Title:	Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Level:	Beginner Intermediate Advanced
Must Have An Understanding of:	Repeat Signs Tablature Eighth, Quarter, Sixteenth Notes & Thirty Second Notes 4/4 Time Signature Reading Different Chord Charts Half-Quarter-Eighth & Sixteenth Note Rests Tied Notes Sliding Tablature Hammer On Pull Off Bending Triplets Palm Muting Natural Harmonics Tremolo bar Open Chords Bar Chords Muted Picking Vibrato
Chords used:	5th Chords Open Chords Bar Chords
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Audio Help Provided:
Print Pages:	Intro Verse Chorus Riffs Lead Breaks

This song is not for the faint hearted. It is up there with every other guitar classic, if you already play in a band or soon will, it is one of the more requested songs. Many people play this song and just jam it rather than learn it note for note, I am guilty of being one of them. I first learnt it as a fill in song, one where the rest of the guys in the band said "we should learn Sweet Home" and from there no one really put much effort into learning it because it's only 3 chords and a jamming solo around the scale of "E Blues"... How hard could it be?

I'ts only been the last few years when I've really started teaching the song to students that I've realised this is a difficult song to play verbatim, jamming it's easy. Spend the time now and learn it note for note, there is a lot of riffs here that are standard and a few more that go against the grain of most players (fingers go next where they don't normally go).

I have split the parts into three main guitar parts (3 electrics - guitar 1, guitar 2 & lead), there is also an acoustic in there as well but it doesn't play a vital roll, so once you get a feel for the song you'll be able to work out the feel for the acoustic.

Song Timeline

Use this to get an idea of where the parts are placed in the song

Amplifier Settings

Every amp is different, so this is a rough setting. What you want from your amp is a nice rich top end with a even amount of bass added. The sound is only slightly distorted so make your gain just a little higher than the volume (the more the gain over rides the volume the more it distorts). Some amps or effect pedals have level switches, Lo Gain, Mid Gain & High Gain.

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Learn The : Intro
Learn The : Verse
Learn The : Chorus
Learn The : Riffs
Learn The : Lead Breaks - Click on the tab in this lesson to hear the mp3 audio demos.