The Swamp Song Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays912
The Swamp Song by Oasis is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			TAB KEY: 

b = bend (7b9 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make the note the 
  string would play at the 9th fret with no bend) 
r = release bend 
s = slide 
h = hammer on 
p = pull off 


So, first of all, here's the basic riff that Bonehead (guitar #1) is 
playing through most of the song: 

    Am 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------0--2--------------------------2--0--2----------------------| 
D|----------------------------------0---------------------------0--------| 
A|---0----0---------0---0---0---3-------0-----------0--0--0--3-----------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

NOTE: In the transcription below, every place there's an exclamation point 
(!) above the tab, that's where Bonehead's riff above has been played 
through one time, to help you figure out the rhythm of the song. 

Before the drums and the other instruments chime in, there's a little of 
this: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--5----2---noise|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--3----0---------------0-----------0-------3--5--0--------0--3--0----3--5--0-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Now, we have Noel (Guitar #2) playing some of the parts with a dirty 
sounding distortion (some parts I don't have listed because they are hard 
to distinguish from the background noise in this song and aren't very 
important to the sound of this song as a whole, anyway), but Paul Weller 
(guitar #3) does most of the soloing with the cleaner, heavier distortion 
effect. 

So, after Bonehead starts his riff, right at the end of the last time 
through before Paul starts playing, Noel does this: 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------7b8--7p5--5-----5-----------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------7-----7--------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Then, Paul: 

  ! 
e|-12-----12-----------------------------------------| 
B|-15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13------------------|    Repeat 
G|-----------------------------------14--------------|     three 
D|---------------------------------------------------|    times 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

On the fourth time: 

	    ! 
    !e|--12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B--15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13--------------------------------------| 
    !G------------------------------------14----------------------------------| 
Paul    !D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !A------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
	! 
	! 
    !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !G-------------------------------------7b8--5--7--5-----------------------| 
Noel    !D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !A------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Here, for 2 times through Bonehead's riff, Noel uses a muffled guitar 
effect and picks at an "Am" chord, something like this: 

   Am 
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----1--0--1------0--1-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------repeat-a-few-times-----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--0---------------------0--------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Then, Paul: 

 ! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------13--15b17r15--13-| 
G|-12--14^^^--12--12----12--14^^--12--14^^--12--14--14^^--14------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
	    ! 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------13--15b17r15--13--15b17------------15--15b17r15--13-------| 
G|--14--14---14---------------------------14----14-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15p13-----------13--15b17--b17--b16.5--b16.5--15--13--15p13-----------| 
G|---------14---14-----------------------------------------------14-------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Here's where the song kind of stops for a minute: 

    !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !G--------6b7r6-----------------------6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7-------------| 
Noel    !D---------------7------------------------------------------------| 
    !A--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
	! 
    !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !G--b9r8-----------------b8r7--5--------------------------------------| 
Paul    !D--------------------------------7-------------------------------| 
    !A--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Drums & Bonehead pick up again: 

	   ! 
    !e|-12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13---------------------------------------| 
    !G----------------------------------14-----------------------------------| 
Paul    !D-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
	! 
    !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !G-----------------------------------7b9r7--7p5-----5--------------------| 
Noel    !D-----------------------------------------------7-----7-------------| 
    !A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    !e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Paul: 

  ! 
e|-12-----12--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------14------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Then, Paul: 

  ! 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15---| 
G|---------------14--14--14--------------------14--14--14-----------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

							     ! 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13------13--15b17r15--13------13--15b17r15--13---------------------------| 
G|-----14--------------------14--------------------14--14----------------14-| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------12--14h17-----| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------13--15b17r15--15--13--15--13--15b17--13----13--15--13b13.5-| 
G|-17--17--17--14-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

	      ! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----15b17----------------13-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------12--12--14-------0--2--5--2--0--2--0--2--2------7b8r7b8r7------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   ! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------|    Song 
G|--2--0--2-------2--0--2------2--0--2---7b9r7p5-----5------|    stops 
D|------------------------------------------------7-----7---|    again 
A|-----------0-------------0--------------------------------|    here 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

  ! 
e|----17------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----20b22-----13------13--15--15b17--b17r15--13--15--13--15-------| 
G|------------------14----------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  ! 
e|-17-----17------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-20b22--20b22--13----13--15--13--------13--15--13---------------| 
G|--------------------------------14--14-------------14-----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

  !						     ! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----2--0--2-------2--0--2-----2--0--2------2--0--2-----2--0--2-----2--0--2--| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------0-----------0------------------------0-----------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

			! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----2--0--2---2--0--2------12--14--14------12--14--14--14p12------12--12----| 
D|-----------------------14--------------14---------------------14------------| 
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

			  ! 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------13h15--13----------13h15--15--15b17r15--13-------| 
G|--14p12--14--12--14--14---------------14--14---------------------------14---| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

								 ! 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15p13--13h15--13--------------------------------------13--15--15b17r15--| 
G|--------------------14--14------------------12--14--14--------------------| 
D|----------------------------14--14--14--14--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--13----------13h15--13----------13h15--13----------13--15--13--15--13----| 
G|------14--14-------------14--14-------------14--14------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2-------------------------------5s7-5-----------------------------------| 
D|--2----------------------faint:---5s7-5-----------------------------------| 
A|--0-------------------------------0---0-----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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