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The Ocean And The Butterfly Tab by Dave Matthews Band

The Ocean And The Butterfly tab by Dave Matthews Band

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:


e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1--3-----------------1---3--|
G|--4--------x--0--0----4--------x---0---0--|
D|--5-----2--x--2--4----5-----2--x---2---4--|
A|--5-----2--x--3--5----5-----2--x---3---5--|
E|--3--2--0--x----------3--2--0--x----------|




Verse 1: "Once I had a dream":

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1--3-----------------1---3--|
G|--4--------x--0--0----4--------x---0---0--|
D|--5-----2--x--2--4----5-----2--x---2---4--|
A|--5-----2--x--3--5----5-----2--x---3---5--|
E|--3--2--0--x----------3--2--0--x----------|
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Verse 2: "The water and the beach, yeah":

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|------------------------------------0---3-2-0-0-0-0--|
D|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--2---3-3-3-3-2-0--|
A|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--3---------3-3-3--|
E|--3--5--7--8----3--5--7--8----3--1-------------------|

Verse 3: "This empty plastic bag":

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1--3-----------------1---3--|
G|--4--------x--0--0----4--------x---0---0--|
D|--5-----2--x--2--4----5-----2--x---2---4--|
A|--5-----2--x--3--5----5-----2--x---3---5--|
E|--3--2--0--x----------3--2--0--x----------|

Verse 4: "But noone could ever know":

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1--4--3--|
G|------------------------------------0---3-2-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
D|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--2---3-3-3-3-2-0--5--4--|
A|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--3---------3-3-3--6--5--|
E|--3--5--7--8----3--5--7--8----3--1-------------------------|

Verse 5: "Take only what you need":

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1--3-----------------1---3--|
G|--4--------x--0--0----4--------x---0---0--|
D|--5-----2--x--2--4----5-----2--x---2---4--|
A|--5-----2--x--3--5----5-----2--x---3---5--|
E|--3--2--0--x----------3--2--0--x----------|

Verse 6: "So after we're gone":

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1--4--3--|
G|------------------------------------0---3-2-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
D|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--2---3-3-3-3-2-0--5--4--|
A|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--3---------3-3-3--6--5--|
E|--3--5--7--8----3--5--7--8----3--1-------------------------|

[Bridge - I'm showing two variations of the riff here, which Dave often
messes up when he plays it live. There's no "correct" one, so mix and match
as you see fit here]

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-5-7---------4-5---------4-5-7-5-4----------|
D|---5-7---------4-5-7---------5-7-----------7-5-4----|
A|-3-----------5------------7----------------------7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-5-7---------4-5---------4-7-5-4------------|
D|---5-7---------4-5-7---------5-7---------7-5-4------|
A|-3-----------5------------7--------------------7-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-5-7---------4-5---------4-5-7-5-4----------|
D|---5-7---------4-5-7---------5-7-----------7-5-4----|
A|-3-----------5------------7----------------------7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-------4-5-7---------4-5---------4-5-0-3-2-0-0-0-0--|
D|---5-7---------4-5-7---------5-7-------3-3-3-3-2-0--|
A|-3-----------5------------7------------------3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 7: "No, math's no miracle":

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1--3-----------------1---3--|
G|--4--------x--0--0----4--------x---0---0--|
D|--5-----2--x--2--4----5-----2--x---2---4--|
A|--5-----2--x--3--5----5-----2--x---3---5--|
E|--3--2--0--x----------3--2--0--x----------|

[Verse 8: "Machines by selves designed"

e|-----------------------------------------------------3--|
B|------------------------------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1--0--|
G|------------------------------------0---3-2-0-0-0-0--0--|
D|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--2---3-3-3-3-2-0--0--|
A|--5--7--9--10---5--7--9--10---5--3--3---------3-3-3--2--|
E|--3--5--7--8----3--5--7--8----3--1-------------------3--|

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