Switchblade Chords & Tabs
Title: "Switchblade 327"
Artist: Brian Setzer Orchestra
Album: The Dirty Boogie (1998)
Words and Music: The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Tabbed by: Steve Livecchi
Well this song is my best playing song because it took me so long to learn. I tabbed what i
had figured out and finally bought the book to fill in some blanks. This guy is really amazing
and you should definitely go buy the album "Dirty Boogie" to see what I mean. This song is played fast
and has a rockabilly swing feel to it.
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Intro has 3 riffs
Riff A: 0:01 to 0:07
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------2-----------|
D|-----------0-1-2p1-0--1-0----0-------2---|-----------0-1-2p1-0--1-0----0-----------|
A|-12//0-0-3----------------3----3-0-------|-----0-0-3----------------3--------------|
E|------------------------------------3----|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------0---|
B|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------1---|
D|-----------0-1-2p1-0--1-0----0-------2---|-----------0-1-2p1-0--1-0------------2---|
A|-----0-0-3----------------3----3-0-------|-----0-0-3----------------3--0-------2---|
E|------------------------------------3----|---------------------------------4---0---|
Riff B: 0:08 to 0:12
e|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------7------|
G|----------7-8-9p8--7--8-7-----7------------|-------------7-8-9p8-7-8--7-----7------|
D|--/7-7-10-----------------10----10--7----7-|-------7--10----------------10---------|
A|--------------------------------------10---|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Riff C: 0:12 to 0:16
e|-----------10-11-12p11-10--11-10----10-------------|
B|-/10-10-13-----------------------13----13-10----10-|
G|---------------------------------------------12----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------10-11-12p11-10--11-10--------------------------------8----8---8----|
B|--10-10-13------------------------13--10------9-----9---9---9---8----8---8----|
G|------------------------------------------12--9-----9---9---9---7----7---7----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------6----6---6----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7----7---7----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
1.)Switchblade...lit cigarette... Oil...leakin out of the pan
e|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
G|------2------2-------2------2-----| |----------------------------------|
D|------2------2-------2------2-----| (6x) |----2--2-----2--2----2--2----2--2-| (1x)
A|--0--------------0-------3--------| |----2--2-----2--2----2--2----2--2-|
E|----------3-----------------------| |--0-------3--------0-------3------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------2------2-------2------2-----|
D|------2------2-------2------2-----| (1x)
A|--0--------------0-------3--------|
E|----------3-----------------------|
Switch Blade ....3 2 Barrels... Gettin there fast as he can
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------6------------------6------7---------7----7-------7-------8----8---8----8--8-|
G|--5------5------------------5------6---------6----6-------6-------7----7---7----7--7-|
D|--4------4------------------4------5---------5----5-------5-------6----6---6----6--6-|
A|--5------5------------------5------6---------6----6-------6-------7----7---7----7--7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
All juiced up like a hot car-bu-re-tor
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------2-----2------2-----2--------|------2-----2------2-----2--------|
D|------2-----2------2-----2--------|------2-----2------2-----2--------|
A|--0-------------0-----3-----------|--0-------------0-----3-----------|
E|---------3------------------------|---------3------------------------|
spittin gas onto the fan
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------2-----2------2-----2--------|
D|----2--2-----2--2----2--2----2--2-|-------2-----2------2-----2--------|
A|----2--2-----2--2----2--2----2--2-|---0-------------0-----3-----------|
E|--0-------3--------0-------3------|----------3------------------------|
Prechorus:
Blacktop Burnout Saturday night Try n catch him if you can
e|---------x------|-----x------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-8---8---x---8--|-8---x--8----8--8-|--10-----10----10---10--|---11-----11----12---12--|
G|-7---7---x---7--|-7---x--7----7--7-|--9------9-----9----9---|---10-----10----11---11--|
D|-6---6---x---6--|-6---x--6----6--6-|--8------8-----8----8---|---9------9-----10---10--|
A|-7---7---x---7--|-7---x--7----7--7-|--9------9-----9----9---|---10-----10----11---11--|
E|---------x------|-----x------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus:
(SwitchBlade) three twenty seven (Switchblade) seven come e-lev-en
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brian_setzer_orchestra/switchblade_tab.html ]
e|------------|-------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------|
B|-13-----13--|-------------------------------|-6------6--|--------------------------------|
G|-12-----12--|--2---2------------2---2-------|-5------5--|--2---2-------------2---2-------|
D|-11-----11--|--2---2------------2---2-------|-4------4--|--0---0-------------0---0-------|
A|-12-----12--|--0---0------------0---0-------|-5------5--|-----------3-----------------3--|
E|------------|-----------3----------------3--|-----------|--------------------------------|
(Switchblade) he's all right when he gets drunk he fights all night!
