Sweet Home Alabama Chords & Tabs
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Home Alabama
This is in the key of G , you need a strat with just a slight
bit of distortion , well more a slight bit of gain (PLEASE DO NOT
PUT LOADS OF DISTORTION ON!) , The trickiest part if muting the ringing
strings and also putting in the rhythmic muted clicks.
The track features mainly basic chord shapes which are held while
using a picking action , anyway lets get on with it.
Notation
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b = bend
s = slide
( ) = muted note
X = muted click
H = harmonic
p = pull off
h = hammer on
bd = bend down (with wammy bar)
~ = vibration
*2 = repeat again
Guitar 1 Intro
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E-----------------Ý----------------Ý-------------------------------------
B----------3------Ý----------3-----Ý-------------------------------------
G-------------2---Ý------------0---Ý-----------0--0------------------2p0-
D---0--0--------0-Ý--------------0-Ý----------------------0--2p0---------
A-----------------Ý-3-(0)-3--------Ý------------------0h2---------2------
E-----------------Ý----------------Ý-3-(0)-3-----------------------------
E----------------------------------Ý-----------------------------------
B--------3----------------3--------Ý-----------------------------------
G----------2-----------------0-----Ý----------0--0--2p0--0--4p0----5b7-
D---0--0-----0------------------0--Ý----------------------------0------
A---------------3--(0)-3-----------Ý-----------------------------------
E----------------------------------Ý-3-(0)-3---------------------------
E-----------------------3--3-Ý----------3--3---------------------
B--------3--------------3--3-Ý----------3--3---------------------
G--------2--------------0--0-Ý----------0--0----------------2p0--
D--0--0--0-------------------Ý--------------------0--2p0---------
A------------3--(0)--3-------Ý----------------0h2---------2------
E----------------------------Ý-3-(0)-3---------------------------
E-----------------------3---Ý-----------3------------
B--------3--x-----------3---Ý-----------3------------
G--------2--x-----------0---Ý-----------0---------0--
D--0--0--0------------------Ý-------------------0----
A--------------3-(0)-3------Ý---------------0h2------
E---------------------------Ý--3-(0)-3---------------
Guitar 2 Intro
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E----Ý-------------Ý-----------Ý----Ý--0--------------0---3--
B----Ý-------------Ý-----------Ý----Ý-----3--(0)---3---------
G----Ý-------------Ý---7h9p7~--Ý----Ý------------- -----------
D----Ý-----7-------Ý-----------Ý----Ý------------------------
A----Ý-------9s7s9-Ý-----------Ý----Ý------------------------
E----Ý-------------Ý-----------Ý----Ý------------------------
E--3------------3-------Ý--0---------0--3--Ý--3-----3-----3--
B-----3--3s4s5-----5s3--Ý----3--0--3-------Ý-----3-----3-----
G-----------------------Ý------------------Ý-----------------
D-----------------------Ý------------------Ý-----------------
A-----------------------Ý------------------Ý-----------------
E-----------------------Ý------------------Ý-----------------
Verse Guitar 1
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E--------------------3--Ý---------------------------Ý----------------3--
B-------3---------3--3--Ý-------3-------------------Ý-----3-------3--3--
G-------2---------0--0--Ý-------0--------0--0-------Ý-----2-------0--0---
D--0-0--0---------2--2--Ý-------0------0------------Ý-0-0-0-------2--2---
A----------3--3---------Ý----------0h2---------0h2--Ý--------3--3--------
E-----------------------Ý--3--3---------------------Ý--------------------
*2
E-----------------------Ý----------------------------------Ý----------------
B-------3----------3----Ý----------------------------------Ý----------------
G-------0----------0----Ý--------7---7-----------5--5------Ý--------0--0----
D-------0----------0----Ý--------7---7---------------------Ý-----0----------
A-----------------------Ý--7-8-9--------9s0--6h7------7s5--Ý-0h2------------
E--3--3----(0)--3-------Ý----------------------------------Ý--------------3-
E------------------------------------Ý----------------------
B------------------------------------Ý----------------------
G---------7---7-----------5--5-------Ý-------0--0------------
D---------7---7----------------------Ý-----0-------------0---
A--7-8-9---------9s0--6h7--------7s5-Ý-0h2-----------0h2-----
E------------------------------------Ý------------3----------
Verse Guitar 2
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*2
E---0----------0--3-Ý-3---------3------Ý--0--------0--3-Ý-3-----3----3--
B-----3--0--3-------Ý----3--3s5----5s3-Ý----3-0--3------Ý----3-----3----
G-------------------Ý------------------Ý----------------Ý---------------
D-------------------Ý------------------Ý----------------Ý---------------
A-------------------Ý------------------Ý----------------Ý---------------
E-------------------Ý------------------Ý----------------Ý---------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/sweet_home_alabama_tab_ver_2.html ]
E--3-----3-----3s--Ý------------------------------Ý----------------
