Blue October
Sway
All tabs are of my own making.
Track Listing
1. Breathe, It's Over
2. Sway
3. Angels In Everything
4. Bleed Out
5. Debris
6. Fear
7. Things We Don't Know About
8. Hard Candy
9. Put It In
10. Light You Up
11. Things We Do At Night
12. Not Broken Anymore
13. To Be
Blue October
Breathe, It's Over
Track 1
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------3---------------------------------------3-|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----|
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------|
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------|
2X
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------3-|
G-------2-----------------------------------------|
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----|
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------|
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------3-|
G-------2-----------------------------------------|
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----|
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------|
D-----------3/5---5-----0-------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B-------3---------------------------------------3---|
G-------------------------------------------------4-|
D---4-------------------------7--------7-----5----4-|
A-2---2---------7---5-----5/9-------4-----4-------2-|
D-----------3/5---5-----0---------------------------|
Blue October
Sway
Track 2
Guitar 1
Verse
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-2-2-(16x)-2-2--4-4------2-2--2-2--4-4-------2-2-|
G---------------------3-3----------------3-3------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1
E-1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~--1-----1-2---2~--2-1-------2~-|
B--2-------2---------2---2~------2-------2---------2---2~----|
G---1~------3---------1~----------1~------3---------1~-------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-1~-----112~-----221~----------1~----112~-----221~--------|
B------------------------2~-----------------------------2~-|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Post-Chorus
Guitar 1
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-7-7--6-6---4-4--7-7---7-7--6-6---2-2-(2X)-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-|
G-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D-6~--6/8~--8/3~-----|
A-4~--4/6~--6/1~--4~-|
E-----------------2~-|
Verse
E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B--2-2--4-4-4---------2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-------2-2--|------2-2----------2-2-|
G--------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-------|-3-3----------3-3------|
D--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-2--2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-6-6-6--6-6--2-2---1-1---6-6---2-2---2-2---1-1---2-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Guitar 2
E----9-------9---9---9---9--9---9-11-|
B--9-----9-9-------9----9-----9------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Chorus
There's a 3rd guitar in the song doing this throught the entire thing...
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-44444444444444446666666666666666111111111111111-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------2222222222222222-|
Blue October
Angels In Everything
Track 3
Verse
3x
E----------------|---0-------3---|
B-0-1-0----------|-----1-------3-|
G-------0-2--0---|-2--------0----|
D---------3--0h2-|-2------0------|
A----------------|-0------2------|
E----------------|--------3------|
3x
E----------------|---0------0-------3-------3---|
B-0-1-0----------|-----1------1-------3-------3-|
G-------0-2--0---|-2---------------0-------0----|
D---------3--0h2-|-2-------------0--------------|
A----------------|-0------0------2--------------|
E----------------|---------------3-------3------|
Guitar 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------55555555--------55555555--------5555555522222222--------|
D-3333333355555555333333335555555533333333555555552222222255555555|
A-3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333330000000055555555|
E-11111111--------11111111--------11111111----------------33333333|
Chorus
E----0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------1-----|
B------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------1-------1---|
G---0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2--0----0--0----0--2----2--2----2-|
D-------------------------------------------------3-------3--------|
A-3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------3-------3------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-5555555522222222----------------|
D-55555555222222225555555533333333|
A-33333333000000005555555533333333|
E-----------------3333333311111111|
verse 2
Guitar 1
2x
E---------------3-----|------------3-------3------3-----3---|
B-0-1-0--------1------|-0-1-0-----1--1----1--1------1-----1-|
G-------0-2--2----0---|-------0-2------2-------2------------|
D---------3-------0h2-|---------3-------3-------------------|
A---------------------|-------------------------3-----3-----|
E---------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 same as before
Break
Guitar 1
E-1--0--1--0--1--0--0--3-|
B-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-|
G-2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0-|
D-3--2--3--2--3--2--2--0-|
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--0--2-|
E-1-----1-----1--------3-|
