• Song:

    Swing On This

  • Artist:

    Alice In Chains

  • Album:

    Jar of Flies / Sap

Alice In Chains  Swing On This.
Tabbed by Alex "AGV" Vera
alexveratelecaster@yahoo.com
I was surprised that nobody had done the guitar for this song so I figured I'd do it.

Guitar tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Bass tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
^=bend
/=slide down
~=vibrato
Opening Bass
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-6--4-----------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4--2---------------2--4--4^5--4--2--------|
|----------------4-0-2--3--4-------------------4-2--4|

|--------4--------------------------------------------|
|-6--4-6----------------------------------------------|
|-----------5--4--2-------------2--4--4^5--4--2-------|
|--------------------4-2--3--4-------------------4-2-4|

While the bass is playing that in the intro the guitar does this.

G|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------| (320003@1)|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------|
|-5-5----------------------5--------------------------|
|-6-6----------------------6--------------------------|
|-6-6----------------------6--------------------------|
|-4-4----------------------4--------------------------|

Guitar verse

|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|
|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|
|-5---5--5----3---3--3----5---5--5----5--3-3-4-|
|-6---6--6----4---4--4----6---6--6----6--4-4-5-|
|-6---6--6----4---4--4----6---6--6----6--4-4-5-|
|-4---4--4----2---2--2----4---4--4----4--2-2-3-|

Repeat what the bass and guitar do during the verse and then go to the chorus.

Bass chorus
|-----4-5/-------4-5-4-------4-5/-------4-5-4-|
|---4----------4-----------4----------4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|  x2
|-2----------2-----------2----------2---------|

Acoustic does not play in the chorus
Electric guitar chorus

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----4-5~-------4-5-4-------4-5~-------4-5-4-|
|---4----------4-----------4----------4-------|  x2
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2----------2-----------2----------2---------|

And then go back to the verse

Lyrics

Verse:
Mother said come home
Father said come home
Sister said come home
So my friend said come home
And I said

Chorus:
Let me be I'm allright
Can't you see I'm just fine
Little skinny okay
I'm asleep anyway

Verse:
Then I heard the voice
Said son you have a choice
I then slapped my face

Chorus:
Let me be I'm okay
I'm awake anyway
It's too bright over here
I can shift and I'll steer
Little skinny okay
I'm asleep anyway



To jam this song the right way you gotta groove with it.
It's a great swing blues song so have fun with it.

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