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"Don't Go" by Matthew Sweet

Written by Matthew Sweet
(EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Charm Trap Music 1989-90)
Found on Girlfriend LP (1991)

Transcription arranged by:
 Jason Robinson  ([email protected] or [email protected])

	Folks, this is a tough little number, at least to write it down.
It calls for at least one rhythm guitar, one lead guitar, and if needed,
an extra tremolo rhythm guitar.  The basic chord layouts are used the same
throughout the whole song except for one or two changes.  The killer here
is the lead part, which is mostly just ad-lib feedback, so this
transcription may not be the most accurate, but it'll help you get an
idea of the note choices used and maybe spawn some improv of your own.

6 (hE) || ------------
5 (Chord diagramBB)  || ------------
4 (Chord diagramG+G)  || ------------
3 (Chord diagramD MajorD)  || ------------
2 (Chord diagramA augmentedA)  || ------------
1 (LE) || ------------
	Intro:  Acoustic Rhythm Guitar(Riff 1)
          Chord diagramB minorBm and Chord diagramB minorBm variations
6---------------0---------0-----------------0--------0-----------------0------------0-----------------0----------0-------
5--------3--------3----3------------2--------2---2------------2---------2-----2------------3----------3----3---------
4--------4-----------4---------------4----------4---------------3------------3----------------4------------4-------------
3--------4----------------------------4---------------------------4------------------------------4---------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------0------------------|----------2-------------|---  This progression is very similar to Pinball Wizard
5-------0------------------|----------2-------------|---intro by the Who.  Last two chords are Chord diagramE MajorE and Chord diagramFF and
4-------0------------------|----------3-------------|---are stummed to tempo of song(shortened for time's
3-------2------------------|----------4-------------|---sake).  This riff is played throughout the song, but
2-------2------------------|----------4-------------|---changes up where indicated.  Tremolo guitar enters
1-------0------------------|----------2-------------|---with Chord diagramE MajorE chord and plays along with rhythm riff.

 	Rhythm Change-up Riff
6---------------0---------0----------------0--------0----------0---------|---------2---------|---Play this change up
5-------3---------3----3----------3---------3---3------------0---------|---------2---------|---where indicated in
4-------4------------4------------4------------4---------------0---------|---------3---------|---lyrics.
3-------4--------------------------4-----------------------------2--------|---------4---------|---
2------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|---------4---------|---
1------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|----------2--------|---

	Lead Guitar:  First solo
6---------------------------------~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5------/ 14--14--14--12--15 \------------------------------------------~~~-------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------------------------------------11------9--7p6h7------12--11-------------
3------------------------------------------------/ 12--12--12--11--9-------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------~~~~------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------~~~~~----------------------
5--------^1/4--------^full \ 1/2 / full----------------------------------12----^1/2--------------------12----^1/2--
4------9/---------11/----------------------------------------------------------9/------\(9)--------------------9/--------
3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--9-----------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------
5--------^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-----^full----------------------------------------------------------------
4-----9/------/------/------/------/------/--------9/------------\(9)-----7h9----------------~~~~~~~~---------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-------------^full---------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--7--(7)/-----------------\(7)-----------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------
5-----------------12----------------------
4------------------------------~~~~~~~~~--
3-----9h12p9-------9---12-----------------
2-----------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------

	 Lead Guitar:  Fill before end(during verse)
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------^full------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------12/------\(12)--12p10p8--
4----------------7----------~~~~~~~(hold for 12 counts)-------------------------------------
3-----9p7---------9p7h9------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (w/feedback and tremello)
6-----------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------7------7------^1/2------------7----
5----7--8--9--10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/----------------------
4--------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------------------9p7------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9------------------------9-------9
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5---------^full-------------------^full-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------
4-----9/------\(9)p7h9--(9)/-------\(9)-----------------------------7p6-----------~~~~~-------------------
3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-------------9/12---12/14----
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------------------------(feedback)--------------------------^full------~~~----------------7---------------
5---------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------15/--------\(15)--------------------------------^1/2------
4--------^full---------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------9/------\(9)-
3---14/--------\(14)-------------------------------------------------------------------------9--------9-------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---7--------------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~-----7h9p7--------------7-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3------------9----7----5---------5/7---9---------------------------------------9---7---------9-----------------------
2-----------------------------9------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        ^full   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6---(feedback)------------------------------^1/4---------7---7/------\(7)-------(tremelo & feedback)---
5---~~~~~~~~~~~---------7--7------7/-----\(7)---------------------------------------------------------------
4---(9)-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   (begin fade)
6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----10----^full---~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------7/------\(7)-----------------------6h7\4--------~~~~------------------------~~~---------~~~~~~~
3-------------------------------------------------------5---7------------7-\-5-\-4-/-5-\-2-------/-5-\-4-------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-----------------------AD  LIB (I don't care anymore)----------------------------------------------------
3----4h5p4-\-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Structure:

Intro. Acoustic Riff and Tremelo Rhythm

Lyric start:
Chord diagramB minorBm
Don't Go    Don't let my love ...
              Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramFF
There is so much I ...
Chord diagramB minorBm
Oh don't go   Don't bring ...
             Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramFF
There is so much I ...
*rhythm change up
Oh ..

There is so much I ...
Chord diagramB minorBm
Come back   You know I ...
                Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramFF
They keep telling ...
Chord diagramB minorBm
But it looks like   My ...
           Chord diagramE minorEm                       Chord diagramFF
I can't watch them put ...
*rhythm change up
Oh ...

I can't watch them put ...
Bm(continue rhythm through solo)
Don't go

First solo here!

Chord diagramB minorBm
Don't go   Don't make me ...
             Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramFF
*rhythm change up
Oh don't go
                                     Lead fill(end solo start)
I still need to ...
*rhythm change up
Don't ...

I still need to ....
Chord diagramB minorBm (continue regular rhythm riff till end)
Don't ...

End solo!

No don't ...

Continue solo till you feel like......


Submitted by: Meantabber90

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