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Sway by Lostprophets
Sway
Tuning: Drop D (EBGDAD)
The song uses 2 guitars, but a 3rd is needed for some of the bits. I havent labelled a
Guitar 3 but the area where it would b needed would be for the INTRO OVERLAY, PRE-CHORUS,
and ENDING - you'll figure out why.
JUST FOLLOw THE TAB AS IT GOES (ie down), PAY ATTENTION TO THE BITS THAT ARE REPEATED.
. = Play note/chord and mute immediately after.
DELAY = is an important effect in this song as it creates the sounds for most of
the riffs ive tabbed. To get the right timed delay, listen to the intro.
The delay speed is the same throughout this song so you only need 1 setting.
INTRO: This is what you hear, when i saw them at their last brixton date, they
played this an Lee did these huge slides before each note. You didnt
hear them sound but he played them, these sound about right:
A String: (3)/12
D String: (2)/9
G String: (2)/5
Anyway...thought you'd like to know...
Guitar 1: Delayed (2nd and 3rd repeats fade out slightly)
The brackets are notes that are heard quietly in the background.
x5
E|---------------------(3)-------------(5)-------------(5)----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----3---------------5---------------7---------------7-------------------|
OVERLAY: This is that cool electronic sound you hear after the 1st repeat of
Guitar 1's riff above. You need DELAY on for this.
Guitar 2: (could FINGER-PICK this as there won't be anything else 4 them to play
yet. They can only play it 3 times b4 going into the verse riff)
E|----------------------------------------17------------------------------|
B|-17-19---------------17---19--------19-----19------------------17h19----|
G|-------16-19---16------------16-19----16------16-19--19---16--------19p-|
D|-------------------16----------------------------------16---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16---16-19-16----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------16-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
Guitar 2: (Guitar 1 will still be playing the intro riff)
E|--------------------15--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-15-17~-----15~----13~----15-------------13-15----------------|
G|---14-16------------------------------14~-----14-16-----14~---16~---14~-|
D|-14------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
E|--------------------------19-19--17~---15-----------------------------19|
B|----------------------17------------------17~---------------------17----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
A|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
D|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
E|-19--17~--20~-------------------------19-19--17~---15-------------------|
B|----------------------------------17------------------17~---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
A|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
D|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
E|-----------19-19--17----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Will come in on the last 19 played on the 1st bar of Guitar 1's pre-chorus.
Heavy Distortion and all PALM MUTED. Listen to the CD for the
"breaks of play" on the -3-5-7- chords where nothing is played.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
D|--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
E|-----------------------------5-5-5.------------------5.-----------------|
B|-----------------------------5-5-5.------------------5.-----------------|
G|-----------------------------7-7-7.------------------7.-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7.--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7.---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---5-5-5.-------------------------5~------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5.----------------------5~---------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7.-------------------7~------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7.--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
A|-7---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Guitar 1: Go straight into chorus from the verse riff above (first 3 notes will
sound like Guitar 2's last 3 notes played above, but a lot higher)
E|-------17-19------19--------19------19-----------------------17---------|
B|-17-19------17-19----19~------17-19----19~----17-19~---17-19---19-17-19-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Turn on Delay for the 17 slide down
E|--19------19-------19------19-----------------------17------------------|
B|----17-19----19~-----17-19----19~----17-19~---17-19---19-17-19-17\------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: I don't think they play anything here but they could play the rhythm
again. They want to be CLEAN and quiet with the notes.
x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
POST-CHORUS:
Guitar 1: Acoustic Sound + Delay (will be previously on from the 17 slide down)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5/7----7-7-7/9----9-9-9/10----10-10-10/12-(7)----5-5-5/7----7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----------5----------7-----------7------------------3----------5-----|
x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9----9-9-9/10----10-10-10\9--9--9\7----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: just needs Acoustic sound (note that Guitar 1 and 2's bass notes are
played at the same time)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8~--------------------8~----------------------------------------|
G|----------7~--------------------7~--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3~--------------------7~----------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
Guitar 2: (Guitar 1 will be playing the last section of their post-chorus riff)
E|--------------------15--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-15-17~-----15~----13~----15-------------13-15----------------|
G|---14-16------------------------------14~-----14-16-----(14~)-----------|
D|-14------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
E|--------------------------19-19--17~---15-----------------------------19|
B|----------------------17------------------17~---------------------17----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
A|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
D|--3~------5~------7~--------------------------3~------5~------7~--------|
E|-19--17~--20~-------------------------19-19--17~---15-------------------|
B|----------------------------------17------------------17~---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
A|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
D|--------------3~------5~------7~----------------------------3~------5~--|
E|-----------19-19--17----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: This time Guitar 2 comes in straight away with Guitar 1.
