White Wedding Unplugged tab by Billy Idol

Name: White Wedding Unplugged
Channel: Billy Idol

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Acoustic guitar (E-A-D-G-B-E)

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:

   B5       A5       E        D        A       Bm7      Bm6
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:

B5                                    A5               E
Hey little sister ...

B5                                    A5               E
Hey little sister ...

B5
Hey little sister ...

A5
Hey little sister ...

B5
Hey little sister ...

       A           E                 B5
It's a nice day to ...

       E              D              B5
It's a nice day for ...

       E
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           E          B5
Oh, it's a nice day ...

E              D                 B5
Nice day for a ...

E                           B5
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|--------------------------------|



B5             A        E                  B5
(Pick it up)      I say take ...

B5
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--------------|


B5
And there's nothin' ...

FILL-IN

B5
There ain't nothin' ...

B5
There ain't nothin' ...

B5                                       E
I look for something ...

D            B5
Start again

       D              E              Bm7   Bm6
It's a nice day for ...

       E           D                 Bm7   Bm6
It's a nice day to ...

E               D               B5
White wedding  ...

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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This guitar tab for White Wedding Unplugged by Billy Idol is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Acoustic guitar (E-A-D-G-B-E). Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Community rating: 3.6/5 based on 28 votes.