Song: Sweet Home Alabama
Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tabbed by: Lena Emerson
Email: [email protected] 

Standard Tuning
2 guitars, both tabbed

Intro…
“Turn it up!!”                            
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------
B|-------3------------3------|-----------------------------------
G|---------2--0---------0--0-|--------0--0-----------------2---
D|---0--0--------------------|--------------------2--0-------0-
A|-------------3(0)3---------|--------------0/2----------3-------
E|---------------------------|--3-0-3----------------------------

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------------
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|------------------------7-5------7-
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------7/9---
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------
B|-------3-------------3-----|-----------------------------------
G|---------2-0-----------0-0-|-------0---0/4--0--0/5--0--0--5/7--
D|--0--0---------------------|----------------------------------0
A|-------------3(0)3---------|-----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|-3-0-3-----------------------------


Guitar 2 

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-----------5---------------|----------------------------------
G|--7----------7-------------|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|------3-------------3------|-------3--------------------------
G|--------2--0----------0--0-|---------0--0-------------2-----
D|--0-0----------------------|------------------0/2-0---------0-
A|-------------3(0)3---------|--------------0/2-------3---------
E|---------------------------|-3(0)3----------------------------

Guitar 2 

E|---------------------------|-----3----------------3-----------
B|----5-------------3--------|---------3--------3-------------3-
G|--------7------------5-----|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-------3------------3------|-------3--------------------------
G|---------2--0---------0--0-|---------0----------0---0---------
D|--0--0---------------------|---------------------------0------
A|--------------3(0)3--------|-------------0-1-2----------------
E|---------------------------|-3-0-3----------------------------


Guitar 2 (something like this)

E|---------------------------|-----3-----3------------3---------
B|-----5-------------3-------|---------3---------3-------3------
G|--------7-------------5----|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------


Verse 1 Starts
Guitar 1
“Big wheels keep on turnin’”

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-------3------------3------|-------3--------------------------
G|---------2--0---------0--0-|---------0----------0-------------
D|--0--0---------------------|-----------------------------0----
A|--------------3(0)3--------|-------------0-1-2-----1-2--------
E|---------------------------|-3-0-3----------------------------

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|-----3---------------3------------
B|-----5------------3--------|---------3---3/5-------53--------
G|--------7------------5-----|-----------------------------0----
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Guitar 1
“Carry me home to see my kin” 

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-------3------------3------|--------3-----------3-------------
G|---------2--0---------0--0-|----------0-----------0-----0-----
D|-0--0----------------------|------------------------------0---
A|--------------3(0)3--------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|-3---3--------3--3----------------

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|-----3-------3------------3-------
B|----5-------------3--------|--------3-----------3---------3---
G|--------7------------5-----|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Guitar 1
“Singin’ songs about the southland”

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-------3------------3------|------3---------------------------
G|---------2--0---------0--0-|--------0---------0--0------------
D|-0--0----------------------|-------------------------------0--
A|--------------3--3---------|-----------0-1-2--------1-2-------
E|---------------------------|-3--3-----------------------------

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|----3-----------------------------
B|----5------------3---------|--------3---3/5---------53-------
G|-------7------------5------|-------------------------------0--
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Guitar 1
“I miss ole bamy once and again. . . I think it's a sin, yes”

E|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B|-------3-------------3-----|------3----------3----------------
G|---------2---0--------0--0-|--------0----------0--------------
D|-0--0----------------------|------------------------0---------
A|---------------3--3--------|----------------------------------
E|---------------------------|-3--3------3--3-------------------

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------|----3-----3-----------3-----------
B|----5-------------3--------|-------3--------3--------3--------
G|-------7--------------5----|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------
A|---------------------------|---------------------------7------
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------

Then a little break between verses. . .repeat the first part, then end on the second

E|------------------------------------------------------     ----------
B|------------------------------------------------------     ----------
D|---------7---(7)-----------5-5---------------0-(0)----     ---------0
G|------------------------------------------------------     ----------
A|---7--8--9-------95---5/7-------75---0-1-2-------2--     ---0h2----
E|---------------------------------------------------3--     ----------


Pretty much the same thing for the next verse . . . here’s the lyrics
No chorus in between

“Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well I heard ol’ Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him round anyhow”

(The little riff between the verse and chorus)
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------           
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------
|----------7----7--|------------5--5--|---------------0-----------0
|----------7----7--|------------5--5--|-------------0--------------
|-7h8h9------------|--97—-5/7--------|---7---0h2-----------0h2--
|------------------|------------------|-----------------3p0h3------


Chorus. . .
“Sweet home Alabama, where the sky is so blue
Sweet home Alabama, lord, I’m comin’ home to you”

E|--------2-------------0--------|--------3-----------------------
B|--------3-------------1--------|--------0-----------------------
G|--------2-------------0--------|--------0----------------0------
D|--0--0--0-------------2--------|--------0---------0-0h2-----0---
A|----------------3--3--3--------|--------2---0-0h2---------------
E|-------------------------------|--3--3--3-----------------------

                                       
E|--------2-------------0--------|--------------------------------
B|--------3-------------1--------|--------------------------------
G|--------2-------------0--------|------0------0------0-----------
D|--0--0--0-------------2--------|--0h2----0h2----0h2----2--0-----
A|----------------3--3--3--------|-----------------------------2--
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------

Solo. . . 

Lol…ya sorry I can’t figure it out, I’ll try some more later
For now that’s about it . . . of course then a verse which goes

“In Birmingham they love the gov' nor
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you? 
Tell the truth”

Chorus

Another verse . . . 

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they’ve been known to pick a song or two.
Lord, they get me off so much,
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how about you.

After that, a chorus 

“Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the guv’nor's true
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you”

Ends piano . . . 

Of course this song is definitely best with a band, the piano adds a lot to it and so does the 2nd guitar
It’s a good song to pick when your bored too.
Have fun with it!

Lena

I will take nothing from yesterday but the lessons; the only baggage I shall carry to tomorrow is hope; I shall live today with perseverance to attain my hopes and allow my lessons to guide me".