x---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swim (To Reach The End) - Surfer Blood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Steven Kent Email: [email protected] 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. ===============================================================================