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2
E-0---0---3---1-|
B-1---1---3---1-|
G-0---2---0---2-|
D-2---2---0---3-|
A-3---0---2---3-|
E---------3---1-|
Blue October
Bleed Out
Track 4
Verse
E----------|-----2---|----------|------|
B-3--3--3--|-3-5---3-|-3--3--3--|-5--5-|
G--22-22-2-|---------|--22-22-2-|--22--|
D----------|---------|----------|------|
A----------|---------|----------|------|
E----------|---------|----------|------|
^^^^^ ^^^
"Let me off my knees" "Everyone but me"
Chorus
Guitar 1
E-----6--6-|
B-4~----4--|
G----------|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Guitar 2
E--------------(3x)----------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G---------77777777-----------------|---------77777777-----------------|
D-55555555777777777777777799999999-|-55555555777777777777777777777777-|
A-55555555555555557777777799999999-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-|
E-33333333--------5555555577777777-|-33333333--------5555555555555555-|
Guitar 3 - 3rd time do 8x10 instead of 10x12
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1313131313131313121212121212121210101010101010101212121212121212-|
D--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-|
A-11111111111111111010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-81010101010101010-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
Guitar 1 same as Chorus
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-----------------7777----------|----------------------------------|
D-55555555555555557777-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-|
A-55555555555555555555-7-777777-|-55555555555555557777777777777777-|
E-3333333333333333-----5-555555-|-33333333333333335555555555555555-|
Guitar 3 - 3rd time skip the 10x12 and do 8x10 once
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1313131313131313131313131313131312121212-10-10101010101010-|
D--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-|
A-1111111111111111111111111111111110101010--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Blue October
Debris
Track 5
Intro/Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------------|
B-3-3-3---7-7--5-5-|
G-4-4-4---7-7--6-6-|
D------------------|
A------(8x)--------|
E------------------|
verse 1
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------|
B-3-2-0---3-2-0---0-3---0--0-3---0-|
G-------2-------2-----2--------2---|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
Chorus - "She's the only one"
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro
Guitar 2
E---------------------------|
B-3--3-2-3--3-2-3--3-2-0----|
G-------------------------2-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
verse 2
Guitar 1 - Same as Intro - Come in at "And in my sea"
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------|---------|
B-3-2-0-3-0-2-0---3-2-0---0-2-0---|-0-3-2-0-|
G---------------2-------2-------2-|---------|
D---------------------------------|--(4x)---|
A---------------------------------|---------|
E---------------------------------|---------|
Guitar 3
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Solo
Guitar 1 & 2
E----------------|
B----------------|
G-4~--2~---------|
D-4~--2~--5~--4~-|
A-2~--0~--5~--4~-|
E---------3~--2~-|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------|
B--------------------------5-5-5-5-|
G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222--------|
D----------------------------------|
A-------------(3x)-----------------|
E----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------5-7-8-7-8-10-12-14-15-|
G-2-2-2-22222-222-2-222-222----------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E-11b-11b-11b-11b--7-7-|-777/5-555/3-333/2-222-|
B----------------------|-----------------------|
G---------(3x)---------|-----------------------|
D----------------------|-----------------------|
A----------------------|-----------------------|
E----------------------|-----------------------|
E-11b-11b-11b-11b-7-9-9-9-10-10-121415-|-------------|
B--------------------------------------|-12-14-15-17-|
G--------------------------------------|----(2x)-----|
D--------------------------------------|-------------|
A--------------------------------------|-------------|
E--------------------------------------|-------------|
Blue October
Fear
Track 6
Pre-Chorus
E-----------9---------9---------9------|-----------9--------9-------9------|
B-9-10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10---10---|-9-10-9-10---10-9-----10-9----10-9-|
G------------------------------------9-|-----------------------------------|
D---------------(3x)-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
E--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-|
G--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|--------(2x)----------|
A--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-10~-|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
verse 2
E---0~----0~-----------|----|
B----------------------|----|
G-2-----1-------2~--4~-|-1~-|
D-------------0-----2~-|----|
A----------------------|----|
E--------(2x)----------|----|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus starting at "La Aah Aah"
E-----------------------------------------|
B-10~--9~--7~--10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------(2x)--------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Blue October
Things We Don't Know About
Track 7
This song is primarily chords with this riff in verses and throughout.
Easy to figure out.
