Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special Chords & Tabs

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		 Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Tabbed by: Tim (timmy3125)
Email:w8n2ski@wi.rr.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

What an awesome song this is, there are already some solid tabs out there,
but not of the entire song, end to end. So I decided to do this song end to
end and I hope it helps, rate it if you like it, and enjoy!


INTRO: Guitar 1 (Distortion)Play whole thing 2x
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/4---4--------|
D|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/4---4--------|
A|--2/0/2--55-22-00~---0-0/2---2--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------0~-------|
B|-----------------------------0~-------|
G|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/7---9~-------|
D|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/7---9~-------|
A|--2/0/2--55-22-00~---0-0/5---7~-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
2nd guitar plays right here    ^
e|--------------------------5h7-777-55-7h10-7h10-7h10----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO PT 2:
2nd guitar: Lead riff
Bend carefully for the 1st note, it's a little tricky to get the
exact note but the bend is on the 10th up to the note that would
be on the 12th.
e|----7~---------------------------------------|
B|----10b12~---10-1010101010101010-------------|
G|-------------9b-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-9b-7--------|
D|--------------------------------------9~-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

1st Guitar: palm muting, plays along with the bass guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---0-----------------0----0-2---0-2----------|
A|-0-2----2---2---0-2-----0-2---2-------0--------------|
E|-------------0---------------------------------------|


VERSE PT. 1: continue part from 2nd half of the Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---0-----------------0----0-2---0-2------------|
A|-0-2----2---2---0-2-----0-2---2-------0----------------|
E|--------------0----------------------------------------|

VERSE PT. 2: (So he creeps into this house...)
2nd Guitar:
Take off distortion         1st fill         2nd Fill
e|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
B|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
G|-2/4--7/4~---2/4--7/4--|--7-9--7-9vvv---||-7-9-7----|
D|-2/4--7/4~---2/4--7/4--|-----9----------||------9~--|
A|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
E|-----------------------|----------------||----------|


CHORUS:"Mr. Saturday Night.." Lots of muting but just these notes.
you can mess with the muting and stuff like that
                                           "Blue and cold"
e|------------------------------------------|--------|
B|------------------------------------------|--------|
G|---4----4--------4----4-------4-----4-----|--2-----|
D|------------------------------------------|--2--2--|
A|-2---x-2--xxx---2--2-2--xxx--2--x--2-xxx--|--0--2--|
E|------------------------------------------|-----0--|
                                          "6 feet in a hole"
e|-------------------------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------|
G|---4----4--------4-----4vv---------4-----4-|-------|
D|-----------------------4~------------------|---2~--|
A|-2---x-2--xxx---2--2-2-2~---xxx--2--x--2---|---2~--|
E|-------------------------------------------|---0~--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/saturday_night_special_tab_ver_4.html ]
SOLO 1: The bends are what make this solo awesome,
so the trick is to bend to the right notes.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------15b---|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-101010-10--10---1010-----10------12~----|
G|-9b9b9b-9p7-9p7--9b9b--7--9b--9p7--------|
D|----------------------9-9----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Verse again then Chorus

INTERLUDE:
After 2nd chorus this is played.
Guitar 1: Repeats intro
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\4---4--------|
D|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\4---4--------|
A|--2/0\2--55-22-00~---0-0\2---2--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------0~-------|
B|-----------------------------0~-------|
G|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\7---9~-------|
D|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\7---9~-------|
A|--2/0\2--55-22-00~---0-0\5---7~-------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 comes in on 4th time (soft in backround)
the bends from 6 to 7 are very soft, you'll get the hang of it.
e|----------|------------------------------|---------|
B|-12vvv~~~-|------------------------------|---------|
G|----------|------------------------------|---------|
D|----------|------------------------------|---------|
A|----------|------------------------------|---------|
E|----------|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7--|--6\-----|


SOLO 2: Guitar 2 (3:01)"Here it comes"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--1010--10-1010------10---------10-1010----------------|
G|-9b--9b9b--9b-9b9b---7--9b-7-7-----9b-9b9b-7--7----77~----|
D|----------------------9-----9---9\----------9--9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------10b------------------------------------------|
B|--10/12vv~--------------------------------------10-10~---|
G|---------------7~--------7---9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7-9b-9b~---|
D|-------------------9/7/9---9----9----9----9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------15b---|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------------------|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16p14--14/16---|
D|------------------------------------16--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------10-----------------------------------|
B|-----10--12~----10-101010----10-----1010~---|
G|-9/11-----------9b-9b9b9b-7--9b-7---9b9b~---|
D|---------------------------9-----9----------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-------10----10--------|
G|-7-9-7-9b-7--9b-7------|
D|-----------9-----9~~---|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--/11b12~~---10-1010101010101010-------------|
G|-------------9b-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-9b-7--------|
D|--------------------------------------9~-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


OUTRO
Guitar 1: Distortion
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--7/4----7/4-0-2-4---2/4--7/4---7/9-4/7-9--|
D|--2/4--7/4----7/4-0-2-4---2/4--7/4---7/9-4/7-9--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: Joins at (4:43) slightly out of time, you can
listen to the song to get the timing
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|----2/4---7/4----|
D|----2/4---7/4----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Rock On.