'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Guitar Tutorial

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                                 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-----------------Э----------------Э-------------------------------------
B----------3------Э----------3-----Э-------------------------------------
G-------------2---Э------------0---Э-----------0--0------------------2p0-
D---0--0--------0-Э--------------0-Э----------------------0--2p0---------
A-----------------Э-3-(0)-3--------Э------------------0h2---------2------
E-----------------Э----------------Э-3-(0)-3-----------------------------


E----------------------------------Э-----------------------------------
B--------3----------------3--------Э-----------------------------------
G----------2-----------------0-----Э----------0--0--2p0--0--4p0----5b7-
D---0--0-----0------------------0--Э----------------------------0------
A---------------3--(0)-3-----------Э-----------------------------------
E----------------------------------Э-3-(0)-3---------------------------


E-----------------------3--3-Э----------3--3---------------------
B--------3--------------3--3-Э----------3--3---------------------
G--------2--------------0--0-Э----------0--0----------------2p0--
D--0--0--0-------------------Э--------------------0--2p0---------
A------------3--(0)--3-------Э----------------0h2---------2------
E----------------------------Э-3-(0)-3---------------------------


E-----------------------3---Э-----------3------------
B--------3--x-----------3---Э-----------3------------
G--------2--x-----------0---Э-----------0---------0--
D--0--0--0------------------Э-------------------0----
A--------------3-(0)-3------Э---------------0h2------
E---------------------------Э--3-(0)-3---------------



Guitar 2 Intro
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E----Э-------------Э-----------Э----Э--0--------------0---3--
B----Э-------------Э-----------Э----Э-----3--(0)---3---------
G----Э-------------Э---7h9p7~--Э----Э------------- -----------
D----Э-----7-------Э-----------Э----Э------------------------
A----Э-------9s7s9-Э-----------Э----Э------------------------
E----Э-------------Э-----------Э----Э------------------------



E--3------------3-------Э--0---------0--3--Э--3-----3-----3--
B-----3--3s4s5-----5s3--Э----3--0--3-------Э-----3-----3-----
G-----------------------Э------------------Э-----------------
D-----------------------Э------------------Э-----------------
A-----------------------Э------------------Э-----------------
E-----------------------Э------------------Э-----------------


Verse Guitar 1
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E--------------------3--Э---------------------------Э----------------3--
B-------3---------3--3--Э-------3-------------------Э-----3-------3--3--
G-------2---------0--0--Э-------0--------0--0-------Э-----2-------0--0---
D--0-0--0---------2--2--Э-------0------0------------Э-0-0-0-------2--2---
A----------3--3---------Э----------0h2---------0h2--Э--------3--3--------
E-----------------------Э--3--3---------------------Э--------------------

                     *2
E-----------------------Э----------------------------------Э----------------
B-------3----------3----Э----------------------------------Э----------------
G-------0----------0----Э--------7---7-----------5--5------Э--------0--0----
D-------0----------0----Э--------7---7---------------------Э-----0----------
A-----------------------Э--7-8-9--------9s0--6h7------7s5--Э-0h2------------
E--3--3----(0)--3-------Э----------------------------------Э--------------3-

E------------------------------------Э----------------------
B------------------------------------Э----------------------
G---------7---7-----------5--5-------Э-------0--0------------
D---------7---7----------------------Э-----0-------------0---
A--7-8-9---------9s0--6h7--------7s5-Э-0h2-----------0h2-----
E------------------------------------Э------------3----------



Verse Guitar 2
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                                                                        *2
E---0----------0--3-Э-3---------3------Э--0--------0--3-Э-3-----3----3--
B-----3--0--3-------Э----3--3s5----5s3-Э----3-0--3------Э----3-----3----
G-------------------Э------------------Э----------------Э---------------
D-------------------Э------------------Э----------------Э---------------
A-------------------Э------------------Э----------------Э---------------
E-------------------Э------------------Э----------------Э---------------


