The Swamp Song

TAB KEY: b = bend (7b9 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make the note the string would play at the 9th fret with no bend) r = release bend s = slide h = hammer on p = pull off So, first of all, here's the basic riff that Bonehead (guitar #1) is playing through most of the song: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------0--2--------------------------2--0--2----------------------| D|----------------------------------0---------------------------0--------| A|---0----0---------0---0---0---3-------0-----------0--0--0--3-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| NOTE: In the transcription below, every place there's an exclamation point (!) above the tab, that's where Bonehead's riff above has been played through one time, to help you figure out the rhythm of the song. Before the drums and the other instruments chime in, there's a little of this: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5----2---noise|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3----0---------------0-----------0-------3--5--0--------0--3--0----3--5--0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Now, we have Noel (Guitar #2) playing some of the parts with a dirty sounding distortion (some parts I don't have listed because they are hard to distinguish from the background noise in this song and aren't very important to the sound of this song as a whole, anyway), but Paul Weller (guitar #3) does most of the soloing with the cleaner, heavier distortion effect. So, after Bonehead starts his riff, right at the end of the last time through before Paul starts playing, Noel does this: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------7b8--7p5--5-----5-----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------7-----7--------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then, Paul: ! e|-12-----12-----------------------------------------| B|-15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13------------------| Repeat G|-----------------------------------14--------------| three D|---------------------------------------------------| times A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| On the fourth time: ! !e|--12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------| !B--15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13--------------------------------------| !G------------------------------------14----------------------------------| Paul !D--------------------------------------------------------------------| !A------------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! ! !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| !B------------------------------------------------------------------------| !G-------------------------------------7b8--5--7--5-----------------------| Noel !D--------------------------------------------------------------------| !A------------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Here, for 2 times through Bonehead's riff, Noel uses a muffled guitar effect and picks at an "Am" chord, something like this: e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1--0--1------0--1-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------repeat-a-few-times-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0---------------------0--------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then, Paul: ! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------13--15b17r15--13-| G|-12--14^^^--12--12----12--14^^--12--14^^--12--14--14^^--14------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------13--15b17r15--13--15b17------------15--15b17r15--13-------| G|--14--14---14---------------------------14----14-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15p13-----------13--15b17--b17--b16.5--b16.5--15--13--15p13-----------| G|---------14---14-----------------------------------------------14-------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Here's where the song kind of stops for a minute: !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| !B--------------------------------------------------------------------| !G--------6b7r6-----------------------6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7-------------| Noel !D---------------7------------------------------------------------| !A--------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ! !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| !B--------------------------------------------------------------------| !G--b9r8-----------------b8r7--5--------------------------------------| Paul !D--------------------------------7-------------------------------| !A--------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Drums & Bonehead pick up again: ! !e|-12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------| !B-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13---------------------------------------| !G----------------------------------14-----------------------------------| Paul !D-------------------------------------------------------------------| !A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ! !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| !B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| !G-----------------------------------7b9r7--7p5-----5--------------------| Noel !D-----------------------------------------------7-----7-------------| !A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Paul: ! e|-12-----12--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------14------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then, Paul: ! e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15---| G|---------------14--14--14--------------------14--14--14-----------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13------13--15b17r15--13------13--15b17r15--13---------------------------| G|-----14--------------------14--------------------14--14----------------14-| D|------------------------------------------------------------12--14h17-----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------13--15b17r15--15--13--15--13--15b17--13----13--15--13b13.5-| G|-17--17--17--14-------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15b17----------------13-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------12--12--14-------0--2--5--2--0--2--0--2--2------7b8r7b8r7------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| Song G|--2--0--2-------2--0--2------2--0--2---7b9r7p5-----5------| stops D|------------------------------------------------7-----7---| again A|-----------0-------------0--------------------------------| here E|----------------------------------------------------------| ! e|----17------------------------------------------------------------| B|----20b22-----13------13--15--15b17--b17r15--13--15--13--15-------| G|------------------14----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|-17-----17------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22--20b22--13----13--15--13--------13--15--13---------------| G|--------------------------------14--14-------------14-----------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ! ! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2--0--2-------2--0--2-----2--0--2------2--0--2-----2--0--2-----2--0--2--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------0-----------0------------------------0-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2--0--2---2--0--2------12--14--14------12--14--14--14p12------12--12----| D|-----------------------14--------------14---------------------14------------| A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------13h15--13----------13h15--15--15b17r15--13-------| G|--14p12--14--12--14--14---------------14--14---------------------------14---| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ! e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15p13--13h15--13--------------------------------------13--15--15b17r15--| G|--------------------14--14------------------12--14--14--------------------| D|----------------------------14--14--14--14--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13----------13h15--13----------13h15--13----------13--15--13--15--13----| G|------14--14-------------14--14-------------14--14------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------------------5s7-5-----------------------------------| D|--2----------------------faint:---5s7-5-----------------------------------| A|--0-------------------------------0---0-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|