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All times in tab below are referencing the album version.

"Hoedown" Beginning:
E|----------------------- -------------- -----
B|----------------------- -------------- -----
G|----5---3-----5---3---- ---5---3---5-- --5--
D|------5---5-----5---5-- -----5---5---- --5--
A|--3---------3---------- --3----------- --3--
E|----------------------- -------------- -----

Intro:
E|------------------------------------------
B|---------1-1---------------1-1------------
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2--------
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(x2)--3-3-3-3-3-3-(x2)---
A|---0------------------(0)-----------------
E|------------------------------------------

When harder strumming starts:
e:--------------|
B:---1------1---|
G:---2------2---|
D:---2------3---|
A:---0------0---|
E:--------------|

Intro part 2 (1:37):
Dave's part live
                 G  F
e:---------------3--1---  ---1---|
B:---1--1--1--1--0--1---  ---3---|
G:---2--2--2--2--0--2---  ---2---|
D:---2--2--2--2--0--3---  ---0---|
A:---0--0--3--X--2--3---  -------|
E:---------------3--1---  -------|
                          End into verse..

Tim plays this live after the F chord
   F
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-2---------------
D|-3--3-2-0--------
A|-3--------3-2----
E|-1---------------

Verse:
E|--1--3----------1--3---------
B|--3--0--1-------3--0--1-1----
G|--2--0--0--2----2--0--0-0----
D|--0--0--2--3----0--0--2-0----
A|-----2--3--3-------2--3-2----
E|-----3-----1-------3--------- 

(3:19) Lead into chorus:
E|-------
B|---1---
G|---2---
D|---3---
A|-------
E|-------

Chorus:
     Am    C   G    F
E|---0---------3---(1)---
B|---1-----1---0---(1)---
G|---2-----0---0----2----
D|---2-----2---0----3----
A|---0-(2)-3---2----3----
E|-------------3----1----

(3:45)*
Instrumental
e:---2--------------------------|
B:---3---3----------------------|
G:---2---0----------------------|
D:---0---2----------------------|
A:-------3----------------------|
E:-----------0-1--3--0-6-5--3---|

e:---2----------------------------------------|
B:---3----------------------------------------|
G:---2----------------------------------------|
D:---0-----3--3-0---5--5-0--------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------|
E:-------1--------3--------0-1--3--0-6-5--3---|

e:---2----------------------------2----------------------|
B:---3---3------------------------3----------------------|
G:---2---0------------------------2----------------------|
D:---0---2------------------------0-----3--3-0---5--5-0--|
A:-------3-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------0-1--3--0-6-5--3---------1--------3---------|

e:---2----------------------|
B:---3----------------------|
G:---2----------------------|
D:---0-----3--3-0---5--5-0--|
A:--------------------------|
E:-------1--------3---------|

e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------|
A:---3p0-0--3p0-0--/5~--5~----3p0-0--3p0-0--/5~--5~-----|
E:------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------1--0---|
G:----------------------------------0--0---|
D:----------------------------------2--0---|
A:---3p0-0--3p0-0---8-7-5--7-5-3--5-3--2---|
E:-----------------------------------------|

(4:43)
E|-----1-0-------------0--------------
B|----3---3-------------1----1---1----
G|---2--------0-------0--0--2---0-----
D|--0-------------0--2-----3---2------
A|-----------2---2--3-----------------
E|----------3---3---------------------

E|-----1-0-------------------------------
B|----3---3------------------------------
G|---2-----------------0----0------------
D|--0---------0---0---2----0----(x2)-----
A|-----------2---2---3----2--------------
E|----------3---3------------------------

After the last chorus is a variation of the riff from 3:45. 
(* symbol above to *^ symbol. Once you reach *^ jump to part below.)
That section ends with this to move into the outro.

E|-----------2---------------3--0---
B|-----------3---------------3--1---
G|-----------2----------3-5--3--0--- Into the Outro below...
D|-----------0---------5---3-5--2---
A|---3p0-3p0---3p0-3p0----------3---
E|----------------------------------

Outro:
    Gm     C
E|--------------
B|---------1----
G|---3-----0----
D|--(0)----2----
A|---1-----3----
E|---3----------

"That's not a star that's a satellite" 
     F  C
E|----------
B|---1--1---
G|---2--0---
D|---3--2---  back into Gm - C
A|---3--3---
E|---1------

Dave_Matthews_Band_-_Under_the_Table_and

Tuning

Standard E-A-D-G-B-E

Studio Track

Video Reference

Drunken Soldier

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