Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Song: Satutday night special
Tabbed by: Jonmcb16


[Intro]

Moderate Rock =120
B5 A5 B5 D5 B5 A5 B5 B5 A5 N.C. D5 B5 E5
Guitar 1 W/bar
(W/ slapback delay) let ring------------|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------0--|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------0--|
G|--------------------7-------------------|--------------------|---------------7----------|
D|-------9p7-----9----7---------9---------|--7~~~~~~~~~--7/9---|--9p7----------7----9-----|
A|-------9p7-----9--------------9---------|--7~~~~~~~~~--7/9---|--9p7-----9---------9-----|
E|-------------------------------------5--|--------------------|--------------------------|


Guitars 1&2
let ring----------|

e|---0-------0---0--------------10--------|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|--10h12---12--12p10---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------------9h11------------|---------------7----------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--9p7-----9----7---9------|--7~~~~~~~--7/9-----|
A|----------------------------------------|--9p7-----9--------9------|--7~~~~~~~--7/9-----|
E|-----------------------------------12\--|-----------------------5--|--------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------7--------------7---|---9---------------|---------------(9)\--------|
D|------9p7------9-----7-------7------7---|---9---------------|---------------------------|
A|------9p7------9-------------7------5---|---7---------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---0---------------|---------------------------|

/Play together if there conected
/Guitar 3
| hold bend----------------------------------|
e|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-10fb~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~-10fb--|----10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10r----10-10-10--|
G|---------------|--------------9fb--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9r-(9)-9--9--9-7|
D|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------7|
A|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| ^
|Fill 1 |
e|---------------| |
B|---------------| |
G|-----9/19------|Play this right after this/
D|---------------|Guitar 3
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
|
|
| Rhy. Fig.1 End Rhy. fig.1
|Guitar 2 |Guitars 1&2
| |
e|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----|
D|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----|
A|--7/9----12\9--|--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----|
E|--5/7----10\7--|--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|


[Fill 2]

e|----------------|-------------------|
B|-----10~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|


[Verse]

**Guitars 1&2 w/Rhy. Fig. 1, 2 times
**Guitar 3 w/fill 1, 1st& 3rd time;with fill 2 2nd time

A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.A5 B5
1.A-two feets_ they come__ a___ creep - in',
2. Big Jim's. been drink - in' a whisk - ey',
3.A hand-guns_ are made__ for__ kill - in',

A5 B5 D5 E5 N.C.D5 E5
like a black cat do.____
and play-in' po - ker on a los - in' night.
they ain't no good for noth - in' else.

A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C.A5 B5
And two bod - ies ar lay - in' a na - ked,
And pret-ty soon ol' Jim starts a think - in,
And if you like to drink_ol' whisk - ey,

A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 E5 N.C.D5 E5
a creep-er think he got a - noth-in' to lose.____
a some - bod - y been cheat - in' and a ly-in'.__
you might e- ven a shoot your - self.____

Fig. 1 in parentheses
N.C.(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (A5) (B5)
So he creeps in - to_____ this a house,____ yeah,_
So big Jim com - menced to fight-in',
So why don't we dump 'em peo - ple,
Guitar 1
Rhy. fig. 2 play rhy. fig. 2 with words above
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----------------|--------------------------------|
D|---7---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|Rhy. fig. 2
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----------------|--------------------------------|
D|---2---4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5)
and un - locks__ the door_
I would-n't tell ya no lies,_
to the bot-tom of a sea?__

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7------------------|
D|--7---9------------------9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7------------------|
D|--2---4------------------9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Guitar 3 t
3rd time play this the first two play
e|---------0-0--0-------0---0---|the chords below
B|---17-15-----12\10-10-7\5-----|
G|------------------------------|3rd time only
D|----------------------------0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
| (D5) (E5) D5 E5
|Guitar 1
| P.H.-----|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--7~~-9-------7---7~~~-9--9---|
D|----------9-------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
| Pitch: F#
|Guitar 2
|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--2~~-4-------2---2~~~-4------|
D|----------9-------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (D5) (B5) (A5) (B5)
And as a man's reach - in' for his a - trou - sers,
Big Jim done a pulled his a pis - tol,
Be - fore some ol' fool come a - round here
Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--7---9------------7---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------9----------------|-(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|
|Guitar 2
|
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--2---4------------2---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------4----------------|-(4)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

