As played by Dave Matthews Band on 'Remember Two Things'
  

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As played by Dave Matthews Band on 'Remember Two Things'
    

Transcribed at 12:11pm, March 8th, 1998 by Cody Rahn

(Elaboration is welcome)

=slide up*
/=slide down*
H=hammer
P=pulloff
^=Bend, marked next to note. 1/2 step unless otherwise specified
^=Stacatto note (marked outside of staff)
%=repeat previous measure


 __3__
|     | =Triplet timing, both regular and double triplets——watch spacing (above staff)


This is a great song, especially for the bass player, from Dave's early
album, 'Remember Two Things.' I've had multiple requests for this song, so
here it is in it's entirety, including the choppy little bass solo.

Here we go

*****
Intro
*****

Ok, the guitar jams 7 measures before the bass comes in. these are 
measures 7 and 8 of the intro:

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

*****
Verse
*****


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————3———————————————————|—————————————————%—————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|—————————————————%—————————————————|
E|———3———————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————%—————————————————|—————————————————%—————————————————|
A|—————————————————%—————————————————|—————————————————%—————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|


This same line is repeated thru the first section of the first verse. 
They then change to alternating between the 3rd fret on the D string
and the 5th fret on the E string, as follows (repeated):


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————3———————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|———————————————————————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|


Right before the chorus section, they end the verse like this:
                                                  _3_
                                                 | | |
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———3—3—3—3—3—3—3———————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|

******
Chorus
******


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————9———————————————7———————|——————————10—————————7—7—X—9—7—————|
A|———————9———————————————7———————————|———————————————————————————————9———|
E|———7———————————5———————————————————|———8———————————7———————————————————|
                                                               
    "People stare...."

                                         
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————9———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————————————|———————9———————————————————9———————|
E|———5———5—5—5———5———————5———5———5———|———7———————————7———————7———————7———|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|



***************
Quiet Interlude
***************


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————3h5—X———————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————3h5———————3—3h5—————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|———————————————————————————————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————3h5—5———————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————3h5———————3—5———————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|———————————————————————————————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|——————————————/8———————3———————5———|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|———————3—3—3———3—3———3—3———3h5—————|
A|———————————————————————3———————5———|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———3———————————5———————————————————|———3———————————————————————————————|



Bass solo section:

      _______3_______                     _______3_______
     |       |       |                   |       |       |
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4 e & a
G|——————————————————10———————————————|———————————————11h12——10———————————|
D|——————————12————————————————————12—|——————————12——————————————10101012—|
A|——10———————————————————————————————|——10———————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
                     ^
      _______3_______                     _______3_______
     |       |       |                   |       |       |
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4 e &
G|——————————————————10———————————————|——————————————————12——10———————————|
D|——————————12————————————————————12—|——————————12——————————————101012———|
A|——10———————————————————————————————|——10———————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
                     ^                                   ^
      _______3_______                     _______3_______
     |       |       |                   |       |       |
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4 e & a
G|——————————————————10———————————————|———————————————11h12——10———————————|
D|——————————12————————————————————12—|——————————12——————————————10101012—|
A|——10———————————————————————————————|——10———————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
                     ^                                          
      _______3_______                     _______3_______ ___3___
     |       |       |                   |       |       |   |   |
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|——————————————————10———————————————|——————————————————10——11——12———————|
D|——————————12————————————————————12—|——————————12———————————————————————|
A|——10———————————————————————————————|——10———————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
                     ^                                   ^   ^   ^

The above is repeated, improvised on, etc..


Boogie—woogie part:

     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————5———————2———————3———————4———|—————————————————%—————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————————————|—————————————————%—————————————————|
E|———3———————0———————1———————2———————|———————————————————————————————————|


     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|———————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————%—————————————————|———————5———————8———————7———————6———|
A|—————————————————%—————————————————|———————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————————————|———3——————/6———————5———————4———————|



Pretty cool song. Hope you guys like it.

Cody—



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"Could I have been Anyone Other than Me?"

Dave Mattews
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About Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. Founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. In August 2008, LeRoi Moore died due to complications from an ATV accident. Grammy Award-winner Jeff Coffin, of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, has since filled Moore's spot as the band's saxophonist. Rashawn Ross and Tim Reynolds have also become full time touring members of the band. With musicians who each have roots in differing genres, including jazz, classical, soul, rock, bluegrass, and hip-hop, the band has come together to create an eclectic sound which has earned them fans from a variety of quarters.

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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