White Ladder Tab by David Gray

White Ladder tab by David Gray

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   Song - White Ladder
   Artist - David Gray
   Album - White Ladder
  
   Tabbed by Mike Castle (michael.castle@btinternet.com)
  
 
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   Define chords;
 
     Exii   C#m  Bsus4 Bmsus4 Asus2  Am EmaddG Esus4addF  E
 
-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   Dsus2
 
-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.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Play this next section 3 times... this is the "main riff"
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        C#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
        Bsus4
--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
        Asus2
--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
        Am
--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
        Am
--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
        E
--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
        Esus4
--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
        E7
--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
        Dsus2
--e-----|-------0-------0---0-----------|
--B-----|-------3-------3---3-----------|
--G-----|---2---2-------2---2-----------|
--D-----0let ring-------------------0---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 

Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Dsus2
--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 Asus 2 on the upbeat, followed by a
          rolling chord, thus:
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
    Asus2
--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
        C#m
--G-----6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-----------|
--D--2--|---------------------------2---|
--A-----|-------------------------------|
--E-----|-------------------------------|
 
Beat:   1       2       3       4
        Bsus4
--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
        Asus2
--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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