Heavy Distortion and all PALM MUTED. Listen to the CD for the
"breaks of play" on the -3-5-7- chords where nothing is played.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-|
E|-----------5-5-5.------------------5.------------------5-5-5.-----------|
B|-----------5-5-5.------------------5.------------------5-5-5.-----------|
G|-----------7-7-7.------------------7.------------------7-7-7.-----------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7.--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7.--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7.--7-7-7-5-5|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-5-5|
D|-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-5-5|
E|-------5.---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5.---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-7.---3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5------3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-5-5-5------3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------5-5-5.------------------5.-------------------5-5-5.--|
B|-------------------5-5-5.------------------5.-------------------5-5-5.--|
G|-------------------7-7-7.------------------7.-------------------7-7-7.--|
D|-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7.--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7.---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7.--|
A|-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
E|-----------5-5-5--------5~----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-5-5-----5~-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-7-7--7~----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
E|-------17-19------19--------19------19-----------------------17---------|
B|-17-19------17-19----19~------17-19----19~----17-19~---17-19---19-17-19-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--19------19-------19------19-----------------------17-------------19---|
B|----17-19----19~-----17-19----19~----17-19~---17-19---19-17-19-------17-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----19--------19------19-----------------------17------------19------19-|
B|-19----19~------17-19----19~----17-19~---17-19---19-17-19------17-19----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Turn on Delay for the 17 slide down
E|--------19------19------------------------17----------------------------|
B|-19~------17-19----19~----17-19~----17-19---19-17-19-17\----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Same technique as before - quiet and clean but for the 3rd and 4th
repeats in needs to be QUIET and DISTORTED.
x4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
ENDING:
Guitar 2: needs Acoustic sound
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0~------------0~------------0~------------8-----------------0~|
G|--------5-------------5-------------5-------------5---5-------------5---|
D|-1-1/3---------3-3/5---------5-5/7---------5-5/7--------7~---1-1/3------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x3 Volume fades out x5
E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------0~------------0~------------8-------|------------0~---------|
G|----------5-------------5-------------5---5-----|----------5------------|
D|---3-3/5---------5-5/7-------------7--------7~--|---1-1/3---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar 1: This is the intro repeated again but there is an overlay which is
represented by the low 7th fret chords. The overlay is distorted
and Palm Muted.
x2
E|--------------------(3)-------------(5)------------(5)------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------(7-7)------(7-7)---------------(7-7)------(7-7)--------------|
A|-----------(7-7)------(7-7)---------------(7-7)------(7-7)--------------|
D|----3------(7-7)----5-(7-7)---------7-----(7-7)----7-(7-7)--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-5-5/7----7-7-7/9----9-9-9/10----10-10-10/12-(7)----5-5-5/7----7-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----------5----------7-----------7------------------3----------5-----|
Volume fades out here x5
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7/9----9-9-9/10----10-10-10\9--9--9\7-|----5-5-5/7---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------7-----------7--------------------|--3-----------------------------|
When the sun comes down
When the rain wash away
All the hopes I can bring
To another day
Another day
When your trees start to sway
And the wind makes them move
I can tell that
You don't know
To all the fights I've conquered and beyond
The times have changed and I will now move over slowly
The truth is I still feel lost without you
Hard to find a new soul
The silence takes its toll
Just sway
You don't know
Just sway
You don't know
Just sway
And all you want is to find home
There's a light pausing
Feel the volume of the sky
Mark your place in time with another question why
Time flickers in the night
Always lookin' to be right
To all the fights I've conquered and beyond
The times have changed and I will now move over slowly
The truth is I still feel lost without you
Hard to find a new soul
The silence takes its toll
You don't know
Just sway
You don't know
Just sway
And all you want is to find home
Just sway
And you don't love
Just sway
And you don't know
Just sway
And all you want is to find home
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Just sway
Just sway
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