Fretplay.com : Tabs : M : Matthews dave band Guitar tabs for Dave Matthews Band: Long black veil Get Long black veil as ringtone now! Here is the Guitar tabs for "Long black veil" by Dave Matthews Band. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the index for Matthews dave band tabs, bass tabs, chords and CD reviews.

Dave+Matthews+Band - Long+black+veil

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:14:26 -0400
From: "Scott Taylor" 
Subject: m/matthews_dave_band/long_black_veil.tab

"Long Black Veil"

from Dave Matthews Band
Listener Supported

Intro

C          sus2
----------------------
----------------------
----9--(9)--------9---
---10--10---12---10---
----------------------
-8-------(8)---8------
play this bar 8 times - w/slight variations


Verse

"Ten Years Ago......

Figure 1                                 (2/4 bar)
---------------- ---------------- ------ -------
---------------- ---------------- ------ -------
---9---------9-- ---9---------9-- --7--- --9----
--10--10-12-10-- --10--10-12-10-- --9--- -10----
---------------- ---------------- -10--- --8----
-8------8--8---- -8------8--8---- ------ -------

---------------- ----------------
---------------- ----------------  end Fig. 1
---9---------9-- ---9---------9--
--10--10-12-10-- --10--10-12-10--
---------------- ----------------
-8------8--8---- -8------8--8----


"There were few at the scene......

repeat Figure 1


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....in a long black veil....

[Figure 2                           ]
          (2/4 bar)
-1------- -1------- ----- -------
-1---1--- -1------- -1--- -1-----
-2---0--- -2------- -0--- -0-----
-3---2--- -3------- -2--- -2-----
-3---3--- -3------- -3--- -3-----
-1------- -1------- ----- -------

"She visits my grave....

repeat Figure 2

"Nobody knows, nobody sees......
------ -1------- -1---3--
-1---- -1---1--- -1---0--
-0---- -2---0--- -2---0--
-2---- -3---2--- -3---0--
-3---- -3---3--- -3---2--
------ -1------- -1---3--

----------------------
----------------------
----9--(9)--------9---  repeat this bar
---10--10---12---10---
----------------------
-8--------8----8------


Verse 2

"The judge said son....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous Chorus


Verse 3

"Well, the scaffold is high and eternity is near....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous chorus


Piano Solo - Butch Taylor

Figure 1 - 8 times (with slight variations)

(these are examples for voicings)
-------------------------
-------------------------
--9-------7-------9-(10)- <~~~ not at the
-10-(12)--9-(12)-10-(12)- <~~~ same time
---------10-------8------
--8----------------------

Chorus (2 times)

"She walks these hills......

play like previous chorus


Outro - w/ Lovely Ladies

"Nobody knows but me.......

vamp on these chords

Csus2     Csus4
-------------------
-------------------
---9--------9-(10)-
--10-(12)--10------
-------------------
---8--------8------





Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
http://www.geocities.com/sequenzax
AOL IM: tromba1B
"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die." - Epicurus