New Song: Windows

[BTBaboon]

Anyone tab this out on the acoustic yet?

[ShotgunDMB]

Enjoyed it. Good little tune

[blaise34]

Sounds like the sequel to Beach Ball in my head

[CapnHani06]

I keep hearing a gently-strummed banjo on this tune in my head. Love it solo but it'd be very cool to hear some minimal accompaniment, too.

[CapnHani06]

Originally Posted by paultwood1

That song sounded like something Gregory Alan Isakov would write and thats a damn good sign if there is going to be a new album.

Yes. I think when I posted about a banjo just now I was envisioning something like the Stable Song.

[alec]

Here is a "mastered" version of Dave's performance of Windows I just made.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KD...ho1XCc03dKiGqH

[CapnHani06]

Originally Posted by alec

Here is a "mastered" version of Dave's performance of Windows I just made.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KD...ho1XCc03dKiGqH

Thank you for this! Really nicely done.

[klt1121]

I thought the song was beautiful and very poignant for this day and age. I have been having a rough year. I have to admit I became a little emotional while listening to it. I like the idea of recording the song and let folks download for money and have the proceeds go to a charity to help folks during this difficult time.

[Royal123]

Glad to hear everyone is opening up and sticking together during these difficult times. I’m doing mental gymnastics with all the changes that are affecting the ones in my life. I hope you all find some peace. That show last night gave me that momentary escape I needed and I hope there is more along the way from other artists.

[ericvol]

Wish Dave would put up a version with accompaniment up on ITunes for purchase and out to the radio.

More people need to hear it right now.

[Whiteyxc514]

Originally Posted by alec

Here is a "mastered" version of Dave's performance of Windows I just made.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KD...ho1XCc03dKiGqH

Thanks for doing this! I am having trouble accessing the file for some reason.

[sean52692]

Lovely new song. To me, it fits in the same vein as Black and Bluebird, VITR, and DYR.

[CrAzYEasyDMB04]

yo wheres that tab though?

[Fpuonpko]

Originally Posted by Whiteyxc514

Thanks for doing this! I am having trouble accessing the file for some reason.

https://soundcloud.com/john-kamichit...ong-march-2020

[#MDMBGA]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

Via Almanac (http://www.dmbalmanac.com/Lyrics.asp...37&sid=22000):

When the war is over
and we go back to everyday, everyday
will it be the same again
when you've been turned inside out and outside in?

Singing from the windows
shadow on the wall, the way they dance
not much of nothing
and look at this fire burning bright

Look at how the children play
none of us know what's to come tomorrow
but I'm not going out today
so dance with me like the time we've got is borrowed

Singing from the windows
sirens in the dark, where are you going?
pretend that it's nothing
but look at this fire burning wild

Well this is how we keep holding on
every day, all day long
but sometimes things just fall apart
no matter how you try, they won't stop

Singing from the windows
something outside and I don't know

When the storm is over
and picking up the pieces of everyday
memories in picture frames
trying to put the inside out and the outside in

Singing from the windows
walking down the hall, nowhere to go
(it'd) be good to see you, but
suppose when it's all said and done

This is how we keep holding on
all the days, all day long
but sometimes things just fall apart
no matter how we try, they can't stop

Singing from the windows
voices outside and no one knows
singing from the windows
we'll get going again

When the war is over

Should be called Everyday, Come Tomorrow or Where Are You Going.

[LetYouDown22]

Put that capo on the 4th fret of the guitar. Zoom in on that YouTube video as it’s the perfect angle to look at what Dave’s playing.

Haven’t seen a guitar tab yet, but it’s a fun one to play around with for sure.

[warehouseguy]

Really loving this new song. Perfect for the time. Let's just hope it sees the light of day on a future album and not relegated to the vault...

[SeanMH]

Originally Posted by #MDMBGA

Should be called Everyday, Come Tomorrow or Where Are You Going.

came here for this

he's running out of ideas

[maythekarma1]

Originally Posted by SeanMH

came here for this



he's running out of ideas

I'm always fascinated by this mindset. Either for some reason you are sadistically wishing the band and Dave fail and fulfil a "told you so argument", or you morbidly cling on to your fandom waiting for it too fall apart.

Can't we just agree that's it's pretty good? It's way better than "jump in the mud of love" and "let the children lead the way."

Ps always loved Where are you going so....

"He's running out of ideas" seems either defeatist or "ha told you so." Just my thoughts.

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[mc2001e]

Originally Posted by SeanMH

came here for this

he's running out of ideas

How many songs have you written....


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[YankeesDMB41]

Originally Posted by SeanMH

came here for this

he's running out of ideas

An artist with recurring themes/motifs/styles in their work. That pretty much applies to every great musician that's ever existed. The man has written close to 200 songs I would guess, things like that tend to happen.

[Royal123]

I love the holier than thou approach of MeatHead Sean, doesn’t it get old after awhile? Stop listening to anything he puts out anymore.

[SeanMH]

Originally Posted by maythekarma1

I'm always fascinated by this mindset. Either for some reason you are sadistically wishing the band and Dave fail and fulfil a "told you so argument", or you morbidly cling on to your fandom waiting for it too fall apart.

Can't we just agree that's it's pretty good? It's way better than "jump in the mud of love" and "let the children lead the way."

Ps always loved Where are you going so....

