Blue Orchid tab by The White Stripes

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Currently unreleased. Lyrics are unofficial.

Tab Definitions:
G5: 355xxx
 F5: 133xxx
 Bb5: x133xx
 C5: x355xx
 D5: x577xx
 F5*: x|8|10|10|x|x
 G5*: x|10|12|12|x|x
  p: Pull off of note
  b: Bend note
  /: Slide to note
  ~: Vibrato
 (): Ghost note
8/8v: Harmonic doubling with lower octave (Whammy pedal)
8/8^: Harmonic doubling with higher octave (Whammy pedal)
 8~: Unspecific octave shifting (Whammy pedal)

Tuned slightly sharp.

Two guitars play in (semi-)unison, which I have simplified into one guitar part.
Both guitar signals are digitally combined with their lower octave using a Whammy pedal.

INTRO:

  G5G5  F5F5 G5G5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5  G5G5  F5F5 G5G5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5 D5D5 F5* G5* G5G5  F5F5 G5G5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------3--------------------3---5---7---10--12--------------3-----------3------|
D MajorD|-5----3--5--3---3-----5----3--5--3---5---7---10--12-5(/)---3--5--3---3---3-5-3-5----|
A augmentedA|-5----3--5--1---3-----5----3--5--1---3---5---8---10-5(/)---3--5--1---3---3-5-1-5----|
E MajorE|-3----1--3------1-----3----1--3---------------------3(/)---1--3------1---1-3---3----|

  F5F5 G5G5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5 D5D5 F5*
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|-------3---5--7---10---7-10-12--|
D MajorD|-3--5--3---5--7---10---7-10-12--|
A augmentedA|-3--5--1---3--5---8----5-8--10--|
E MajorE|-1--3---------------------------|

VERSE 1:
G5G5     F5F5 G5G5  Bb5Bb5 F5F5
  You got a re - ac - tion
G5G5     F5F5 G5G5  Bb5Bb5 C5C5  D5D5 F5* G5*
  You got a re - ac - tion, did-n't you?
G5G5      F5F5 G5G5  Bb5Bb5 F5F5  F5F5 G5G5 Bb5Bb5
  You took a white or - chid
G5G5      F5F5 G5G5  Bb5Bb5 C5C5  D5D5   F5* G5*
  You took a white or - chid, turned it blue

VERSE 2:
Somethin' better than nothin'
Somethin' better than nothin' is givin' up
We all need to do somethin'
Try (to) keep the truth from showin' up

G5G5

CHORUS: (A augmentedA combination of the chords presented and lead notes below)
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5  D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5
Ho-w  dare you?
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 F5F5  F5F5  F5F5 G5G5
How old are you now, an - y - way?
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5  D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 (8~)
Ho-w  dare you?
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 F5F5  F5F5  F5F5 G5G5  (8~)
How old are you now, an - y - way?

      (8~)                   (8~)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7p5--------7p5-----------7p5------------------------|
D MajorD|-----8b---------8b-5(/0)------8b---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------8------------------------8--8--8--8-8-10(/)--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
                             G5G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7p5-----------7p5------------7-p-5----------------------|
D MajorD|-----8b------------8b--5(/0)----------8b-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------8-------------------------------8---8----8--8--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|
  How dare you?        How old are you now, an-y-way?

INTRO

(Right Channel, beginning of INTRO)
 (8~)
e|-3-3--3-3--|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------|

VERSE 3:
You were given a flower
But I guess there was just no pleasin' you
Your lip tastes sour
But you think that it's just me teasin' you

VERSE 1

CHORUS:
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5
Get be-hind me
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 F5F5  F5F5  F5F5 G5G5
Get be-hind me now, an - y - way
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5
Get be-hind me
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 G5G5 F5F5  F5F5  F5F5 G5G5
Get be-hind me now, an - y - way

  8/8^ (Harmonic doubling switches from lower to higher octave)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7p5--------7p5-----------7p5----------------------|
D MajorD|-----8b---------8b-5~(/)------8b-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------8------------------------8--8--8--8-8-10~--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

G5G5 8/8v (Back to low-octave doubling)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7-p-5----------7p5------------7-p-5-------------------|
D MajorD|-------8b-----------8b-5~(/)---------8b----------------|
A augmentedA|------------8-----------------------------8--8----8-8--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Get behind me         Get behind me now, any - way

INTRO

Hoo
Hoo

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