Sway Blue October
All tabs are of my own making.
Track Listing
1. Breathe, It's Over
2. Sway
3. Angels In Everything
4. Bleed Out
5. Debris
6. Fear
7. Things We Don't Know About
8. Hard Candy
9. Put It In
10. Light You Up
11. Things We Do At Night
12. Not Broken Anymore
13. To Be
Blue October
Breathe, It's Over
Track 1
E-------------------------------------------------| B-------3---------------------------------------3-| G-------------------------------------------------| D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------|
2X
E-------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------3-| G-------2-----------------------------------------| D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------3-| G-------2-----------------------------------------| D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| B-------3---------------------------------------3---| G-------------------------------------------------4-| D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----4-| A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------2-| D-----------3/5---5-----0---------------------------|
Blue October
Sway
Track 2
Guitar 1
Verse
E-------------------------------------------------| B-2-2-(16x)-2-2--4-4------2-2--2-2--4-4-------2-2-| G---------------------3-3----------------3-3------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1
E-1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~--1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~-| B--2-------2---------2---2~------2-------2---------2---2~----| G---1~------3---------1~----------1~------3---------1~-------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-1~-----112~-----221~----------1~----112~-----221~--------| B------------------------2~-----------------------------2~-| G----------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Post-Chorus
Guitar 1
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-7-7--6-6---4-4--7-7---7-7--6-6---2-2-(2X)-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-| G-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E--------------------| B--------------------| G--------------------| D-6~--6/8~--8/3~-----| A-4~--4/6~--6/1~--4~-| E-----------------2~-|
Verse
E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| B--2-2--4-4-4---------2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-------2-2--|------2-2----------2-2-| G--------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-------|-3-3----------3-3------| D--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| A--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2--2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-6--6-6--2-2---1-1---6-6---2-2---2-2---1-1---2-| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar 2
E----9-------9---9---9---9--9---9-11-| B--9-----9-9-------9----9-----9------| G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| A------------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
Chorus
There's a 3rd guitar in the song doing this throught the entire thing...
D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-44444444444444446666666666666666111111111111111-----------------| E------------------------------------------------2222222222222222-|
Blue October
Angels In Everything
Track 3
Verse
3x
E----------------|---0-------3---| B-0-1-0----------|-----1-------3-| G-------0-2--0---|-2--------0----| D---------3--0h2-|-2------0------| A----------------|-0------2------| E----------------|--------3------|
3x
E----------------|---0------0-------3-------3---| B-0-1-0----------|-----1------1-------3-------3-| G-------0-2--0---|-2---------------0-------0----| D---------3--0h2-|-2-------------0--------------| A----------------|-0------0------2--------------| E----------------|---------------3-------3------|
Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G---------55555555--------55555555--------5555555522222222--------|
D-3333333355555555333333335555555533333333555555552222222255555555|
A-3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333330000000055555555|
E-11111111--------11111111--------11111111----------------33333333|
Chorus
E----0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------1-----| B------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------1-------1---| G---0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2--0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2-| D-------------------------------------------------3-------3--------| A-3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------------------| E---------------------------------3-------3------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G-5555555522222222----------------|
D-55555555222222225555555533333333|
A-33333333000000005555555533333333|
E-----------------3333333311111111|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
2x
E---------------3-----|------------3-------3------3-----3---| B-0-1-0--------1------|-0-1-0-----1--1----1--1------1-----1-| G-------0-2--2----0---|-------0-2------2-------2------------| D---------3-------0h2-|---------3-------3-------------------| A---------------------|-------------------------3-----3-----| E---------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 same as before
Break
Guitar 1
E-1--0--1--0--1--0--0--3-| B-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-| G-2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0-| D-3--2--3--2--3--2--2--0-| A-3--3--3--3--3--3--0--2-| E-1-----1-----1--------3-|
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2
E-0---0---3---1-| B-1---1---3---1-| G-0---2---0---2-| D-2---2---0---3-| A-3---0---2---3-| E---------3---1-|
Blue October
Bleed Out
Track 4
Capo 1
Verse
E----------|-----2---|----------|------| B-3--3--3--|-3-5---3-|-3--3--3--|-5--5-| G--22-22-2-|---------|--22-22-2-|--22--| D----------|---------|----------|------| A----------|---------|----------|------| E----------|---------|----------|------|
^^^^^ ^^^
"Let me off my knees" "Everyone but me"
Chorus
Guitar 1
E-----6--6-| B-4~----4--| G----------| D----------| A----------| E----------|
Guitar 2
E--------------(3x)----------------|----------------------------------| B----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G---------77777777-----------------|---------77777777-----------------|
D-55555555777777777777777799999999-|-55555555777777777777777777777777-|
A-55555555555555557777777799999999-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-|
E-33333333--------5555555577777777-|-33333333--------5555555555555555-|
Guitar 3 - 3rd time do 8x10 instead of 10x12
