Screwdriver tab by The White Stripes

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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            SCREWDRIVER - White Stripes
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Tabbed by: MCR7


I didn't really see a tab for this song that I felt was correct, so I decided to
do one myself. The song is pretty simple, since most of the parts repeat. When
you're playing this song, make sure you use a lot of distortion. It makes it sound great.


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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INTRO

e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
A---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
E---5--5---5-5-5--3-3--5--5--|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G---5---5----7p5--b7---7p5h7p5-----|
D-----7------------------------h7--|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
A---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
E---5--5---5-5-5--3-3--5--5--|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G---5---5----7p5--b7---7p5h7p5-----|
D-----7------------------------h7--|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

here the chords change. On the 5\3, you are
just lifting your fingers off of the A augmentedA and D MajorD strings
and sliding on the E MajorE string.

e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7---5---7-----------|
A---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7---5---7-----------|
E---5--5---5-5-5--3-3--5---3---5-----\3----|

VERSE 1


The verse is very simple. Jack just alternates between A5A5 and G5, strumming each once.
The strumming is pretty soft too.

A5A5   G5G5

e---| e---|
B---| B---|
G---| G---|
D-7-| D-5-|
A-7-| A-5-|
E-5-| E-3-|

A5A5
 Tuesday mornin' now,
G5G5
 I gotta have somewhere to go.
A5A5
 I call up Tommy now,
G5G5
 I call him on the telephone.

A5A5
 Won't you wake up and come with me now,
G5G5
 I'm goin' to the pawn and loan.
A5A5
 Walkin' down thirty-three,
G5G5
 walkin' down thirty o.

A5A5  G5G5


CHORUS

The chorus is basically the same as the intro. The timing on the chords changes a
little, but that's about it.


VERSE 2

This verse follows the same pattern as the last one.

A5A5
 What am I suppose to think,
G5G5
 I dropped a nickel in the sink.
A5A5
 I love people like a brother now,
G5G5
 but I'm not gonna be their mother now.

A5A5
 What if someone walked up to me and,
G5G5
 Like an apple cut right through me.
A5A5
 I'm not just gonna stand there grinning,
G5G5
 Cause I'm not the one whose sinning.
    A5A5     G5G5
 Screwdriver.

Ok, going into the chorus here Jack sort of builds up the strumming on the two chords,
like this:

e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-7-------7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-7-------7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-5-------5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


CHORUS
Here the chorus changes a lot. Jack adds this part here to the beginning:

e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D---7--7--7---|
A---7--7--7---|
E---5--5--5---|

e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D---7--7--7---|
A---7--7--7---|
E---5--5--5---|

e----------------|
B----------------|
G------------b7--|
D---7--7--7------|
A---7--7--7------|
E---5--5--5------|

e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G------------b7-7p5h7p5-----|
D---7--7--7-------------h7--|
A---7--7--7-----------------|
E---5--5--5-----------------|

and then the regular chorus changes to this:

e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D--7--7--7---5--5--7--7---|
A--7--7--7---5--5--7--7---|
E--5--5--5---3--3--5--5---|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G---5---5----7p5--b7---7p5h7p5-----|
D-----7------------------------h7--|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D--7--7--7---5--5--7---5--7--------5-----|
A--7--7--7---5--5--7---5--7--------5-----|
E--5--5--5---3--3--5---3--5--------3-----|


VERSE 3

A5A5
 Now that you have heard my story now,
G5G5
 I got a little ending to it now.
A5A5
 When ever you go out alone,
G5G5
 Take a little dog a bone.

A5A5
 And think about your little sister,
G5G5
 And then you gotta drive it home,
    A5A5    G5G5
 Screwdriver.

A5A5  G5G5

Here the strumming changes to 1 measure of eighth notes for each chord (which is 8
times for anyone who doesn't know what that means.) Also, the intensity of the
strumming increases all the way up to the ending part, which is very similar to
the chorus. (Hopefully by now I don't need to put the chords there, but I will
anyways.)


A5A5
 I got a little feeling goin' now.
G5G5
 I got a little feeling goin' now.
A5A5
 I got a little feeling goin' now.
G5G5
 I got a little feeling goin' now.
A5A5
 I got a little feeling goin' now.
G5G5
 I got a little feeling goin' now!
A5A5
 I got a little feeling goin' now!
G5G5
 I got a little feeling goin' now!
A5A5
 I GOT A augmentedA LITTLE FEELING GOIN' NOW!
G5G5
 I GOT A augmentedA LITTLE FEELING GOIN' NOW!
A5A5
 I GOT A augmentedA LITTLE FEELING GOIN' NOW!
G5G5
 NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW!


ENDING

e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
A---7--7---7-7-7--5-5--7--7--|
E---5--5---5-5-5--3-3--5--5--|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G---5---5----7p5--b7---7p5h7p5-----|
D-----7------------------------h7--|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D--7--7--7---5--5--7--7---|
A--7--7--7---5--5--7--7---|
E--5--5--5---3--3--5--5---|

e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G---5---5----7p5--b7---7p5h7p5-----|
D-----7------------------------h7--|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

e---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D--7--7-7--7-7--|
A--7--7-7--7-7--|
E--5--5-5--5-5--|

e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D--7--7--7--|
A--7--7--7--|
E--5--5--5--|

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