Title: In The Cold, Cold Night Band: The White Stripes Album: Elephant (2003) tabbed by scef (email: funnell_teen_spirit@yahoo.com) yes i really am this bored, but hey, this is another great song and undoubtedly the easiest to play on the album... NB this song is in 12/8 time (i think) and is played fingerstyle throughout
most of the song has a slight droning bass sound underneath the riffs, which is not bass but a guitar through an octave pedal. the 'bass' note is indicated by letters above the tab main riff D F e---|-------------------------| B---|-------------------------| G-5/|/7---------7/10-------10/| D---|-------------------------| A-3/|/5---x-x---5/8---x-x---8/| E---|-----x-x---------x-x-----| G A e----------------------| B----------------------| G/12-------12/14-------| D----------------------| A/10--x-x--10/12--x-x--| E-----x-x---------x-x--| the best way to get the muted strings is to place your middle finger over the bottom 2 strings while keeping the octave shape with your 1st and 3rd/4th fingers every so often play this (listen to song for when to change) A G e----|-------------------------|--------------------| B----|-------------------------|--------------------| G----|-------------------------|--------------------| D----|-------------------------|--------------------| A-10/|/12-------------------12\|\10-----------------| E----|-------------------------|--------------------| at some point this is played: this bit 4 times D e---|----------------------| B---|----------------------| G-5/|/7--------------------| D---|----------------------| A-3/|/5--------------------| E---|----------------------| then this bit 2 times G e----|----------------------| B----|----------------------| G-10/|/12-------------------| D----|----------------------| A--8/|/10-------------------| E----|----------------------| then this bit 2 times D e---|----------------------| B---|----------------------| G-5/|/7--------------------| D---|----------------------| A-3/|/5--------------------| E---|----------------------| then this bit A G e----|-------------------------|--------------------| B----|-------------------------|--------------------| G----|-------------------------|--------------------| D----|-------------------------|--------------------| A-10/|/12-------------------12\|\10-----------------| E-10/|/12-------------------12\|\10-----------------| then it's just a case of repeating stuff above until about 2mins23secs through the song, when there's this bit: D C A e-------------------------|-------5-----------------| B-------------------------|-------------------------| G-7-----7---7-5---5-------|-------------------------| D-7-----7---7-5---5-----7-|-------------------------| A-5-----5---5-3---3-----7-|-------------------------| E-----------------------5-|-------------------5-----| D C A e-------------------------|-------------------------| B-------------------------|-------5-----------------| G-7-----7---7-5---5-------|-------6-----------------| D-7-----7---7-5---5-----7-|-------7-----------------| A-5-----5---5-3---3-----7-|-----------------7-7-----| E-----------------------5-|-----------------5-5-----| D C A e-------------------------|-------5-----------------| B-------------------------|-------5-----------------| G-7-----7---7-5---5-------|-------------------------| D-7-----7---7-5---5-----7-|-------------------------| A-5-----5---5-3---3-----7-|-------------------7-----| E-----------------------5-|-------------------5-----| A G e-------------------------|---------------------| B-------------------------|---------------------| G-------------------------|---------------------| D-------------------------|---------------------| A-7-----------------7-----|-5-------------------| E-5-----------------5-----|-3-------------------| then back to main riff that's enough tabbing for today, will prob put more elephant stuff here if and when i work it out... __________________________________________________
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