Forget The Swan

xBand Name: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: Dinosaur
Song: Forget the Swan (Track 2)

Written by J. Mascis

Note: Jazzmaster/Jaguar sound the best on the intro, but anything works.

[Intro]
(Drums/then bass/then guitar enters)

e|------1---0---|3-------------|
B|--1---------1-|----0-1---0---|
G|2---2---------|--------2---0-|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|
(Repeat 3 times)

e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|0---0-0---0-2-|0-0-0-2-0-----|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|


[Refrain] (Note: Ignore measure marks, altered for readability.)
 
    Am             Em7                Am             Em7               Dsus2    Em
e|--0---0---------|------------------|0---0---------|-----------------|0---0-0-|0---0-0-|
B|o-1---1---1-1-1-|3---3-3----------o|1---1---1-1-1-|3---3-3----------|3---3-3-|0---0-0-|
G|--2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0-----------|2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0------0---|2---2-2-|0---0-0-|
D|--2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2-----------|2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2--------0-|0---0-0-|2---2-2-|
A|o-0-------------|2---2-2------2-0-o|0---0---------|2---2-2----------|0---0-0-|2---2-2-|
E|--0-------------|0---0-0--0-3------|0---0---------|0---0-0--0-3-----|--------|0---0-0-|
  It's        floating...    through   the     abyss...
(Repeat)

[Refrain 2]
  B5             C                Dsus2      Cadd9
e|--------------|0-------------0-|0---0---0-|0---0---0--|
B|--------------|1-------------1-|3---3---3-|3---3---3--|
G|4---4---4-4-4-|0-------------0-|2---2---2-|0---0---0--|
D|4---4---4-4-4-|2-------------2-|0---0---0-|2---2---2--|
A|2---2---2-2-2-|3---3-2-0-3---3-|0---0---0-|3---3---3--|
E|--------------|----------------|----------|-----------|
  This  spell  would be clear   in non  -  tradition...
(Repeat)

[Chorus]
  Am             Em             Fmaj7          G6add11
e|0---0---------|0-------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0-0-|
B|1---1---1-1-1-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|1---1-1-1-1-1-|1--1-1-1-0-0-|
G|2---2---2-2-2-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|0--0-0-0-0-0-|
D|2---2---2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|3---3-3-3-3-3-|0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|0---0---0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-2-2-|3---3-3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0---0---0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-|1---1-1-1-1-1-|3--3-3-3-3-3-|
  Forget   the   Swan        a  stone  swims   near...
(Repeat)

[Chorus 2] (This part is difficult to hear due to Lou Barlow's bass parts often sound 
similar to Mascis's guitar parts, but here's the general chord structure.)

e|3--3-3--3-3---|0--0-0--0-0---|2--3-3--2-2---|--------------|
B|0--0-0--0-0---|1--1-1--1-1---|3--3-3--2-2---|3--3-3--------|
G|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--2-2---|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--------|
D|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--0-0---|2--2-2--------|
A|2--2-2--2-2---|0--0-0--0-0---|--------------|3--3-3-3-3-2-1|
E|3--3-3--3-3---|0--0-0--0-0---|--------------|--------------|
  How     I     tried    to    warn   my      neighbor...