Sway Album Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Sway Album by Blue October is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, D, C, E/F, Am, F and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			Blue October 
Sway 

All tabs are of my own making. 

Track Listing 
1. Breathe, It's Over 
2. Sway 
3. Angels In Everything 
4. Bleed Out 
5. Debris 
6. Fear 
7. Things We Don't Know About 
8. Hard Candy 
9. Put It In 
10. Light You Up 
11. Things We Do At Night 
12. Not Broken Anymore 
13. To Be 

Blue October 
Breathe, It's Over 
Track 1 

E-------------------------------------------------| 
B-------3---------------------------------------3-| 
G-------------------------------------------------| 
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| 
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| 
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------| 
2X 


E-------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------3-| 
G-------2-----------------------------------------| 
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| 
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| 
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------| 



E-------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------3-| 
G-------2-----------------------------------------| 
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----| 
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------| 
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------| 

E---------------------------------------------------| 
B-------3---------------------------------------3---| 
G-------------------------------------------------4-| 
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----4-| 
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------2-| 
D-----------3/5---5-----0---------------------------| 



Blue October 
Sway 
Track 2 

Guitar 1 
Verse 
E-------------------------------------------------| 
B-2-2-(16x)-2-2--4-4------2-2--2-2--4-4-------2-2-| 
G---------------------3-3----------------3-3------| 
D-------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E-1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~--1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~-| 
B--2-------2---------2---2~------2-------2---------2---2~----| 
G---1~------3---------1~----------1~------3---------1~-------| 
D------------------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E-1~-----112~-----221~----------1~----112~-----221~--------| 
B------------------------2~-----------------------------2~-| 
G----------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus                                        Post-Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B-7-7--6-6---4-4--7-7---7-7--6-6---2-2-(2X)-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-| 
G-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E--------------------| 
B--------------------| 
G--------------------| 
D-6~--6/8~--8/3~-----| 
A-4~--4/6~--6/1~--4~-| 
E-----------------2~-| 

Verse 
E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
B--2-2--4-4-4---------2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-------2-2--|------2-2----------2-2-| 
G--------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-------|-3-3----------3-3------| 
D--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 

Chorus 

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2--2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-6--6-6--2-2---1-1---6-6---2-2---2-2---1-1---2-| 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
Guitar 2 
E----9-------9---9---9---9--9---9-11-| 
B--9-----9-9-------9----9-----9------| 
G------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------| 

Chorus 

There's a 3rd guitar in the song doing this throught the entire thing... 
D-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-44444444444444446666666666666666111111111111111-----------------| 
E------------------------------------------------2222222222222222-| 



Blue October 
Angels In Everything 
Track 3 

Verse 
       3x 
E----------------|---0-------3---| 
B-0-1-0----------|-----1-------3-| 
G-------0-2--0---|-2--------0----| 
D---------3--0h2-|-2------0------| 
A----------------|-0------2------| 
E----------------|--------3------| 

       3x 
E----------------|---0------0-------3-------3---| 
B-0-1-0----------|-----1------1-------3-------3-| 
G-------0-2--0---|-2---------------0-------0----| 
D---------3--0h2-|-2-------------0--------------| 
A----------------|-0------0------2--------------| 
E----------------|---------------3-------3------| 

Guitar 2 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------55555555--------55555555--------5555555522222222--------| 
D-3333333355555555333333335555555533333333555555552222222255555555| 
A-3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333330000000055555555| 
E-11111111--------11111111--------11111111----------------33333333| 

Chorus 
E----0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------1-----| 
B------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------1-------1---| 
G---0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2--0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2-| 
D-------------------------------------------------3-------3--------| 
A-3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------3-------3------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E---------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------| 
G-5555555522222222----------------| 
D-55555555222222225555555533333333| 
A-33333333000000005555555533333333| 
E-----------------3333333311111111| 

verse 2 
Guitar 1 
         2x 
E---------------3-----|------------3-------3------3-----3---| 
B-0-1-0--------1------|-0-1-0-----1--1----1--1------1-----1-| 
G-------0-2--2----0---|-------0-2------2-------2------------| 
D---------3-------0h2-|---------3-------3-------------------| 
A---------------------|-------------------------3-----3-----| 
E---------------------|-------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 same as before 

