What Would You Say? by The Dave Matthews Band; transcribed by David Plitt; Antsmrchn2@aol.com

This song has three sections: the verses and chorus, pre chorus, and jam section.

Chorus, verses and intro:  (a ì/î means to slide) riff 1


e------------------------0---0------0------------------------------
b--------------0------3/5---5------5-------2--2--2/3--0----------   Play this three times,
g----------0------2-----4---4------4----------------------2-------   and then play riff 2 once.
d--------------------------------------------------------------2----   Do this for the intro, the
a--------------------------------------------------------------------  verses, and the chorus.
e----3/5------------------------5-------3---------------------------

riff 2
                                                                A5
e----------------------0---0------0-------0-
b-------------0-----3/5---5------5-------2-
g---------0------2----4---4------4-------0-    Play this once after playing riff 1 three times                      
d------------------------------------------2-    for the intro, verses, and the chorus.  Also play
a------------------------------------------0-    this once after each pre chorus.
e---3/5-----------------------5------3----0-

Pre-chorus

    F       F   F        G G  G      Am        Am    Am   G          G  G           F              E sus4?
e--1-----1--1-----3--3--3----0--------0-----0----3-------3--3--------1-----------0---
b--1-----1--1-----3--3--3----1--------1-----1----0-------0--0--------1-----------0--- 
g--2-----2--2-----4--4--4----2--------2-----2----0-------0--0--------2-----------2---
d--3-----3--3-----5--5--5----2--------2-----2----0-------0--0--------3-----------2---
a--3-----3--3-----5--5--5----0--------0-----0----2-------2--2--------3-----------2---
e--1-----1--1-----3--3--3----0--------0-----0----3-------3--3--------1-----------0---
  Rip  Away  The  Tears...... Drink  A  Hope  To  Happy  Years.. And  You  May  Find

         F             G
e-----1---------3----------------------------
b-----1---------3----------------------------
g-----2---------4---------------------------- After this, play riff 2 once.  Then go into the
d-----3---------5---------------------------- chorus.
a-----3---------5----------------------------
e-----1---------3----------------------------
   A  Lifetimeís  Passed  You  By


Jam Part- This part has two sections.  I donít know what many of these chords are called, but I am pretty sure that this is how you play them.

Part one- Daveís solo and beginning of sax solo. (riff 3)

e----3-----3---3--3---0----0--0--0----0--0--0-------
b----2-----2---2--2---2----0--0--0----0--0--0-------
g----2-----0---0--0---2----2--3--2----2--2--2-------  Play this four times, and then play riff 
d----2-----2---2--2---2----2--2--2----0--2--0-------   4 four times
a----x-----x---x---x---0----0--3--2----2--2--2-------
e----x-----x---x---x---0----0--0--0----0--0--0---0---
         
Riff 4
e---11/12--12----11/12--12---12---12-----12-----12--12-
b---11/12--12----11/12--12---12---12-----12-----12--12-
g---11/12--12----11/12--12---12---12-----12-----12--12-  Play this four times after playing
d---10/11--11----10/11--11---11---11-----11-----11--11-  riff 3 four times.  Then, play 1
a----x--x----x-----x--x----x----x-----x------x-------x---x--  verse cycle for the harmonica
e----x--x----x-----x--x----x----x-----x------x-------x---x--  solo.


Structure: Intro (three riff 1ís, one riff 2), repeat.  Verse (same), pre-chorus, riff 2, chorus (same as verse- three riff 1ís, one riff 2), verse (same), pre-chorus, chorus (same), verse (same), jam- (four riff 3ís, four riff 4ís), three riff 1ís, one riff 2, pre-chorus, riff 2.


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