LYNYRD SKYNYRD - "swamp music" Tablature

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From: "frederic briere" <ilie_cobra@hotmail.com>
Subject: l/lynyrd_skynyrd/swamp_music.tab
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:30:10 -0400

Song : Swamp music
Artist : Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tabbed by : Frederic Briere
Ilie_cobra@hotmail.com

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
bb - 1 1/2 tone bend
H - hold bend
r - release bend
/ - slides
~ - vibrato
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
(*) - harmonics

I'm not sure of anything in this song, so there might be mistakes. Don't be
affraid to e-mail me if you think I suck...

This is a blues progression quite simple

The basic chords are E A B7

E

E---0---------
B---0---------
G---1---------
D---2---------
A---2---------
E---0---------

A

E---0---------
B---2---------
G---2---------
D---2---------
A---0---------
E-------------

B7

E---2---------
B---0---------
G---2---------
D---1---------
A---2---------
E-------------

Intro

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------(5-6)---(7)--(9-7)----(7)(7)-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E-----5h6h7---0----3h4--0--5----7p5--0---5--5--------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------(5-6)-----(7)-----(5-6)------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----0---0---3h4---0---5---0---3h4---0--0------------------

Guitar 2

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------0h1-----2------4------2---2--------------
D-------------------------2-------------2---2--------------
A----------------------2-------------2---------------------
E--------------0-------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------0h1------2----------0h1------------------------
D--------------------2-------2-------2--2------------------
A----------------2--------2--------------------------------
E---0---0--------------------------------------------------

MAIN RIFF

Then repeat that

E (Let's call it riff E)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------0h1-----2------4------2---2--------------
D-------------------------2-------------2---2--------------
A----------------------2-------------2---------------------
E--------------0-------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------0h1------2----------0h1------------------------
D--------------------2-------2-------2--2------------------
A----------------2--------2--------------------------------
E---0---0--------------------------------------------------

Then

Guitar 2

A

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------6---7---9---7---7---0h2--6--7---6--------------
D-----------7---7---9---7---7--------7--7---7--------------
A---0------------------------------0-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

OR

I suppose you can play it directly from the A chord..

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--------2----3-----5-----3--3-----------2--3--2-----------
G--------2----2-----2-----2--2-----------2--2--2-----------
D--------2---(2)---(2)---(2)(2)---------(2)(2)(2)----------
A-----0---------------------------0---0--------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

E------------------------------------9--7--4~/-------------
B------------------------------------8--6--3~/-------------
G---2--------5p4p2p0-h2----------/9--9--7--4~/-------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Back to riff E (MAIN RIFF)

Then B7

Guitar 1

E-------7--------------------------------------------------
B-------7------9------7h8--9----7h8------------------------
G--------------9------7----9----7--------------------------
D-------------------------------------9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---------10-----8-----7------5-----3p2p0------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----/7------5-----4------2----------------0h2------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E riff

Guitar 1 (transition)(0 :50)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------0-------2--------------------------------------
A------0h2-----0h2-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------3~----0----------------------------

E riff

Guitar 1

E-----4--5-----7------5--5----------4--5--4----------------
B-----5--5-----7------5--5----------5--5--5----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----4--5-----7------5--5----------4--5--4----------------
B-----5--5-----7------5--5----------5--5--5----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then A riff

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------6---7---9---7---7---0h2--6--7---6--------------
D-----------7---7---9---7---7--------7--7---7--------------
A---0------------------------------0-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1

E------------------------------------9--7--4---------------
B------------------------------------8--6--3---------------
G---2--------5p4p2p0-h2----------/9--9--7--4---------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Back to E riff

Guitar 1

E-----4--5-----7------5--5----------4--5--4----------------
B-----5--5-----7------5--5----------5--5--5----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----4--5-----7------5--5----------4--5--4----------------
B-----5--5-----7------5--5----------5--5--5----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then B7

Guitar 1

E-------7--------------------------------------------------
B-------7------9------7h8--9----7h8------------------------
G--------------9------7----9----7--------------------------
D-------------------------------------9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------10-----12-------13-------14-----17br-----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-------/7------9------10--------11------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Chorus (E)(1 :22)

Swamp swamp swamp....