Break 
Guitar 1 
E-1--0--1--0--1--0--0--3-| 
B-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-| 
G-2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0-| 
D-3--2--3--2--3--2--2--0-| 
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--0--2-| 
E-1-----1-----1--------3-| 

Chorus 

Post-Chorus 
Guitar 1 & 2 
E-0---0---3---1-| 
B-1---1---3---1-| 
G-0---2---0---2-| 
D-2---2---0---3-| 
A-3---0---2---3-| 
E---------3---1-| 



Blue October 
Bleed Out 
Track 4 

 
 

Verse 
E----------|-----2---|----------|------| 
B-3--3--3--|-3-5---3-|-3--3--3--|-5--5-| 
G--22-22-2-|---------|--22-22-2-|--22--| 
D----------|---------|----------|------| 
A----------|---------|----------|------| 
E----------|---------|----------|------| 
             ^^^^^               ^^^ 
"Let me off my knees" "Everyone but me" 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E-----6--6-| 
B-4~----4--| 
G----------| 
D----------| 
A----------| 
E----------| 

Guitar 2 
E--------------(3x)----------------|----------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G---------77777777-----------------|---------77777777-----------------| 
D-55555555777777777777777799999999-|-55555555777777777777777777777777-| 
A-55555555555555557777777799999999-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-| 
E-33333333--------5555555577777777-|-33333333--------5555555555555555-| 

Guitar 3 - 3rd time do 8x10 instead of 10x12 
E------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-1313131313131313121212121212121210101010101010101212121212121212-| 
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A-11111111111111111010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-81010101010101010-| 
E------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Break 
Guitar 1 same as Chorus 
Guitar 2 
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G-----------------7777----------|----------------------------------| 
D-55555555555555557777-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-| 
A-55555555555555555555-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-| 
E-3333333333333333-----5-555555-|-33333333333333335555555555555555-| 

Guitar 3 - 3rd time skip the 10x12 and do 8x10 once 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-1313131313131313131313131313131312121212-10-10101010101010-| 
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A-1111111111111111111111111111111110101010--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 



Blue October 
Debris 
Track 5 

Intro/Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E------------------| 
B-3-3-3---7-7--5-5-| 
G-4-4-4---7-7--6-6-| 
D------------------| 
A------(8x)--------| 
E------------------| 

verse 1 
Guitar 2 
E----------------------------------| 
B-3-2-0---3-2-0---0-3---0--0-3---0-| 
G-------2-------2-----2--------2---| 
D----------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------| 

Chorus - "She's the only one" 
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro 

Guitar 2 
E---------------------------| 
B-3--3-2-3--3-2-3--3-2-0----| 
G-------------------------2-| 
D---------------------------| 
A---------------------------| 
E---------------------------| 

verse 2 
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro - Come in at "And in my sea" 

Guitar 2 
E---------------------------------|---------| 
B-3-2-0-3-0-2-0---3-2-0---0-2-0---|-0-3-2-0-| 
G---------------2-------2-------2-|---------| 
D---------------------------------|--(4x)---| 
A---------------------------------|---------| 
E---------------------------------|---------| 

Guitar 3 
E-----------------| 
B-----------------| 
G-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-| 
D-----------------| 
A-----------------| 
E-----------------| 

Solo 
Guitar 1 & 2 
E----------------| 
B----------------| 
G-4~--2~---------| 
D-4~--2~--5~--4~-| 
A-2~--0~--5~--4~-| 
E---------3~--2~-| 

Guitar 3 
E----------------------------------| 
B--------------------------5-5-5-5-| 
G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222--------| 
D----------------------------------| 
A-------------(3x)-----------------| 
E----------------------------------| 

E------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------5-7-8-7-8-10-12-14-15-| 
G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222----------------------| 
D------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------| 

E-11b-11b-11b-11b--7-7-|-777/5-555/3-333/2-222-| 
B----------------------|-----------------------| 
G---------(3x)---------|-----------------------| 
D----------------------|-----------------------| 
A----------------------|-----------------------| 
E----------------------|-----------------------| 

