Chanson: Sweet Home Alabama Artiste: Lynyrd Skinyrd Source : www.jauko.nl/tot/tab/l/lynyrd_s/sweet_h.htm 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 G pm 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 G pm 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 G pm 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-------------| Subject: Re: EASY crd/tab: SWEET HOME Here is a very easy way to play Sweet Home Alabama. It is NOT EXACTLY the way they do it, but it is very close and sounds good to me. AUTHOR'S NOTE: h - denotes hammer on p - denotes pull off 1. INTRO The following riff is the INTRO (I think they play it twice) D C G |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------| |----------2---------------0----|--------0-----------------0----| |--0--0------0---------------0--|-------------------0-0h2----0--| |--------------3p0-3------------|------------0-0h2--------------| |-------------------------------|-3p0-3-------------------------| ^from here to the end of the measure play quickly 2. VERSES During the VERSES you can just repeat the following two measures, or play the INTRO measures if you like the picking. D C G |--------2-------------0--------|--------3----------------------| |--------3-------------1--------|--------0----------------------| |--------2-------------0--------|--------0----------------0-----| |--0--0--0-------------2--------|--------0---------0-0h2-----0--| |----------------3--3--3--------|--------2---0-0h2--------------| |-------------------------------|--3--3--3----------------------| 3. CHORUS During the CHORUS I repeat the following four measures (again, you could substitute the picking of the intro instead of strumming the chords). D C G |--------2-------------0--------|--------3----------------------| |--------3-------------1--------|--------0----------------------| |--------2-------------0--------|--------0----------------0-----| |--0--0--0-------------2--------|--------0---------0-0h2-----0--| |----------------3--3--3--------|--------2---0-0h2--------------| |-------------------------------|--3--3--3----------------------| D C |--------2-------------0--------|-------------------------------| |--------3-------------1--------|-------------------------------| |--------2-------------0--------|------0------0------0----------| |--0--0--0-------------2--------|--0h2----0h2----0h2----2--0----| |----------------3--3--3--------|-----------------------------2-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| NOTE: About the neat little riff between the verses and the solo, well I don't have them figured out yet. Does anyone else? Here are the lyrics, just in case. SWEET HOME ALABAMA Big wheels keep on turning, carry me home to see my kin singing songs about the southland. I miss ole bamy once again and I think it's a sin. Yes. Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her. Well, I heard ole Neil put her down. Well, I hope Neil Young will remember a southern man don't need him around anyhow. Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue. Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor. Oooh hoo hoo. Now we all did what we could do. Now Watergate does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth. Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue. Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you. Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers and they ve been known to pick a song or two. Lord, they get me off so much, they pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how about you. Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue. Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you. Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue. Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you. Added bonus: Here are the chords to FREEBIRD: |G D |Em |F C |D | and to GIMME THREE STEPS: verses: |D |A7 |D |E7 A7|D |G E7 |D |A7 | and chorus: |D |A7 |D |A7 |