White Ladder tab by David Gray
Guitar Tab
Song - White Ladder Artist - David Gray Album - White Ladder Tabbed by Mike Castle (michael.castle@btinternet.com) ----------------------------------------------------------- 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.
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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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