, so here's what i got so far. i'm in the process of adding some right now.

Blues Traveler:
The Hook
Look Around

Chevelle:
One Lonely Visitor

Eric Clapton:
Old Love
Running On Faith
Tears in Heaven

Leonard Cohen:
Hallelujah

Cold Play:
Don’t Panic

Dave Matthews:
#41
Ain’t It Funny
Ants Marching
Bartender
Crash
Crush
Don’t Drink the Water
Gravedigger
Grey Street
Hunger for the Great Light
I’ll Back You Up
Long Black Veil
The Maker
One Sweet World
Save Me
The Space Between
Spoon
The Stone
Tripping Billies
Warehouse
Where Are You Going

Howie Day:
Africa
Brace Yourself
Collide
She Says

Death Cab for Cutie:
I Will Follow You into the Dark
Lightness

The Decemberists:
Angel Won’t You Call Me
Here I Dreamt I was An Architect
I Don’t Mind
My Mother was...
Oceanside

Ben Folds:
Still Fighting It

Foo Fighters:
Everlong
Times like These
Walking After You

Ben Harper:
Walk Away

Colin Hay:
Beautiful World

Incubus:
Drive


Matchbox 20:
3 AM
Rest Stop

Oasis:
Wonderwall

Outkast:
Hey Ya

Pearl Jam:
Black


Pink Floyd:
Wish You Were Here

Damien Rice:
Aime
Cannonball
Volcano

Adam Sandler:
Grow Old with You

Remy Zero:
Fair

Originals:
Dignity
Emptiness
Familiar Again
Hypnotized
The Leader
Maybe This Time
Miracle
More Serious than I’m Leading On
No Thunder
Paper Idols
Sand Song
Spend Your Life with Me
Stain
Unforgivable
Whisper
Your Smile

I have too much Dave and i don't have that much diversity. but you can see the music type i like. i'm working on soul shine and a couple more oasis and incubus tunes right now.

[heliker]

My crowd pleasers:

- Beatles: Blackbird
- Don McClean: American Pie
- Pearl Jam: Wishlist, Nothingman, Yellow Ledbetter, EWBtC, Last Kiss
- Green Day: Good Riddance, a few others

A bunch you already have... good list! I think I'll grab a few from it.

Where did you find good Damien Rice tabs?

-bh

[Mathis]

looking in my binder, i got a couple of what i think are good songs ... here's a few

Oasis
She's Electric
Don't look back in anger

Counting Crows - Mr.Jones

Eagles - Hotel California (girls always like this one for some reason! )

Everlast - Put your lights on (this one too!! )

Jack Johnson
Better Together
Flake

Incubus - Mexico

Radiohead
Karma Police
High and dry

Cat Steven - Father and son (crowd pleaser)

i'll be sure to take a look at your list too! some songs i never heard of ... i'd like to learn new stuff!!

[Appfro]

ooooh mr. jones. i can't sing that song though it's too high. i'd have to drop the key. and mexico would be awesome but i can't play it and sing it at the same time.

heliker. i can't remember where i got the damien rice tabs or if they're 100% correct. but i'd be happy to send them to you if you want them. just IM me.

[Coldchillin]

Try Eskimo Friends.

[Duffman]

are these tabs on your computer? do you want to post your death cab ones?

[Appfro]

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I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Intro:
Dm F Bb F C
Dm F C 
Dm F A Dm C Bb Bbm (Into F with F-C note progression beginning)

Verse One:
F (F-C Root note going)
Love of mine,
                 Dm (D-A Root note going)
Someday you will die
                      Bb (strumming)
But I will be close behind
           F                  C
I will follow, you into the dark

F (F-C Root note going)
No blinding light
                        Dm (D-A Root note going)
Or tunnels to gates of white
                           Bb
Just our hands clasped so tight
         F                   C
Waiting for, the hint of a spark 

Chorus: 
   Dm                 F               Bb           F C
If heaven and hell decide, that they both are satisfied
Dm               F                 C (bar chord)
Illuminate the "no's", on their vacancy signs
Dm                        F              A      Dm C
If there's no one beside you, when your soul embarks
Bb                 Bbm            F (Begin F-C root again)
Then I will follow you into the dark

Verse Two:
F (F-C root note going)
Catholic school
                      Dm (D-A root note)
As vicious as roman rule
            Bb
I got my knuckles bruised 
      F        C
By a lady in black

       F (F-C root note)              Dm                          Bb
And I held my tongue as she told me, "son, fear is the heart of love." 
       F         C
So I never went back

Chorus Two (Same): 
   Dm                F                Bb          F C
If heaven and hell decide, that they both are satisfied
Dm                F                C (bar chord)
Illuminate the "no's", on their vacancy signs
Dm                        F              A      Dm C
If there's no one beside you, when your soul embarks

Bb                 Bbm            F (Begin F-C root again)
Then I will follow you into the dark

Verse Three: 
F                           Dm
You and me, have seen everything to see
                  Bb
From Bangkok to Calgary  
          F             C (barchord)
And the soles of your shoes
    F                                    Dm
Are all worn down, the time for sleep is now
                     Bb
But it's nothing to cry about
               F               C    Dm                  Bbm 
Because we'll hold each other soon, in the blackest of rooms 

Continue strumming the Bb minor an extra measure before the last chorus.

Chorus Three 
Dm                   F                Bb            F C
If heaven and hell decide, that they both are satisfied
Dm               F                 C (bar chord)
Illuminate the "no's", on their vacancy signs
Dm                        F              A      Dm C
If there's no one beside you, when your soul embarks
Bb                 Bbm            F    run down to Dm on D string
Then I will follow you into the dark

Repeat last line, ending on F.

that one is pretty right, but not 100%. i changed a few things. i really just use tabs as a guide

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Death Cab for Cutie
"Lightness"
tabbed by Gabriel Adams


Capo 5

verse 1
 C                      D                       Em
there's a tear in the fabric of your favorite dress
                     G
and i'm sneaking glances.
C                             D
looking for the patterns in static
                     Em                 G
they start to make sense the longer i'm at it.

chorus 1
C       D
ivory lines lead
       Em         G
oo wha-ho, oo wha-ho

riff
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verse 2 (same as verse 1)
C                      D                       Em
your heart is a river that flows from your chest
              G
through every organ
C                 D
your brain is the dam
             Em                 G
and i am the fish who can't reach the cord.








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oh, instincts are misleading
you shouldn't think what you're feeling


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they don't tell you what you know you should want


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C  D     Em  G
ivory lines lead
        C  D Em G                   
oo wha-ho,       

Em

there's really not much guitar in that song so i play full chords. cause the real tab would sound stupid w/ just one guitar.