Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Mandolin Lesson

Hey friends! Here's one for all you Southern Rockers. This song has some great guitar parts that work really well on mandolin. But one caution - I play the main lick differently on the mando. Check it out!

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Sweet Home Alabama
(Ed King, Gary Rossington & Ronnie Van Zant)
As recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd
From the album Second Helping (1974)

[Intro]
D Cadd9 G x4


[Verse]
D Cadd9 G
Big wheels keep on turning
D Cadd9 G
Carry me home to see my kin
D Cadd9 G
Singing songs about the south land
D Cadd9 G
I miss 'ole' 'bamy once again and I think it's a sin

[Instrumental Part]
D Cadd9 G
D Cadd9 G


[Verse]
D Cadd9 G
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
D Cadd9 G
Well I heard old Neil put her down
D Cadd9 G
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
D Cadd9 G
A southern man don’t need him around, anyhow


[Chorus]
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
Sweet home Alabama, Lord I’m coming home to you


[Solo]
F C
D Cadd9 G
D Cadd9 G