Surfer Blood - Swim To Reach The End (Second Version)
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Swim (To Reach The End) - Surfer Blood
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Key of E
Verse
("Quit hangin' over me...")
E A E A
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
(Gtr.2)
("Standing up on rooftops...")
Eadd9 Amaj7 Eadd9 Amaj7
e|------------------------9--7--9-------------------------9--7--9-----------|
B|------7---7-------------9------------7---7------7-------9-----------------|
G|---4----4---4----4/6----------------4--4---4--------/6--------------------|
D|---6----------6--------------------6----------6---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
("Swim to reach the end / 'Cause I'm steady not to offend")
A C#m B E A C#m B E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9---9-9-9-------------------------9-9---9-9-9--------|
G|---6---9----8------9-9---9-9-9-----6---9----8----------9-9---9-9-9--------|
D|---7---11---9------9-9---9-9-9-----7---11---9----------9-9---9-9-9--------|
A|---7---11---9------7-7---7-7-7-----7---11---9----------7-7---7-7-7--------|
E|---5---9----7----------------------5---9----7-----------------------------|
("Swim to reach the end / Swim to reach the end")
E G#m F#m A G#m F#m E G#m F#m A G#m F#m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4---|
A|---2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6----4-----2---6----4-----7-7---7-7-6-----4---|
E|---0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4----2-----0---4----2-----5-5---5-5-4-----2---|
(Gtr. 2)
(Picking eighth notes, and then the last bar is rapid 16th notes where I put >)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-9--12-9--12-9--12-9--------12-12-12-12--------12->---------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc.--9--9--9--9---etc.--9-->---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And then back to the first part...
Instrumental Break
E B7/D# C#m B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------6-----------6--7--------6--7--------6------------------------------|
A|--7--7-----7--6--6--------4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------7--7-----7---------------------------|
Gtr. 2 - Lead
(This can be tricky. Your pinky plays the higher melody, and then you have to
keep moving your other fingers around to play the "bass line" underneath it.)
E B7/D# C#m B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-----9------9/10-----10--------12-------12-------14/16--------16-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------6--------9--------------------------12----------14----------|
E|--------------------------------9---------12-------------------------------|
Bridge
"Lucid afternoon dream..."
E B E B E B7/D# E B E B E B7/D#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9---9--9---9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---7---9--7---9--7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|---7---7--7---7--7---------------------7---7--7---7--7---------------------|
Gtr. 2 - Solo
(He's rapidly strumming 16th notes where I put >. Not going to tab them all.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13->-------14---16->---------16--16--16------14---13---11->-------------|
D|---x-->-------x----x-->---------x---x---x-------x----x----x-->-------------|
A|---11->-------12---14->---------14--14--14------12---11---9-->-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat one more time.
And then...
G# A B
e|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---6---8/---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6---7---9/---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---4---5---7/---------------------------------------------------------------|
One more verse, one more chorus and then out.
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
* Chord symbols reflect overall/implied harmony.
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