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White Lies Tab by Big Wreck

White Lies tab by Big Wreck

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: F#


Slow 🎸 Intro:

   with long delay (turn up pedal's feedback time so echoes continue)

e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------2--------------------|--------------------------|
G|----4----------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|--------------------2-----|
B|------2--------------------|------2-----------5-------|
G|----4----------------------|----4---------------------|  play line 3x
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------2----------|
E|-2-------------------------|-0------------------------|


PreVerse:
   Tempo doubles at this point to 143 bpm

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------6--4-------|----------------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|-----6---------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


🎸 Verse 1:
   play riff 3x

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
"(We're all nomadic)                         Well, it was"

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------6--4-------|----------------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|----6----------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
"there for the taking, my life's work's been raking it in  ."


Verse 🎸 Outro:
e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------6--4-------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7p4--|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----6----------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 1:

   Rhythm part
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------|----------------------5/6/-|
D|-4-------------------------|----------------------5/6/-|
A|-2-------------------------|----------------------3/4/-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


Second Guitar Part (clean with reverb/delay), played 2x:

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11--------10/11------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11---11--11-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:
   play riff 4x - once before Verse lyrics start

e|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
B|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
G|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|
D|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|
A|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|
E|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|

e|-----2-------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-------2-------------------|-5---5-----------3---3-----------|
G|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|-4---4-------x-x-4---4-------x-x-|
D|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2---2-------x-x-4---4-------x-x-|
A|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2---2-------x-x-2---2-------x-x-|
E|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|-0---0-------x-x-------------x-x-|


During Verse lyrics, Guitar adds thse leads:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-----------2---------------|-----2-----------2---------------|
G|-------------------------2---3---|-------------------------2---3---|
D|---------2---4-------2-----------|---------2---4-------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-----------2---------------|-----2-----------2b3-2-----------|
G|-------------------------2---3---|---------2---3-----------4---3---|
D|---------2---4-------2-----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:

   Rhythm part
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------|----------------------5/6/-|
D|-4-------------------------|----------------------5/6/-|
A|-2-------------------------|----------------------3/4/-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


Second Guitar Part (clean with reverb/delay), played 2x:

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11--------10/11------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11---11--11-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


🎸 Post-chorus:
   at 2:39

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


🎸 Verse 3:
   at 2:48, play 3x

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
"(We're all nomadic)                         Well, it was"

e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------6--4-------|----------------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|----6----------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
"there for the taking, my life's work's been raking it in  ."

Verse 🎸 Outro:
e|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
B|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
G|----3-----------6--4-------|----3-----------6--4-------|
D|----------------------7p4--|----------------------7p4--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------0----------------|---------------------------|
B|-------2-------------------|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------6--4-------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7p4--|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----6----------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 3:
  Rhythm part
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Second Guitar Part (clean with reverb/delay):

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11--------10/11------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------14-----------------14-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----14------13/14------14------13/14--13-|
D|-16-----------------16-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------11---------11------11---11--11-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11--------10/11----11-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Outro A:
   at 3:33, Play Riff 4x

e|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
B|-----2-------2-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
G|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|
D|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|
A|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|
E|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|

e|-----2-------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-------2-------------------|-5---5-----------3---3-----------|
G|-----3-------3---------------x-x-|-4---4-------x-x-4---4-------x-x-|
D|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2---2-------x-x-4---4-------x-x-|
A|-2/4-4-------4---------------x-x-|-2---2-------x-x-2---2-------x-x-|
E|-----2-------2---------------x-x-|-0---0-------x-x-------------x-x-|


Outro B:
  at 4:09, play riff 2x

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-----------2---------------|-----2-----------2---------------|
G|-------------------------2---3---|-------------------------2---3---|
D|---------2---4-------2-----------|---------2---4-------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----2-----------2---------------|-----2-----------2b3-2-----------|
G|-------------------------2---3---|---------2---3-----------4---3---|
D|---------2---4-------2-----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

************************************

Published: October 2, 2025

Last updated: October 2, 2025

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