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Swim tab book

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RIP Jon Lee 1968 - 2002

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : Sweet 16

Tab By : Alex Ball (Al_Fish18@hotmail.com)

Notes : Dropped-D Tuning

Intro: Depressed wamy bar, then:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--5--3--5--3--5-5-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-17--17--15----17--17----15--15--17--17--15----17--17----15--15---|
D|----0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-|

Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-10--10--10-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-10--10--10-|
D|--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-10--10--10-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-10--10--10-|
A|--3--3--3-7--7--7--8--8--8-12--12--12-3--3--3-7--7--7--8--8--8-12--12--12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

Play this 4 times... (solo over second half)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-8-8---2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-7-----|
A|--2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-8-8---2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-7-----|
D|--2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-8-8---2---2-0-2---5-----5-5-5-8-7-----|

Solo: (repeat 2 times)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------10h11p10-|
G|--9---9-9-9-7---------------------9---9-9-9-7---------------------|
D|--------------8----7--8-7---------------------8----7--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

And then...

(Outro:)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--(let ring)---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---------------------------------------------------------------|

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : Stereo World

Tab By : Alistair Knock modified by Alex Ball (Al_Fish18@hotmail.com)

Notes : Dropped-D Tuning (This symbol ~ means bend string up and down)

Main Riff:

Guitar 1: Guitar 2:

e|----------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2--0-3--0-2--0-3-0-2-0--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2--0-3--0-2--0-3-0-2-0--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2--0-3--0-2--0-3-0-2-0--|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

STRUM AROUND THIS CHORD:

E|--3--|
B|--5--|
G|--5--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
D|--3--|

Chorus:

Guitar 1:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 2: Match this with the above chord pattern:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4--5----7-------7~~~~~~---------9~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

Eb5 F5 Eb5

It just explodes as I drift in

F5 Eb5

A thousand hands caress my skin

F5 Eb5

I feel so free as it begins...

Final Chorus: Repeats normal chorus and then:

Key change: The chords move up two frets

"It really feels to good"

Guitar 1:

B5 C#5 E5/A

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------9-----|
D|--9---11---9-----|
A|--9---11---7-----|
D|--9---11---7-----|

Guitar 2: Lead part, here are the notes (Listen to CD for guidance)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8~~~~~--6-----8~~~~~--6----9--8--9--11--13--11---8~~~~~--etc---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : W.I.T

Tab By : Alistair Knock modified by Alex Ball (Al_Fish18@hotmail.com)

Intro/Chorus Riff #1: With octave pedal:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2----|
G|----2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Riff #2:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
G|----4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-5-5-----------2-2-2-----------5-5-5------------------|
D|--2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5--|
A|--2/4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2/4-4-4-4-0-0-0-2/4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5--|
E|--0/2-2-2-2-------0/2-2-2-2-------0/2-2-2-2-------0/2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|

Bridge Riff:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2--|
A|--2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2/4-4-4-4-2-2-2--|
E|--0/2-2-2-2-3-3-3-0/2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0/2-2-2-2-3-3-3-0/2-2-2-2-0-0-0--|

Verse:

B5 (verse riff)

B5 (verse riff)

Chorus: (with chorus riff #1)

A5 B5 D5 A5 (verse riff)

Chorus 2:

A5 B5 D5 A5

B5 D5 A5

Bridge:

(bridge riff once muted, once open) B5

Verse:

(verse riff x2) B5

(verse riff x2) B5

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : Descend

Tab By : Alex Ball (Al_Fish18@hotmail.com)

Notes: Drop D tuning- Listen to record for rhythms

Chords you need to know

Ddim5 C9 G/B G/Bb

e|--X------3-----3----3----|
B|--3------3-----3----3----|
G|--1------0-----0----0----|
D|--0------0-----0----0----|
A|--0------3-----2----1----|
D|--0------X-----X----X----|

Intro/Verse:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----3-----3----------------------------|
G|--------2----2---1---1--------------------------|
D|----0---------------------2-bend semi-tone-2-0--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------0-------------------------------------|

Bridge:

D5 Ab5 D5 Ab5

I'm not insane

D5 Ab5 D5 Ab5

Can't reach the pain

Chorus:

D5 C9 G/B G/Bb F5 D5

If I could be, all by myself, I would be me

D5 C9 G/B G/Bb F5 D5

If you could see, live with my pain, the thoughts that I keep

After second chorus:

