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Swallowed

Bush
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Tab5

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(guitar 1 only)

(Guitar 1, Heavy distortion at low volume (Played through mesa Boogie triple rectifier,

1989 fender stratocastor.

On one guitar. Play four times)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|

Chorus

(Part 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|

Chorus

(Part 2)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
e|--4-----(Play--)-----3----(play--)-------9------9--------------6-----6-----|
B|--7b9---(8times)-----6b8--(8times)-----9----9-----9--------------6---------|
G|-----------------------------------1/6--------6-----6---1/3-3------3-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--4-----(Play--)-----3----(play--)-------9------9--------------6-----6-----|
B|--7b9---(8times)-----6b8--(8times)-----9----9-----9--------------6---------|
G|-----------------------------------1/6--------6-----6---1/3-3------3-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Part 1)

(Guitar 2)

e|--4----(play--)-3----(play**)-3------3-3-----------------------------------|
B|--7b9--(4times)-6b8--(6times)-6------5-5-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Part 2)

(guitar 2)

e|--4----(play--)-3----(play**)-3------3-3-----------------------------------|
B|--7b9--(4times)-6b8--(6times)-6------5-5-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Solo for guitar 1)

(Right at the end of the second chorus)

No other instruments play

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(First Solo for guitar 2 At end of second chorus)

Other instruments play (Chorus part 2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--5----5---5---5---5---------------4-5---5---5--5-----------|
G|-1-1-1-1--1/5------5---5----5---5-----1-1-1-1-1/5-----5---5--5---5---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4---(play--)--3----(play--)--8-----(play--)------------12---(play--)------|
B|-7b9-(4times)--6b8--(4times)--11b13-(3times)--15b-------15b17(3times)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4---(play--)--3----(play--)--8-----(play--)--8------8----------------------|
B|-7b9-(4times)--6b8--(4times)--11b13-(3times)--11b12--11b--x-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------x-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------(pick scrapes)----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar Solo 2 after 3rd verse and 3rd "chorus part 1")

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--5----5---5---5---5---------------4-5---5---5--5-----------|
G|-1-1-1-1--1/5------5---5----5---5-----1-1-1-1-1/5-----5---5--5---5---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--4----(play--)-3----(play**)-----------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9--(4times)-6b8--(6times)-6------5-5------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--4~~~~--(play--)-3~~~~-(play**)-3------3-3--------------------------------|
B|--7b9~~--(4times)-6b8~~-(6times)-6------5-5--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4---(play--)--3----(play--)--8-----(play--)------------12---(play--)------|
B|-7b9-(4times)--6b8--(4times)--11b13-(3times)--15b-------15b17(3times)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4---(play--)--3----(play--)--8-----(play--)------------12---(play--)------|
B|-7b9-(4times)--6b8--(4times)--11b13-(3times)--15b-------15b17(3times)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12------------12-/12--13------12--13------16-----18---~~~~~~~~~-|
B|-15b17--15b17----------16b18-------16b18---19b21--21b23~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

(guitar 1 only)

(Start on the C5 at the end of "Chorus part 2"

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------0----0-----------5~~~\0-------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5/6----6\3------3--3-----3-----5-------\0-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5/6----6\3----3------3--------5--5-----\0-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3/4----4\1---1--------------3----------\0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-6---6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6----------------------------------------|
A|-----6-6---6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6----------------------------------------|
E|-----4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------------|

************************************

| ~ Vibrato

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| x Dead note

| \ Slide down

| (

| (Play

| (pick scrapes)

| (play

| (play**)

| )

| times)

| ~~~\

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