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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 16:22:15 -0400
From: "Matthew K. Brand" 

		 
This is the verse, its just approximate, you'll figure it out.
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g---6--6-----10-10----10---| 
d-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10----10|  
a-6-4-----10--8--8---------|
e-4--------8---------------|

Chorus (I think)


e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-8-8|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-8-8|
e-4-4-4-4-4-4--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-6-6-6-6-6-6|
 
 
Bridge (I'm with everyone and yet...)
       (I miss the one that I love alot)

e------------------------------|	
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10|
e-4-4-4-4-4-4--8--8--8--8--8--8|


Solos?  Yeah right!  I suck at those!

There are a couple of other parts in this song, but not to fear, their 
based on the chorus and bridge.


song: SWALLOWED
band: B*U*S*H
tabbed by: CHRIS ALLEN   ([email protected])
album: RAZORBLADE SUITCASES


this is the band's first single off of their new album RAZORBLADE
SUITCASES.  It is a really good song and i enjoy listening to it as 
well as playing it.  Here the real way it goes.

intro

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------- 6 -------------------- 10 ------------------------
D--------- 6 - 6 ---------- 10 ----- 10 -----------------------------
A--------- 4 ------------------- 8 ----------------------------------
E----- 4 ------------ 4/8 -------------------------------------------

Chorus

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----- 5 ---- 9 ---- 10 --- 7 ---------------------------------------
D----- 6 ---- 10 --- 11 --- 8 ---------------------------------------
A----- 6 ---- 10 --- 11 --- 8 ---------------------------------------
E----- 4 ---- 8 ---- 9 ---- 6 ---------------------------------------

Verse 2

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------- 6 - 6 - 6 ------------------ 10 - 10 - 10 ------------
D----- 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6/10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 ------------
A----- 6 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6/10 - 10 - 10 - 8 -- 8 -- 8 -------------
E----- 4 - 4 ------------- 4/8 -- 8 -- 8 ----------------------------

Solo

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------- 3/4 - 4 - 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 --------------
G- 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 --------------- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------- 3/4 - 4 - 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 --------------
G- 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 --------------- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----- 5 ----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

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 - 8 - 12 - 8 -----------
B- 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 ------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus End 1 (this is also played during solo)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--- 5 ------ 9 -----------------------------------------------------
D--- 6 ------ 10 ----------------------------------------------------
A--- 6 ------ 10 ----------------------------------------------------
E--- 4 ------ 8 -----------------------------------------------------

this part below comes in after the second chorus right before the solo

E--- x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x --
B--- 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5^1/2 - 5^1/2 - 5^1/2 - 5^1/2 --
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Ending

this is just random picking on these chords

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-- 10 ------ 7 -----------------------------------------------------
D-- 11 ------ 8 -----------------------------------------------------
A-- 11 ------ 8 -----------------------------------------------------
E-- 9 ------- 6 ------ 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4-
here's the order it goes

intro 4X
chorus 2x
chorus end 2x
verse 2 2x
chorus 3X
Chorus End 3X
picking part
solo
intro 4X
Chorus 2X
Chorus End 10X
Ending  (fade out with the G# note)

here's lyrics 

Warm sun, feed me up when
I'm leary, load it up
Loathing, for a change and 
I slip some, blow it away

*chorus*
Swallowed, followed, happy bout everything but my love
Swallowed, sorrowed, I'm with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet

Just wanna be myself

Hey you said 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,
your the wave, your the wave, your the wave

*chorus*
Swallowed, borrowed, happy bout everything and yet not
Swallowed, hollowed, sharper bout everyone but yourself
Swallowed, I know, Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet

Heres some, self-esteem enough
for words, busted me
sick head, blackened lungs and Im a 
Simple, selfish son

*chorus*
Swallowed, borrowed, happy bout everything but my love
Swallowed, I know, Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet not
Im with everyone and yet not

Gotta get away from here
Gotta get away from here
Gotta get away from here
Gotta get away from here

Miss the one that i love alot
Miss the one that i love alot
Miss the one that i love alot
I love



Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 15:03:48 -0700
From: Brother Beavis 

"Swallowed" by Bush
Transcribed by Pat Robison 

From the CD Razorblade Suitcase on Trauma Records
I assume the words and music are by Gavin Rossdale and Nigel Pulsford
(Lyrics as according to the CD)
****
I saw them play this song on SNL last week, so this is pretty close to
exactly how they do it

I haven't even seen the version of this in Guitar World, so I guess it could
be a wee bit different from that

KEY:
(V) - do a little vibrato baby!
/ - slide up
 - slide down
* - play me muted

{Standard tuning}

Begins with Gavin doing this little strum thing using these chords
(So you can call this the verse)

  G#maj     C#maj     C maj    F maj

|--4-------------------------------------|
|--4---------------------------------8---|
|--5------------10-------------------10--|
|--6------------11---------------10------|
|--6--*-----11------------*---8----------|
|--4--*---9---------8--8--*--------------|

Warm      sun     feed me      up . . .  

