Sweet Home Alabama - Chorus (Guitar 1 & 2)

Listen to the following parts combined.

Guitar 1 - Pre-Chorus (2nd Chorus)

the following bars (26 to 29) still belongs to the verse, it's only the last part in bar 29 (yellow highlight) that varies. This is a unique riff that only happens before the chorus every time.

Most of these riffs are similar and easy to get wrong, so make sure you look and listen carefully to get it right the first time.

Guitar 1

The chorus is all mainly 5th chords with an occasional 2 fret stretch with your little finger up from the 3rd finger on each 5th chord. This is taken from an old blues rhythm style..

For the D5th chord shape use the standard 1st finger on the thicker (5th) string and 3rd finger on the (4th) thinner string under it. When you play the note 2 frets higher than the 3rd finger make sure you stretch your 4th finger. Some people play the 5th chord using their 1st & 2nd fingers then stretch with their 4th. I guess it's up to you but I prefer the 1st way.

Place your mouse where it says to see what finger to use for the 5th chord shape. The fingers will stay the same for the C5 & G5.

Guitar 2

For the 2nd guitar part you are playing a rhythm similar to the verses except for the 2nd bars in each part (bars 31 & 33). In bar 31 you strum 3 G Major chords, all off beat (on the "&"). Make sure you count it through to help with the timing. The "1 2 3 4" is the beat (quarter note/crotchet), the "&" represents the half beat (eighth note/quaver) and at the end of the bar there is an "a", these represent the 16th note or semi-quaver. Listen to the audio tutor to get the idea.