E------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1313131313131313121212121212121210101010101010101212121212121212-|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A-11111111111111111010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-81010101010101010-| E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
Guitar 1 same as Chorus
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------| B-------------------------------|----------------------------------| G-----------------7777----------|----------------------------------| D-55555555555555557777-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-| A-55555555555555555555-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-| E-3333333333333333-----5-555555-|-33333333333333335555555555555555-|
Guitar 3 - 3rd time skip the 10x12 and do 8x10 once
E------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1313131313131313131313131313131312121212-10-10101010101010-|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A-1111111111111111111111111111111110101010--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E------------------------------------------------------------|
Blue October
Debris
Track 5
Intro/Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------------| B-3-3-3---7-7--5-5-| G-4-4-4---7-7--6-6-| D------------------| A------(8x)--------| E------------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------| B-3-2-0---3-2-0---0-3---0--0-3---0-| G-------2-------2-----2--------2---| D----------------------------------| A----------------------------------| E----------------------------------|
Chorus - "She's the only one"
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro
Guitar 2
E---------------------------| B-3--3-2-3--3-2-3--3-2-0----| G-------------------------2-| D---------------------------| A---------------------------| E---------------------------|
Verse 2
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro - Come in at "And in my sea"
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------|---------| B-3-2-0-3-0-2-0---3-2-0---0-2-0---|-0-3-2-0-| G---------------2-------2-------2-|---------| D---------------------------------|--(4x)---| A---------------------------------|---------| E---------------------------------|---------|
Guitar 3
E-----------------| B-----------------| G-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-| D-----------------| A-----------------| E-----------------|
Solo
Guitar 1 & 2
E----------------| B----------------| G-4~--2~---------| D-4~--2~--5~--4~-| A-2~--0~--5~--4~-| E---------3~--2~-|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------| B--------------------------5-5-5-5-| G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222--------| D----------------------------------| A-------------(3x)-----------------| E----------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------5-7-8-7-8-10-12-14-15-| G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222----------------------| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_october/sway_tab.html )
E-11b-11b-11b-11b--7-7-|-777/5-555/3-333/2-222-| B----------------------|-----------------------| G---------(3x)---------|-----------------------| D----------------------|-----------------------| A----------------------|-----------------------| E----------------------|-----------------------| E-11b-11b-11b-11b-7-9-9-9-10-10-121415-|-------------| B--------------------------------------|-12-14-15-17-| G--------------------------------------|----(2x)-----| D--------------------------------------|-------------| A--------------------------------------|-------------| E--------------------------------------|-------------|
Blue October
Fear
Track 6
Pre-Chorus
E-----------9---------9---------9------|-----------9--------9-------9------| B-9-10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10---10---|-9-10-9-10---10-9-----10-9----10-9-| G------------------------------------9-|-----------------------------------| D---------------(3x)-------------------|-----------------------------------| A--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
E--------------------------------------------|----------------------| B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-| G--------------------------------------------|----------------------| D--------------------------------------------|--------(2x)----------| A--------------------------------------------|----------------------| E--------------------------------------------|----------------------| E------------------------------------------------| B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-10~-| G------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
E---0~----0~-----------|----| B----------------------|----| G-2-----1-------2~--4~-|-1~-| D-------------0-----2~-|----| A----------------------|----| E--------(2x)----------|----|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus starting at "La Aah Aah"
E-----------------------------------------| B-10~--9~--7~--10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------(2x)--------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Blue October
Things We Don't Know About
Track 7
This song is primarily chords with this riff in verses and throughout.
Easy to figure out.
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------| B--------------3----------------|-----------------3----------------| G-------------------------------|----------------------------------| D----4----4----------4----4-----|--------0----0---------4----4-----| A-5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-5-|-4h5-2-----2---2----2-----2---2-2-| E-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
[A] [G] [G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [G]
Verse
Pre-Chorus
[A] [G] [A] [G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [A] [G] [G] [A] [A] [G] [G] [G] [G] [A] [A]
[A] [G] [A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [G] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [G] [A] [G]
[C] [C] [G] [G]
Blue October
Hard Candy
Track 8
Intro
Guitar 1
E----------------------| B----------------------| G----------------------| D----------------------| A---2-3-5555-33522-----| D-5---------------5555-|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------|------------------------------------------| B------------|------------------------------------------| G------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-| D------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-| A------------|-3-2-5-2-33333333222222225555555555555555-| D-0--3-0-3-5-|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-----------------------------|----------|------------| B-3-7-8----3-7-8----3-7-8-8-7-|-3-7-8----|--5-3-1-----| G-------5--------4------------|-------4--|--------4-2-| D-----------------------------|----------|------------| A-----------------------------|----------|------------| D-----------------------------|(1st time)-------------|(2nd time)
