Saturday Night Special tab by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tabs

h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
b  - bend string up
bb - 1 1/2 tone bend
H  - hold bend
r  - release bend
/  - slides
~  - vibrato
x  - play ’note’ with heavy damping
(*) - harmonics


INTRO

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------10--10---
B---------------------------------10h12-12-12p10-----------
G-----4--2--4---7---4-----------9------9--------9----------
D-----4--2--4---7---4--------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7/9~-----------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7/9~-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------





E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----10b~-----------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
G--------------------------------9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b---
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------
G---9b-9b-9b-9b-9r--7--7--9--7-----------------------------
D---------------------------------9~-----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Verse Riff

Repeat twice


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------5--------------5---------------------
E------5--7--------------7--------------7----0----5--7-----

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------5-------------------5--7---0---5--7--
E------5--7--------------7---------------------------------





Then

Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------2--------------------------------------
D--------2--4----------4~----------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------2-----------------2--4-----2--4~-------
D--------2--4----------4~-------------------4--------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------2--------------------------------------
D--------2--4----------4~----------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------2-----------------9--7-----9~----------
D--------2--4----------4~-------------9--7-----9~----------
A-------------------------------------------9--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7------------------------------------------
D------7--9~-------9~--------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7-------------7--9------7*---9-9-----------
D------7--9~-------9~----------------9---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7------------------------------------------
D------7--9~-------9~--------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7--------------9--7-------9----------------
D------7--9~-------9~----------9--7-------9----------------
A------------------------------------9----7----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------







Chorus


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G--------------4-----4---------------4-----4---------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------2-2-2-------2----2-----2-2-2-----2-----2------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------4-----4--------------2-----------------------
D----------------------------------2---------2-------------
A------2-2-2-----2-----2-----------0---------2-------------
E--------------------------------------------0-------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G--------------4-----4---------------4-----4---------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------2-2-2-------2----2-----2-2-2-----2-----2------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------------4-----4----------------9---------------------
D------------------------------------9---------------------
A------2-2-2-----2-----2-------------7---------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------





Solo 1 :


E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------15bbb-----15bbbr------------------------------15/--
G--------------------------16--14--16-------16-14-16-------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------10-10-10-10-7----7-7--------10-10-10-----/12~------
G-------9b-9b-9b-9r-7----7-7--------9br-9--7---------------
D----------------------9------9--7------------9------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------





Then Verse 2 repeat main verse riff

Chorus








Then Intro riff (INTERLUDE)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9/11-11-
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9-----9-
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2/4/2~-----------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2/4/2~-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0------------
B---------------------------------/5--5-5-3/5/3------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7----------------------4p2-------
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7---------------------------4----
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------10-10------------------
B------------------------------10h12-----12p10--10---------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7-------------------11--11/9-7---
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7------------------------------9-
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9/11-11-
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9-----9-
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9/11-11-
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9---9-9---9--9-9--9-----9-
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7---4---2----2/4~--------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9~------------------------
D-----4--2--4---7----4----7-----/9~------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------





SOLO 2 :


E----------------------------------------------------------
B------10-10---10-10-10-10--10------10-10-10--10-10--------
G------9b-9r---9b-9r--7-9br--7------9b-9r--7---7--7--------
D-------------------------------9------------9-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E------------10--------------------------------------------
B--------10b-------------------------------9-7---9-7-------
G----------------7brb-----------7/---------9-7---9-7-------
D------------------------9-7-9----------9------9-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------9-7---9-7-------9brb-------------------------------
G-------9-7---9-7-------9brb-------------------------------
D-----9-----9------9---------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------15bbb--15bbbr-------------------------15-----------
G----------------------16-14-16-----16-14-16---------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------15bbbr----------15p12----12------12h15p12----------
G---------------16-14----------------14--------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------------12-12--15b--12~-------------------------------
G-------/14------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------10-10-10-10-10---10--10---10-10--10-10----10-10-10--
G------9b-9b-9b-9r--7---9br--7----7-9b---r--7-----7-9b-9r--
D---------------------9---------9--------------9-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----10----10-10-10-----------10b~-------------------------
G-----7-----7--9--7----------------------------------------
D--------9-------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10----------------
G------9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9b-9r-9r-9r---7--9----------------
D---------------------------------------------9~-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------






Verse

Chorus


Then (OUTRO)


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A------7/9----12/9--12/9-------7/9-------------------------
E------5/7----10/7--10/7---0---5/7-------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------7-9--------7/9---------------------
A------7/9----12/9------5/7---0----5/7---------------------
E------5/7----10/7-----------------------------------------


Guitar 2 does Offbeat

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--------7/9-----12/9--------------------------------------
A--------7/9-----12/9--------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

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