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Swim To Reach The End by Surfer Blood
Swim To Reach The End
Intro:
Guitar #1
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-9-9-9-9-9----------------| x4
A-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7--|
E---------------5-5-5-5-5--|
I'm not entirely sure what guitar #2 does but it's something like this (after the intro x2)
e--------------------------------------|
B-------------------------12--12---14--|
G-13-------13-------------14--14-------|
D-------14-----14-----14---------------| x2
A----14------------12------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
Chorus
e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-----------9-9--9-9-9-|
D-7---11-9--9-9--9-9-9-| x4
A-7---11-9--7-7--7-7-7-|
E-5---9--7-------------|
Guitar #1
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-2---6--4---7-7--7-7-6-4-|
E-0---4--2---5-5--5-5-4-2-|
Guitar #2
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- etc.
Guitar #1
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----6-------6-7-----6-7------6----|
A-7-7---7-6-6-----4-4---------------|
E-------------------------7-7-----7-|
Guitar #2
e---------------------------|
B-9-9-9s10-10s12-12-14-14s9-|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Next part
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-9-9--9-9-9-----9-------------------|
D-9-9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| xsomething
A-7-7--9-7-7--9--7--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E------7------7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|
then it's...
e-------|
B-------|
G-------|
D-------|
A-6-7-9-|
E-4-5-7-|
Leading back to the intro and then chorus which close the song!
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version 2
Key of E
Verse
("Quit hangin' over me...")
E A E A
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
(Gtr.2)
("Standing up on rooftops...")
Eadd9 Amaj7 Eadd9 Amaj7
e|------------------------9--7--9-------------------------9--7--9-----------|
B|------7---7-------------9------------7---7------7-------9-----------------|
G|---4----4---4----4/6----------------4--4---4--------/6--------------------|
D|---6----------6--------------------6----------6---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
("Swim to reach the end / 'Cause I'm steady not to offend")
A C#m B E A C#m B E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9---9-9-9-------------------------9-9---9-9-9--------|
G|---6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-----6---9----8----------9-9---9-9-9--------|
D|---7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-----7---11---9----------9-9---9-9-9--------|
A|---7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-----7---11---9----------7-7---7-7-7--------|
E|---5---9----7----------------------5---9----7-----------------------------|
("Swim to reach the end / Swim to reach the end")
E G#m F#m A G#m F#m E G#m F#m A G#m F#m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4---|
A|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4---|
E|---0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4----2-----0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4-----2---|
(Gtr. 2)
(Picking eighth notes, and then the last bar is rapid 16th notes where I put >)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-9--12-9--12-9--12-9--------12-12-12-12--------12->---------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc.--9--9--9--9---etc.--9-->---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And then back to the first part...
Instrumental Break
E B7/D# C#m B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------6-----------6--7--------6--7--------6------------------------------|
A|--7--7-----7--6--6--------4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------7--7-----7---------------------------|
Gtr. 2 - Lead
(This can be tricky. Your pinky plays the higher melody, and then you have to
keep moving your other fingers around to play the "bass line" underneath it.)
E B7/D# C#m B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-----9------9/10-----10--------12-------12-------14/16--------16-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------6--------9--------------------------12----------14----------|
E|--------------------------------9---------12-------------------------------|
Bridge
"Lucid afternoon dream..."
E B E B E B7/D# E B E B E B7/D#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|---7---7--7---7--7---------------------7---7--7---7--7---------------------|
Gtr. 2 - Solo
(He's rapidly strumming 16th notes where I put >. Not going to tab them all.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13->-------14---16->---------16--16--16------14---13---11->-------------|
D|---x-->-------x----x-->---------x---x---x-------x----x----x-->-------------|
A|---11->-------12---14->---------14--14--14------12---11---9-->-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat one more time.
And then...
G# A B
e|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---6---8/---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
One more verse, one more chorus and then out.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
* Chord symbols reflect overall/implied harmony.
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version 3
Key of E
Verse
(Gtrs. 1 and 2)
E A E A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6-6-----9-9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6-6---------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
("Quit hangin' over me...")
(Gtr. 2)
(I tried to put the "6-4-7" close together to indicate that he does a quick "sweep" of the pick.)
Eadd9 Amaj7 Eadd9 Amaj7
e|--------------------------9--7--9------------------------9--7--9-----------|
B|---7-----7---7------------9---------------7---7----------9-----------------|
G|---4----4--4----4------------------------4--4---4--------------------------|
D|-------6-----------6/11-----------------6---------6/11---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
("Standing up on rooftops...")
Chorus
(Gtrs. 1 and 2)
A C#m B E A C#m B E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9---9-9-9---------------------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
G|---6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-----6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
D|---7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-----7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
A|---7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-----7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-------------|
E|---5---9----7----------------------5---9----7------------------------------|
("Swim to reach the end / 'Cause I'm steady not to offend," etc.)
(Gtr. 1)
E G#m F#m A G#m F#m E G#m F#m A G#m F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4----|
A|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4----|
E|---0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4----2-----0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4-----2----|
("Swim to reach the end / Swim to reach the end," etc.)
(Gtr. 2)
(Rapid strumming where I put >)
e|--------------------------------------------------12->---------------------|
B|-12-9--12-9--12-9--12-9--------12-12-12-12--------12->---------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc.--9--9--9--9---etc.--9-->---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Gtrs. 1 and 2)
A C#m B E A C#m B E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9---9-9-9---------------------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
G|---6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-----6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
D|---7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-----7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-------------|
A|---7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-----7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-------------|
E|---5---9----7----------------------5---9----7------------------------------|
Instrumental Break
(Gtr. 2)
E B7/D# C#m B6
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------6-----------6--7--------6--7--------6------------------------------|
A|--7--7-----7--6--6--------4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------7--7-----7---------------------------|
(Gtr. 1)
(I watched a video of them doing this live to tab it, but it sounds a bit different live
than on the album. It might even be two separate tracks on the album. Otherwise, you would
have to pick the top notes with your ring finger while hitting the lower notes with the pick.
I prefer to play this part the live way, but you can decide how you want to do it.)
(Playing tip: keep your pinky on the high melody note the whole time and make
your other fingers jump around to do the rest.)
Album (I think?):
E B7/D# C#m B6
e|-----4--4--4---4--4/5---5---5---7----7---7---9---------9/11---11----11-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------2----------------4------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
Live (definitely):
E B7/D# C#m B6
e|-----4-----4------4/5-------5--------7-------9---------9/11--------11------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------4-------6------------------7----------9------------|
A|---------------2-------------------------7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
(Gtrs. 1 and 2)
E B E B E B7/D# E B E B E B7/D#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|---7---7--7---7--7---------------------7---7--7---7--7---------------------|
("Lucid afternoon dream," etc.)
(Gtr. 2)
(He's rapidly strumming on these where I put >. Not going to write out every strum.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13->-------14---16->---------16--16--16------14---13---11->-------------|
D|---x-->-------x----x-->---------x---x---x-------x----x----x-->-------------|
A|---11->-------12---14->---------14--14--14------12---11---9-->-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat one more time.
And then...
G# A B
e|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---6---8/---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
One more verse, one more chorus and then out.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
* Chord symbols reflect overall/implied harmony.
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