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The Riff Tab by Dave Matthews Band

The Riff tab by Dave Matthews Band

Guitar Tab

Main Riff/Verse

e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|-----0-0h3--------0h2--0-----------0--------|
a|-0h3----------0h3------------0-2-3---3-2----|
e|---------------------------3--------------3-|

There are repetitions of this with octave harmonies later.

Please don't
leave me... (Starting at 0:28)

e|-1----|
b|-1--1-|
g|-2--0-|
d|-3--2-|
a|-3--3-|
e|-1----|

F  C

If you stay
with me...(Starting at 1:14)

e|------|
b|------|
g|----5-|
d|-3--5-|
a|-3--3-|
e|-1----|

F  C

Jam Riff (Starting at 2:15)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------5----------------5--4------------------2----------------------|
d|-----0-0h3--5---------0h2p0--5--4-------------0h2--2-------0--------3-5-5-|
a|-0h3--------3-----2h3--------3--2-------0h2h3------0---2h3---3p2p0--3-5-5-|
e|--------------------------------------3-----------------------------1-3-3-|

If you stay
with me... (Starting at 2:38)

e|------|
b|------|
g|-3--2-|
d|-3--3-|
a|-1--3-|
e|----1-|
  A#  F

So I can't really figure out the second jam starting at 4:27.
It's some sort of variation of the Christmas Song riff. Something like this

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5--5---------7--7--7--7-7--7-------------9--9----9--9--9---8-8--8------|
a|--3--2--5--5---5--5--5--4-4--4------7--7---7--6----x--x--x---x-x--x------|
e|--------3--2------------------------5--4-----------7--7--7---6-6--6------|

Like I said, this is just what I've come up with, and I know it's not entirely right.
Feel free to mess around with it and let me know if you have any advice on anything.

Any help or suggestions is appreciated, but please refrain from being condescending, or
trolling for that matter. If you feel you can make a better one, by all means :)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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