Whitfield tab by Atomship

Tabs

Tuning: Drop C majorC (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1  "Whole wide world..."
D MajorD|-----2----------5----------3----------8\-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
G+G|-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
C majorC|-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
  * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *

Riff 1 note: pretty heavy delay on those high notes to have them ring out during the palm-mutes.

Riff 2  "There's a man outside and he's screaming..."
D MajorD|--------------------------8\-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0----0-0----3-3----3-3----|
G+G|-0-0----0-0----3-3----3-3----|
C majorC|-0-0----0-0----3-3----3-3----|
  * *  * *  * *  * *

Play Riff 2 x2  "There's a girl outside and she's screaming..."
Play Riff 1 x1
Play Riff 2 x2  "There's a man inside and he's screaming..."

Riff 3  "I'm trying so hard..."
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------|
C majorC|-7~---------5~-----\\--------------|
G+G|-5~---------3~-----\\big-pickslide-|
C majorC|-5~---------3~-----\\--------------|

Riff 4  "...to keep my eyes closed..."
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
FF|--------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C majorC|-11--11--9-11--9-11--11b-11-7--7--7-5-------------------------|
G+G|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5-------------------------|
C majorC|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5-------------------------|

Play Riff 4 x4  "Whitfield was my world..."
Play Riff 2 x2  "There's a man inside and he's screaming..."
Play Riff 1 x2  "There's a boy inside..."
Play Riff 3 x1  "I'm trying so hard..."
Play Riff 4 x4  "...to keep my eyes closed..."

Riff 5
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
FF|-------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------|
G+G|---6---3-5-----6---3-5---|
C majorC|-0---5-----3-0---5-----3-|

Play Riff 5 x4 (palm-muted)
Play Riff 5 x2 (not palm-muted)

Riff 6  "Whole wide, world wide..."
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------|
G+G|---6---3-5b---6---3-5b-|
C majorC|-0---5------0---5------|

Play Riff 6 x4  "Whole wide, world wide..."
Play Riff 4 x4  "Against the whole wide world..."

Riff 4 alteration (played 2nd time through)
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8---8---|
FF|--------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---7---|
C majorC|-11--11--9-11--9-11--11b-11-7--7--7-5-----------------------------|
G+G|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5---------------x---x---x---x-|
C majorC|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5---------------x---x---x---x-|

Riff 7
D MajorD|-----5--3---------5--3---------5b6r5-----5b6r5-|
A augmentedA|----------3------------3-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3-------|
G+G|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3-------|
C majorC|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3-------|

Play Riff 7 x4  "World's on fire..."

Riff 8  "The world's on fire..."
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C majorC|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Play Riff 8 x2 (palm-muted)

Riff 9
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
FF|--------------------------|
C majorC|-0~----------3~-----------|
G+G|-0~----------3~-----------|
C majorC|-0~----------3~-----------|

Play Riff 8 x1 (not palm-muted)

Riff 10 (clean)
D MajorD|-----5--3---------5--3---------5b6r5-----3-|
A augmentedA|----------3------------3-------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3---|
G+G|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3---|
C majorC|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3---|
                 ^ ends here final time, without the bend and let ring

Play Riff 10 x4  "Whole world's on fire..."

Enjoy!!