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Author/Artist: Dave Matthews Band
***le: Rapunzel (bass tab)
Album: Before These Crowded Streets
Tuning: B E A D G (five string)
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: [email protected]

I tabbed this off of the Listener Supported Video.
This is on 5/4 time. So don't rush the second half 
of the rhythm. And remember, timing is everything!!
(And I am a guitar player tabbing this stuff out.)

This is on a five string bass, just to let you know.


Intro (5/4 time)
---------------------  ------9-------7--|
------------------5--  ---7-------5-----|
-5--5--5--5---8------  -----------------|Play this 4x
---------------------  -----------------|
---------------------  -----------------|
First ½ of Rhythm      Second ½ of Rhythm                                                                              

The play this . . .                   |Fill|
---------------------------9-------7--|-----------------|
------------------------7-------5-----|-----------------| Then play this 3x
-5--5--5--5---2---3-------------------|-----------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------|
--------------------------------------|--5--/--3--/--1--|
                                                                              
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-5--5--5--5---3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2--| On the 4th time play this
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|

                                                                              
Verse (4/4 time)          |Fill|
------------------------- -------------------------------------------|
------------------------- -------------------------------------------|
--------3---------------- -------------------------------------------|
-3-------------1------3-- ----------5---3---0---3---5---3------------|
------------------------- --5---3----------------------------5--5/2--|                                                                             

(I do my best for you . . .)
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-3--2----3--2----3--2----3-2---|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

Chorus (6/8 time)
-------|
-------|Play this right before 
-------|Dave starts to sing
-------|
-3--3--|
                                                                              
Play this while Dave sings 
Play it this way                   or  This way - 
------------------------------------   -----------------------------|
------------------------------------   -----------------------------|These are 
------------------------------------   -----------------------------|close but
-5---5------------------------------   ---------5-------------------|not
------------6------8------6------5--   --3--3-------6---8---6----5--|perfect
                                                                              
|Fill 1|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|Stefan likes
-----------------------------|to play fills like this
------------3-----5/7-----5--|
-7----5----------------------|
                                                                              
|Fill 2| 
------------|
------------|Just mess around with sliding . . .
------------|
------------|
-/12----3--|
                                                                             
This is that awesome riff that he does in the middle. This is also very accurate, I watched and paused in slow motion each note on the video. If it doesnt sound quite right Ill fix it.
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------6/7--7/8--9/11--11--11/14--14--17--14-14-17--14-14--17--14-14--17-14/11--|
-5/6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

Slide these notes 
Very quick
--------------------  --------|
--------------------  --------|
--------------------  --------|
--------------------  --------|
-11/12/13/12/11/13--  --12/3--|
                                                                              


This is the jam  (4/4 time)
He does the basic verse variation and then just does a couple little other ones.
----------------------|--------|------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|--------|------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|--------|------------------|------------------------|
-----------3---3------|--------|------------------|--------------3--3------|
-3--3--3-----------1--|--0--0--|---3---3/4---5/1--|---3---3---3---------1--|                                                                              

Outro  Play 1x
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-3--2---3--2---3--2---3--2------|
-----------------------------3--|
--------------------------------|
                                                                              
I hope you like it. I'll try to add to it as I listen and watch more of it. But this is very detailed. Remember to slide a lot in this song. You have to listen to the song very carefully to get the bass in the chorus. It is very detailed.

~Adam~