Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free bird
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1 Column
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Transpose 0
Tuning:
Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Standard Tuning
Structure:
Intro
Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Solo
- First two lines whilst vocals finish, then descension into solo
- Main Solo Riff for 4
- Simple Riff for 4 (Double plucked descension at end)
- Main Solo Riff for 6
- Double Stab Solo Riff for 4
- Simple Riff for 4 (Fast 5 3 3)
- Ascension (equivalent to four x Solo Riff in length)
- Outro
[Intro]
G|------------------|------------------|---------7--------|------------------|
D|-3-----------7-5--|-------------7-5--|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3----------------|-5-----5----------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Verse]
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Note the low F in the 5th bar, and the rested eight bar - the lull before the chorus
[Chorus] - “And this bird you cannot change”
G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|------------------|
D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5------5---------|-5-------5--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
The last two bars (lower each time) when leading back into the verse
[Verse]
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|
G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Chorus] (Longer second time round, note the high notes for the first three)
G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|-14------17-------| x3
D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|-------5-5-5------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Solo]
Main solo riff
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3----3-3-----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|-10---8----7------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1------|---------------10-|-8--------10------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|---------2---2----|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3--------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-------------5----|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|---------5--------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-------0---1-0-1--|
Simple Solo Riff
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----2---3--------|
A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-3---3--|-3-----------3----|
E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----2---3---2----|
A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-3---3--|-5----------------|
E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--7-8--8---7------|
A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-5---5--|---------------7--|
E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------10-10--8--8-|------------------|
A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3-3--------------|-10--8--7---------|
E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------10----|
Main Solo Riff
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-----1---3--------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-----3---2--------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------1---1----|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-8---7------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|---------7---8----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|-10--8---8--------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|------------------|-7---8---9--------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|---------------7--|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3----5----7------|-----7-------8----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Double Stab Solo Riff
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-1---1------------|-3---3------------|------------------|
E|-3---3------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Main Solo Riff
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|---------2--------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-----3-------3----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|--------0---1-1---|-3----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-3-------2--------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3----3-3-3-----|-----2------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-----2---2--------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-----------5----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|--------0--1--3---|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3---3-3-3----|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Simple Solo Riff
Should be a fast 5 3 3 formation, but OK to do a simpler 3 2 2 as shown below
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3-------|
E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------0-1-2-|
Riff Ascension (settle into an eight in the bar rhythm for the ascension itself)
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|
E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------14-14-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|-15-15-15-15-------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-14--17--15--------|
D|-17----------------|--------------17---|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Main Riff - Outro
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|---------3--------|-2----------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---------3----|-----3---1--------|
E|-3-3--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|-------------7----|-10-------10------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3---5---7--------|------------------|
E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-----3------------|
A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-------3---1----|
E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-----0---1---1----|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-------------7----|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-1---1-1-1---1-5--|-3---5---7--------|------------------|------------------|
E|-3---3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|------------------|-8---6---5---4----|-3----------------|