Sweet Home Alabama
Get ready to rock your harmonica with the iconic 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd! This Southern rock anthem features a catchy riff that translates beautifully to the harmonica, making it a must-learn for any harmonica player looking to add some classic rock flair to their repertoire.
How to play the first line of Sweet Home Alabama on harmonica
Get a C diatonic harmonica
This Sweet Home Alabama tab is written for a C diatonic harmonica.
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in.
Play the first line slowly
The first line is -7 -6 6 6 6 -6: 3 blow and 3 draw notes. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the first line sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time. This tab needs no bends.
Questions about this tab
- What harmonica do I need for Sweet Home Alabama?
- A C diatonic harmonica. The Sweet Home Alabama harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
- Is Sweet Home Alabama easy to play on harmonica?
- This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
- What are the first notes of Sweet Home Alabama on harmonica?
- The first line is -7 -6 6 6 6 -6. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.
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