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Swallowed Guitar Tablature
Artist: Bush
Song  : Swallowed
Album : Razorblade Suitcase

Tabbed By: DANINF

Standard Tuning [e-b-g-d-a-e]
2 Guitars

This is how i play it in my band "Teenage Angst"

Maybe you've seen how long is this, but don't afraid it's very simple, enjoy maybe the
best song of this band. Also one of the best bands of this world.

Verse 1
-------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|----6---6-------10-----10--------6-6---------10-----10-----|
d|-6--6-6------10-10--10--------6--6---6----10-10--10--------|
a|-6--4--------10--8--------0---6--4--------10--8---------0--|
E|-4--------4--/8---------------4--------4/--8---------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|----6---6-------10-----10--------6-6---------10------------|
d|-6--6-6------10-10--10--------6--6---6----10-10------------|
a|-6--4--------10--8--------0---6--4--------10--8------------|
E|-4--------4--/8---------------4--------4/--8---------------|

Chorus 1
--------
Part 1
[Guitar 1]
e|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|X2
b|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|
g|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
a|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
          G#                   C                        C#                   A#

[Guitar 2 (Lead Guitar)]
e|----------------|------------------------|----9--9-----------9----|---------------------|X2
b|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|/9--------9-----9-----9-|---11-11------11-11--|
g|----------------|------------------------|-------------10---------|/10-----10-/10-----10|
d|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|

Part 2
[Guitar 1]
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|----------------|------------------------|
g|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
d|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
a|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
          G#                   C

[Guitar 2]
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|8--8--6--6--5--5--------|
g|----------------|------------------/5----|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

Verse 2
-------
a|-----------|--------8-8-8--|X2 (These are just the root notes for the verse)
E|4-4-4/9-9-9|-8-8-8---------|

Rest another 2 times and play

g|---6-|    |---6-1    |-0-|
d|6--6-|    |-6-6-|    |-0-|
a|6--4-|Rest|-6-4-|Rest|-0-|
E|4----|    |-4---|    |---|

Chorus 2
--------
Play like chorus one but 3 times each part instead of 2.

Solo
----
Gavin (Guitar 1) plays
e|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|^Means bending
g|9999999999999999|9999999999999999|
d|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Then Nigel (Guitar 2) Kicks in, also drums and bass
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|--------/3--4---|5------5-----5-----5----|
g|1-1-1-1---------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

Meanwhile Gavin plays like chorus part 2
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|----------------|------------------------|
g|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
d|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
a|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
          G#                   C

Nigel Again with
e|----------------|---8--8--8--12-12-12-12-|
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|
g|----------------|------------------------|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

e|----------------|---8--8--8--12-12-12--8-|
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|
g|----------------|------------------------|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

And Gavin plays
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|----------------|------------------------|
g|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
d|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
a|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
          G#                   C

Verse 3
-------
Almost like first verse no reason to tab it.

Chorus 3
--------
Exactly Like Chorus 1. 2 Times each part

Ending
------
After Chorus 3 Gavin just plays part 2 of chorus (G# and C)'till the end
Nigel plays:
e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|--------/3--4---|5------5-----5-----5----|
g|1-1-1-1---------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

e|----------------|------------------------|X2
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|8--8--6--6--5--5--------|
g|----------------|------------------/5----|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

e|^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-|
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|
g|----------------|------------------------|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

e|----------------|8--8--8--8--12-12-12--8-|
b|9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|
g|----------------|------------------------|
d|----------------|------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|133/-15-15-15-15-16-16-16---|
b|175/-17-17-17-17-18-18-18---|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
d|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
a|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Then finish in
G# - Let Ring

Then play
e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|7----7-----7--7/9-----9-------9--|
d|8--8-----8----8/10-10------10----|Something Like That
a|8-----8-------8/10------10-------|
E|6--------------------------------|

And Finally
a|6-6---6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6---|
E|4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---|


If you want to know the bass line for the song it's just the root notes of the guitar.
a|-----------|--------8-8-8--|
E|4-4-4/9-9-9|-8-8-8---------| That's the verse for bass.

The Last riff in bass is
E|4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---|


The drums are very simple, like
CC|X---------------|
HH|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| That's all the song only in the solo it's differente but it's also simple.
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o-o-----o-o-----|


LYRICS
Warm sun, feed me up and
I'm leery loaded up
Loathing for a change
And I slip some boil away
Swallowed followed, heavy about everything
But my love
Swallowed sorrowed
I'm with everyone and yet not just wanted to be myself
Hey you said that you would love to try some
Hey you said you would love to die some in the middle of a world on a fish hook
You're the wave you're the wave you're the wave
Swallowed borrowed
Heavy about everything
But my love
Swallowed hollowed
Sharp about everyone
But yourself
Swallowed oh no
I'm with every one and yet not
I'm with everyone and you're not
I'm on everyone and yet
Piss on self-esteem
Forward
Busted knee
Sick head
Blackened lungs
And I'm a simple selfish son
Swallowed followed
Swallowed oh no
I'm with everyone and yet not
Got to get away from here
I miss the one that I love a lot
I miss the one that I love a lot.
Oh Yeah.

That's all.


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