Swamp Music Chords & Tabs
Swamp Music
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)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/swamp_music_tab.html ]
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-------------------------------------
