Def Leppard - Switch 625 Tab

Here's my version of Def Leppard's Switch 625.

                      SWITCH 625 - by Def Leppard

                     (From the album High 'n' Dry)

Notation:

~      vibrato
/      slide up
\      slide down
<12>   harmonics
6b(7)  bend up to note between brackets
^      hammer-on / pull-off
/////  tremolo picking

The song begins with two guitars. The first guitar repeats the 4 bar pattern
below 4 times:

Guitar 1. Distorted tone. Let ring.
                                                            (*)
E
B
G
D 5 3 1
A 5 3 1
E 3 3 3
(*) Guitar 2 enters at this point: 1st. time 2nd. time (Natural harmonics) triplet feel
E
B <12>
G <5> <12> <12>
D <5> <12>
A
E
3rd. time 4th. time
e
B <12>
G <5> <12> 12\
D <7> 12\
A
E
Repeat the progression below 4 times varying the last bar as indicated: (Don't let notes ring) 1st. time
E
B
G
D 5~ 3~ 1~
A 5 3 1
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2nd. time 3rd. time 4th. time (grad. increase)
E
B
G
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 2
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 1
There are many alternate ways to play the next part. I usually try to keep the ascending notes on the same string to make slides easier.
E
B 15
G 2 3 3/5 5 5/7 7 7/12 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
D 5
A
E
E
B
G 2 3 3/5 5 5/7 7 7
D 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
E 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E
B 15 11 15
G 2 3 3/5 5 5/7 7 7/12 12 12 12 12 12 \
D 5
A
E
E
B
G 2 3 3/5 5 5/7 7 7
D 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
E 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6b(7) Pick and bend half tone (7)/ Pick again while holding bend and slide up to the next note 15\ Pick again and slide down
E
B
G 6b(7) (7)/ 15\ 6b(7) (7)/ 14\ 6b(7) (7)/ 12\ 6b
D
A
E
E
B 8
G (7) 6b(7) 6b(7) (7)/ 15\ 6b(7) (7)/ 14\ 6b
D 8
A
E
E
B 9
G (7) (7)/ 13 7b(8) (8) 7b(8) 6b(7) (7)/ 15\ 6b
D
A
E
E
B 8
G (7) (7)/ 14\ 6b(7) (7)/ 12\ 6b(7) 6b(7) 6b
D 8
A
E
E
B
G (7) (7)/ 15\ 6b(7) (7)/ 14\ 6b(7) (7)/ 13
D
A
E
E
B
G 13 13 13 13 13
D
A
E
In the next part the guitar is doubled but the recording wasn't clear enough to me, so I tabbed only the main guitar:
E
B 10 11 13 11 10 11 13 11 10 11 13 11
G 12 12 12
D 12 12 13
A
E
E
B 10 11 13 11 10 11 13 11 10 11 13 11
G 12 12 12
D 13 10 10
A
E
E 10
B 10 11 13 11 10 11 13 11 11 13 11
G 12 12 12 12 12
D 13 13 12
A
E
E 10 10 10
B 11 13 11 11 13 11 11 13 11
G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
D 12 13 13
A
E
E 10 10 10
B 11 13 11 11 13 11 11 13 11
G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
D 10 10 13
A
E
E 10
B 11 13 11
G 12 12 12\
D 13
A
E
Now repeat this 3 times (you've seen this before):
E
B
G
D 5~ 3~ 1~
A 5 3 1 3 2
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Finally the ending section. I'm not sure about the faster notes but I think the structure is correct:
E
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G 5b(7) 5b(7) 5b(7) 5b(7) 5b(7) 5b(7) 5b(7)r5 3
D X\ 5~
A X\
E
E
B
G 2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^3^0^3^0^3^0^3^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0^5^0
D
A
E
E
B 8 8
G 10b(12) 10b(12)
D
A
E
E
B
G 8 8//////////// 8 7 5 7 5 3 5 3 3
D 5 5 3 5 3
A 3 1 1
E 3 3 1 3
slow bend 1/4 tone
E
B
G
D 5\ 5\ 8\ 10\
A 3b(5) 5\ 5\ 8\ 10\
E 1b 3 3\ 3 3\ 3 6\ 3 8\
grad. release bend to 1/4
E
B 8 8 \
G 5b(7)//////////////r(6) (6) r5 5b 10b(12) 10b(12)\
D
A
E

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