smooth rider tabs

[katie]

hey guys - couldn't find smooth rider tabs on the home page. I did a search but I didn't see anything as well. I would love to be able to learn one. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

cheers mates ~

[Coldchillin]

There's a STAND UP TABS IN HERE!!!!!! thread right above this.

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Smooth Rider, by Dave Matthews Band
TENTATIVE tab by Adam Hanley (adwolf16@aol.com)
www.angelfire.com/music4/dmbmidis


Verse:

e--------------------|--------------------|
b--------------------|--------------------|
g--------------------|--------------------|
d--------2-2h4---2-2-|--------2-2h4---2-4-|
a--(4)-4-------4-----|--(4)-4-------4-----|
E-x------------------|-x------------------|

e--------------------|--------------|
b--------------------|--------------|
g--------------------|--------------|
d--------2-2h4---2-0-|---2--2-0-----|
a--(4)-4-------4-----|---2------2-0-|
E-x------------------|---0----------|


Chorus:

e-----|-----|
b-----|-----|
g--2--|--0--|
d--2--|--0--|
a--0--|--2--|
E-----|--3--|

[katie]

thank you love! don't know how I missed that one!

[Coldchillin]

No problem!

[littlefriend]

Quit flirting. You're practically married.

[Coldchillin]

Way to go Frank. One vagina for the rest of your life.

[katie]

I love this song. It's fun to sing!
could you tell me what the paranthesis mean? perhaps the x....

smooches - group hug boys!

xoxo

[Easy E]

its called a ghost note. It could be played without disrupting the song but is usually there for a rhythmic placeholder

[BenHarper]

Dave uses power chords for the chorus.

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--7---5---------
--7---5---------
--5---3---------

And he uses a power chord for the main riff

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--4-------------
--4-------------
--2-------------

[DrumsFoDaSoul]

Get back to "Burning One Down" Ben Harper

[Easy E]

Get back to "Burning One Down" Ben Harper