"He's running out of ideas" seems either defeatist or "ha told you so." Just my thoughts.

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yes, bad parenting advice as well

Originally Posted by mc2001e

How many songs have you written....


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not as many as you, apparently

Originally Posted by Royal123

I love the holier than thou approach of MeatHead Sean, doesn’t it get old after awhile? Stop listening to anything he puts out anymore.

name calling is unnecessary. I expressed an opinion, which obviously disagrees with you. I know Im not the only one who thinks this, but maybe Im the only one so far to say it aloud (on a message board).

I just dont idolize Dave as much anymore,

some of his songs are really good, tho

[mc2001e]

Ya no I’ve written zero - which is why I keep my fucking mouth shut when it comes to others ability to do so.....I imagine you should do the same.


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[bigeyedpigs]

I love this song,especially the lyric "dance with me like the time we got is borrowed". This sounds as if it could have been placed on some devil. Dave is a better writer when writing from a darker place, it just seems he's more hesitant to put those songs out these days.

[dmbfan4ever]

I thought it was “bottled” not borrowed.

I love this song,especially the lyric "dance with me like the time we got is borrowed". This sounds as if it could have been placed on some devil. Dave is a better writer when writing from a darker place, it just seems he's more hesitant to put those songs out these days.

[younevrknow]

Here's a quick stab at tabbing this out. Feedback welcome. I don't know how a tab is supposed to look the way Dave plays C/G chords throughout this song, where he hits the bass note first and then the rest of the chord, esp when fingerpicking

Windows
Dave Matthews
Tabbed from 3/26/20 Livestream

Tuning: Standard Tuning with Capo 4

Intro
E|----------------------(3)-|
B|-----------------1----(0)-|
G|--0--0--0--------0-----0--|       
D|--2--2--2--------2-----0--|
A|--2--------2--3--3-----2--|
E|--0--2--3-----------3--3--|       

Verse ("When the war is over...")
E|----------------------(3)-|----------------------(3)---(3)--|
B|-----------------1----(0)-|-----------------1-----0----(0)--|
G|--0--0--0--------0-----0--|--0--0--0--------0-----0----(0)--|    
D|--2--2--2--------2-----0--|--2--2--2--------2-----0----(0)--|
A|--2--------2--3--3-----2--|--2--------2--3--3-----2---------|
E|--0--2--3-----------3--3--|--0--2--3-----------3--3--2------| 

Transition to Chorus ("But look at this fire burning wild")
E|----------------------(3)-----|
B|-----------------1----(0)--3--|
G|--0--0--0--------0-----0---2--|       
D|--2--2--2--------2-----0---0--|
A|--2--------2--3--3-----2------|
E|--0--2--3-----------3--3------|

Chorus ("Well this is how we keep holding on")
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|--3-----3--|--3-----3--|--3-----3--|-----3--3--|
G|--2-----0--|--0-----0--|--0-----0--|-----0--0--|     
D|--0-----2--|--2-----2--|--2--------|-----------|
A|--------2--|--2--2--3--|--3--2--0--|--0--------|
E|--3--2--0--|--0--------|-----------|--------3--|

[YankeesDMB41]

Originally Posted by SeanMH

yes, bad parenting advice as well



not as many as you, apparently



name calling is unnecessary. I expressed an opinion, which obviously disagrees with you. I know Im not the only one who thinks this, but maybe Im the only one so far to say it aloud (on a message board).

I just dont idolize Dave as much anymore,

some of his songs are really good, tho

There's a difference between idolizing someone, and respecting the vast quality of their work. Saying "Dave ran out of ideas" implies that he sucks now, which I just don't think is true. You have multiple people on these boards saying that Windows made them cry last night. To be writing songs for 30 years, and to still be able to write songs that touch people is an amazing accomplishment.

[bigeyedpigs]

Originally Posted by dmbfan4ever

I thought it was “bottled” not borrowed.

Think it's "borrowed". Although, bottled would work too kinda like a croce reference I suppose.

[CapnHani06]

Originally Posted by SeanMH

came here for this

he's running out of ideas

Originally Posted by YankeesDMB41

An artist with recurring themes/motifs/styles in their work. That pretty much applies to every great musician that's ever existed. The man has written close to 200 songs I would guess, things like that tend to happen.

The attacks on SeanMH aside, which are 1000% unwarranted, this is a really interesting topic. Recurring themes (rather than rehashed or repetitive ideas) are something that I really appreciate about prolific songwriters and authors and give me a satisfying sense of a connected universe/body of work.

Andrew Bird, for random example, does this very deliberately and revisits phrases and imagery all the time from record to record. It's an evolution of a thought, re-contextualizing it to now mean something slightly different. To me, they're easter eggs referencing their own back catalog and it's really cool when I can pick up on it in real-time.

The connection between "Finger Back" and "Harmony Hall" by Vampire Weekend comes to mind, as well ("I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die"). Not to mention the greats (to me) like Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan, who frequently utilize the same words, phrases, and imagery in slightly different ways.

The point is, to outright dismiss recurring themes or phrases as lazy or perfunctory feels unfair to the writer. Obviously we don't know Dave's intent, for sure, but let's give him a little more credit for his presumed genius rather than lambasting him for phoning it in.

Until he throws in another goddam "baby" or "belly jelly" into the mix, and then I'm out for good