E-11b-11b-11b-11b-7-9-9-9-10-10-121415-|-------------| 
B--------------------------------------|-12-14-15-17-| 
G--------------------------------------|----(2x)-----| 
D--------------------------------------|-------------| 
A--------------------------------------|-------------| 
E--------------------------------------|-------------| 



Blue October 
Fear 
Track 6 

Pre-Chorus 
E-----------9---------9---------9------|-----------9--------9-------9------| 
B-9-10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10---10---|-9-10-9-10---10-9-----10-9----10-9-| 
G------------------------------------9-|-----------------------------------| 
D---------------(3x)-------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

Chorus 
E--------------------------------------------|----------------------| 
B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-| 
G--------------------------------------------|----------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------|--------(2x)----------| 
A--------------------------------------------|----------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------|----------------------| 

E------------------------------------------------| 
B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-10~-| 
G------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------| 

verse 2 
E---0~----0~-----------|----| 
B----------------------|----| 
G-2-----1-------2~--4~-|-1~-| 
D-------------0-----2~-|----| 
A----------------------|----| 
E--------(2x)----------|----| 

Pre-Chorus 
Chorus 

Post-Chorus starting at "La Aah Aah" 
E-----------------------------------------| 
B-10~--9~--7~--10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-| 
G-----------------------------------------| 
D-----------------(2x)--------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
Chorus 



Blue October 
Things We Don't Know About 
Track 7 

This song is primarily chords with this riff in verses and throughout. 
Easy to figure out. 

E-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B--------------3----------------|-----------------3----------------| 
G-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D----4----4----------4----4-----|--------0----0---------4----4-----| 
A-5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-5-|-4h5-2-----2---2----2-----2---2-2-| 
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
A G G D A D A A G 

Verse 
Pre-Chorus 

A G A G D A D A A G A G 

A A G G A A G G G G A A 

A G A G D 

A G A G D A D A A G A G 

D A D A A G A G 

C C G G 



Blue October 
Hard Candy 
Track 8 

Intro 
Guitar 1 
E----------------------| 
B----------------------| 
G----------------------| 
D----------------------| 
A---2-3-5555-33522-----| 
D-5---------------5555-| 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E------------|------------------------------------------| 
B------------|------------------------------------------| 
G------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-| 
D------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-| 
A------------|-3-2-5-2-33333333222222225555555555555555-| 
D-0--3-0-3-5-|------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E-----------------------------|----------|------------| 
B-3-7-8----3-7-8----3-7-8-8-7-|-3-7-8----|--5-3-1-----| 
G-------5--------4------------|-------4--|--------4-2-| 
D-----------------------------|----------|------------| 
A-----------------------------|----------|------------| 
D-----------------------------|(1st time)-------------|(2nd time) 

Break 
Guitar 1 
E-----------------------| 
B-----------------------| 
G-----------------------| 
D-----------------------| 
A-----------------------| 
D-0--0--3-0-3-5-5555555-| 

Guitar 2 
E----------------| 
B----------------| 
G-7--7--5--5-4---| 
D----------------| 
A----------------| 
D----------------| 

Soft Chorus following Break 
E-----------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------3-| 
G----------------------------4------| 
D-5--3-2-----5-----------------5----| 
A--------------2---------2----------| 
E--------------------------5--------| 



Blue October 
Put It In 
Track 9 

Intro 
Guitar 1 in () 
E-----------------------------------| 
B-(33333333222222220000000000000000)| 
G-----------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------| 
A--2222222---------2222222----------| 
E---------033333330-------033333330-| 

Verse - "I wouldn't care" 
Guitar 1 in () 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-(3333333322222222000000000000000033333333555555557777777777777777)| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-2222222---------2222222---------2222222---------2222222-----------| 
E--------033333330-------033333330-------033333330-------0333333330-| 

Pre-Chorus - Guitar 1 in () 
E-(9~)-------------|-(9~)--------------| 
B------------------|-------------------| 
G------------------|-------------------| 
D------------------|-------------------| 
A------------------|-------------------| 
E-0000000033333333-|-0000000033333333--|b 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 & 2 
E---------------------------0-|---------(3rd time)--------0-| 
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G-7777-99------77-------------|-4444-77-7777-99-------------| 
D-7777-99-9999-77-5555-77-2---|-4444-77-7777-99-5555-77-2---| 
A-5555-77-9999-55-5555-77-2---|-2222-55-5555-77-5555-77-2---| 
E---------7777----3333-55-0---|-----------------3333-55-0---| 