(A5) (B5) (D5) (B5) E5 D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
a shoots him full of a thir - ty eight__ holes._
shot his friend a right be - tween the eyes.__
wan - na shoot ei - ther you or me.___
Guitar 1

e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------7-------------------|------9---7---------9------|
D|---7---9---------------------9--------------|------9---7---------9------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------7------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------0---0------|
|
|
|Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------2-------------------|------9---7---------9------|
D|---2---4---------------------4--------------|------9---7---------9------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------7------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------0---0------|


[Chorus]

Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----|
e|--------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------|---------9-------------9--------------------|
A|--------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|

Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------9-------------9------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#

got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------|
D|-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------|
E|--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|

D5
They ain't good__ for noth - in',
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M
e|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-|
D|-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
E5
but put a man__ six a feet in a hole.______________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
E|--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|


[Interlude]

Guitars 1&2 w/ryh. fig. 1

A5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 N.C. A5 B5

Guitar 3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----15fb------r(15)---12---------|-12-----12------12---15fb--|
G|----------------------------14---|------------14-------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

|-hold bend-|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---10fb--10--10---10r--------7-------|-7--7--------10fb--10--7--------|
G|----9fb---9---9----9r--------7-------|-7--7---------9fb---9------9----|
D|-----------------------(9)-------9---|--------9---7-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
after this go back to the verse^


[Chorus 2]
Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----|

e|--------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------|---------9-------------9--------------------|
A|--------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|

Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------9-------------9------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#

got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------|
D|-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------|
E|--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|

D5
They ain't good__ for noth - in',
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M
e|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-|
D|-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
E5
but put a man__ six a feet in a hole.___________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------/11\----|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
E|--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|


[Interlude]

let ring----| let ring
w/bar
e|------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------0----|
B|------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------3/5--|
G|------------7-----------------|---------------|-----------7-----------2/4--|
D|--9P7---9---7------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9---7------9---------|
A|--9P7---9 ---------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9----------9---------|
E|--------------------------5---|---------------|----------------------------|
let ring--------------|
w/bar

e|--0--0-------0------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
B|--5--5---0---5/7---7---7--|---------------------------|--------------------|
G|--4--4--------------------|-----------7---------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-9p7---9---7------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-|
A|--------------------------|-9p7---9----------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------5-|--------------------|

e|-------------------------------0--|-----0--0-0-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0--|-3/5------3/5\3---3---------------------|
G|---------------7------------------|--------------------4\2-----------------|
D|--9p7-----9----7--------9---------|------------------------4--0--x----x--x-|
A|--9p7-----9-------------9---------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

let ring--------|
w/bar
e|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------7----------------|----------------|-----------7-----------------|
D|-9p7---9---7------x---------|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9---7------9----------|
A|-9p7---9----------x------7--|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9----------9----------|
E|-------------------------5--|----------------|--------------------------0--|

1/4 bend
let ring------------------| ^
e|------------0-----------0---------------|----------------------------------|
B|------15-------12p10--------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------9fb---r(9)--7b----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9\---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

let ring----| let ring
w/bar
e|------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------0----|
B|------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------3/5--|
G|------------7-----------------|---------------|-----------7-----------2/4--|
D|--9P7---9---7------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9---7------9---------|
A|--9P7---9 ---------9----------|-7~~~~-7h9-----|-9p7---9----------9---------|
E|--------------------------5---|---------------|----------------------------|

let ring--------------|
w/bar
e|--0--0-------0------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
B|--5--5---0---5/7---7---7--|---------------------------|--------------------|
G|--4--4--------------------|-----------7---------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-9p7---9---7------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-|
A|--------------------------|-9p7---9----------9--------|--7/9\7~~~~~~~-(7)\-|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------5-|--------------------|

e|------------------------------0--|-----0--0-0-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------0--|-3/5------3/5\3---3---------------------|
G|--------------7------------------|--------------------4\2-----------------|
D|-9p7-----9----7--------9---------|------------------------4--0--x----x--x-|
A|-9p7-----9-------------9---------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\
| ^ \
| \ Play
|Guitar 3 /Together
| let ring----| /
e|---------------------------------|---------------0--0----0--7--7----------|/
B|---------------------------------|--------3/5-------5----0----------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------2/4-------4---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

let ring--------|
w/bar

e|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------7----------------|----------------|-----------7-----------------|
D|-9p7---9---7------x---------|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9---7------9----------|
A|-9p7---9----------x------7--|-7~~~~~-7/9-----|-9p7---9----------9----------|
E|-------------------------5--|----------------|--------------------------0--|



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7fb----------r(7)---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo
For the solo the guitars 1&2 play fig. 1, 2 times

