Belly Belly Nice tab by Dave Matthews Band

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C majorC

Intro:

  Acoustic
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------5------5-----|
A augmentedA|---------3---------------3-------|---------3------------------------|
E MajorE|-5---5-----5-----5---5-5g--5---5-|-5---5-----5-----3-----3g-3-----x-|


 |
 | Electric - repeats similarly
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------7-5----|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------5----------------7-5----|---------5------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7-----7-----7---7-7g--------|-7---7-----7---------5----5~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------3------3---------|

Verse 1:

  Acoustic - play 8x
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------5---5--------|
A augmentedA|---------3---------------3---x-x-|---------3--------------------x-x-|
E MajorE|-5---5-----5-----5---5-5g--5-x-x-|-5---5-----5-----3-----3------x-x-|
 |
 | Electric - repeats similarly with Acoustic
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------7-5----|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------5----------------7-5----|---------5------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7-----7-----7---7-7g--------|-7---7-----7---------5----5~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------3------3---------|


Chorus:

  Electric Part (Acoustic strums noted chords):

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|
G+G|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|
D MajorD|-9---7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-x---x---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------5-----5-5---5---5---5---|-----3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G+G|---------6-----6-6---6---6---6---|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7---7---|-4-------4-------4-4-4---5-5-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------5---5---------5---|
BB|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---------7---|
G+G|---------7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---------7---|
D MajorD|-9---7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|---------7-7-7-7---7---------7---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-x---x---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------------------------------|----10p9---9p7---7p5---5~--------|
BB|---------5-----5-5---5---5---5---|-0-------------------------------|
G+G|---------6-----6-6---6---6---6---|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Per

Verse :

  Acoustic - play 2x
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------5------5-----|
A augmentedA|---------3---------------3-------|---------3------------------------|
E MajorE|-5---5-----5-----5---5-5g--5---5-|-5---5-----5-----3-----3g-3-----x-|
 |
 | Electric - repeats similarly with Acoustic
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------7-5----|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------5----------------7-5----|---------5------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7-----7-----7---7-7g--------|-7---7-----7---------5----5~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------3------3---------|


Verse 2:

  Acoustic - play 8x
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------5---5--------|
A augmentedA|---------3---------------3-------|---------3--------------------x-x-|
E MajorE|-5---5-----5-----5---5-5g--5---5-|-5---5-----5-----3-----3------x-x-|
 |
 | Electric - repeats similarly with Acoustic
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------7-5----|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------5----------------7-5----|---------5------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7-----7-----7---7-7g--------|-7---7-----7---------5----5~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------3------3---------|


Chorus 2 Electric Part:

  Electric Part (Acoustic strums noted chords):

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------8-8-8-8---8p7---8-------|---------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----|
G+G|---------7-7-7-7---7-----7-------|---------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----|
D MajorD|-9---7---7-7-7-7---7-----7-------|---------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-9---x---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-----5---5-----5-5---5---5-5-5---|-----7---5-5---------------------|
G+G|-----6---6-----6-6---6---6-6-6---|-----7---6-6-----7-7-------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-7-7---|-----------------9-9-----7~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-9---------------------------9---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------10-10-10-10---7----5---7---|
BB|-------------------------7-----x-|-7--------7--7--7--7---7----5---7---|
G+G|-------------------------7-----x-|-7----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9---9---9~------9---9-9-7-----x-|-7----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7---|---------------------------------|
BB|---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7---|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---7---|-7~------6~------4~--------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------|-------------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------9-|-----7-------5-------4-------7/9-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|------------------------13---10---|
BB|---------7-----7-7---7---7---7-7-|-------8-7-----10-10----10---10---|
G+G|-7-------7-----7-7---7---7---7-7-|-------7-7-----12-11----11---11---|
D MajorD|---------7-----7-7---7---7---7-7-|-------9-7-----12-12--------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-7/9------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  A augmentedA
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--9~------11--9~-----11--9~--|-----11--9~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-------------------9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  5/8 bar (2 1/2 normal beats)
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----9-9-11-11-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-12------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|


Bridge:

  C majorC                   G+G
e|---------8----8--8-------8--8--8--8--|---------7----7--7s------7----7--7s|
BB|---------8----8--8-------8--8--8--8--|---------8----8--8s------8----8--8s|
G+G|---------9----9--9-------9--9--9--9--|---------7----7--7s------7----7--7s|
D MajorD|---------10---10-10------10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Bb majorBb                 Fsus4Fsus4          C majorC
e|---------6----6-6--------6----6-6-|---------6----6-6s--x-x-x---------|
BB|---------6----6-6--------6----6-6-|---------6----6-6s--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-|
G+G|---------7----7-7--------7----7-7-|---------5----5-5s--x-x-x-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|---------8----8-8--------8----8-8-|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

repeat Bridge similarly


Saxophone Solo:

  Acoustic- play 4x (Same as Verses)
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------5------5-----|
A augmentedA|---------3---------------3-------|---------3------------------------|
E MajorE|-5---5-----5-----5---5-5g--5---5-|-5---5-----5-----3-----3g-3-----x-|
 |
 | Electric - repeats similarly
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------7-5----|----------------------------------|
G+G|---------5----------------7-5----|---------5------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7-----7-----7---7-7g--------|-7---7-----7---------5----5~------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------3------3---------|


Violin Solo Electric Part:

  Taken from live version, acoustic plays chords noted above:

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|--------------------------7------|
G+G|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|-----7---6~------7---6~-------9--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------0--------0--------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-7-------------7-----------------|

repeat Violin Solo


Final Chorus:

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7---|---------7----7----7----7---7-7--|
G+G|-7-------7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7---|---------7----7----7----7---7-7--|
D MajorD|---------7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7---|---------7----7----7----7---7-7--|
A augmentedA|-----9---------------------------|-9---x---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-----5---5-----5-5---5---5-5-5---|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----6---6-----6-6---6---6-6-6---|-----7-------7-------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-7-7---|---------------------9-9-----7---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-/9-----/9-------9-------9-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  B minorBm                D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------10-10-10-10---7----5---7---|
BB|-------------------------7-----x-|-7--------7--7--7--7---7----5---7---|
G+G|-------------------------7-----x-|-7----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9---9---9~------9---9-9-7-----x-|-7----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  A augmentedA                 B minorBm
e|---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7---|---------------------------------|
BB|---------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7---|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---7---|-7~------6~------4~--------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------|-------------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------9-|-----7-------5-------4-------7/9-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-0-------------x-----------------|
A augmentedA|-9-------------x-----------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|-6/7-7---6/7-7---6/7-7---6/7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-7-------------x-----------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|-----7---6~------7---6~---7---6~-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-0-------------x-----------------|
A augmentedA|-9-------------x-----------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro:

  A augmentedA
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|-11--9~------11--9~-----11--9~--|-----11--9~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-------------------9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

                        C majorC
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|----------------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-|-----------------------|
D MajorD|----9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12----------------|--10-------------------|
A augmentedA|-12----------------------------------------|--10-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|--8--------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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