Heartwood Guitar Instruction



Free Bird

Lynyrd Skynyrd

All chords ½ measure (2 beats) unless otherwise noted.

Intro: / G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

/ G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

/ G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

/ G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

For I must be traveling on, now, 'cause there's too many places I've got to see

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

But, if I stay here with you, girl, things just couldn't be the same

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

'Cause I'm as free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot change, oh, oh, oh, oh

F C D (1)

Oh, and this bird you cannot change

F C D (1)

And this bird you cannot change

F C D (1)

Lord knows, I can't change

Interlude: / G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

/ G - D - / Em - - - / F - C - / D - - - /

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah, yeah, though this feeling I can't change

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

But please don't take it so badly, 'cause Lord knows I'm to blame

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

But, if I stay here with you, girl, things just couldn't be the same

G D Em (1) F C D (1)

'Cause I'm as free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot change, oh, oh, oh, oh

F C D (1)

Oh, and the bird you cannot change

F C D (1)

And this bird you cannot change

F C D (1)

Lord knows, I can't change

F C D (1)

Lord help me, I can't chayayayayayayayange

Double Time:

G (1) Bb (1) C (2)

Lord, I can't change

G (1) Bb (1) C (2)

Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah

Solo:

|Rhythm |Solo Cues |Chords |

|Main |Theme |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| |Noodle |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|2-Hits | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D D XXXXD D XXXX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+D D | | |

|XUXUXUXUXUXU | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Main | |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| |Low Theme |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - (E) (F) (F#) / |

|Walk into G |Noodle |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - (E) (F) (F#) / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - (E) (F) (F#) / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

|D XUD XU 0 1 2 3 | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| | |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - (E) (F) (F#) / |

|Stops |Meedlies |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D D D D D D | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

|D D D D D D D | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| |Meeeedlies |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Main |Noodle |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| | |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Chuggachug | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D D D D D D D D | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

| |Sirens |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Build (same as Chuggachug) |High Siren |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Main |Noodle |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| | |/ G - - - / (Bb) - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - B Bb A / |

|2-Hits | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / |

|D D XXXXD D XXXX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+D D | | |

|XUXUXUXUXUXU | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

| |Ending Lick |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - (Bb) / G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|Main | |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / - - - - / |

|D XUD XUXUXUD XX | | |

|1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+ | | |

|Holds | | |

|Tremelo strum each chord | |/ G (2 snares) / Bb (2 snares) / C (2 snares) / |

|Slow March |More Licks |/ G - - - / Bb - - - / C - - - / |

|D UDU | | |

|1+2+3+ x4 | | |

|Big Hold | | |

|Tremelo strum | |/ G (slowly slide up an octave) / G (+ one last hit) / |

|End | |G |

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download