Break
Guitar 1
E-----------------------| B-----------------------| G-----------------------| D-----------------------| A-----------------------| D-0--0--3-0-3-5-5555555-|
Guitar 2
E----------------| B----------------| G-7--7--5--5-4---| D----------------| A----------------| D----------------|
Soft Chorus following Break
E-----------------------------------| B---------------------------------3-| G----------------------------4------| D-5--3-2-----5-----------------5----| A--------------2---------2----------| E--------------------------5--------|
Blue October
Put It In
Track 9
Intro
Guitar 1 in ()
E-----------------------------------|
B-(33333333222222220000000000000000)|
G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A--2222222---------2222222----------| E---------033333330-------033333330-|
Verse - "I wouldn't care"
Guitar 1 in ()
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-(3333333322222222000000000000000033333333555555557777777777777777)|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-2222222---------2222222---------2222222---------2222222-----------| E--------033333330-------033333330-------033333330-------0333333330-|
Pre-Chorus - Guitar 1 in ()
E-(9~)-------------|-(9~)--------------| B------------------|-------------------| G------------------|-------------------| D------------------|-------------------| A------------------|-------------------|
E-0000000033333333-|-0000000033333333--|b
Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2
E---------------------------0-|---------(3rd time)--------0-| B-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G-7777-99------77-------------|-4444-77-7777-99-------------| D-7777-99-9999-77-5555-77-2---|-4444-77-7777-99-5555-77-2---| A-5555-77-9999-55-5555-77-2---|-2222-55-5555-77-5555-77-2---| E---------7777----3333-55-0---|-----------------3333-55-0---|
Post Chorus - Guitar 1 in ()
E-----------------------------------| B-(3)-----(2)----(0)----------------| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A---2222222---------2222222---------| E-----------3333333---------3333333-|
Break
Guitar 1 & 2
E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------|
D-99999999777777772222222255555555|
A-99999999777777772222222255555555|
E-77777777555555550000000033333333|
Outro
Guitar 1
E------------3--------------------------6---| B-5---5-3-0------0--0----5---5-3-0---5---5--| G---4----------2-----------4----------------| D-----------------0---0------------0--------| A-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| D----------------------------------| A--------------55--------------33--|b E-0-000330-000----0-000330-000-----| E----------------------------------|
Blue October
Light You Up
Track 10
Intro/Verse
Guitar 1
E-15-15--13-13---------------| B---------------15-15--13-13-| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A----------------------------| E----------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1 in () tremolo from "You can't admit your poison"
Guitar 2
E-(13)----|
B---------| G---------| D---------| A---------|
D-3-0-8-8-|
Verse 2
Guitar 1 - same as Intro at "In no way is it worth"
Guitar 3
E------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B---------------------10-|---------------------8---------------11-10----| G-10-1010-1010-1010-10---|-10-1010-1010-1010-10---10-1010-1010-------10-| D------------------------|----------------------------------------------| A---------(2x)-----------|----------------------------------------------| E------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
Guitar 1 - same as Chorus 1 from "You can't admit your poison"
Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1 from start
Guitar 3 - same as Verse 2 from start
Post-Chorus
Guitar 1 w/ delay
E-----------------------------------------------------| B--------10---------10---11-10-13---------11-10-13----| G-10--10-----10--10-----------------12-10----------10-| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1
Guitar 3 - High E-13 tremolo
Blue October
Things We Do At Night
Track 11
Intro
Guitar 1 tremolo
[E--]
[B-3]
[G--]
[D--]
[A--]
[D--]
Verse
Guitar 1 continuing from Intro
Guitar 2
E-10-9~---10-9-7~---10-9~-| B-------------------------| G-------------------------| D-------------------------| A-------------------------| D-------------------------|
Guitar 3
E-9----------12---------14----------17--------| B---10----------10---------15----------17-----| G------11~---------11~--------16~---------14~-| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E-----------------------------|-------------------| B-----------------------------|-------------------| G-----------------------------|-------------------| D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-| A-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-| D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
[E---]
[B---]
[G---]D-0~
A-0~
E-0~
Guitar 2 & 3 same as Verse 1
Break
Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------| B---5-7~-----5-7------------------------| G-7--------6-----6~---4-6-7~---4-6-7-6~-| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-3-2~---3-2~---3-2~---5-3~-| B---------------------------| G---------------------------| D---------------------------| A---------------------------| E---------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----12-14~------12-14----------------12~----------------| B-15----------14-------14~---12-14-15-------12-14-15-14~-| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (Verse 3)
Guitar 1
E-------------------| B-------------------| G-------------------| D-0~---4~---5~---7~-| A-0~---4~---5~---7~-| E-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
Guitar 2 & 3 same as verse 1
Blue October
Not Broken Anymore
Track 12
E/F in the Pre-Chorus I play as such.
[E-1]
[B-1]
[G-2]
[D-3]
[A-3]E-0
It sounds a little weird but I think it fits. A B-chord you
could probably get away with too.
Intro/Chorus - Am F C G
Verse - Am C F-C G
Pre-Chorus - Em F Em F F E/F G
Order
Intro - 1x
Verse - 2x
Pre-C - 1x
I/C --- 2x
Verse - 2x
I/C --- 2x
Verse - 2x
I/C --- 4x
Verse - 1x
Blue October
To Be
Track 13
No Guitar
Questions?
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