Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

      
 
 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-------------|
 

 
 
 more to come...enjoy
 
 Shawn Gabel sgabel@engin.umich.edu