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Songs Where Dave Plays a Non-Standard Instrument
This is a list of songs on which Dave plays something other than a six-string acoustic guitar in standard tuning, including songs where he plays nothing at all.
Song Instrument Tuning 
#27resonator guitar (7.28.07)
After Everythingbaritone electric guitar
Again and Againorgan (2016)
nothing (2018–present)
Alligator Pieresonator guitarhigh-B
American Baby Introbaritone electric guitar (2023)
Angelbaritone electric guitar
Baby Bluesoprano guitar
Bartender12-string guitar (2000–present)drop-D
Beach Ballhigh-B
Big Eyed Fish12-string guitar
Break Freebaritone electric guitar
Busted Stuffnothing (2010)open Em (2000–2003, 2023)
Can't Stopelectric guitar (2018–present)
Come On Come Onhigh-B
Come Tomorrowhigh-B
Corn Breadresonator guitar (some dates)
Crash Into Meelectric guitar (4.18–4.21.98)
12-string guitar (6.20–6.22.00)
Crushdrop-D
Death on the High Seaspiano
Don't Drink the Water12-string guitar (6.19.00)drop-D
A Dream So Realnothing (2007)
piano (2008)
Eh Heebaritone electric guitar (DMB, Dave & Friends)
Fool to Thinkelectric guitar (6.3.01–12.21.02)
Good Good Timecapo 3 (2004–2006, 2014, 2022)
Grey Street12-string guitar (except Fall 2000)
I Did Itbaritone electric guitar
I Need a Wordbanjo guitar
I Want You (She's So Heavy)baritone electric guitar
Idea of Yousoprano guitar
Falling Off the Roofsoprano guitar
Joyride12-string guitar (2011–present)
JTR12-string guitar
Kill the Kingbaritone electric guitar
Kill the Preacherelectric guitar (except when not preceding Why I Am)
The Last Stop12-string guitar (1999 Dave & Tim, 2010–present)1/2 step down
Louisiana Bayoubaritone electric guitar
Lying in the Hands of Godhigh-B
Mercypiano (DMB 2012–2017, second half only)
Minarets12-string guitar (8.29.00)
Ohhigh-B
The Only Thingelectric guitar (2021)
Out of My Handsnothing (2005–2007 except 4.22.07)
piano (4.22.07, 2008–present)
Pantala Naga Pampaelectric guitar (6.9–6.16.01)
Rapunzelelectric guitar (6.9–6.16.01)
Raven12-string guitar (except 2014–15 acoustic sets)
Recently12-string guitar (6.13.93)
Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)electric guitar
Shake Me Like a Monkeydrop-D
Shebaritone electric guitar
Shotgunsoprano guitar
Singing From the Windowscapo 4 (2020)
Sisterhigh-B
Sledgehammernothing
Smooth Riderbaritone electric guitar (2005–2019)
So Rightbaritone electric guitar
Some Devilbaritone electric guitar
The Space Betweenbaritone electric guitar (2001–2004, 9.7.13, 2023)high-B (2008–2022 except 9.7.13)
Spoon12-string guitar (some 1999 Dave & Tim shows)
Squirmsoprano guitar
Stay or Leavehigh-B
Sweetukulele
Sweet Up and Down12-string guitar (DMB)drop-D
Virginia in the Rainpiano (2015–2016)
What You Arebaritone electric guitar
When the World Ends12-string guitar (2007)
A Whiter Shade of Palesoprano guitar
Why I Amelectric guitar
You Never Knowhigh-B
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