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It's Rough On Rats If You're Asking Tab by Jack White

It's Rough On Rats If You're Asking tab by Jack White

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 Intro:

D |-12----------------12----------------10----------------10-----------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----12----------------12----------------12----------------12--------------|
D |-------12------12--------12------12--------12------12--------12------12---|
A |-----------12----------------12----------------12----------------12-------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-14----------------14------------12-----12-----12-----|
A |-----------------------------------------------12-----|
F#|----12----------------12------------12---------12-----|
D |-------12------12------------12----------------12-----|
A |-----------12-------------12---------------12--12-----|
D |------------------------------------------------------|

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|


🎸 Verse 1:
                                         With slide
D |-------------------------------------/5-3-3-3-5-3-----------|
A |-5-5---5--5-5--5---5-5--5---5-5--5----------------5-5-------|
F#|-3-3---3--3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--3--------------------------|4x
D |-0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0--------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----0-----------0--------0---------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|


🎸 Verse 2:

D |-12----------------12----------------10----------------10-----------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----12--------12------12---------12-----12---------12-----12-----------12-|
D |-------12--12------------12---12-----------12--12------------12----12-----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-14----------------14----------------12-10-12----------12-10-12-----------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----12--------12------12---------12---------------------------------------|Last two lines 2x
D |-------12--12------------12---12---------------12------------------12-----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                      With slide
D |-------------------------------------/5-3-3-3-5-3-----------|
A |-5-5---5--5-5--5---5-5--5---5-5--5----------------5-5-------|
F#|-3-3---3--3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--3--------------------------|4x
D |-0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0--------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----0-----------0--------0---------------------------------|


🎸 Solo:  Octave +1

  Weird Harmonic                             Slides are played with a slide
D |----17-15-17--15-17-15~---------------17/19-17/19--------19\17-15-15-17-15----|
A |------------------------------17-17-15-17------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------15/17----------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-----15/17-----15/17\15-----17\----12\10-10h12p10p0h10h12----|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0-0-------0-0----------0-0---------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              Fret this slide                Back to slide
D |----17pbr-17-15-----------------17pbr-17-15------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------17-15-15/17----------------------17-15-15/17--15p12-15/17--15p12-15p12-15/17~---|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-0--------------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                     Dive bomb                 D.B.         Random Divebombs
D |-14-12-------------------14-12-------------------/14-12--------------------|
A |-------15-12-15-12-15\---------15\-12-14-12-14\---------15-12-15-12-15-----|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                             Octave off
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------15\--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------10-7-10-7-10/12-12-10h12-------|
A |-8/10-10-10-8-8/10-8-10---------------------------------------|
D |------------------------12------------------------------12----|


🎸 Chorus:

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|


🎸 Verse 3:

D |-12----------------12----------------10----------------10-----------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----12----------------12----------------12----------------12--------------|
D |-------12------12--------12------12--------12------12--------12------12---|
A |-----------12----------------12----------------12----------------12-------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-14----------------14----------------12-10-12----------12-10-12-----------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----12--------12------12---------12---------------------------------------|Last two lines 2x
D |-------12--12------------12---12---------------12------------------12-----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D |-12-10-12-------|
A |----------------|
F#|----------------|4x
D |----------12----|
A |----------------|
D |----------------|


   Wah Pedal On                        With slide
D |-------------------------------------/5-3-3-3-5-3-----------|
A |-5-5---5--5-5--5---5-5--5---5-5--5----------------5-5-------|
F#|-3-3---3--3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--3--------------------------|4x
D |-0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0--------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----0-----------0--------0---------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|

D |-11-11--9--9---7-7--4--4---4-----|
A |-12-12--10-10--8-8--5--5---5-----|
F#|-10-10--8--8---6-6--3--3---3-----|2x
D |---------------------------0-----|
A |---------------------------0-----|
D |-------------------------0-0-----|

D |-14-14--13-13--11-11--4--4---4---|
A |-15-15--14-14--12-12--5--5---5---|
F#|-13-13--12-12--10-10--3--3---3---|2x
D |-----------------------------0---|
A |-----------------------------0---|
D |---------------------------0-0---|

D |-12----|
A |-12----|
F#|-12----|
D |-12----|
A |-12----|
D |-------|



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| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| pbr  Pre-bend release
| Harmonic

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Published: August 13, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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