Anyhow you do that four times and then launch into the chorus
The guitar's on a whole bunch of loud distortion, POUND THEM STRINGS DAMMIT!
(This is what Gavin's playing)                                             
    
    G#maj        C maj         C#maj         A#maj
|----4-------------8-------------9-------------6------|
|----4-------------8-------------9-------------6------|
|----5-------------9-------------10------------7------|
|----6-------------10------------11------------8------|
|----6-------------10------------11------------8------|
|----4-------------8-------------9-------------6------|

  Swallowed . . . Followed . . . Heavy bout everything etc.

Meanwhile back at the fort Nigel is playing some little whiny thing over 
those chords that goes something like this...he uses at least a little
wah-wah effect

|-----------------------------------------9---9---------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-/-9---9---9-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-98-8-6-6-5---|
|-----------------------------5-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

Then it goes into a quiet part and I guess Gavin just hits the roots of the 
intro chords...

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------------------8-8-8---|
|-4-4--4-/-9--9-9--9-8-8---------|

plays that a couple times then says uh . . . "Just wanna be myself"
stops playing while bass plays on
then he goes "He said you would love to try some" and plays

   G#maj      C#maj

|---4-4----*----4-4-4-|
|---4-4----*----6-6-6-|
|---5-5----*----6-6-6-|
|---6-6----*----6-6-6-|
|---6-6----*----4-4-4-|
|---4-4----*----------|

He says something and does that again, then goes into the chorus
After that you get a little Jimmy Page mixed with Tom Sholes riff from Nigel
BUT FIRST!  Gavin does this gradual bend with a pained look on his face

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----9-9-9-9-9b10-10-10-10-10-10b11-11-11-11-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Then the riff...

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------8-9----9----9----------------------8-9----9----9---------|
|-/(V)6-6-6-6-6/10-----10---10---10-10--(V)6-6-6-6-6/10-----10---10---10-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9---9--9----8---8---8--8-------------------15b16-16-16----------------|
|-11b-12b-13-13---10b-11b-12-12---/16b17-17-17----------------/16b-17-17----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------|
|-15b16-16-16-|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

Oh yeah and Gavin is playing these back and forth under Nigel:

  G#maj   C Maj
|--4--------3---|
|--4--------5---|  
|--5--------5---|  
|--6--------5---|  
|--6--------3---|  
|--4------------|  

Then Nigel slides down I guess...
and the verse part starts up again, and they turn up the bass for part of it

Then it's back to the chorus!
They go to the riff part again, this time with Gavin singing over it and 
Nigel kind of mixes a part of the riff with what he plays during the normal
chorus

Then everything just kind of calms down and Gavin hits a couple notes in the
verse chords and it ends with him playing this over and over:

|--------------------|  
|--------------------|  
|--------------------|  
|--------------------|  
|--------------------|  
|-4-4-*-4-4-4-*-4-4-4|  

Unless, of course, that's the bass!!

LYRICS:
Warm sun, feed me up
I'm leery, loaded up
Loathing for a change
and I slip some boil away

Swallowed!  Followed!
I'm heavy bout everything but my love
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not

Just wanted to be myself
Hey you said you would love to try some
Hey you said you would love to die some
in the middle of a world on a fishhook
you're the wave, you're the wave, you're the wave

Swallowed!  Borrowed!
Heavy bout everything but my love
Swallowed!  Hollowed!
Sharp about everyone but yourself
Swallowed . . . oh no I'm with everyone 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 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



Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 10:26:02 -0800
From: Barbara Solomon 


Artist: BUSH
Song: SWALLOWED
Album: RAZORBLADE SUITCASE
Tabbed by Nate Reilly (with help from Sean)

This is all right on, so all you got to do is listen to the CD for 
the rythym. Enjoy this piece of BUSH ecstasy. 

