Song: Swing
Artist: Taking Back Sunday
Album: New Again
Tabbed by: benjwashere (phoenxb@gmail.com)
ok. so here's what i think the song is played like. not sure of some parts. but i think
relatively right. let me know what u guys think. any help to correct the tab is
thanks.
Tunings:
Guitar 1: 1/2 Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Guitar 2: 1/2 Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Legend:
. - Palm mute
~ - Hold note(s)/ Let ring
INTRO:
Guitar 1:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2--------6-------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|-4-4-4-4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7~------14~-----13~--------------|
|-4-4-4--------------------------7~------14~-----14~--------------|
|-4-4-4--------------------------5~------12~-----11~--------------|
|-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2--------6-------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|---4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|---4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11~------14~-----13~-----11~------14~-----13~--------------|
|--11~------14~-----14~-----11~------14~-----14~--------------|
|---9~------12~-----11~------9~------12~-----11~--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|---4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|---4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|---2--------5------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|--------12-----9-----------------------------9-------------9-------------|
|-----10------9--------10---9-10-9-10------10-----9~-----10-----9~--------|
|--11-------9-----9-11----9-------------11------9-----11------9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12-----9-----------------------------9-----------------------------|
|-----10------9--------10---9-10-9-10------10-----9~-----10----9-10---------|
|--11-------9-----9-11----9-------------11------9-----11----11------11-9----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[----played fast-------|
End on
Guitar 1:
|-------------|
|-------------|
|---4---------|
|---4---------|
|---2---------| which is the start of the verse
Guitar 2:
|-------------|
|--9--9--10~--|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------| which is also the start of the verse
VERSE 1:
Guitar 1:
Come in 2nd time round on fix (“to FIX the listless nagging......”)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2--------6-------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|---4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|---4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
Come in after Choke-hold molding (“To leave the choke-hold molding..”)
|----------------0---------------2---|
|----2---0---2-------2---0---2-------|
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----| (x 3)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7-------------------9----------------------------|
|---4-(x16)---7-(x16)---7-(x16)---9-(x16)----------------------| (x2)
|---4---------5---------7---------7----------------------------|
|---2-------------------5--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|-------------------------9-------|
|-----10----9-----------10---10---|
|--11----11-----------11---11-----| (x 2) (Can’t decide whether the last note)
|-------------9--11---------------| (is a 9 or 10 on the string )
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
then
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--6--7--6---4~-----|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------------9-------|
|-----10----9-----------10---10---|
|--11----11-----------11---11-----| (x 2) (Can’t decide whether the last note)
|-------------9--11---------------| (is a 9 or 10 on the string )
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
then
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--9--9--9--9~------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
POST CHORUS 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/taking_back_sunday/swing_tab.html ]
Guitar 1:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|---4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|---4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|---2--------5------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|--------12-----9-----------------------------9-------------9-------------|
|-----10------9--------10---9-10-9-10------10-----9~-----10-----9~--------|
|--11-------9-----9-11----9-------------11------9-----11------9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12-----9-----------------------------9-------------------------------|
|-----10------9--------10---9-10-9-10------10-----9~-----10----9-10------9~---|
|--11-------9-----9-11----9-------------11------9-----11----11------11-9------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----played fast-------|
VERSE 2:
Guitar 1:
Come in on the 2nd choice (“I never had a choice, I never had a CHOICE......”)
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--7--------11-------9----------------|
|--7-(x16)--11-(x8)--9-(x8)-----------| then str8 into next part
|--5---------9-------7----------------|
|-------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2--------6-------9-------7-------11------9----------------|
|---4-(x16)--7-(x8)--9-(x8)--7-(x16)-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-----------|
|---4--------7-------7-------5--------9------7----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
Come in with the 2nd palm mute chord guitar 1 plays in the FIRST part
|--------------------------0---------------2---|
|--------------2---0---2-------2---0---2-------|
|------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----| (x 2)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0---|
|--------------2---0---2-------|
|------------2---2---2---2-----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
CHORUS
POST CHORUS 2:
Guitar 1 & 2:
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---7-(a few times. Listen)-----|
|---7-(for strumming pattern)---|
|---5---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
or could be (not sure here)
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--11-(a few times. Listen)-----|
|--11-(for strumming pattern)---|
|---9---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
then str8 to
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|---4-4-4----|
|---4-4-4----|
|---2-2-2----|
BRIDGE: (Not sure about this part, but this sounds okay with the song)
Guitar 1:
Only Guitar 2 first 2 times. Then 2nd time play this:
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--11-(x16)--13-(x8)--14-(x8)---|
|---9--------11-------12--------|
|-------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------14~-------|
|--11-(x16)--13-(x8)—-14~-------|
|---9--------11-------12~-------|
|-------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----10----10----12----12----12----12-----|
|----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11--|
|--------------------------------------------------| \
|--------------------------------------------------| \
|--------------------------------------------------| \
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
(Repeat thrice)
|----------------------------------------------------| /
|-14----14----14----14----12----12----12----12-------| /
|----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----| /
|----------------------------------------------------| /
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
End with
|----------------------------------------------------9~--|
|-10----10----10----10----12----12----12----12------10~--|
|----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11---11~--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS
BIT AFTER CHORUS: (“Just swing, swing, swing...”)
Guitar 1: Plays chorus chords
Guitar 2:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11---------7-------------------9----------------------------|
|--11-(x16)---7-(x16)---7-(x16)---9-(x16)----------------------| (x2)
|---9---------5---------7---------7----------------------------|
|-----------------------5--------------------------------------|
END:
Guitar 1: End with post chorus 2
Guitar 2:
|--------12-----9-----------------------------9-------------9-------------|
|-----10------9--------10---9-10-9-10------10-----9~-----10-----9-9-9-----|
|--11-------9-----9-11----9-------------11------9-----11------9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And that's it. hope this helps and it's right. enjoy!
