WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching Bass | Ver. 1
Im 98% sure this tab is correct, but Im still open to corrections. E-mail me at
Every hyphen counts as a 32nd note (one beat every 8 hyphens)
0:11 Main riff x3
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #1 x2
G-|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #2 x1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---7-----7-----|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
1 2 3 & 4-e-&-uh|
Main Riff x7
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #1 x1
G-|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Bridge #1
quieter time Lights...
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------0-4-|5---4-5-7---5-7-9---7-9-11--9-11|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & u 2 e & u 3 e & u 4 e & u
Fill #1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|12--------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #3
G
G-|57------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Main Riff x2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #4 x1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---7---7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|------------2-------0-----------|
E-|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
*THESE ARE ALL 8th NOTES (sorry for the discontinuity in hyphen-timing)
*Also, there should be a slide between every note you can slide to (it looked funny)
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|12--11--11--9---9---7---7---5---|5---4---4---2---2---0---0-------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|------------2-------0-----------|
E-|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
Main riff x3
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Bridge #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4---------------|--------7-----7-9---7-9-11--9-11|
A-|5-----------4-5----/-/-/-/-/-/-/|10--9-10----10------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & u 2 e & u 3 e & u 4 e & u
Fill #1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|12--------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Main riff x1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Bridge #3
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----People in every direction---|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|--------------------------------|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
2:18 Bridge #3
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----No words exchange no ---time|--to exchange when--------------|
A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3--------------------2---3------|
Breakdown #1 ( ) barely audible fill
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|------------5---7---7---5-------|
E-|3-----------2-------3---5---0---|----5---7-------------------7---|
Breakdown #1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|------------9-9-9---9---7p5p0---|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|--------------------------------|
Breakdown #1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------7-5-4-7-----------------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|----0---------------------------|
Breakdown #1
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|------------5---7---------------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|--------------------------------|
Main riff x2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Bridge #4
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4---------------|-----------------------7----7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3---3-------3---3---------------|
Bridge #4
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------7-----------|
A-|5-------------------------------|------------------------5-------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------3-----------------------|
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|------------2-------0-----------|
E-|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
*THESE ARE ALL 8th NOTES and there should be slides... same as last time.
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|12--11--11--9---9---7---7---5---|5---4---4---2---2---0---0-------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Refrain
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|------------2-------0-----------|
E-|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
Main riff x2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Bridge #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4---------------|--------7-----7-9---7-9-11--9-11|
A-|5-----------4-5----/-/-/-/-/-/-/|10--9-10----10------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & u 2 e & u 3 e & u 4 e & u
Violin Solo
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|12------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Violin Solo X2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Violin Solo
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------3-------5---|
Breakdown #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|------------5---7---7---5-------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|----5---7-------------------7---|
Breakdown #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|------------9-9-9---9---9---9---|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|--------------------------------|
Breakdown #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------7p5p4-7p5p4-7p5p4-7p5p4-|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|----0---------------------------|
Breakdown #2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|3-----------2---------------0---|--------------------------------|
Breakdown #2 pt. 2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|----4-------------------4-------|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|5-----------3---------------2---|--------2-----2-2---2-------2---|
Breakdown #2 pt. 3
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|2-----------5-------------------|------------2-------0-----------|
E-|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
He does some incomprehensible stuff that sounds like a bunch of bass growling in
this first measure. If you know what it is, Im up for suggestions.
Fill # 5
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|----------------5---5---5-7-7---|
A-|------------------------5---5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Fill #2 X2
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------4-------4-------|----------------5---7-----7-----|
A-|5-----------4-5-----4-5-----5---|------------4-------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
1 2 3 & 4-e-&-uh|
Outro
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5~~~----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G = grace note (extremely quick note)
The hyphen thing didnt work when the notes got into the double-digited numbers or
where there were triplets. Sorry bout dat.
I went ahead and did all the fills for some weird reason, so youre welcome I guess.
Once again, anything you need/want to know about this song, e-mail me at
Also, I want to do a supplemental video showing you how to play this song.
However, I am lazy, so e-mail me if you really want me to.
The main pattern of the song is:
Main Riff x14
Bridge #1
Main Riff x5
Refrain
Main Riff x3
Bridge #2
Main Riff x2
Bridge #3
Breakdown #1 x4
Main Riff x2
Bridge #4
Refrain
Main Riff x2
Bridge #2
Violin Solo x4
Breakdown #2 x4
Breakdown #2 pt. 2
Breakdown #2 pt. 3
Main Riff x3
Outro
