From: "Jose Christian" Subject: b/blind_melon/swallowed.tab Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:40:25 +0000 Song: Swallowed Artist : Blind Melon Album: Nico Transcribed by: Jose Christian Hey This is one of my favourite songs in the world and so I've taken special care to do this as accurate as possible. I'm a big Blind Melon fan and i was a bit disappointed to see that there were no tabs for their better songs, like Soup, Vernie, Wilt, St Andrew's Fall, and Pull...to name but a few. This song is probably their most obscure song, which deals with Shanon's drug abuse, and I think both the lyrics and instruments convey this message efficiently. I personally feel that this song is one of their most beautiful and most inspiring, filled with truly original guitar riffs and tempo. When you put this together with Hoon's vocals you get one of Blind Melon's most powerful songs Like all of Blind Melon songs we are dealing with two guitars, which interact with each other, sometimes blending together and then coming apart. All I've written here is what sticks out the most, there is a complete disregard for timing (I'm kind of new to this Tab thing) but if you just give it a little bit of time you'll get it, and as for the structure...you're gonna have to listen to the song cuz it's a bit weird and complicated.... anyway...enjoy playing this song...it most certainly kicks ass. INTRO: e----------------------------------3------------3------------3------------3-| B-------------------------------2------------2------------2------------2----| G---------------------------0------------0------------0------------0--------| D--3---3---3---3---4---4----------------------------------------------------| A--3---3---3---3---4---4----------------------------------------------------| E--1---1---1---1---2---2----------------------------------------------------| VERSE: Riff:1 e----------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----5----------------5---------------5-------------------------------| A----------6--5--6--------6--5--3--------6--5--5-----------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------1---2---3----| " Come down from the ceiling Oh, these pills were made for feeling " e-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------5br---5br---5br---5br-----3----0------------| D--------------3-----5--------------------------------------------------| A-------/6--------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| "Oh, so divine " Riff:2 e---------------3------------3------------3-------| B---------2------------2------------2-------------| G----0------------0------------0------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| NOTE: When you're playing the Chorus make sure that, after you've played the last note (F), you go back to the beginning, BUT!!!! you play the second G. So effectively, you would be playing GGFGGFGGF (small riff) GFGGFGGF (small riff) GFGGFGGF ect ect. If you don't you will get lost. CHORUS: e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----5----5----3----5----5----3----5----5----3-----------------------------| A----5----5----3----5----5----3----5----5----3----------1-----1/3----------| E----3----3----1----3----3----1----3----3----1----3--------------------1---| "I've got a lump in my throat" e------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| e------------3------------3------------3--------------3-------------| B--------2------------2------------2--------------2-----------------| G---0------------0------------0--------------0----------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| The next bit is the best part of the song. It starts all heavy and anxious and then it finishes all relaxed and cool, enjoy. OUTRO: e------------------------------0------------------0-------------| B---------------------------------3-----3-----------3-----3-----| G------------------------------------0-----------------0--------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------3----3/5----------------------------------------| E----3----5-----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------0---------------| -----------------------------1h3------3--------1--| -----------------------------------------------0--| ---0h2p0---------------------------------------2--| ------------3----0----3------------------------3--| --------------------------------------------------| That is all. Any changes or corrections are more than welcome and if anybody has the tabs for any of the Blind Melon songs mentioned above...please e-mail me at el_jose187@lycos.co.uk