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Swing Life Away - Rise Against

I afraid to say this tab is 100% correct, because chances are that the band plays it
slightly differently, since you can play it with one or 2 guitars, power chords or open
chords, harmonics or not... but, that being said, the hundred-or-so people I played this
variation for were pretty happy with it. You will be too. Just buy the CD and listen to
the song to get the feel for it.  ENJOY!
                                                           ~the Irishman
*tune down ½ step*


Intro


e--------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------]--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------|I
B---0----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------]--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|I
G-----0----2--0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------]--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|I{x3)
D-------0-------4----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------]--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|I
A--------------------3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------]------------------------------|I
E---0------3---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------]------------------------------|I

Verse


e------------------x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x-----]-------|I
B------------------3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3-----]-------|I
G(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-----]-------|I{x3)
D-2--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2-----]-------|I
A-2—-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3-----]-------|I
E—0--0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------]-------|I

Heavy palm muting used for this part

e-x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------|I
B-3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------|I
G-0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|I
D-4--4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------|I
A-5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------|I
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
Strum harder for this part, without palm muting



Chorus

e-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----------------|I
B-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----]-3-3-3-3-3----------------|I
G-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----]-2-2-2-2-2----------------|I{x2) {repeat line x2)
D-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----]-0-0-0-0-0----------------|I
A-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----]--------------------------|I
E-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---------------------------]--------------------------|I

Harder strumming without palm muting


SOLO

e-x--x--x----x--x--x--0--x--0----x--x--x---0--x--0---x--x--x--0------x--x—-x-|
B-0--1--3----3--3--3--1--3--1----3--3--3---1--3--1---3--3--3--0------3--3--3-|
G-0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0----0-2--2--2-|
D-2--2--2----0--0--0--2--2--2----0--0--0---2--2--2---0--0--0--2--4---0--0--0-|
A-2--2--2----2--2--2--3--3--3----2--2--2---3--3--3---2--2--2--2--------------|I
E-0--0--0----x--x--x------------------------------------------0--------------|I


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


e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
B--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|I
G--2--2--2--0--0--0--2--2--2--0-----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|I{let ring)
D--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|I
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|I
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
Throughout solo, attempt to put emphasis on strings 1,2 and 3 to pick out melody.


Outro

e-----------------------------------]----------------------------------------|I
B--0----3----3----------------------]----------------------------------------|I
G--0----0----0----------------------]----------------------------------------|I{let all chords ring)
D--2----0----2----------------------]----------------------------------------|I
A--2----2----3----------------------]----------------------------------------|I
E--0----3---------------------------]----------------------------------------|I
 play verse again once through (w/o x3)


e-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----------------|I
B-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----]-3-3-3-3-3----------------|I
G-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----]-2-2-2-2-2----------------|I{x2) {repeat line x2)
D-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----]-0-0-0-0-0----------------|I
A-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----]--------------------------|I
E-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---------------------------]--------------------------|I


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

SONG PROGRESSION:
Intro -------------|x1
Verse -------------|x2
Chorus-------------|x1
Verse -------------|X2
Chorus-------------|x1
Solo  -------------|x1
Outro -------------|x1

Chords used in the song are variations of Em, G, C, D

I strongly suggest buying the CD(it's worth it)and listening to the song to get a feel for the
palm muting, strumming pattern, correct number of strums and  the solo.