Post Chorus - Guitar 1 in () 
E-----------------------------------| 
B-(3)-----(2)----(0)----------------| 
G-----------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------| 
A---2222222---------2222222---------| 
E-----------3333333---------3333333-| 

Break 
Guitar 1 & 2 
E---------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------| 
D-99999999777777772222222255555555| 
A-99999999777777772222222255555555| 
E-77777777555555550000000033333333| 

Outro 
Guitar 1 
E------------3--------------------------6---| 
B-5---5-3-0------0--0----5---5-3-0---5---5--| 
G---4----------2-----------4----------------| 
D-----------------0---0------------0--------| 
A-------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E----------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------| 
A--------------55--------------33--|b 
E-0-000330-000----0-000330-000-----| 
E----------------------------------| 



Blue October 
Light You Up 
Track 10 

Intro/Verse 
Guitar 1 
E-15-15--13-13---------------| 
B---------------15-15--13-13-| 
G----------------------------| 
D----------------------------| 
A----------------------------| 
E----------------------------| 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 in () tremolo from "You can't admit your poison" 
Guitar 2 
E-(13)----| 
B---------| 
G---------| 
D---------| 
A---------| 
D-3-0-8-8-| 

verse 2 
Guitar 1 - same as Intro at "In no way is it worth" 
Guitar 3 
E------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------10-|---------------------8---------------11-10----| 
G-10-1010-1010-1010-10---|-10-1010-1010-1010-10---10-1010-1010-------10-| 
D------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
A---------(2x)-----------|----------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 


Chorus 2 
Guitar 1 - same as Chorus 1 from "You can't admit your poison" 
Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1 from start 
Guitar 3 - same as verse 2 from start 

Post-Chorus 
Guitar 1 w/ delay 
E-----------------------------------------------------| 
B--------10---------10---11-10-13---------11-10-13----| 
G-10--10-----10--10-----------------12-10----------10-| 
D-----------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1 
Guitar 3 - High E-13 tremolo 



Blue October 
Things We Do At Night 
Track 11 

Intro 
Guitar 1 tremolo 
E-- 
B-3 
G-- 
D-- 
A-- 
D-- 

Verse 
Guitar 1 continuing from Intro 
Guitar 2 
E-10-9~---10-9-7~---10-9~-| 
B-------------------------| 
G-------------------------| 
D-------------------------| 
A-------------------------| 
D-------------------------| 

Guitar 3 
E-9----------12---------14----------17--------| 
B---10----------10---------15----------17-----| 
G------11~---------11~--------16~---------14~-| 
D---------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
Guitar 1 
E-----------------------------|-------------------| 
B-----------------------------|-------------------| 
G-----------------------------|-------------------| 
D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 
A-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 
D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 

verse 2 
Guitar 1 
E--- 
B--- 
G--- 
D-0~ 
A-0~ 
E-0~ 

Guitar 2 & 3 same as verse 1 

Break 
Guitar 1 
E---------------------------------------| 
B---5-7~-----5-7------------------------| 
G-7--------6-----6~---4-6-7~---4-6-7-6~-| 
D---------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 
E-3-2~---3-2~---3-2~---5-3~-| 
B---------------------------| 
G---------------------------| 
D---------------------------| 
A---------------------------| 
E---------------------------| 

Guitar 3 
E----12-14~------12-14----------------12~----------------| 
B-15----------14-------14~---12-14-15-------12-14-15-14~-| 
G--------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------| 

Outro (verse 3) 
Guitar 1 
E-------------------| 
B-------------------| 
G-------------------| 
D-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 
A-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 
E-0~---4~---5~---7~-| 

Guitar 2 & 3 same as verse 1 



Blue October 
Not Broken Anymore 
Track 12 

E/F in the Pre-Chorus I play as such. 
E-1 
B-1 
G-2 
D-3 
A-3 
E-0 
It sounds a little weird but I think it fits. A B-chord you 
could probably get away with too. 

Intro/Chorus - Am F C G 

Verse - Am C F-C G 

Pre-Chorus - Em F Em F F E/F G 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante