SWEET MATTHEW - "dont go" Tablature

# For the latest collection of Matthew Sweet chords, go to
# http://www.uark.edu/~cbray/sweet/
#
# If you have any corrections or additions to this file, please email them
# to cbray@comp.uark.edu
#

"Don't Go" by Matthew Sweet

Written by Matthew Sweet
(EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Charm Trap Music 1989-90)
Found on Girlfriend LP (1991)

Transcription arranged by:
Jason Robinson (SporkGD@aol.com or shaft@trib.infi.net)

Folks, this is a tough little number, at least to write it down.
It calls for at least one rhythm guitar, one lead guitar, and if needed,
an extra tremolo rhythm guitar. The basic chord layouts are used the same
throughout the whole song except for one or two changes. The killer here
is the lead part, which is mostly just ad-lib feedback, so this
transcription may not be the most accurate, but it'll help you get an
idea of the note choices used and maybe spawn some improv of your own.

6 (hE) || ------------
5 (B) || ------------
4 (G) || ------------
3 (D) || ------------
2 (A) || ------------
1 (LE) || ------------


Intro: Acoustic Rhythm Guitar(Riff 1)
Bm and Bm variations
6---------------0---------0-----------------0--------0-----------------0------------0-----------------0----------0-------
5--------3--------3----3------------2--------2---2------------2---------2-----2------------3----------3----3---------
4--------4-----------4---------------4----------4---------------3------------3----------------4------------4-------------
3--------4----------------------------4---------------------------4------------------------------4---------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------0------------------|----------2-------------|--- This progression is very similar to Pinball Wizard
5-------0------------------|----------2-------------|---intro by the Who. Last two chords are E and F and
4-------0------------------|----------3-------------|---are stummed to tempo of song(shortened for time's
3-------2------------------|----------4-------------|---sake). This riff is played throughout the song, but
2-------2------------------|----------4-------------|---changes up where indicated. Tremolo guitar enters
1-------0------------------|----------2-------------|---with E chord and plays along with rhythm riff.

Rhythm Change-up Riff
6---------------0---------0----------------0--------0----------0---------|---------2---------|---Play this change up
5-------3---------3----3----------3---------3---3------------0---------|---------2---------|---where indicated in
4-------4------------4------------4------------4---------------0---------|---------3---------|---lyrics.
3-------4--------------------------4-----------------------------2--------|---------4---------|---
2------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|---------4---------|---
1------------------------------------------------------------------0--------|----------2--------|---

Lead Guitar: First solo
6---------------------------------~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5------/ 14--14--14--12--15 \------------------------------------------~~~-------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------------------------------------11------9--7p6h7------12--11-------------
3------------------------------------------------/ 12--12--12--11--9-------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------~~~~------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------~~~~~----------------------
5--------^1/4--------^full \ 1/2 / full----------------------------------12----^1/2--------------------12----^1/2--
4------9/---------11/----------------------------------------------------------9/------\(9)--------------------9/--------
3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--9-----------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------
5--------^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-^1/2-----^full----------------------------------------------------------------
4-----9/------/------/------/------/------/--------9/------------\(9)-----7h9----------------~~~~~~~~---------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-------------^full---------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--7--(7)/-----------------\(7)-----------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------
5-----------------12----------------------
4------------------------------~~~~~~~~~--
3-----9h12p9-------9---12-----------------
2-----------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------

Lead Guitar: Fill before end(during verse)
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------^full------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------12/------\(12)--12p10p8--
4----------------7----------~~~~~~~(hold for 12 counts)-------------------------------------
3-----9p7---------9p7h9------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(w/feedback and tremello)
6-----------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------7------7------^1/2------------7----
5----7--8--9--10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/----------------------
4--------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------------------9p7------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------9------------------------9-------9
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5---------^full-------------------^full-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------
4-----9/------\(9)p7h9--(9)/-------\(9)-----------------------------7p6-----------~~~~~-------------------
3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-------------9/12---12/14----
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6-------------------------(feedback)--------------------------^full------~~~----------------7---------------
5---------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------15/--------\(15)--------------------------------^1/2------
4--------^full---------------------------------------------------------------------------7p6----------------9/------\(9)-
3---14/--------\(14)-------------------------------------------------------------------------9--------9-------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---7--------------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~-----7h9p7--------------7-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3------------9----7----5---------5/7---9---------------------------------------9---7---------9-----------------------
2-----------------------------9------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^full ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6---(feedback)------------------------------^1/4---------7---7/------\(7)-------(tremelo & feedback)---
5---~~~~~~~~~~~---------7--7------7/-----\(7)---------------------------------------------------------------
4---(9)-----------------------------------9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(begin fade)
6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----10----^full---~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4---------7/------\(7)-----------------------6h7\4--------~~~~------------------------~~~---------~~~~~~~
3-------------------------------------------------------5---7------------7-\-5-\-4-/-5-\-2-------/-5-\-4-------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-----------------------AD LIB (I don't care anymore)----------------------------------------------------
3----4h5p4-\-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Structure:

Intro. Acoustic Riff and Tremelo Rhythm

Lyric start:
Bm
Don't Go Don't let my love ...
Em F
There is so much I ...
Bm
Oh don't go Don't bring ...
Em F
There is so much I ...
*rhythm change up
Oh ..

There is so much I ...
Bm
Come back You know I ...
Em F
They keep telling ...
Bm
But it looks like My ...
Em F
I can't watch them put ...
*rhythm change up
Oh ...

I can't watch them put ...
Bm(continue rhythm through solo)
Don't go

First solo here!

Bm
Don't go Don't make me ...
Em F
'cause I need to look ....
*rhythm change up
Oh don't go
Lead fill(end solo start)
I still need to ...
*rhythm change up
Don't ...

I still need to ....
Bm (continue regular rhythm riff till end)
Don't ...

End solo!

No don't ...

Continue solo till you feel like......