Suede – The Drowners (Guitar Tab)
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Band: Suede
Song: The Drowners
Album: Suede (1993)
Writers: Anderson & Butler
Notes: This tab is based solely off of how Bernard Butler
played the song live circa 93-94. (See Love & Poison).
Although, I have added the tab for the studio version
of the chorus at the bottom. (The Chorus is the only
part that changes between studio & live).
I don't claim any of what's below to be 100%
accurate, but it's pretty fucking close.
Also, if you get confused about exact timings, &
how many times you have to hit a note, don't get hung
up on the tab. Go listen to the song more, get a good
feel for the rhythm & timings yourself.
And never, ever play the page, you think that's what Butler
did? Get a feel for the song & play with energy.
x = Dead note
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
b = Bend
h = Hammer on
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| G|-------2xx2xxx22--7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| D|-------2xx2xxx22--7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| A|-------0xx0xxx00--------------------| E|---3b-------------------------------| G A D "Won't someone give me a gun.....?" e|--------------------------0--------------| B|-------5xx5x------------------0--7b-7\---| G|-------5xx5x------5--------------7b-7\---| D|-------5xx5x-----5-5\------------7b-7\---| A|----------------7------------------------| E|-------------------------0---------------| C E E D "Oh, well, it's for my brother......." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| G|-----2xx2xxx22--7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| D|-----2xx2xxx22--7xx7-7---5-7-7b---| A|-----0xx0xxx00--------------------| E|----------------------------------| A D "Well, he writes the line, wrote right down my spine...." e|---------------------------0-------2---| B|-------5xx5x-----------------0-----3---| G|-------5xx5x------5----------------2---| D|-------5xx5x-----5-5\------------------| A|---------------7-----------------------| E|-------------------------0-------------| C E E D "Says, oh, "do you believe in love there....?"" e|--------4----5-------| B|---------5---5-------| G|---2/4----4-----4b---| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E e|--------4----5---/7---| B|---------5---5---/8---| G|---2/4----4------/7---| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| E G Play this before 2nd Chorus
[Chorus]
e|-------5\--------------------5---------------| B|-------5\-------------------5-----------7b---| G|-----------/6666--66--666h7-----777-5-5-7b---| D|-----------------7-------------------7-------| A|---0-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| A "Slow down, slow down...." e|-------5\--------------------5------------------------| B|-------5\-------------------5----7b7b7b7b-------------| G|-----------/6666--66--666h7------7b7b7b7b-------------| D|-----------------7------------------------------------| A|---0--------------------------------------------0-----| E|--------------------------------------------0h2---0---| A "You're taking me over....." e|-------5\--------------------5-----------------| B|-------5\-------------------5-------------7b---| G|-----------/6666--66--666h7------7777-5-5-7b---| D|-----------------7---------------------7-------| A|---0-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| A "And so we drown, so we drown...." e|-------5\-------------------5--------| B|-------5\------------------5----7b---| G|-----------/6666--66--666h7-----7b---| D|-----------------7-------------------| A|---0---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| A "Stop taking me over....."
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------2---2---| D|-------------4xx4----------------4-----| A|-------0-----4xx4----------2h4---------| E|---0h2--0----2xx2---0-2h4--------------| F#m e|--------3-------------------------------| B|---------3---5-3-5b----99999999999999---| G|---3/4----4------------99999999999999---| D|-----------------------99999999999999---| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| G E e|----------5-5---3---3---2----------------------| B|----0h3----5-----3-0-----2---3b--3333--3-1-----| G|--------------------------2----------------2---| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| A G F#m E
[Outro]
e|-----------------| B|---9999--10-10---| G|---9999--9--9----| D|---9999--9--9----| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| E Play this at the end of 3rd chorus e|---55--5\----9--9---9\----10-10--10\-----0-----------| B|---55--5\----9--9---9\----10-10--10\-----0-----------| G|---66--------10-10--------11-11----------1-----------| x2 D|---77--------11-11--------12-12---------2------------| A|---77--------11-11--------12-12---------2--------0---| E|---55--------9--9---------10-10---------0----0h2-----| A C# D E e|-----5\----------------------------------------| B|-----5\----------------------------------------| G|-------------------2--4b4b-2---------2--2-4b---| D|--------------2h4------------4---2h4--4--------| A|---0-----3h4-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| A e|-----5\------------------------------------| B|-----5\------------------------------------| G|-------------------2--4b4b-2---4b4b4b-2----| D|--------------2h4------------4---------4---| A|---0-----3h4-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| A
[Chorus (Studio Ver.)]
e|-------5\----------------5---------------| B|-------5\---------------5-----------7b---| G|-----------/66--66--6h7-----777-5-5-7b---| D|---------------7-----------------7-------| A|---0-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| A "Slow down, slow down...." e|-------5\-----------------5-------------| B|-------5\---------------5----7b7b7b7b---| G|-----------/66--66--6h7------7b7b7b7b---| D|---------------7------------------------| A|---0------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| A "You're taking me over....." e|-------5\-----------------5---------------| B|-------5\---------------5------------7b---| G|-----------/66--66--6h7------777-5-5-7b---| D|---------------7------------------7-------| A|---0--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| A "And so we drown, so we drown...." e|-------5\-----------------5-------| B|-------5\---------------5----7b---| G|-----------/66--66--6h7------7b---| D|---------------7------------------| A|---0------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| A "Stop taking me over....."
Intro (Instumental)
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Outro
End on Open A, slide up to Triad.