From: sgabel@heathcliff.engin.umich.edu (Shawn M Gabel) 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-------------| Shawn Gabel sgabel@engin.umich.edu