Here's the opening chords.
E|-4--1--0--1----------------------------------------|
B|-4--1--1--1----------------------------------------|
G|-5--3--0--1----------------------------------------|
D|-6--3--2--3----------------------------------------|
A|-6--1--3--3----------------------------------------|
e|-4--X--X--1----------------------------------------|

This goes with the chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
e|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
           Swallowed        Followed         Heavy about everything...

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6-6-6-6--5-5-5-3-------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-3-------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-1-------------------------|
e|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------|
   I'm with everyone and yet not...

I think this is bass, but you can do it on guitar, too. 
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-10-10-10------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-10-10-10------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-3-3-3-8--8--8-------------------------|
e|-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
    Hey, you said you'd like to try some...

Here's the solo:
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b-5b-5b-5b-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
(Or something like that-- listen to the song!!)

E|-8---8----------8---8---8--------------------------|
B|---9---9-------------------------------------------|
G|------------8-9---9---9---9--------------8-9-------|
D|---------10-----------------6-6-6-6-8/10-----------|
A|----------------------------6-6-6-6----------------|
e|----------------------------4-4-4-4----------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-12b-12b-12b-16b-16b-16b(r)--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|


Lyrics
------

Warm sun, feed me up.
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 you'd like to try some.
Hey, you said you'd like to die some.
In the middle of the world on a fishhook.
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 everyone and yet not.

Piss on, self esteem.
Foward, busted knee.
Sick head, blackened lungs.
And I'm simple, selfish son.

Swallowed, followed.
Heavy about everything but my love.
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 love her.


Date: 10 Jan 1997 18:46:26 -0000
From: Gerald Brisson 

These are the corrections to the song Swallowed, the other tab was quite a ways
off.  Here is my rendition.  This is my first tab.
Douse with Distortion!
Repeat a few times.
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
---------------6-----------------10-----|-----------------------------
---6--------6---------------10----------|-----------------------------
---6----4---------------8---------------|-----------------------------
---4---------------6/8------------------|-----------------------------
This is the next part where Gavin sings "Swallowed, Followed."
Gavin and Nigel use an effect that mixes a flanger and distortion.
Thats what gives it that neat "wohhhohhoh" sound.
-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
----9--------9-----9-----------------------------|--------------------
---11^------11----11-----10^---10^---10^---10^---|--------------------
-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-------------------------------------------------|--------------------


Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 22:30:56 -0800
From: Robinson 

                                 Bush
                               Swallowed 

Verse with distortion:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------| Thats how I believe the verse part goes
|--------6--6--5--10----10---| you repeat this till Gavin starts singing
|--6-----6--6--5--10----10---| the chorus.
|--6--4--4--4--3--8--8--8----|
|--4-------------------------|


Chorus with distotion:
|----------------|
|----------------| Strum each chord 8 times.. this just the rythm guitar
|----------------| chorus I don't know the lead part so if anyone knows it
|--6--10--11--8--| please send it to me... and I don't have the solo so
|--6--10--11--8--| if anyone knows it send it to me please..
|--4--8---9---6--|



Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 06:27:31 -0700
From: [email protected]

"Swallowed"  3rd track off "Razorblade Suitcase"
By Bush  Written by Gavin Rossdale

I saw this tabbed out by Marc Zeitlin , but it
was wrong.  Except for the chorus, which I simplified down to power
chords.  My tab also has a first guitar part, which is actually what 
most of this file is.

-----*****_Guitar_1_*****-----

Intro/Verse
e:----------------------------------------------------
b:----------------------------------------------------
g:--------------------10------------------------10----
d:-6-----8----10---10----10-6-8-11------10---10----10-
a:-6---8---8--10-8----------6-8----11---10-8----------
e:--4-6--------8------------4-6-------9-8------------

e:---------------------------------------------------
b:---------------------------------------------------
g:---------------------10----------------------------
d:--6-----8----10---10----10-6-666-10-10-10-5-5-5-6--
a:--6---8---8--10-8----------6-----------------------
e:--4-6--------8-------------4-----------------------

Chorus
e:----------------9-9-------9---------------------
b:--9(x8)-8(x8)-9-----9---9---9---11-11-----11-11-
g:---------------------10-------10-----10-10------

e:----------------9-------9-----------------
b:--9(x8)-8(x8)-9---9---9---6/11-6-6/11-11--
g:-------------------10---------------------

b:--------------------------------
g:-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--8-8-6-6-5-5-1- (x2)
d:--------------------------------

