Ants Marching Tab

by Dave Matthews Band
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Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
 
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Notes*
 -Tacet = a musical term simply meaning MUTE
 -The outro is only how my band leaves the song
  and how i leave it when im playing alone in
  front of others. The Rythem is hard to
  explain for it E-mail me at MusicEAD@aol.com
  if you would like me to explain it more elaboratley
 -Phrase 2 is played through all verses and interludes
 -The Chorus is a bit messed up (i felt lazy this took
  long enough) but i put which beats each chords should
  be on.
 -If anyone has ANY recomendations for the bridge
  please E-mail me MusicEAD@aol.com and i will
  edit it thank you.
 -For the intro the D and Dsus4 chords may also
  be played like so (again this is how i play them)
  ________________________________________
 | D = X X 0 7 7 5  | Dsus4 = X X 0 7 8 5 |
  ----------------------------------------
 
 
Chords - E A D G B E
D      - X X 0 2 3 2
Dsus4  - X X 0 2 3 3
G      - 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bm     - X 2 4 4 3 2
Gsus4  - 3 3 0 0 3 3
 
[Intro]
 
Phrase 1
 | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + | 1(3)+ + |
 | D       | Dsus4   | D       | Dsus4   |
E|-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-|-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-|
B|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-|
G|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-|
D|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 
Phrase 2 (for verses too)
 | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + |
 | D                       | G                       |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
 
[Verse 1]
D                  G
He wakes up in the morning
D                       G
Does his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling.
D                G
He never changes a thing
D                  G
The week ends, the week begins. She thinks,
D               G
We look at each other
D                  G
Wondering what the other is thinking
D                G
But we never say a thing
D                  G
And these crimes between us grow deeper.
 
[Solo 1]
 
 | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + |
 | D                       | G                       |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
D                 G
Take these chances
D                G
Place them in a box until a
Bm      D
quieter time
G               Bm     A
Lights down you up and die
 
[Interlude]
 
 | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + |
 | D                       | G                       |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------| X2
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
 
[Verse 2]
D             G
Goes to visit his mommy
    D                       G
She feeds him well, has con-cerns he forgets them
D             G
And remembers be-ing small
D                 G
Playing under the table and dreaming
 
[Chorus]
1          2 |  1    3    4
Bm         D |  G    Bm - A
Take these chan-ces
Bm         D    G   Bm    A
Place them in a box until a
Bm      D
quieter time
G              Bm     A
Lights down you up and die
 
[Interlude/Solo]
(Verse Progression) X4
 
[Verse 3]
D                  G
Driving in on this highway
D                  G
All these cars end up on the sidewalk
D         (tacet)     G
People in every direc-tion
D        (tacet)       G     (tacet)
No words exchanged, no time to exchange them
 
[Bridge]
     G       G/F#   Em
When all the little ants are marching
G       G/F#    Em
Red and black antennas waving
G        G/F#     Em
They all do it the same
G        G/F#     Em
They all do it the same way
 
[Interlude]
 | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + | 1  + a 2  + a 3 + a 4 + |
 | D                       | G                       |
E|-2--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
B|-3--X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
G|-2--X-X-X----------------|-0--X-X-X------0-----0---|
D|-0--X-X-X------4-----4---|-0--X-X-X----------------|
A|----X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|-2--X-X-X--4h5---4h5---5-|
E|----X-X-X----------------|-3--X-X-X----------------|
 
[Verse 4]
D
Candyman tempting the thoughts of a
G
Sweet tooth, torturing the weight loss
D
Program cutting the corners
     G
of a loose end, loose end, cut cut
D                            G
On the fence, not to of-fend cut cut, cut cut
 
[Chorus]
1          2 |  1    3    4
Bm         D |  G    Bm - A
Take these chan-ces
Bm         D    G   Bm    A
Place them in a box until a
Bm      D
quieter time
G              Bm     A
Lights down you up and die
 
[Outro]
(self-made)
(Switch Chord Progression Order On Purpose)
  D                                   G
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------11----11----11----|
D|----------------11----11----11----|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-| X4
A|-11h12-12-12-12----12----12----12-|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
G              Bm     A
Lights down you up and die
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toombzie
Nice tab: One problem -- The chorus actually has a lot more going on - or at least does in the acoustic version: Chorus: Bm D G Bm A Take these chances Bm D G Bm A Bm D Place them in a box until a quieter time G Bm A Lights down you up and die This video shows it pretty clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUpec0kwCfo
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