ST-310 • Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

[justinguitar]

Questions...

[TheRamones]

What's the thing justin does in the chorus, it's not part of the song but he called it a rock and roll 6th.  does anyone know where i can learn to play those?

[Kwang]

He plays a G chord but muting the A B and high E strings so you get kind of a G power chord and then he adds a "6th" (a 6th of a G major scale if I got it right) which would be 2nd fret of a D string. So you play 3rd fret low E string open D and G strings with muted A, B and high E and then put your first finger on 2nd fret D strings and you get 3rd fret E string, muted A, 2nd fret D, open G and muted two highest strings. Culdn't figure it for a while too. I hope it's clear enough for you (and that I'm right ).

[piechura1]

hi everybody!
could someone send me the TABs?
I can't understand which strings I should hit or push.
I'll be very thankful.

[J2]

Thanks alot for these 2 videos! Great and easy to follow! Now I would really appreciate if you would do part 3 with that solo as well!

Thanks in advance!

[Hercalos]

I learned this song whit your great lesson but now i can't seem to get my amp settings right...
i just want the sound to come out as it should be xD
well anyway i hope you can help me.

Thanks in advance.

[leadfoot]

I am with J2 on this gotta have the solos as well!!! ..there are some really magic moments in Skynyrd solos!!!

[StephenHarborne]

Hi
If any one has a tab for this song could you please send it to me
Thanks

[Gunner19591]

Thanks alot for these 2 videos! Great and easy to follow! Now I would really appreciate if you would do part 3 with that solo as well!

Thanks in advance!

I hear ya, bedroom rocker...the solo would be great!

[justinguitar]

I'll add the solo to the to do list, but it may be a while off... I have transcribed it somewhere... will try and dig it out next time I am looking in my transcription box!

Doing the tab takes ages and right now I just don't have time, but again it is on the to do list! sorry...

J

[MadSpaceCow]

I'm frustrated because I can't tell what that thir part of the main riff is. I know your second finger 3rd fret 6th string but I can't for the life of me tell what else he's doing!

[phaultless]

hi, does anyone have the tabs for this i cant seem to figure out what is strummed on the 3rd part of that riff he shows at the beginning of the first video, i know its 6th string 3rd fret x2 but after that what is it? thanks.

[Jake18]

I need some help with the opening riff, I am having trouble with the "little timing riff", Anyone can help further on this? 

Thanks in advance

[tougeo]

Hello all,

I couldn't help but notice Justin's comment above the song:

"I don't like what it stands for at all "

Up until then I hadn't heard any criticism on the song, so I did a little digging up... Apparently, the song is criticised for
being racist!! That surprised me a little bit. After some googling I ended up to this (http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm) very interesting article which explains a little bit about what's going on. From what they say, it is actually
one of the most misunderstood songs ever!!

Sorry if my post is irrelevant to the "help" but I found it quite interesting and it's always nice to know a few thing about the
song you're playing (especially if it's one so widely debated).

Cheers,
George

[mfish]

This is a tab of my favorite riff in the song.  I think there's a slight difference in the last part of the riff, when I compare how Justin taught it and the 1974 album cut.  Plus I think it's a bit easier to play because you play A-A-D-B strings (essentially in consecutive order) instead of (A-A-A-B)


As Justin taught it:
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G--------7-7----------5-5------------0-----
D------7-7-7----------5-5------------------
A--8-9-------9----6-7-----7----0-1-2-------
E---------------------------------------3--


How I think I hear it from the 1974 recording
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G--------7-7----------5-5------------0-----
D------7-7-7----------5-5----------0-------
A--8-9-------9----6-7-----7----0-2---------
E---------------------------------------3--