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The Sweater Song
Hedley
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SWEATER SONG - Hedley
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Tabbed by: Steve Cruickshank
Email: stevecruickshank@gmail.com
Tuning: Down half a step
As with most finger-style songs, you can use this fingering for your picking/strumming hand:
eb - ring finger
Bb - middle finger
Gb - index finger
Db - thumb
Ab - thumb
Eb - thumb
Your pinky can be used to brace your hand against the body of the guitar.
This is the main pattern used throughout the song:
eb|--------------------------------------|----|------------------------------|
Bb|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|----|--------0--------0------------|
Gb|-----1--------1--------2--------2-----|(x3)|-----2--------2---------------|
Db|-----------------------------2--------|----|-----------2------------------|
Ab|-----------2--------0-----------------|----|--0---------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------|----|--------------------0---------|
E Asus2 Asus2 E
This is a variation that is sometimes played:
(the only difference being the high-e string is plucked during the Asus2)
eb|--------------------------------------|----|------------------------------|
Bb|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|----|--------0--------0------------|
Gb|-----1--------1--------2--------2-----|(x3)|-----2--------2---------------|
Db|-----------------------------2--------|----|-----------2------------------|
Ab|-----------2--------0-----------------|----|--0---------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------------|----|--------------------0---------|
E Asus2 Asus2 E
Lead riff/melody:
eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-----4-----6-------7--6--4--|--2---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|--------4-----4\2-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 Asus2 E
Chords:
E 022100
Asus2 x02200
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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