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The Only Thing Tab by Dave Matthews Band

The Only Thing tab by Dave Matthews Band

Guitar Tab

Intro

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-------4-------5-5-5-------------3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-3-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------0-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------------|

verse 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-------4-------5-5-5-------------3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-3-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------0-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------------|

Pre-Chorus 1

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0-0-----------| x4
D|--------4-4--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--5--5-------7--5--7--|
A|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--5-------7--5--7--|
E|--2--2------------------------3--3-------5--3--5--|

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

Chorus 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

verse 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-------4-------5-5-5-------------3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-3-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------0-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------------|

Pre-Chorus 2

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0-0-----------| x4
D|--------4-4--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--5--5-------7--5--7--|
A|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--5-------7--5--7--|
E|--2--2------------------------3--3-------5--3--5--|

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

Chorus 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

Then

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-------4-------5-5-5-------------3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-3-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------0-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------------|

Played during solos

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| x8
D|--------4---------4--------4---------4--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--2--2----2--2--2----2--2----2--2--2----|

Pre-Chorus 3

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

Chorus 3

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

Outro

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3-------4-------5-5-5-------------3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-3-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------0-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5------------|

Published: July 12, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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