EXAMPLE DAVE MATTHEWS STYLE

[Bar 1] For this typical Matthews-style intro, keep the picking hand relaxed and use the first finger to hold down the 5th fret of the fifth string and the fourth finger to hold down the 7th fret of the fourth string – this will set you up for the moving the bass notes in the next section.

[Bar 5] Moving basslines against a static chord is a very typical Dave Matthews device so use the third finger for the note on the 7th fret of the sixth string and in the next bar I’d suggest the first finger for the 3rd fret and the same finger for the 5th fret.