Tabs
Artist: Billy Idol
Song: White Wedding - Unplugged Live Version
Album: VH-1 storytellers
Year: 2002
Transcribed by Dietmar Weber, 2006-03-23
This transcription deals with the unplugged version of the song as
presented by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens on the VH-1 Storytellers
session!
Steve Stevens on guitar plays the intro and the solo part by using the
plektrum for the bass line and the ring and the little finger to pick
the melody.
SYMBOLS:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string
^ - accentuation
USED CHORDS:
B5B5 
A5A5 
E MajorE 
D MajorD 
A augmentedA 
Bm7Bm7 
Bm6Bm6
E----- E----- E--0-- E--2-- E--5-- E--7-- E--7--
B----- B----- B--0-- B--3-- B--5-- B-10-- B--9--
G----- G----- G--1-- G--2-- G--6-- G--7-- G--7--
D--9-- D--7-- D--2-- D--0-- D--7-- D--7-- D--7--
A--9-- A--7-- A--2-- A----- A--7-- A--9-- A--9--
E--7-- E--5-- E--0-- E----- E--5-- E--7-- E--7--
Tuning:
Acoustic guitar (E-A-D-G-B-E)
INTRO
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|-2-----------------------2------|
B--------------------------------|-----3---------------3-------3--|
G--------------------------------|---------4-------4--------------|
D--------------------------------|-------------4------------------|
A-------7-9-9-7---------7-9-9-7--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-7-7-10-------10-7-7-10-------10|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-0---------------2-----2-----2--|-2-----------------------2------|
B-0---------------3-----3-----3--|-----3---------------3-------3--|
G-1---------------2-----2-----2--|---------4-------4--------------|
D-2---------------0-x-x-0-x-x-0--|-------------4------------------|
A-2------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E/5-----5--------/5-----5--------|--------------------------------|
B-------7---7----/6-----6---6----|--------------------------------|
G-----------7---------------5----|--------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|-9-----------------9-9-9-9---9-9|
A--------------------------------|-9-----------------9-9-9-9---9-9|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-7-7|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9--|
A-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9--|
E-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Use the about same accentuation as before for the next frames:
B5B5 A5A5 E MajorE
Hey little sister ...
B5B5 A5A5 E MajorE
Hey little sister ...
B5B5
Hey little sister ...
A5A5
Hey little sister ...
B5B5
Hey little sister ...
A augmentedA E MajorE B5B5
It's a nice day to ...
E MajorE D MajorD B5B5
It's a nice day for ...
E MajorE
It's a nice day to ...
SECOND VERS
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|
D-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|
A--------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0------------|
E-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7--------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Hey little sister ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|-----7-----7-----7---7---------7|
G-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|
D-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|
A--------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0------------|
E-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7--------|--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Hey little sister ...
(Play along as before)
I've been away ..
I let you go ...
Hey little sister ...
A augmentedA E MajorE B5B5
Oh, it's a nice day ...
E MajorE D MajorD B5B5
Nice day for a ...
E MajorE B5B5
Nice day to ...
SOLO
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|-2-----------------------2------|
B--------------------------------|-----3---------------3-------3--|
G--------------------------------|---------4-------4--------------|
D-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9--------------|-------------4------------------|
A-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-------0---0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-0-1-2---2----|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-0---------------2-----2-----2--|-2-----------------------2------|
B-0---------------3-----3-----3--|-----3---------------3-------3--|
G-1---------------2-----2-----2--|---------4-------4--------------|
D-2---------------0-x-x-0-x-x-0--|-------------4------------------|
A-2------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E/5---------5----/5-----5--------|-2-----------------------2------|
B-------7---7----/6-----6---6----|-----3---------------3-------3--|
G---------------------------5----|---------4-------4--------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|-------------4------------------|
A--------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------|
B-----3---------------3-------3--|-----3---------------3-------0--|
G---------4-------4--------------|---------4-------4--------------|
D-------------4------------------|-------------4------------------|
A--------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-2-----------------------0------|--------------------------------|
B-----3---0-----------0-------3--|/2------------------------------|
G-------------2---1--------------|-----2-------4-4----------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|---------4----------------------|
A--------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------|
B5B5 A augmentedA E MajorE B5B5
(Pick it up) I say take ...
B5B5
There ain't nothin' ...
FILL-IN
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G------v7--------------v7--------|
D--v7------v7------v6------v6----|
A--------------------------------|
E-7-------------7-7--------------|
B5B5
And there's nothin' ...
FILL-IN
B5B5
There ain't nothin' ...
B5B5
There ain't nothin' ...
B5B5 E MajorE
I look for something ...
D MajorD B5B5
Start again
D MajorD E MajorE Bm7Bm7 Bm6Bm6
It's a nice day for ...
E MajorE D MajorD Bm7Bm7 Bm6Bm6
It's a nice day to ...
E MajorE D MajorD B5B5
White wedding ...