E--3-----3-----3s--Э------------------------------Э----------------
B-----3-----3------Э------------------------------Э----------------
G------------------Э---------7-------------5------Э--------0--H12--
D------------------Э---------7-------------5------Э-----------H12--
A------------------Э--7h8h9-----9s0--5h6h7---7s0--Э-0h1h2----------
E------------------Э------------------------------Э----------------

E------------------------------------Э----------------------
B------------------------------------Э--------------H12~----
G--------7--7-------------5--5-------Э--------0-----H12~----
D--------7----------------5--5-------Э--------------H12~----
A--7h8h9-------7s0--5h6h7-------7s0--Э-0h1h2----------------
E------------------------------------Э----------------------


Chorus Guitar 1
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E--------------------------------Э----------------------Э--------------------
B----------3---------------------Э----------------------Э--------------------
G----------0--------0------------Э----------------------Э--------------------
D----------0------0---2p0--------Э--7--9--7s--5--7--5-3-Э-------------0-2p0--
A-------------0h2----------0h2s5-Э--5--5--5s--3--3--3---Э-5--5-5-7-0h2-----3-
E-(0)--3-------------------------Э----------------------Э-3--3---------------
                                                                   
                                                             
E---------------------------Э--------------------------------
B---------------------------Э--------------------------------
G---------------------------Э-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D---7--9--7-s---5--7--5--X--Э-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----
A-X-5--5--5-s---3--3--3--X--Э--------------------------------
E---------------------------Э--------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


E-------------------------------Э------------------------------
B-------------------------------Э------------------------------
G-------------------------------Э------------------------------
D-------7--9--7-----5--7--5--3--Э-------------------0-2p0------
A--3s5--5--5--5--X--3--3--3-----Э--5--5---5--7--0h2-------3----
E-------------------------------Э--3--3------3-----------------


E-------------------------Э---------------1--0----------------
B-------------------------Э---------------1--1----------------
G-------------------------Э---------------2--0----------------
D----7--9---7-s--5--7---5-Э---------------3--2--SOLO----------
A-X--5--5---5-s--3--3---3-Э--5--5--5--7---3--3----------------
E-------------------------Э--3--3-----3---1-------------------


Chorus Guitar 2
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E-----------------------Э----------------------Э---------------------
B-----------------------Э----------------------Э---------------------
G-----------------------Э--------------------5-Э---------------------
D----7--9--7----5--7--5-Э--------------------5-Э-7-7-9-7s5--5--7--5--
A--5-5--5--5s3--3--3--3-Э--5--5--X-X-7-X-5-X-3-Э-5-5-5-5s3--3--3--3--
E-----------------------Э--3--3--X-X-3-X-3-X---Э---------------------


E-----------------Э---------------------Э-------------------------
B-----------------Э---------------------Э-------------------------
G--------5--5-----Э---------------------Э----------------------5--
D--------5--5-s7--Э-7--9--7s5--5--7--5--Э----------------------5--
A--5--7--3--3-s5--Э-5--5--5s3--3--3--3--Э--5--5--X--X--7--5-5--3--
E--3--3-----------Э---------------------Э--3--3--X--X--3--3-3-----


E-------------------------Э------------------1--0-------------
B-------------------------Э------------------1--1-------------
G-------------------------Э------------------2--0-------------
D--7--7---9--7s5--5--7--5-Э------------------3--2--SOLO-------
A--5--5--5---5s3--3--3--3-Э--5--5--x--X--5---3--3-------------
E-------------------------Э--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
     -----------

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~Э-14-----10~-10-10-10----8---------------Э-------------------3-5-3-
B----------Э----15---------------10----11-10-8-10---Э-8-8-10--10b12-3s5-------
G----------Э--------------------------------------9-Э--------9----------------
D----------Э----------------------------------------Э-------------------------
A----------Э----------------------------------------Э-------------------------
E----------Э----------------------------------------Э-------------------------



E--5b7----------3-5---3--5b6b5--3-Э-3--------3----------------------
B-------3--4--5-----5-------------Э---5s3s5-----3-------------------
G---------------------------------Э---------------4h5p4-------------
D---------------------------------Э---------------------5-0--0bd0---
A---------------------------------Э---------------------------------
E---------------------------------Э---------------------------------

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
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