Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
Her the first part of Sweet Home Alabama as it appeared
in GW several years ago.
pm -- palm muted
po -- pull off
ls -- legato slide (first note picked only)
x -- fret hand muting (percusive tone)
s -- when under the tabs it indicates sixteenth notes
t -- trill, fast hammer-on pull-off combination
Moderate 100bpm 4/4 time
Gtr. 1 measure 1 Section A
spoken "turn it up!"
[D] [Csus2]pm [G]pm po po po
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------| |----------2---------------0----|--------0--0----------------2/0| |--0--0------0---------------0--|-------------------0-2/0-------| |--------------3(0)3------------|--------------0/2--------2-----| |-------------------------------|-3(0)3-------------------------|
Gtr. 2 measure 1
ls
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------7-----| |-------------------------------|--------------------------9\7/9| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[ss] [s] [s]
Gtr. 1 measure 3
pm pm po po
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------| |----------2---------------0----|--------0--0--2/0-0-4/0-----5fb| |--0--0------0---------------0--|-------------------------0-----| |--------------3(0)3------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-3x3---------------------------|
Gtr. 2 measure 3
|--legato phrasing--------------|~~~~~~vibrato~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-7----------9-7----------------|(7)----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr. 1 measure 5
[D] pm [G] po po po
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3--------------3----3--|-------3----3------------------| |--------2--------------0----0--|-------0----0-------------2/0--| |--0--0-------x--------------2--|-------0----0-----0-2/0--------| |----------------3(0)3----------|--------------0/2-------2------| |-------------------------------|3-x-3----3---------------------|
Gtr. 2 measure 5
Riff A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
let ring---| let ring---| let ring---------------------|
ls t
|-----0-------------------0-----|----3---------------3----------| |----------3---------3-------3--|---------3----3/5--------5\3---| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr. 1 measure 7
[D] pm [G] ls
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3--------------3----3--|-------3-----------------------| |--------2--------------0----0--|-------0------------0----------| |--0--0-------x--------------0--|-------0----------0------------| |----------------3(0)3----------|--------------1/2--------------| |-------------------------------|3-x-3--------------------------|
Gtr. 2 measure 7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Riff A ends++|
let ring---| let ring---| |-----0-------------------0-----|----3---------3----------3-----| |----------3---------3-------3--|---------3----------3----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------Gtr. 1 measure 9 Section B (Verses begin here and so does D.S.)
1.Big wheels keep on turnin'
2.Well I heard Mister Young sing about her
3.In Birmingham they love the govnor' boo hoo
4.Now muscle shoals has got the swamp us
D Csus2 G po po
||-------------------------------|------------------------------| ||--------3--3----------3---3----|-------3----------------------| ||*-------2--2----------0---0----|-------0----------0----0------| ||*-0--0--------------------0----|-------0--------0-------------| ||---------------3--3------------|------------0/2-----------0/2-| ||-------------------------------|-3--3-------------------------|
Gtr. 2 measures 9-15 follows Riff A (played 2 times)
Gtr. 1 measure 11
Carry me home to see my kin
Well I heard old Neil put 'er down
hoo Now we all did what we could do
An' they been known to pick a song or two
[D] [Cadd2] [G]
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------3--3----------3---3-----|-------3----------------------| |--------2--2----------0---0-----|-------0-----------0----------| |--0--0--------------------2-----|-------0-----------0----------| |---------------3--3-------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3--3-------3--3--------------|
Gtr. 1 measure 13
Singin' songs about the southland
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
Now Watergate does not bother me
Lord they get me off so much
[D] [Csus2] [G]
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------3--3----------3---3-----|-------3----------------------| |--------2--2----------0---0-----|-------0----------0----0------| |--0--0--------------------0-----|-------0--------0-------------| |---------------3--3-------------|------------0/2-----------0/2-| |--------------------------------|-3--3-------------------------|
Gtr. 1 measure 15
I miss ole 'Bamee once again I think it's a sin yes
A southern man don't need him
Does your conscience bother you
They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue
[D] [Cadd2] [G]
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------3--3----------3---3-----|-------3---3------------------| |--------2--2----------0---0-----|-------0---0-------0---0-0----| |--0--0--------------------2-----|-------0---0-------0---0-0----| |---------------3--3-------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3--3--------3--3-------------|
more to come...enjoy
Shawn Gabel sgabel@engin.umich.edu
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