Guitar 3
let ring--| let ring--|
hold full bend hold full bend

e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----10--10---------10--10--10---------|-7-----10fb------------7-----------|
G|------9---9---r(9)---9---9---9---r(9)--|-7------9fb----r(9)----7-----------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----9------------------------9\---|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

let ring---|
hold fb--|
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------10---------|
B|-10--10-----------7--------7---7~~~|~~~~---------10fb-|--(10)~~~-----------|
G|--9---9----r(9)---7--------7---7~~~|~~~~--------------------------7fb-r(7)-|
D|----------------------9------------|-----9--(9)\---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------7------|-9---7-----9--------------9--------------------|
G|--(7)fb-------------7------|-9---7-----9---7hb--------9---7----------------|
D|-----------9p7--9-------9--|--------9------------9-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

GUITARS 1&2 PLAY FIG. 2 4 TIMES
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|----9---7----------------------|-----15fb------------r(15)---12------------|
G|----9---7-------9fb-----(9)fb--|----------------------------------14-------|
D|-9----------9------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12--------12-----15fb-|----15fb---------------r(15)---12-----------|
G|-------------14---------------|------------------------------------14------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

hold full bend-
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---15p12~~~-12-------12h15p12~~~(12)\----|---12--15fb---12~~~-10fb--10--10-|
G|----------------14---------------------7/|13-------------------9fb---9---9-|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-----| let ring-----|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-10---------7----10fb----------7-----|--7---9hb---r(9)p7h9-----------------|
G|--9--r(9)---7-----9fb----r(9)--7-----|--7---9fb---r(9)p7h9---7-------------|
D|---------------9------------------9--|----------------------------9--------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-10fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-9fb--(9)----7---------7----9----7---|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------9------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

let ring----|let ring-|let ring
fb fb
hold full bend------------------------------| |--| |--|
e|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--10fb--(10)--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---10--------10---------10----7--9-|
G|---9fb---(9)---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|----9---r(9)--9----r(9)--9-r(9)----|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Back to verse 3.


[Chorus 3]

Mis - ter Sat - ur - day Night
Guitars 1&2
P.M---------------| P.M-| P.M-| P.M-----|
e|--------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------|---------9-------------9--------------------|
A|--------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--5--6--|-7-----------------7---------7--------5--6--|

Spe - cial,__
P.M P.H P.M P.M P.M-------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------9-------------9------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7------------7----------7----0------5---6---|
pitch: D#

got a bar - tel that's a blue and cold.___
P.M P.M
e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-------------0-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------|
D|-------9--------------9-------------------|--2----------2-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--0----------2-----------------|
E|--7--------------7---------------7-----0--|-------------0--------------2/-|

D5
They ain't good__ for noth - in',
P.M P.M P.M P.M---------| P.H P.M
e|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|---------------------7~~~~~-|
D|-------9----------------9--------------------|------9--------------7~~~~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--7----------------7---------7-------5----6--|-7-------------7------------|
pitch: D#
E5
but put a man__ six a feet in a hole.______________
P.M P.M P.M----------| w/bar
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9-----------9---------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
E|--7-------------7------7---7----0--|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|


[Outro]

Guitars 1&2
e|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----|
A|--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----|
E|--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|

e|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----|
A|--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----|
E|--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|


Guitar 1&2
e|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------7-----9-----|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-------7/9------7-----9-----|
A|--12\9-----7--9----|--7/9------12\9--------|-------5/7---0--5-----7-----|
E|--10\7--0--5--7----|--5/7------10\7--------|----------------------------|
|
|Guitar 3
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
A|--7/9------12\9----|-----------------------|--7/9------12\9----|--------|
E|--5/7------10\7----|-----------------------|--5/7------10\7----|--------|
Repeat two lines above untill fade



************************************

| hb half bend
| fb full bend
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| /\ silde
| P.H pitch Harmonic
| x- muffled strings
| P.M Palm mute

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Tabbed by: Tim (timmy3125)
Email:w8n2ski@wi.rr.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

What an awesome song this is, there are already some solid tabs out there,
but not of the entire song, end to end. So I decided to do this song end to
end and I hope it helps, rate it if you like it, and enjoy!


