Updated American Baby Tab (with audio clips)

[Pat M]

Dave Matthews Band
American Baby
Tabbed by Pat McInnis

You can play this with the full chords if you want.
Audio Clip (http://www.patmcinnis.com/abverse.mp3)
E-----------------------
B-----------------------
G------7-----6----4--4--
D-----------------x--x--
A----5-----4------2--2--
E--7-----5--------3--3--

"Stay American baby..."
Audio Clip (http://www.patmcinnis.com/abchorus.mp3)
E-------------
B-------------
G--4----7--6--
D--x----0--x-- Repeat
A--2----5--4--
E--3----7--5--

"I hold on to you..."
Audio Clip (http://www.patmcinnis.com/abriff.mp3)
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-------------------6h7-6------------------6h7-6-7/9--
D------7-9---9-----------------7-9---9----------------
A--7-9-----7-----9---------7-9-----7-----9------------
E--------------7-----------------------7--------------

The jam is the same chords as the chorus, but with a different rhythm.
Audio Clip (http://www.patmcinnis.com/abjam.mp3)


There ya go. :)

[tdowe99]

:thumbsup Nice tab, Pat. Keep on rockin'.

[winterscold]

AWESOME!!!!!!

you wouldn't happen to have one of these for Spoon would you?

Don't go out of your way to make one if you don't, I wouldn't want to trouble you, since you've helped me out once today already.

[som3d3vil34]

Heck yes Pat!! HECK YESSSS!!

You're my tab hero!

[unccrombie]

www.dmbtabs.com go to spoon

[cptnhansel]

what about spoon?

[unccrombie]

winters cold asked for spoon help

[Pat M]

top. i'll see if i can do a spoon one. i can't make a promise though, sorry.

[alphatabs]

Hey Pat, I like the sound of your guitar. Isn't it a tak?

[Pat M]

it is. :)

[johnbro23]

Thanks for the tabs Pat! I'd give you some rep, but I have to "spread some around" first. :rolleyes

[Firedncin8nancy]

Thanks for the tab... Gotta fix it now, thoug! he plays the i hold on to you part starting on the D string by the 2nd fret.... not like it makes a difference with sound but thats what it looked like on the Rove vid

[Pat M]

Thanks for the tab... Gotta fix it now, thoug! he plays the i hold on to you part starting on the D string by the 2nd fret.... not like it makes a difference with sound but thats what it looked like on the Rove vid

yeah, i find that odd though. he tends to stick to the lower strings if he can. i would edit it if i could.

[Popeye2003]

Thanks a lot. :)

[AggieDMBFan06]

i just saw a video of him performing this song and like he plays it up the neck not down where you have it...i dont know how to tab it up or figure it out cause i suck and dont have time but just giving you a heads up about it...good luck

[Pat M]

i just saw a video of him performing this song and like he plays it up the neck not down where you have it...i dont know how to tab it up or figure it out cause i suck and dont have time but just giving you a heads up about it...good luck

yeah, we established that is was starting the d string. it also starts on a open d, not an e.

[TurboPGT]

yeah, we established that is was starting the d string. it also starts on a open d, not an e.

Hey Pat, have you try playing along with the studio version? Have you noticed Dave's guitar is dramatically turned down / distorted? My ears don't like the way my guitar sounds playing over the studio track. However if you play over a live version, with natural guitar, it sounds much better. When you have a guitar with really high quality sound, (which both you and I do) they should melt together if being played correctly...the studio version always sounds a little "out of tune" if you know what i mean, even though its not.

[Pat M]

Hey Pat, have you try playing along with the studio version? Have you noticed Dave's guitar is dramatically turned down / distorted? My ears don't like the way my guitar sounds playing over the studio track. However if you play over a live version, with natural guitar, it sounds much better. When you have a guitar with really high quality sound, (which both you and I do) they should melt together if being played correctly...the studio version always sounds a little "out of tune" if you know what i mean, even though its not.

YES! ha, I went through this same thing.

[AggieDMBFan06]

I dont know what you're talking about, cause i dont know much about music but the video from like england shows this...sorry i dont know how to do the coda thing...


E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------2h3-2-------------------2h3-2-3/5--
G------2-4---4----------------2-4----4---------------
D-2-4------2----4---------2-4------2----4------------
A-------------2-----------------------2---------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

same as you have it...but closer to the neck...i dont know if ppl have been talking about it or came up with this tab already...i havent logged on in forever cause of school...ttyl guys

[Pat M]

I dont know what you're talking about, cause i dont know much about music but the video from like england shows this...sorry i dont know how to do the coda thing...


E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------2h3-2-------------------2h3-2-3/5--
G------2-4---4----------------2-4----4---------------
D-2-4------2----4---------2-4------2----4------------
A-------------2-----------------------2---------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

same as you have it...but closer to the neck...i dont know if ppl have been talking about it or came up with this tab already...i havent logged on in forever cause of school...ttyl guys

yep. thats how its played, except it starts on an open d. (i thiiiiink) i would edit the tab, but ants doesnt allow it.

[TurboPGT]

I dont know what you're talking about, cause i dont know much about music but the video from like england shows this...sorry i dont know how to do the coda thing...


E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------2h3-2-------------------2h3-2-3/5--
G------2-4---4----------------2-4----4---------------
D-2-4------2----4---------2-4------2----4------------
A-------------2-----------------------2---------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

same as you have it...but closer to the neck...i dont know if ppl have been talking about it or came up with this tab already...i havent logged on in forever cause of school...ttyl guys

Hmm, when did Dave play American Baby in England?

:lol

I think that's what I saw in the Rove live video, though i couldn't tell because it was a real choppy video.

Like u said Pat, it surprises me that he'd play it like that....playing the 7's & 9's is much more his style....

[AggieDMBFan06]

well i dont know it was in england and what not...it was like a late night show like dave letterman or whatever...maybe australia i dont know the difference of those accents...