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White Ladder by David Gray

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   Song - White Ladder
   Artist - David Gray
   Album - White Ladder
  
   Tabbed by Mike Castle ([email protected])
  
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
   Define chords;
 
     Exii   C#m  Chord diagramBsus4Bsus4 Bmsus4 Asus2  Chord diagramA minorAm EmaddG Esus4addF  Chord diagramE MajorE
 
-e----12-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0------0-
-B----12-----5-----4-----3-----0-----1-----0-------0------0-
-G----13-----6-----4-----4-----2-----2-----0-------2------1-
-D----14-----6-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-------2------2-
-A----x------4-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-------2------2-
-E----x------x-----x-----x-----0-----0-----3-------2------0-
 
 
    Esus4    E7  Csus2addG   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
 
-e----0------0-------3-------0-----
-B----0------3-------3-------3-----
-G----2------1-------0-------2-----
-D----2------2-------2-------0-----
-A----2------2-------3-------x-----
-E----0------0-------x-------x-----
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
INTRO - ELECTRIC GUITAR
        Fade in with this riff about 4 times thru.  You will
        hear him whisper, "After two...", then the drums
        begin next time thru the riff which then repeats 2
        more times, making 6 in total.
 
Beat:1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -
     Exii
--e--------12let ring--------12let ring--------------|
--B--12----12----------12----12----12----------12----|
--G--13----13----12h13-13----13----13----12h13-13----|
--D--14----------14----------------14----14----14----|
--A--------------------------------------------------|
--E--------------------------------------------------|
 
You can get the slightly-detuned effect if you have a dive
bar.  Allow the handle to rest in the circle made by the
thumb and index finger of your pick hand and you will end up
knocking it around as you pick the strings.  I don't know if
this is how the guitarist achieves this effect, but it works
for me!  Don't worry too much about hitting the strings
exactly as I have shown - the chap who plays it varies the
riff slightly each time thru, but generally it goes middle,
top, bottom, middle, top, middle, bottom, middle
 
Happy so far?  On with the Verse, then...
 
ACOUSTIC GUITAR
 
OK, now, as to playing style, you will notice that, although
I have placed a chord at beat 3 of every bar, you rarely hear
it sounded solidly.  It is more a subliminal stroke of the
strings.  Occasionally, you hear a similar very quiet stroke
on beat 4.5 of a bar.  Just once in a while.
 

Play this next section 3 times... this is the "main riff"
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramC# minorC#m
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------5-------5---5-----------|
--G-----|-------6-------6---6-----------|
--D-----|---6---6-------6---6-----------|
--A-----4let ring-----------------------|
--E--0--|---------------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramBsus4Bsus4
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------4-------4---4-----------|
--G-----|-------4-------4---4-----------|
--D-----|---4---4-------4---4-----------|
--A-----2let ring-----------------------|
--E-----|---------------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Bmsus4
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|-------4-------4---4-----------|
--D-----|---4---4-------4---4-----------|
--A-----2let ring-----------------------|
--E-----|---------------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----0let ring-----------------------|
--E-----|---------------------------0---|
 
After the 3rd time play...
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramA minorAm
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------1-------1---1-----------|
--G-----|---0---2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----0let ring-------------------0---|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramA minorAm
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------1-------1---1-----------|
--G-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----0let ring-----------------------|
--E-----|---------------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        EmaddG
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----3let ring-------------------3---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        EmaddG
--e-----|-------0-------0---------------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---------------|
--G-----|-------0-------0---------------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---------------|
--A-----|-------2-------2---------------|
--E-----3let ring-------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Esus4addF
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----|---0---2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----2let ring-------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        EmaddG
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----3let ring-------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramE MajorE
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------1-------1---1-----------|  Electric plays
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|  intro riff over
--A-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|  the top of these
--E-----0let ring-------------------0---|  2 bars |
                                                  |
                                                  |
Beat:   1       2       3       4                 |
        E                                         |
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|         |
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|         |
--G-----|-------1-------1---1-----------|         |
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|         _
--A-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----0let ring-------------------0---|
 
That was first verse.  Now repeat that whole section for
Verse 2.
 
CHORUS - Repeat this riff 4 times.
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramEsus4Esus4
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--G-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----0let ring-------------------0---|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramE7E7
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|-------1-------1---1-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--E-----0let ring-------------------0---|
 

Verse 3.
 
Chorus.
 
BRIDGE
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Csus2addG
--e-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--D-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----3let ring-------3---3-------3---|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Csus2addG
--e-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--D-----|-------2-------2---2-----------|
--A-----3let ring-------3---3-------3---|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----0let ring-------------------0---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----0let ring-------------------0---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Now repeat chorus riff twice to finish the bridge off...
 
Verse 4:  just play the main verse riff twice thru, then
          finish with an Chord diagramAsusAsus 2 on the upbeat, followed by a
          rolling chord, thus:
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
    Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
--e-0---|---0---------------------------|
--B-0---|--0----------------------------|
--G-2---|-2-----------------------------|
--D-2---|2------------------------------|
--A-----0-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
There is a bass guitar quietly burbling away there, as well,
with a rhythm like this example:
 
VERSE:
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramC# minorC#m
--G-----6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-----------|
--D--2--|---------------------------2---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramBsus4Bsus4
--G-----4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-----------|
--D--2--|---------------------------2---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Bmsus4
--G-----4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-----------|
--D--2--|---------------------------2---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
--G-----2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-----------|
--D--2--|---------------------------2---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
Finally, thanks to Joe Breuner, who requested that I have a go
at this one way back in April.  Sorry it took so long, Joe, just
haven't had a minute to myself....

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