INTRO: Guitar 1 (Distortion)Play whole thing 2x
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/4---4--------|
D|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/4---4--------|
A|--2/0/2--55-22-00~---0-0/2---2--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------0~-------|
B|-----------------------------0~-------|
G|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/7---9~-------|
D|--4/2/4--77-44-22~---2-2/7---9~-------|
A|--2/0/2--55-22-00~---0-0/5---7~-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
2nd guitar plays right here ^
e|--------------------------5h7-777-55-7h10-7h10-7h10----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO PT 2:
2nd guitar: Lead riff
Bend carefully for the 1st note, it's a little tricky to get the
exact note but the bend is on the 10th up to the note that would
be on the 12th.
e|----7~---------------------------------------|
B|----10b12~---10-1010101010101010-------------|
G|-------------9b-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-9b-7--------|
D|--------------------------------------9~-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

1st Guitar: palm muting, plays along with the bass guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---0-----------------0----0-2---0-2----------|
A|-0-2----2---2---0-2-----0-2---2-------0--------------|
E|-------------0---------------------------------------|


VERSE PT. 1: continue part from 2nd half of the Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0---0-----------------0----0-2---0-2------------|
A|-0-2----2---2---0-2-----0-2---2-------0----------------|
E|--------------0----------------------------------------|

VERSE PT. 2: (So he creeps into this house...)
2nd Guitar:
Take off distortion 1st fill 2nd Fill
e|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
B|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
G|-2/4--7/4~---2/4--7/4--|--7-9--7-9vvv---||-7-9-7----|
D|-2/4--7/4~---2/4--7/4--|-----9----------||------9~--|
A|-----------------------|----------------||----------|
E|-----------------------|----------------||----------|


CHORUS:"Mr. Saturday Night.." Lots of muting but just these notes.
you can mess with the muting and stuff like that
"Blue and cold"
e|------------------------------------------|--------|
B|------------------------------------------|--------|
G|---4----4--------4----4-------4-----4-----|--2-----|
D|------------------------------------------|--2--2--|
A|-2---x-2--xxx---2--2-2--xxx--2--x--2-xxx--|--0--2--|
E|------------------------------------------|-----0--|
"6 feet in a hole"
e|-------------------------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------|
G|---4----4--------4-----4vv---------4-----4-|-------|
D|-----------------------4~------------------|---2~--|
A|-2---x-2--xxx---2--2-2-2~---xxx--2--x--2---|---2~--|
E|-------------------------------------------|---0~--|

SOLO 1: The bends are what make this solo awesome,
so the trick is to bend to the right notes.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------15b---|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-101010-10--10---1010-----10------12~----|
G|-9b9b9b-9p7-9p7--9b9b--7--9b--9p7--------|
D|----------------------9-9----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Verse again then Chorus

INTERLUDE:
After 2nd chorus this is played.
Guitar 1: Repeats intro
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\4---4--------|
D|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\4---4--------|
A|--2/0\2--55-22-00~---0-0\2---2--------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------0~-------|
B|-----------------------------0~-------|
G|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\7---9~-------|
D|--4/2\4--77-44-22~---2-2\7---9~-------|
A|--2/0\2--55-22-00~---0-0\5---7~-------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 comes in on 4th time (soft in backround)
the bends from 6 to 7 are very soft, you'll get the hang of it.
e|----------|------------------------------|---------|
B|-12vvv~~~-|------------------------------|---------|
G|----------|------------------------------|---------|
D|----------|------------------------------|---------|
A|----------|------------------------------|---------|
E|----------|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7--|--6\-----|


SOLO 2: Guitar 2 (3:01)"Here it comes"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--1010--10-1010------10---------10-1010----------------|
G|-9b--9b9b--9b-9b9b---7--9b-7-7-----9b-9b9b-7--7----77~----|
D|----------------------9-----9---9\----------9--9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------10b------------------------------------------|
B|--10/12vv~--------------------------------------10-10~---|
G|---------------7~--------7---9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7-9b-9b~---|
D|-------------------9/7/9---9----9----9----9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------15b---|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--17b19b17------------------------------------|
G|-----------16--16/14-16--16/14-16p14--14/16---|
D|------------------------------------16--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------10-----------------------------------|
B|-----10--12~----10-101010----10-----1010~---|
G|-9/11-----------9b-9b9b9b-7--9b-7---9b9b~---|
D|---------------------------9-----9----------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-------10----10--------|
G|-7-9-7-9b-7--9b-7------|
D|-----------9-----9~~---|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--/11b12~~---10-1010101010101010-------------|
G|-------------9b-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-9b-7--------|
D|--------------------------------------9~-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


OUTRO
Guitar 1: Distortion
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4--7/4----7/4-0-2-4---2/4--7/4---7/9-4/7-9--|
D|--2/4--7/4----7/4-0-2-4---2/4--7/4---7/9-4/7-9--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: Joins at (4:43) slightly out of time, you can
listen to the song to get the timing
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|----2/4---7/4----|
D|----2/4---7/4----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Rock On.
Song info
Saturday Night Special
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2001
  • Rock
  • Southern Rock
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