Swing On This Chords & Tabs
Alice In Chains Swing On This.
Tabbed by Alex "AGV" Vera
alexveratelecaster@yahoo.com
I was surprised that nobody had done the guitar for this song so I figured I'd do it.
Guitar tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Bass tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
^=bend
/=slide down
~=vibrato
Opening Bass
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-6--4-----------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4--2---------------2--4--4^5--4--2--------|
|----------------4-0-2--3--4-------------------4-2--4|
|--------4--------------------------------------------|
|-6--4-6----------------------------------------------|
|-----------5--4--2-------------2--4--4^5--4--2-------|
|--------------------4-2--3--4-------------------4-2-4|
While the bass is playing that in the intro the guitar does this.
G
|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------|
|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------|
|-5-5----------------------5--------------------------|
|-6-6----------------------6--------------------------|
|-6-6----------------------6--------------------------|
|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------|
Guitar verse
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/swing_on_this_tab.html ]
|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|
|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|
|-5---5--5----3---3--3----5---5--5----5--3-3-4-|
|-6---6--6----4---4--4----6---6--6----6--4-4-5-|
|-6---6--6----4---4--4----6---6--6----6--4-4-5-|
|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|
Repeat what the bass and guitar do during the verse and then go to the chorus.
Bass chorus
|-----4-5/-------4-5-4-------4-5/-------4-5-4-|
|---4----------4-----------4----------4-------|
|---------------------------------------------| x2
|-2----------2-----------2----------2---------|
Acoustic does not play in the chorus
Electric guitar chorus
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----4-5~-------4-5-4-------4-5~-------4-5-4-|
|---4----------4-----------4----------4-------| x2
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2----------2-----------2----------2---------|
And then go back to the verse
Lyrics
Verse:
Mother said come home
Father said come home
Sister said come home
So my friend said come home
And I said
Chorus:
Let me be I'm allright
Can't you see I'm just fine
Little skinny okay
I'm asleep anyway
Verse:
Then I heard the voice
Said son you have a choice
I then slapped my face
Chorus:
Let me be I'm okay
I'm awake anyway
It's too bright over here
I can shift and I'll steer
Little skinny okay
I'm asleep anyway
To jam this song the right way you gotta groove with it.
It's a great swing blues song so have fun with it.