Bartender

[tangeman1]

I really want to learn to play bartender and I am having trouble getting the strumming right, does anyone know the strumming pattern for bartender?
Thanks
Zach

[schollz51]

I really want to learn to play bartender and I am having trouble getting the strumming right, does anyone know the strumming pattern for bartender?
Thanks
Zach

u might wanna check out bartender from storyteller's.it has a good sound 2!

[tangeman1]

where can i download the storytellers video?

[winston]

Hey - Use a P2P program like Kazaa.

If you don't have one goto:

http://www.kazaa.com

Do a search for Dave Matthews Storytellers. That is where I got my copy at.

WINSTON

[gravedigger]

I love the Bartender from Storytellers but its different from how he plays it now. It's all good though - learn it from that and you'll be cool

peace,
Ken

[gcom007]

download the solo acoustic one from benaroya, 10/24/02

[insidethewarehouse]

I wouldn't go by the old dave and tim style. What u should do is do the hammer-on then take ur finger off the 5th fret, play the A string fretted on the third fret for about one beat and put it back on the 5th fret. Just follow leroi's horn.

[tangeman1]

Thanks for all of the good advice. Does anyone know of a complete tab line for line all the way through. I have got the strumming down I think but know I am haveing problems with the tranitions between each of the riffs.
Thanks again,
Zach

[madtadder]

Thanks for all of the good advice. Does anyone know of a complete tab line for line all the way through. I have got the strumming down I think but know I am haveing problems with the tranitions between each of the riffs.
Thanks again,
Zach

Intro

Verse: (Play the verse riff through once for each line of lyrics)
If I go,
before I'm old.
Oh brother of mine please don't forget me,
if I go.
Bartender please,
fill my glass for me.
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free, after
three days in the ground.
Oh and if I die,
before my time.
Oh sweet sister of mine please don't regret me,
if I go.
Bartender please, fill
my glass for me.
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free after
three days in the ground.
Bartender please, fill
my glass for me.
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free after
three days in the ground.

Chorus: (Play the chorus riff through once for each line of lyrics)
I'm on bended knee I pray Bartender please
Oh when I was young I didn't think about it, <--for these two lines, play the
But now I can't get it out of my mind <-----------intro riff
I'm on bended knee please father please

Verse:
Oh if all this gold,
should steal my soul away.
Oh dear mother of mine, please redirect me,
if this gold.
Bartender you see, this
wine that's drinking me.
Came from the vine that strung Judas from the devil's tree roots
Deep deep in the ground
Bartender you see, this
wine that's drinking me.
Came from the vine that strung Judas from the devil's tree roots
Deep deep in the ground.

Chorus:
I'm on bended knee I pray Bartender please
I'm on bended knee please mama please
Oh when I was young I didn't think about it, <--again, the intro riff for
But now I just want to run and hide <------------these two
I'm on bended knee Bartender please

Outro

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Intro
E:----------
B:----------
G:----------
D:----------
A:-3h5---5--
D:-0-----0--
   1_4   4

Verse
E:-----------------
B:-----------------
G:-----------------
D:-----------------
A:-5--5---3h5---5-- <---finger 4
D:-4--5---0-----0-- <---finger 2 on 4(finger 3 on 5)
          1_4   4

Chorus
E:----------
B:----------
G:-4--------
D:-4-----5--
A:-2-----5--
D:-------5--
         3

Outro 
E:-(2)------------------(2)--
B:--3------3------3------3---
G:--2------4------4------2---
D:--0------5------5------0---
A:---------5------5----------
D:---------------------------

[gcom007]

I wouldn't go by the old dave and tim style. What u should do is do the hammer-on then take ur finger off the 5th fret, play the A string fretted on the third fret for about one beat and put it back on the 5th fret. Just follow leroi's horn.

the old dave and tim style was bizarre...it made the song sound demonic or something...

[jaspa]

download the solo acoustic one from benaroya, 10/24/02

I was at this show, I'd like to know where to find this. I've looked all over Kazaa.

[MattyTrane]

I liked the one from Storytellers, I think the effects Tim used were really cool and added a lot to the song.

[Chumpnet]

Since it was so easy to tab the strumming pattern for Bartender and also it was requested, I also added the sequence of riffs to play through the song. The transitions are just moving between the riffs.

I strumming pattern'ed it from the Virgin megastore video. Dave doesn't play the outro so I didn't include it.

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Tabbed from Virgin Megastore
Drop D Tuning

Bartender
Dave Matthews Band

Note: The first four strings are played as muted strings.

Intro (I)
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:---------------------------------
D:---------------------------------
A:-3h5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---
D:-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---
   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse1 (V1)
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:---------------------------------
D:---------------------------------
A:-5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-
D:-4---4-4-4---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-
   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse2 (V2)
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:---------------------------------
D:---------------------------------
A:-----5-5-----5---5-5-5---5---5-5-
D:-0---4-4-----5---5-5-5---5---5-5-
   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Chorus
E:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:-4------------------------------
D:-4----------5-------------------
A:-2----------5-------------------
D:------------5-------------------
   Wail away  Wail away some more

Intro
V1 I V1 I
"If I go..."
V1 I V1 I
"Oh brother of mine..."

V2 I V1 I
"Bartender please..."
V2 I V1 I I
"With the wine..."

V1 I V1 I
"Oh and if I die..."
V1 I V1 I
"Oh sweet sister..."

V2 I V1 I
"Bartender please..."
V2 I V1 I
"With the wine..."
V2 I V1 I
"Bartender please..."
V2 I V1 I I
"With the wine..."

Chorus
"I'm on bended knee..."
I I
[No Vocals]
I I
"Oh when I was young..."
Chorus
"I'm on bended knee..."
I I I I

V1 I V1 I
"If this gold..."
V1 I V1 I
"Oh dear mother..."

V2 I V1 I
"Bartender you see..."
V2 I V1 I
"Came from the vine..."

V2 I V1 I
"Bartender you see..."
V2 I V1 I I
"Came from the vine..."

Chorus
"I'm on bended knee..."
I I
[No Vocals]
Chorus
"I'm on bended knee..."
I I
[No Vocals]
I I
"Oh when I was young..."
Chorus
"I'm on bended knee..."
I I I I

[MattyTrane]

damn, where do you get the time..

[jpittman]

download the solo acoustic one from benaroya, 10/24/02

I was at this show, I'd like to know where to find this. I've looked all over Kazaa.

Ants Marching has SHNs of the show. It's a pretty damn good recording.