Hozier – Swan Upon Leda (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
Capo 2
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This tab is the live and acoustic version Hozier plays in the video linked below, and is a
continuation of the wonderful work done by ClayHof111 in notating this stunning song.
Every group of three notes is a quaver triplet rhythm, and the time signature alternates between
4/4 and 2/4 bars (as seperated with barlines.) Words are below each system and should be accurately
(ish) placed to help you figure out where they go.
In the second and final chorus, Hozier changes up his picking pattern to single strums in some
areas, but I have left it as the full version so you can choose to do it either way!
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[Intro] C C e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| x2 D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A... [Verse 1] C Dm Am e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|-0--------0-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| ...husband waits out- side, Am G C e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0-------0-|-------1---------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----0--------0--------0-------0----|----0---------0----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------0--------0-------0-------|-------------------| A|-0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-3---------3-------| E|------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|-------------------| a crying child pushes a child into the F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| night, she was C Dm Am e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|-0--------0-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| told he would come this time, Am G C e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0-------0-|-------1---------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----0--------0--------0-------0----|----0---------0----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------0--------0-------0-------|-------------------| A|-0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-3---------3-------| E|------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|-------------------| without leaving so much as a feather F Am Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|-0----------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------| behind, to enact at C/B C E e|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------1--------1-|-------1--------1-|------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----0--------0----|----0--------0----|---1--------1--------1--------1----| D|----------0-------|----------0-------|---------2--------2--------2-------| A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|0----------------------------------| last the perfect plan, E7 Am G e|------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|------1--------1-|-------0--------0-| G|----1--------1--------1--------1----|---2--------2----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|---------2-------|----------0-------| A|------------------------------------|0----------------|------------------| E|-0----------------------------------|-----------------|-3----------------| one more sweet boy to be F F(open B string) e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|------0--------0--------0--------0--| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------3--------3--------3-------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|-1----------------------------------| butchered by man. but the... [Chorus] Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----2--------2----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| ...gateway to the world, G/B G/B C e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0-|-------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| A|-2----------------------------------|-2----------------|-3----------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| was still outside the reach of F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| him, what Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----0--------0----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| never belonged to angels, G/B G/B C e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0-|-------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| A|-2----------------------------------|-2----------------|-3----------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| had never belonged to F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| men, the Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----2--------2----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| swan upon Leda, E7 F e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----1--------1--------1--------1----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------3--------3--------3-------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-0----------------------------------|-1----------------------------------| empire upon Jerusa- C C e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| x2 D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| -lem. A... [Verse 2] C Dm Am e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|-0--------0-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| ... grandmother smuggling meds, Am G C e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0-------0-|-------1---------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----0--------0--------0-------0----|----0---------0----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------0--------0-------0-------|-------------------| A|-0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-3---------3-------| E|------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|-------------------| past where the god child soldier Setanta stood F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| dead, our C Dm Am e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|-0--------0-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| graceful turner of heads, Am G C e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0-------0-|-------1---------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----0--------0--------0-------0----|----0---------0----| D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------0--------0-------0-------|-------------------| A|-0----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-3---------3-------| E|------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|-------------------| she weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and F Am Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|-0----------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------| thread, someone's frightened C/B C E e|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-------1--------1-|-------1--------1-|------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----0--------0----|----0--------0----|---1--------1--------1--------1----| D|----------0-------|----------0-------|---------2--------2--------2-------| A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|0----------------------------------| boy waves her on, E7 Am G e|------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|------1--------1-|-------0--------0-| G|----1--------1--------1--------1----|---2--------2----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|---------2-------|----------0-------| A|------------------------------------|0----------------|------------------| E|-0----------------------------------|-----------------|-3----------------| she offers a mother's smile and F F(open B string) e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|------0--------0--------0--------0--| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------3--------3--------3-------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|-1----------------------------------| soon she's gone. The... [Chorus] Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----2--------2----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| ...gateway to the world, G/B G/B C e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0-|-------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| A|-2----------------------------------|-2----------------|-3----------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| the gun in a trembling F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| hand, where Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----2--------2----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| nature unmakes the boundary, G/B G/B C e|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0-|-------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0----|----0--------0----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| A|-2----------------------------------|-2----------------|-3----------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------|------------------| the pillar of myth still F Am e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------3--------3--------3-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------------------|------------------------------------| stands, the Dm C G/B e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-|-------1--------1-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|----2--------2----|----0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| D|-0--------0-------|----------0-------|----------0--------0--------0-------| A|------------------|-3----------------|-2----------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------| swan upon Leda, E7 F e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----1--------1--------1--------1----|----2--------2--------2--------2----| D|----------0--------0--------0-------|----------3--------3--------3-------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-0----------------------------------|-1----------------------------------| occupier upon ancient C C e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-| G|----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------0--------0----| x2 D|----------2--------2--------2-------|----------2--------2--------2-------| A|-3----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| land.