Be Sweet

Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet

Picked this up after seeing them at Reading '94

Lee Bochicchio (u2lb@csc.liv.ac.uk)

Intro/Verse

(repeat x4, on 4th time add extra note)

e|-----------------------------------------|---------------

B|-----------------------------------------|---------------

G|---10--10-----9---9----------------------|---------------

D|---12--12----10--10-----7---------7------|--8------------

A|---------------------------8---------8---|---------------

E|-------------------------------6---------|---------------

Ladies, let me tell you...

Bridge/Whatever You Call It

(play twice) (let ring)

e|--1--1--1----0--0--0----0------------------

B|--2--2--2----1--1--1----3------------------ Back into verse...

G|--3--3--3----2--2--2----2------------------

D|--3--3--3----2--2--2-----------------------

A|--1--1--1----0--0--0-----------------------

E|-------------------------------------------

The solo is played on the e,B,G strings at around about the 12th fret down to

the 9th? It's a bit haphazard, and difficult to follow, but using the

following fingering you should be able to come up with something similar...

E A D G B e

-----------

1 1 1 9th fr.

-----------

2 -| lift/press these fingers at

----------- | the appropriate points to get

3 -|------------- a reasonable version of the solo.

----------- | a little futher into the solo, slide

4 -| about 4 frets up un the neck (12) - I think!

----------- If anyone has a more accurate tab than this, let

me know!

-----------

The song proceeds verse/chorus etc.

The end part (best bit IMHO) is :

(strum pretty loosely - listen to the record, you'll get the idea)

e|-------------1--1--1------5--5--5-------8---8---8-----------

B|-------------2--2--2------6--6--6-------8---8---8-----------

G|-------------3--3--3------7--7--7-------9---9---9-----------

D|-------------3--3--3------7--7--7-------10--10--10----------

A|-------------1--1--1------5--5--5-------10--10--10----------

E|----------------------------------------8---8---8-----------

...you be sweet, be sweet, be sweet...