Chords with lyrics
"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 (
BB) || ------------
4 (
G+G) || ------------
3 (
D MajorD) || ------------
2 (
A augmentedA) || ------------
1 (LE) || ------------
Intro: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar(Riff 1)
B minorBm and
B 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
E MajorE and
FF 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
E 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:
B minorBm
Don't Go Don't let my love ...
E minorEm
FF
There is so much I ...
B minorBm
Oh don't go Don't bring ...
E minorEm
FF
There is so much I ...
*rhythm change up
Oh ..
There is so much I ...
B minorBm
Come back You know I ...
E minorEm
FF
They keep telling ...
B minorBm
But it looks like My ...
E minorEm
FF
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!
B minorBm
Don't go Don't make me ...
E minorEm
FF
*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 ....
B minorBm (continue regular rhythm riff till end)
Don't ...
End solo!
No don't ...
Continue solo till you feel like......
Submitted by: Meantabber90