(slide)
e|------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--3------3--|----3---------3-----|--8/////////////////////----------------|
G|--2------2--|----2---------2-----|--7/////////////////////----------------|
D|--1------1--|----1---------1-----|--6/////////////////////----------------|
A|--2------2--|----2---------2-----|--7/////////////////////----------------|
E|------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
Back to intro etc... verse...chorus then crack your knuckles take a deep breath and...
Guitar Solo:
"When he gets drunk he fights all...
....night."
e|-------------------------5--------5---------8--------|
B|---------------------------8b10-------8b10-----8b10--|
G|-----------------5--7b9------------------------------|
D|----------5/s/7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--7b8--(7)p5----5-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7---7b8--(7)p5-----5--7b9--(7)p5------------------|
D|--------------------------------7-----------------7---7-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------7--10p8p7--8--7---------------|
B|---------------------------------8------------------10--8p7----7--|
G|--------------8p7-----7--8p7--9------------------------------9----|
D|--/7---9--10-------10---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chicken pickin if ya can
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5------------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------|
G|5---p0-------5---p0--------5---p0--------5---p0--------5---p0--------|
D|---------7------------7-------------7-------------7-------------8----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|6------------6-------------6-------------7vvv-|
G|6---p0-------6---p0--------6---p0--------7vvv-|
D|---------8------------8-------------8---------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---20b22----20----20b22--18----------20----------------|
G|------------------------------19b21------19b21r19/s/1--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------| |-----------|
B|------| |-----------|
G|--7b9-| X7 (trem pick) |-7p-5------|
D|------| |------7--7-|
A|------| |-----------|
E|------| |-----------|
e|---------x------x-|-----x-------------|---------------x--------x------------------------------|
B|-8---8---x---8--x-|-8---x--8-----8--8-|--10-----10----x---10---x--11--11--12--12--13---13/s/3-|
G|-7---7---x---7--x-|-7---x--7-----7--7-|--9------9-----x---9----x--10--10--11--11--12---12/s/2-|
D|-6---6---x---6--x-|-6---x--6-----6--6-|--8------8-----x---8----x--9---9---10--10--11---11/s/1-|
A|-7---7---x---7--x-|-7---x--7-----7--7-|--9------9-----x---9----x--10--10--11--11--12---12/s/2-|
E|---------x------x-|-----x-------------|---------------x--------x------------------------------|
(end solo)
Then intro riff again but on the last line of the chorus do some pickscraping
Outro:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--2----------| (a buncha times....listen to the song)
D|--2----------|
A|--0----------|
E|-----4--3--0-|
Horns arranged for guitar:
e|------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------|
B|-7h8p7----7h8p7---| |-10h11p10-----10h11h10----| |-13h14p13----13h14p13----|
G|-------8--------8-| |----------11-----------11-| |----------14----------14-|
D|------------------|(2X)|--------------------------| (2x)|-------------------------|(2x)
A|------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------|
E|------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9---8--------8---7-------7---6--|
D|----------7------------9------------8---------| (2x, second time add the octaves)
A|--7---8---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--11----11----11--|
b|--12----12----12--|
G|--11----11----11--| add some free soloing and end on this chord
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Voila!! You made it!
lyrics:
Verse 1:
Switchblade 327
Lit cigarette in his hand
Steel-toed boots on the accelerator
Oil leakin' outta the pan
Switchblade, three two-barrels
Gettin' there as fast as he can
All juiced up like a hot carburetor
Spittin' gas onto the fan
Blacktop burnout, Saturday night
Try to catch him if you can
Chorus:
Switchblade 327
Switchblade, seven come eleven
Switchblade, he's all right
When he gets drunk he fights all night
Verse 2:
Switchblade 327
Pullin' way ahead of the pack
Chop top deuce, Saturday night
Flames shootin' outta the back
Switchblade, don't cut him off
He won't cut you no slack
He'll cut you to ribbons if you come to town
He'll carve his name in your back
Verse 3:
Switchblade 327
Someone was calling his name
All he could hear was his engine
And the sound of the pouring down rain
Switchblade 327
Ran 125 down the lane
But someone had cut both his fuel lines
And the '32 burst into flames
