Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tabbed By: Matt Lenda - ihate_rap1132@yahoo.com
Key:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
/>> or \>> = long slide/sustain slide/steady gliss
Chords:
[G] [Em] [F] [C] [D]
|-3---|-0---0---|-1---0---|-2---| |-0---|-0---0---|-1---1---|-3---| |-0---|-0---0---|-2---0---|-2---| |-0---|-2---2---|-3---2---|-0---| |-2---|-2---2---|-3---3---|-----| |-3---|-0---0---|-1-------|-----|
Play the chords as chown above... then this:
|----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2| |----|---------2-----2---------0-----0|---------------2-----2-----2----| |-0-2|-3---------3-----2---------2----|-0-------3-0-----0-----0-----0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------3-------3-------3--------| |---------------------0---------0|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2/7/>| |-----3-------3---------2-3-2----|-----0-------0-------0----------| |---------3-----0-3-----------3--|--------------------------------| |-1---------1--------------------|--------------------------------|
Intro
Play with a slide, over the above figure.
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Verse 1
If I leave here...
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Well I must be...
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'Cause there's...
|------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| |-7/>>>>9---------9\8----|-----------------------------4-5---7| |---------------------9-9|-/10\9/10\>>>>>>>7-----1/>>5--------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------|
But if I...
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(7)\6/7\6/7---(7)/>>19-19\18/19\18/19-----(19)\---|-11/>12-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Things just couldn't...
|------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7/>>>>9---------9\8----|--------------------------4-5---7|-(7)\6/7---------7\6---7-----9/>>| |---------------------9-9|-/10\>>>>>>>>>>>>---1/>>5--------|---------------------7-----7-----| |------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Cause I'm as free as a bird
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And this bird... Oh__________________
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------9-10---12|-\11/12-------12\11/12\11-12\11/12---| |-/10-----------3/>>10----------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
And the bird...
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------12/19-------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-/10-------10\9----------------9/>>19|-19\17----19\17----19\17----19\17----------19\---| |----------------10-------------------|-------19-------19-------19-------19-------------| |-------------------10\5-5/>>10-------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
And this bird...
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Lord knows...
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Interlude
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/free_bird_tab_ver_5.html )
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12/17--------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------10-10-10\9--------------4-5---7|-(7)\6/7---(7)/>>19-19\17------------19\--| |-/10--------------10---------5--------|--------------------------19--------------| |---------------------10\--------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-11/12-------11/12---11---------/12|-12\11\9\7/9\>>7---4/9-9-9\7----| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------9-9| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------10-10-10\9-----------------4-5---7|-(7)\6/7---------7\6---7-----9/>>| |-/10--------------10-----------/5--------|---------------------7-----7-----| |---------------------10-(10)\------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 2
Bye bye baby... Though this feelin'...
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Please don't take this...
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'Cause the Lord knows...
|--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |-7/>>>>>>9---------9\8----|-----------------------4-5---7| |-----------------------9-9|-/10\9/10---------------------| |--------------------------|------------------5/----------| |--------------------------|------------------------------|
But if I stay here...
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(7)\6/7\6/7---(7)/>>>19-19\18/19\18/19---(19)\>>>>>>>|-11/12-------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Things just couldn't...
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-7/>>>>>>9---------9\7----|-------------------------------4-5---7| |-----------------------9-9|-/10\9/10---(10)\>>-------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------5/----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
'Cause I'm as free as a bird...
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(7)\6/7---(7)/>>19-19\17----\17-\17/19\>>>>>>|-11/12-----------------------12| |--------------------------19------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-12\11\9-----(9)\-------9\8----|------------------------4-5---7| |----------------------------9-9|-/10---------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------5/----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And a bird...
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-(7)\6/7---------7\6/7\6-7\6/7\5|-/10-------10\9--------------5------| |--------------------------------|----------------10-------------5/---| |--------------------------------|-------------------10\--5/----------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19\17----19\17----\17----17----/19-17/19\17/19----17----17----17----/19---| |-------19-------19-----19----19-----------------19----19----19----19-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And this bird...
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Lord knows...
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I can't change_________________________
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Lord I can't change
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Won't you fly_______________________________________________
_________
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free______________________ bird yeah!
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