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Whitfield Tab by Atomship

Whitfield tab by Atomship

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

Riff 1   "Whole wide world..."
D|-----2----------5----------3----------8\-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
G|-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--3-3---3-3--3-3----|
C|-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|--------------------------8\-|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-0-0----0-0----3-3----3-3----|
G|-0-0----0-0----3-3----3-3----|
C|-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|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-7~---------5~-----\\--------------|
G|-5~---------3~-----\\big-pickslide-|
C|-5~---------3~-----\\--------------|

Riff 4   "...to keep my eyes closed..."
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
F|--------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C|-11--11--9-11--9-11--11b-11-7--7--7-5-------------------------|
G|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5-------------------------|
C|-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|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
G|---6---3-5-----6---3-5---|
C|-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|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|---6---3-5b---6---3-5b-|
C|-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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8---8---|
F|--------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---7---|
C|-11--11--9-11--9-11--11b-11-7--7--7-5-----------------------------|
G|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5---------------x---x---x---x-|
C|-9---9---9-9---9-9---9b--9--5--5--5-5---------------x---x---x---x-|

Riff 7
D|-----5--3---------5--3---------5b6r5-----5b6r5-|
A|----------3------------3-----------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3-------|
G|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3-------|
C|-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|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-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|-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|-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|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-0~----------3~-----------|
G|-0~----------3~-----------|
C|-0~----------3~-----------|

Play Riff 8 x1 (not palm-muted)

Riff 10 (clean)
D|-----5--3---------5--3---------5b6r5-----3-|
A|----------3------------3-------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3---|
G|-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-3-3-------3-3---|
C|-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!!

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