Sweet Home Alabama - (ducking for cover)

LowDown Hal · #1 06-19-2009, 08:15 AM

Well, the inevitable has occurred. After playing for a little while I found a "jam" group to hang with. Now some of the guys are pretending to get serious about getting a few sets together and hitting the local bars.

As long as it gets the girls up I'll play it, so...Sweet Home Alabama. I've found a few guitar pro versions which, at first glance, all seem somewhat similar. I really don't want to have to devote a ton of time to figuring out what to learn for this tune.

Does anyone have a KNOWN accurate transcription. Preferably notation with or without tab.

THANKS

DeluxeRed · #2 06-19-2009, 09:03 AM

D / C / G / Jack Daniels Ol No 7 / repeat

There, that's the whole song.

Jim Campbell · #3 06-19-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LowDown Hal

Well, the inevitable has occurred. After playing for a little while I found a "jam" group to hang with. Now some of the guys are pretending to get serious about getting a few sets together and hitting the local bars.

As long as it gets the girls up I'll play it, so...Sweet Home Alabama. I've found a few guitar pro versions which, at first glance, all seem somewhat similar. I really don't want to have to devote a ton of time to figuring out what to learn for this tune.

Does anyone have a KNOWN accurate transcription. Preferably notation with or without tab.

THANKS

i've seen it in a geetar rag or two and theres a skynyrd bass book out that seems fairly close

LowDown Hal · #4 06-19-2009, 09:19 AM

I just did a quick google for the book.
It is out of print and guys are asking anywhere from US $90.00 up.

That ain't happening :-)

christoph h. · #5 06-19-2009, 09:52 AM

see DeluxeRed's post. all the info you need.

warnergt · #6 06-19-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DeluxeRed

D / C / G / Jack Daniels Ol No 7 / repeat

There, that's the whole song.

And once you master this, you have also mastered
"Werewolves of London" and Kid Rock's "All Summer Long."
It's a three-fer!

LowDown Hal · #7 06-19-2009, 10:28 AM

No problem with the first part but I don't think I'll ever master Jack Daniels Ole No 7.

Thanks to all who mentioned D/C/G. That's a big help

(just jokin')

Like I said though, I really don't want to spend time figuring out the riffs which are sprinkled throughout.

Brick Top · #8 06-19-2009, 10:32 AM

Please excuse my stupidity...but if ya don't ask....well you know.

what does " Jack Daniels Ol No 7 " mean?

Cheers,
BT

Jim Campbell · #9 06-19-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Brick Top

Please excuse my stupidity...but if ya don't ask....well you know.

what does " Jack Daniels Ol No 7 " mean?

Cheers,
BT

lynchburg,tn's finest......play d..play c take a swig a jack play g......repeat if necessary......except you can't in lynchburg....dry county

LowDown Hal · #10 06-19-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

lynchburg,tn's finest......play d..play c take a swig a jack play g......repeat if necessary......except you can't in lynchburg....dry county

THANKS, that explains my problem.

I was playing ___ D / C / G / swig / :repeat
instead of ______ D / C / swig / G / :repeat

Craig_S · #11 06-19-2009, 12:16 PM

That song is nothing you can't fake your way through after listening to it a couple times. There are a few "riffs" here and there. Just improvise them. Close is good enough on some songs. That's one of 'em.

Brick Top · #12 06-20-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

lynchburg,tn's finest......play d..play c take a swig a jack play g......repeat if necessary......except you can't in lynchburg....dry county

Thanks...I think!

I've been too busy to try and play the song lately....but hopefully I can after work today.

IS it OK to substitute the Jack with real Wiskey? Like CR or Wisers?

Cheers,
BT

DeluxeRed · #13 06-20-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Brick Top

IS it OK to substitute the Jack with real Wiskey? Like CR or Wisers?

Though Lynchburg might be in a dry county, it is NOT a gun control county. Just thought I'd mention that.

Jim Campbell · #14 06-20-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Brick Top

Thanks...I think!

I've been too busy to try and play the song lately....but hopefully I can after work today.

IS it OK to substitute the Jack with real Wiskey? Like CR or Wisers?

Cheers,
BT

no..see below.......

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Originally Posted by DeluxeRed

Though Lynchburg might be in a dry county, it is NOT a gun control county. Just thought I'd mention that.

.....and duck.......

John Bigboote · #15 06-20-2009, 11:37 AM

You might try convincing your pals to play All Summer Long instead. I'm not wild about the song (not by a fair bit), but we play it, and it packs the floor every time. And it's (technically) not Sweet Home Alabama.

-jb

greenboy · #16 06-20-2009, 11:51 AM

Used to mix lyrics and parts of Werewolves of London and Sweet Home Alabama all together at gigs, into a big dada melt that kept the dance floor whirlin'. Never did find a tab for that...

Brick Top · #17 06-20-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeluxeRed

Though Lynchburg might be in a dry county, it is NOT a gun control county. Just thought I'd mention that.

I thought something like this would get mentioned.

Cheers,
BT

dave_bass5 · #18 06-22-2009, 07:30 AM

Hmmm, does no one play the F - C (or F - E) bit then?
It happens twice in the song. not easy to miss ;-)

DeaconK · #19 06-22-2009, 10:04 AM

I've been mixing it up a bit just to keep it interesting (for me). I'll pluck the root and the octave together for awhile or play it on one string for awhile.

oldrocker · #20 06-22-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dave_bass5

Hmmm, does no one play the F - C (or F - E) bit then?
It happens twice in the song. not easy to miss ;-)

Yes, it's mostly D C G - but there are a few subtleties to this song. Besides the part Dave points out the rhythm is different from verse to chorus, the bass has a completely different feel during the solos and there is a thing after the 1st verse and coming out of the 1st solo thats different as well.

I guess you could just D C G all the way through, but it wouldn't sound like the song.