B-----3-----3------Ý------------------------------Ý----------------
G------------------Ý---------7-------------5------Ý--------0--H12--
D------------------Ý---------7-------------5------Ý-----------H12--
A------------------Ý--7h8h9-----9s0--5h6h7---7s0--Ý-0h1h2----------
E------------------Ý------------------------------Ý----------------
E------------------------------------Ý----------------------
B------------------------------------Ý--------------H12~----
G--------7--7-------------5--5-------Ý--------0-----H12~----
D--------7----------------5--5-------Ý--------------H12~----
A--7h8h9-------7s0--5h6h7-------7s0--Ý-0h1h2----------------
E------------------------------------Ý----------------------
Chorus Guitar 1
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E--------------------------------Ý----------------------Ý--------------------
B----------3---------------------Ý----------------------Ý--------------------
G----------0--------0------------Ý----------------------Ý--------------------
D----------0------0---2p0--------Ý--7--9--7s--5--7--5-3-Ý-------------0-2p0--
A-------------0h2----------0h2s5-Ý--5--5--5s--3--3--3---Ý-5--5-5-7-0h2-----3-
E-(0)--3-------------------------Ý----------------------Ý-3--3---------------
E---------------------------Ý--------------------------------
B---------------------------Ý--------------------------------
G---------------------------Ý-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D---7--9--7-s---5--7--5--X--Ý-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----
A-X-5--5--5-s---3--3--3--X--Ý--------------------------------
E---------------------------Ý--------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------Ý------------------------------
B-------------------------------Ý------------------------------
G-------------------------------Ý------------------------------
D-------7--9--7-----5--7--5--3--Ý-------------------0-2p0------
A--3s5--5--5--5--X--3--3--3-----Ý--5--5---5--7--0h2-------3----
E-------------------------------Ý--3--3------3-----------------
E-------------------------Ý---------------1--0----------------
B-------------------------Ý---------------1--1----------------
G-------------------------Ý---------------2--0----------------
D----7--9---7-s--5--7---5-Ý---------------3--2--SOLO----------
A-X--5--5---5-s--3--3---3-Ý--5--5--5--7---3--3----------------
E-------------------------Ý--3--3-----3---1-------------------
Chorus Guitar 2
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E-----------------------Ý----------------------Ý---------------------
B-----------------------Ý----------------------Ý---------------------
G-----------------------Ý--------------------5-Ý---------------------
D----7--9--7----5--7--5-Ý--------------------5-Ý-7-7-9-7s5--5--7--5--
A--5-5--5--5s3--3--3--3-Ý--5--5--X-X-7-X-5-X-3-Ý-5-5-5-5s3--3--3--3--
E-----------------------Ý--3--3--X-X-3-X-3-X---Ý---------------------
E-----------------Ý---------------------Ý-------------------------
B-----------------Ý---------------------Ý-------------------------
G--------5--5-----Ý---------------------Ý----------------------5--
D--------5--5-s7--Ý-7--9--7s5--5--7--5--Ý----------------------5--
A--5--7--3--3-s5--Ý-5--5--5s3--3--3--3--Ý--5--5--X--X--7--5-5--3--
E--3--3-----------Ý---------------------Ý--3--3--X--X--3--3-3-----
E-------------------------Ý------------------1--0-------------
B-------------------------Ý------------------1--1-------------
G-------------------------Ý------------------2--0-------------
D--7--7---9--7s5--5--7--5-Ý------------------3--2--SOLO-------
A--5--5--5---5s3--3--3--3-Ý--5--5--x--X--5---3--3-------------
E-------------------------Ý--3--3--X--X--3---1----------------
( this is the first solo , on both versions , but the single
doesn't include the second longer solo , so i'm not going to!)
Guitar Solo
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Okay if you want i'll let you put a little bit more distortion on
to hide you mistakes now, it might also make the solo have a little
more impact to
E-15b17b15~Ý-14-----10~-10-10-10----8---------------Ý-------------------3-5-3-
B----------Ý----15---------------10----11-10-8-10---Ý-8-8-10--10b12-3s5-------
G----------Ý--------------------------------------9-Ý--------9----------------
D----------Ý----------------------------------------Ý-------------------------
A----------Ý----------------------------------------Ý-------------------------
E----------Ý----------------------------------------Ý-------------------------
E--5b7----------3-5---3--5b6b5--3-Ý-3--------3----------------------
B-------3--4--5-----5-------------Ý---5s3s5-----3-------------------
G---------------------------------Ý---------------4h5p4-------------
D---------------------------------Ý---------------------5-0--0bd0---
A---------------------------------Ý---------------------------------
E---------------------------------Ý---------------------------------
There are also some other guitar fills etc. These should be easy to work
out i've covered nearly the whole track here , please let me know
what you think , any corrections etc and also drop by my site when you
get the chance , also feel free to e-mail me , anyway bye for now