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B--------------3----------------|-----------------3----------------|
G-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D----4----4----------4----4-----|--------0----0---------4----4-----|
A-5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-5-|-4h5-2-----2---2----2-----2---2-2-|
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
A G G D A D A A G
Verse
Pre-Chorus
A G A G D A D A A G A G
A A G G A A G G G G A A
A G A G D
A G A G D A D A A G A G
D A D A A G A G
C C G G
Blue October
Hard Candy
Track 8
Intro
Guitar 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A---2-3-5555-33522-----|
D-5---------------5555-|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------|------------------------------------------|
B------------|------------------------------------------|
G------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-|
D------------|---------55555555444444447777777777777777-|
A------------|-3-2-5-2-33333333222222225555555555555555-|
D-0--3-0-3-5-|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-----------------------------|----------|------------|
B-3-7-8----3-7-8----3-7-8-8-7-|-3-7-8----|--5-3-1-----|
G-------5--------4------------|-------4--|--------4-2-|
D-----------------------------|----------|------------|
A-----------------------------|----------|------------|
D-----------------------------|(1st time)-------------|(2nd time)
Break
Guitar 1
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
D-0--0--3-0-3-5-5555555-|
Guitar 2
E----------------|
B----------------|
G-7--7--5--5-4---|
D----------------|
A----------------|
D----------------|
Soft Chorus following Break
E-----------------------------------|
B---------------------------------3-|
G----------------------------4------|
D-5--3-2-----5-----------------5----|
A--------------2---------2----------|
E--------------------------5--------|
Blue October
Put It In
Track 9
Intro
Guitar 1 in ()
E-----------------------------------|
B-(33333333222222220000000000000000)|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A--2222222---------2222222----------|
E---------033333330-------033333330-|
Verse - "I wouldn't care"
Guitar 1 in ()
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-(3333333322222222000000000000000033333333555555557777777777777777)|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2222222---------2222222---------2222222---------2222222-----------|
E--------033333330-------033333330-------033333330-------0333333330-|
Pre-Chorus - Guitar 1 in ()
E-(9~)-------------|-(9~)--------------|
B------------------|-------------------|
G------------------|-------------------|
D------------------|-------------------|
A------------------|-------------------|
E-0000000033333333-|-0000000033333333--|b
Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2
E---------------------------0-|---------(3rd time)--------0-|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-7777-99------77-------------|-4444-77-7777-99-------------|
D-7777-99-9999-77-5555-77-2---|-4444-77-7777-99-5555-77-2---|
A-5555-77-9999-55-5555-77-2---|-2222-55-5555-77-5555-77-2---|
E---------7777----3333-55-0---|-----------------3333-55-0---|
Post Chorus - Guitar 1 in ()
E-----------------------------------|
B-(3)-----(2)----(0)----------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A---2222222---------2222222---------|
E-----------3333333---------3333333-|
Break
Guitar 1 & 2
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-99999999777777772222222255555555|
A-99999999777777772222222255555555|
E-77777777555555550000000033333333|
Outro
Guitar 1
E------------3--------------------------6---|
B-5---5-3-0------0--0----5---5-3-0---5---5--|
G---4----------2-----------4----------------|
D-----------------0---0------------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A--------------55--------------33--|b
E-0-000330-000----0-000330-000-----|
E----------------------------------|
Blue October
Light You Up
Track 10
Intro/Verse
Guitar 1
E-15-15--13-13---------------|
B---------------15-15--13-13-|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1 in () tremolo from "You can't admit your poison"
Guitar 2
E-(13)----|
B---------|
G---------|
D---------|
A---------|
D-3-0-8-8-|
verse 2
Guitar 1 - same as Intro at "In no way is it worth"
Guitar 3
E------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B---------------------10-|---------------------8---------------11-10----|
G-10-1010-1010-1010-10---|-10-1010-1010-1010-10---10-1010-1010-------10-|
D------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A---------(2x)-----------|----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
Guitar 1 - same as Chorus 1 from "You can't admit your poison"
Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1 from start
Guitar 3 - same as verse 2 from start
Post-Chorus
Guitar 1 w/ delay
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------10---------10---11-10-13---------11-10-13----|
G-10--10-----10--10-----------------12-10----------10-|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 - same as Chorus 1
Guitar 3 - High E-13 tremolo
Blue October
Things We Do At Night
Track 11
Intro
Guitar 1 tremolo
E--
B-3
G--
D--
A--
D--
Verse
Guitar 1 continuing from Intro
Guitar 2
E-10-9~---10-9-7~---10-9~-|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
Guitar 3
E-9----------12---------14----------17--------|
B---10----------10---------15----------17-----|
G------11~---------11~--------16~---------14~-|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E-----------------------------|-------------------|
B-----------------------------|-------------------|
G-----------------------------|-------------------|
D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
A-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
D-0~---0000-0000-0-04-0-5-4-2-|-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
verse 2
Guitar 1
E---
B---
G---
D-0~
A-0~
E-0~
Guitar 2 & 3 same as verse 1
Break
Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------|
B---5-7~-----5-7------------------------|
G-7--------6-----6~---4-6-7~---4-6-7-6~-|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-3-2~---3-2~---3-2~---5-3~-|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----12-14~------12-14----------------12~----------------|
B-15----------14-------14~---12-14-15-------12-14-15-14~-|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (verse 3)
Guitar 1
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
A-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
E-0~---4~---5~---7~-|
Guitar 2 & 3 same as verse 1
Blue October
Not Broken Anymore
Track 12
E/F in the Pre-Chorus I play as such.
E-1
B-1
G-2
D-3
A-3
E-0
It sounds a little weird but I think it fits. A B-chord you
could probably get away with too.
Intro/Chorus - Am F C G
Verse - Am C F-C G
Pre-Chorus - Em F Em F F E/F G