G/Bb C9 D

G/Bb C9 D

Over the D chord this lick is played

e|--0-2-3-2-0-----|
B|------------2-2-|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
D|----------------|

Interlude

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------5-----5------5---4---4---3---3------|
D|------0-----0--0---0---0---0---0---0------|
A|----0----0---------------------------0----|
D|--0------0-------0---0---0---0---0-----0--|

Live version (optional)

When live a second guitar plays this over the interlude

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----11----11-----11--12--12--14--14------|
D|------0-----0--0---0---0---0---0---0------|
A|----0----0---------------------------0----|
D|--0------0-------0---0---0---0---0-----0--|

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : Shade

Tab By : Alex Ball (Al_Fish18@hotmail.com)

Notes : Dropped-D tuning- Listen to the record for the rhythms

Chords you need to know

C9 G/B A7 A7sus4

e|--3-----3------0-----0------|
B|--3-----3------2-----3------|
G|--0-----0------0-----0------|
D|--0-----0------2-----2------|
A|--3-----2------0-----0------|
D|--X-----X------X-----X------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--12-0-0-12-0-12-12-0-12-0-0--|

Last time

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--12-0-0-12-0-12-12-0-12-10--|

Chorus:

C5 G/B

I don't need this, innovation

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0--3-3--|
A|--0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0--3-3--|
D|--0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0--3-3--|

falls (do you really know / I'm falling)

C5 G/B D5

I just fall into shade

Bridge:

Guitar 1:

(half speed - D5)

Guitar 2:

Solo: Trill these notes:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------13-12-15-17-let

ring--|

G|--11--12--14--16--17--16--12--11-12-11----------12-11-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------12-10-12-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1: Play these chords:

A7 A7sus4 C9 D?

E|--0---0------3---5--|
B|--2---3------3---5--|
G|--0---0------0---0--|
D|--2---2------2---4--|
A|--0---0------3---5--|
D|--------------------|

A7 A7sus4 A7

It's funny how it seems

Cmaj D?

that I can dream a little

A7 A7sus4 A7

It's pulling me inside

Cmaj D?

The wheel still turns

A7 A7sus4 A7

Remember how the sun

Cmaj D?

Touched my face, see it

A7 A7sus4 A7

How I loved the way

Cmaj

back home

Guitar 2: Lead licks over chord sequence:

First time:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------12-12-11-----|
D|--11--11-11-12-14-----------12-|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|

Second time:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------12--12-12-14-11--12p-11--|
D|--11--11-11-12-14--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

Third time:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12-11-12-11----11--------------------|
D|--11--11-11-12-14-17-----------------14----14-12-11-11-12-11--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Final time:

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------12--14--|
D|--11--11-11-12-14---------|
A|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

After the final chorus this riff is played until the end:

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-3-3--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-5--|
A|--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-3-3--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-5--|
D|--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-3-3--0-0-0-3--0-0-0--0-5--|

Outro:

C9 G/B F5

Feedback

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Band : Feeder

Album : Swim

Song : Swim

Tab By : Alistair Knock (aknock@enterprise.net) modified by Alex Ball

Chords:

Em - 022000 C9 - x32033

G - 320033 D - xx0232

Asus2 - x02200 Dsus4 - xx0233

Asus4add7 - x02233

| Riff 1 | Riff 2 | Riff 3 |

| | | |

e|--3-3-3-3-------|--3-3-3-3-3-3---|--3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
B|--3-3-3-3-------|--3-3-3-3-3-3---|--3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
G|--0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-0-0-0h2-2-----|
D|--0-0-0-0-------|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|--2-2-2-0h2-2-----|
A|--2-2-2-2-------|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|--3-3-3-0-0-0-----|
E|--3-3-3-3/5-5---|--3-3-3-3-2-2---|------------------|

Intro:

Em Em G G (riff 1)

Em Em G Asus2

Verse 1:

Em G Asus4 C9 (riff 2)

Em G Asus4 C9

Asus4add7 C9 (riff 2)

Chorus:

Em C9 D Dsus4 D C9

Em C9 D Dsus4 D C9

Em C9 D Dsus4 D C9

Em D C9

Bridge:

Em Em G G (riff 1)

Em Em G Asus4

Verse 2:

Em G Asus4add7 C9 (riff 3)

Em G Asus4add7 C9

Asus4add7 C9 (riff 2)

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