Sweet Home Alabama - Intro (Guitar 1 & 2)

Listen to the following parts combined.

Guitar 1 - Intro

Learn these 3 shapes first, D, Cadd9 (C9) and G are the 3 main chords that make up this song. There is a F Major (Bar Chord) placed twice elsewhere in the song but we'll get to that later.

D	C9	G

The TAB below is based around the above 3 chord shapes then a riff on the end (highlighted). Practice both parts separately over and over then try to put them together. When I teach this song to anybody they always have trouble getting the riffs up to speed. Remember to start slow and work your way up in speed. Don't try to play them fast first up unless your a little experienced as you may learn them wrong and interpret the riffs with your own personal shortcuts.

From bar 6 the rest of the band comes in..

Guitar 2 - Intro

Listen to the audio tutor to get the timing for this riff. Start it with your 1st finger 7th fret.

This rhythm is similar to the verse rhythm pattern. As you can see the first riff (bar 7) is doubling up with guitar 1 above. The second riff in bar 9 is played as a piano line in the song but you can use the natural harmonics if you don't have a piano player in your band. I just put it in because it sounds good!

Guitar 3