Verse
e:-------------------------------------
b:-------------------------------------
g:-------x-6-6-6-x----------x-10-10-10-
d:-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-10-10-10-x-10-10-10-  (x2)
a:-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-x-10-10-10-x-8--8--8--
e:-4-4-4-x-------x-8--8--8--x----------

e:-----------------------
b:-----------------------
g:-------6-6-6--------6~-
d:-6-6-x-6-6-6----6-6-6~- 
a:-6-6-x-4-4-4----6-6-4~-
e:-4-4-x----------4-4-4~-

Chorus
e:----------------9-9-------9---------------------
b:--9(x8)-8(x8)-9-----9---9---9---11-11-----11-11- (x3)
g:---------------------10-------10-----10-10------

b:--------------------------------
g:-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--8-8-6-6-5-5-1- (x3)
d:--------------------------------

Solo
b:--)-----
g:-9------  Strike the note 24 times, and gradually bend it

e:--------------------------------------------
b:--------------------------------------------
g:-5---5---5/8/9----9----9----95-------5/8/9-
d:---6---6-------10---10---10-----6-6-6-------

e:----------------------------------------
b:----------------------------------------
g:----9----9----9/13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-
d:-10---10---10---------------------------

b:-------------17-17-17-17--------------
g:-17-17-17-17-------------13-13-13-13--

b:------------------------17-----------------
g:-12-12-12-12-17-17-17-17--171-------------

Verse
e:----------------------------------------------------
b:----------------------------------------------------
g:--------------------10------------------------10----
d:-6-----8----10---10----10-6-8-11------10---10----10-
a:-6---8---8--10-8----------6-8----11---10-8----------
e:--4-6--------8------------4-6-------9-8------------

e:---------------------------------------------------
b:---------------------------------------------------
g:---------------------10----------------------------
d:--6-----8----10---10----10-6-666-10-10-10-5-5-5-6--
a:--6---8---8--10-8----------6-----------------------
e:--4-6--------8-------------4-----------------------

Same chord pattern as the first, just play very loosly

Chorus
e:----------------9-9-------9---------------------
b:--9(x8)-8(x8)-9-----9---9---9---11-11-----11-11- (x2)
g:---------------------10-------10-----10-10------

b:-------------------------------
g:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-6-6-5-5-1- (x2)
d:-------------------------------

e:----------------------------------------------pick--
b:---------------------------------------------scrape-
g:-5---5---5/8/9----9----9----95-------5/8/9--xxxxx--
d:---6---6-------10---10---10-----6-6-6---------------

b:--------------------------------
g:-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--8-8-6-6-5-5-1- (x2)
d:--------------------------------

b:--------------------------------
g:-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-13-13-13-17-17-
d:--------------------------------

b:----------------------------------------------------)
g:-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-13-13-13-17-17-17-17-17-18-19-20-21-

-fin-

-----*****_Guitar_2_*****-----

Verse
Same as first guitar verse

Chorus
g:-------------------------------
d:-6------10------11------8------
a:-6-(x4)-10-(x4)-11-(x4)-8-(x4)-
e:-4------8-------9-------6------

Second guitar does this whenever it plays

The outro for 2nd guitar, after the 1st guitar's bend on
the 21st fret, is just picking through this:

g:--10--
d:--10--
a:--8---

-fin-

I could be wrong, I could be right, if you don't like it, 
tab it yourself.

Timm  


Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 00:46:19 -0600 (CST)
From: matthew michael koenig 

So far all of the intros submitted for Swallowed by Bush have been pretty 
sketchy so I decided to send in one that is very close to being down to 
the note correct.  It will make a nice addition to the tabs currently posted

			Swallowed by Bush
		      "Razorblade Suitcase"
						transcribed by:
						Matt Koenig  
						[email protected]	
Here is an update to the intro:

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6-----------10--------6---------------10--|
D|-------6----------10-------------6---------10------|
A|----4----------8------------4-----------8----------|
e|-4----------8------------4----------/4-------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6------------10----------6----------------|
D|-------6-----------10-----------6---6--------------|
A|----4-----------8------------4------------8--------|
e|-4---------6/8------------4------------/8----------|



Matt Koenig
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~mmkoenig/fof.html
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