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----12---12---12---12---------9---7---9-------------------
G----12---12---12---12---------9---7---9-------------------
D---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------(9)-(7)-(9)------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Swamp swamp swamp....

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------/14--12---------------------------------------------
A---------------14/12--10--12-10---------------------------
E----------------------------------12--10----12------------

Then B7

And...

Guitar 1 (Harmonics : to make it sound, you have to touch the string with
your thumb while you are picking...)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----5--7*------5-7*---5-7*---5-7*---7p5/3-3h5~-----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 1 (transition)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------0-------2--------------------------------------
A------0h2-----0h2-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------3~----0----------------------------

Solo (1 :42) :

E-----------12---------------------------12----------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----11b-----------11r---9~--------11b----------11r--9~---
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------12--------------------------
B-------------------------12b------12r------12--12---------
G----------9---11brb--------------------11b---------11r----
D------11--------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------12--12------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----9-11-9------9-9---------9-9-------9-11b--------------
D-------------11----------11---------11--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E------------12-12-----------------------------------------
B--------------------------12-12-----12-12------12-12------
G------11b------------11b--------11b-------11b-------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------12-12-------12-12-------12-12------12-12-------
G------11b---------11b---------11b---------11b-------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------12-14-12-
B--------------------------------------12-12--14-----------
G-----11r-9--11------9-11-9----9--/13----------------------
D----------------11---------11-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--------12-15b-----------12h15p12-------------------------
B----14-----------------------------15b--------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--------12-------12-------12-------12-------12------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----11b------11b------11b------11b------11b---------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then E riff

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----x-x-x-x-x----12*--12*---12*--------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

(2 :18)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------12----------------------
G----------9----11----9h11---11/13----9-----11----9--------
D-----9h11---11----11--------------------11----11----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----11-9----9---------------------------------------------
A--------------11/9--7~------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then A

Guitar 1

E----------7------------7-------------7--------------------
B-------------12*----------12*-----------12*---------------
G-----11b*---------11b*---------11b*---------11b*----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------7------------7-------------7--------------------
B-------------12*----------12*-----------12*---------------
G-----11b*---------11b*---------11b*---------11b*----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----11br--9------9----------------------------------------
D-------------11-----11-9~---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then B7

Then piano pass

Back in E

Then (2 :44)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------/7---7---------5--------------------------
E----3b---3b-------------5h6h7-----7/5--3------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------/7~------------------------------------
E----0-0---0--3--0-----------------------------------------

Chorus

Swamp swamp swamp....

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----12---12---12---12---------9---7---9-------------------
G----12---12---12---12---------9---7---9-------------------
D---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------(9)-(7)-(9)------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D---------0-------0----------------------------------------
A---------------------5h7---7----------5-------------------
E----0h3-----0h3----------------5h6h7-----7/5--3-----------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------/7~----------------------------------
E----0-0----0--3--0----------------------------------------

Swamp swamp swamp....

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------/14--12---------------------------------------------
A---------------14/12--10-12-10----------------------------
E--------------------------------12--10--12----------------

Then B7

E-----10-------10-------10-------10-------10---------------
B---------12b------14b------12b---------------14-12--------
G--------------------------------------------------14------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E riff

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------12------12-------12----12----12--------------------
G-------11r-----11r------11r---11r---11r-------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

B7

E------7-------------------------7-------------------------
B------7----9----7h8---9---7h8---7-------------------------
G-----------9----7-----9---7-------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----(8)--(7)---(5)---(3)---(2)----------------------------
B-----8----7-----5-----3-----2-----------------------------
G-----9----7-----6-----4-----2-----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Ending

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------0-----------------------------------------------
A-------------------5h7----7---------5---------------------
E-----0h3-----0h3-------------5h6h7-----7/5--3-------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------/7~-------------------------------
E------0-0---0---3---0-------------------------------------

That's it. Everything's in there...

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