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European Swallow by The Refreshments

European Swallow tab by The Refreshments

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The Refreshments-"European Swallow"
Tabbed by: J-Punk (E-mail: kalwin@seidata.com)

This is my first tab, so no guarantees. It should be pretty close, though.
This came from my guitar skill, my Refreshments fanatacism, & lack of Refreshments
tabs on the net.

SYMBOLS

o  -wah pedal open (the wah notation could be backwards, I can't find my wah.)
+  -wah pedal closed
3h5 -hammer-on
5p3 -pull-off
3\2 -finger slide
/// -slide up w/slide
\\\ -slide down w/slide
(0) -hold note over from last bar
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
RIFFS

Riff 1 (w/wah)
 +  o  +  o   +  o  +  o
E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
                      ____________ __________
Riff 2 (w/wah)               |1.     |2.
  o  + o + o        o  + o + o + |o + o + o |o + o + o
E--------------|-----------|---------------|------3----|------3-6-|
B--------------|-----------|---------------|1/3-6---6--|1/3-6-----|
G*-2/3h5p3---0-|(0)--------|-2/3h5p3---0-0-|----------*|----------|
D*---------3---|-----------|---------3-----|----------*|----------|
A--------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------|
E--------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------|

Riff 3 (w/slide) (play lower slide line 2nd & 3rd x)
E---------------|-------------7///|12-|-15\\\14-|12-|-7///|12-|-(12)-|-----|----|
B---------------|-----------------|---|---------|---|-8///|12-|-(12)-|-12\\|\\\\|
G-----2h4-5p0-0-|-----2h4-5p0-----|---|---------|---|-----|---|------|-16\\|\\\\|
D-2h5-----------|-2h5-------------|---|---------|---|-----|---|------|-----|----|
A---------------|-----------------|---|---------|---|-----|---|------|-----|----|
E---------------|-----------------|---|---------|---|-----|---|------|-----|----|

Fill 1(w/slide)
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|Slide down
D-21\\\\\\\|next 6 bars
A----------|
E----------|

LYRICS/SONG STRUCTURE

Rythym Figure 1 (1x)
G Bb|G Bb F|G Bb|G Bb A Ab|

Riff 1 (2x) over RF 1 (1x)

Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)

RF 1 (2x) under 1st verse:
I can tell by the way she ....

Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)

RF 1 (2x) under 2nd verse:
So what's a girl like you doin' ....

1st Chorus:
E         |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do anything for you, ....
E       |D         |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It's just gonna take a ...
E         |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do anything for you, ...
E       |D         |C |C |
It's just gonna ....

Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)

RF 1 (2x) over 3rd verse:
Some big old guy comes up to ....

Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)

RF 1 (2x) over 4th verse:
Some big old guy socks me ....

2nd Chorus:
E          |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do any thing for you, ...
E       |D         |C (w/Riff3)|C |
It's just gonna take a ...
E         |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do anything for you, ...
E       |D         |C |C |
It's just gonna ...

SOLO for 24 bars over RF1 (6x)(I don't have the time or skill to play or tab
this. Go ahead & make something original up!)

5th verse (guitars out for 8 bars):
So what's a girl like you doin' ...

3rd chorus:
E         |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do anything for you, ...
E       |D         |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It's just gonna take ...
E         |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do anything for you, ...
E       |D         |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It's just gonna take ...
E          |D  |C        |C  G D |
I'd do any thing for you, ...
E       |D         |C (w/Fill 1)|C |
It's just gonna take ....

Outro:
C |C |C |C |C |C |C |C |
      ^Gtr 2 plays C w/flanging
End on C, hold until chord stops playing

CHORD CHART
 verses        ||chorus
  G | Bb | F | A | Ab || E | D | C | G |
E|-3-|-6--|-1-|-5-|-4--||-0-|-2-|-0-|-3-|(You might not want to
B|-3-|-6--|-1-|-5-|-4--||-0-|-3-|-1-|-0-|play notes in parentheses.)
G|-4-|-7--|-2-|-6-|-5--||-1-|-2-|-0-|-0-|
D|-5-|-8--|-3-|-7-|-6--||-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|
A|(5)|(8)-|(3)|(7)|(6)-||-2-|(0)|-3-|-X-|
E|(3)|(6)-|(1)|(5)|(4)-||-0-|(2)|(X)|-3-|

That's it. Enjoy!
Send comments, requests, corrections, etc. to J-Punk at kalwin@seidata.com.

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