Song Info
From The Album: The Second Helping
Key: G
Structure: Intro - Verse - Main Riff - Verse - Chorus - Main Riff - Verse - Chorus - Solo - Verse - Chorus - Ending
Did You Know? Sweet Home Alabama was written as a response to Neil Youngs’ songs Southern Man & Alabama.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Belt
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Belt (White Belt when played with 'Miss 2' Rhythm or the Bass plucked variation.
Most Advanced Chord Change: White Belt
Image: Lynyrd Skynyrd at Simpleman 2011 by Jon Callas
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Sweet Home Alabama Chords And Strumming, Lynrd Skynrd
Django Chords -
Django G Chord
Django D Chord
Django C Chord
Tempo: 196 bpm
Key: G
Strumming Patterns -
"Miss 2 Rhythm":
|D (miss) D D U |
Even better -
bass plucking variation:
|B B D D U|
Intro -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Verse -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss'ole' 'bamy once again (and I think it's a sin)
Main riff -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Verse -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
Chorus -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Sweet home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue,
Sweet home Alabama,
Lord, I'm coming home to you.
Solo -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Verse -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor Boo hoo hoo!
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you? (tell the truth)
Chorus
Solo -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 8
Main riff -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
Verse -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a tune or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue (Now how about you?)
Chorus x 2
Ending -
||D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4 Fade out
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Sweet Home Alabama Chords And Strumming, Lynrd Skynrd - Version 1
Django Chords -
Django G Chord
Django D Chord
Django C Chord
Strumming Patterns -
|B B D |
Tempo: 196 bpm
Key: G
Intro -
x 2
x 2
Verse -
x 4
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss'ole' 'bamy once again (and I think it's a sin)
Main riff -
x 4
Verse -
x 4
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
Chorus - x4
Sweet home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue,
Sweet home Alabama,
Lord, I'm coming home to you.
Solo - x4
Verse - x4
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor Boo hoo hoo!
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you? (tell the truth)
Chorus x4
Solo x8
Main riff x2
Verse - x4
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a tune or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue (Now how about you?)
Chorus x 2
Ending - x4
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Sweet Home Alabama Chords And Strumming, Lynrd Skynrd - Version 2
Django Chords -
Django G Chord
Django D Chord
Django C Chord
Tempo: 196 bpm
Key: G
Intro -
Verse -
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss'ole' 'bamy once again (and I think it's a sin)
Main riff x2
Verse - x2
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
Chorus - x2
Sweet home Alabama,
Where the skies are so blue,
Sweet home Alabama,
Lord, I'm coming home to you.
Solo - x2
Verse - x2
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor Boo hoo hoo!
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you? (tell the truth)
Chorus x2
Solo x4
Main riff x1
Verse - x2
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a tune or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue (Now how about you?)
Chorus x 1
Ending - x2
Final Chord Strum: G
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