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band: the White Stripes
song: Lafayette Blues
as heard on: the White Stripes (White Blood Cells) DVD
written by: Jack White
tabbed by: Jose Calderon
Standard Tuning (E A D G B e)
Note: There’s some in between parts to the verses that I’ll tab later :).
~= let ring
.= palm mute
^= tremelo picking
b= bend
/= slide
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Song stars...: LYRICS:
1,2,3,4]
[yeah]
INTRO: .
e------------------------------------------------| .
B------------------------------------------------| .
G--------------4-2--------------------2-1--------|(x4) .
D--2-2222-3-5------5-3---0--0000-2-3-------3-2---| .
A------------------------------------------------| .
E------------------------------------------------| .
^^^^ ^^^^ .
.
VERSE: .
e--------------------------------| Marantette, Leverette, Lannette, Lafayette,
B--------------------------------| Livernois, Labrosse, Louis, Metatal,
G--------------------------------| Rochelle, Marcelle, Riopelle, Manistique,
D--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----| and Armour, [?]
A--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----| .
E--0~-0---0~-0---3~-3---0~-0-----| .
.
e--------------------------------| ohh, ohh, hmmm
B--------------------------------| .
G--------------------------------| .
D--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----| .
A--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----| .
E--55555555--33333333---0~-0-----| .
........ ........ .
.
.
CHORUS: hey
e------------------------------------------------| .
B----------------10-8------------------7b--------| .
G--9-9999-10-11-------10-9---7-77777-9----9---7--|(x4) .
D------------------------------------------------| .
A------------------------------------------------| .
E------------------------------------------------| .
^^^^ ^^^^^ .
.
VERSE: .
e----------------------------|Mercier, Le May, Tournier, Salliote, and Le Roy,
B--------------------------------| [?] Montlieu, Cadieux,
G--------------------------------| Neveaux Avenue En Detroit, [?]
D--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----| .
A--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----| .
E--0~-0---0~-0---3~-3---0~-0-----| .
.
e--------------------------------| well i'm ready teddy
B--------------------------------| i'm ready, ready teddy
G--------------------------------| to rock n roll
D--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----| .
A--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----| .
E--55555555--33333333---0~-0-----| go
........ ........ .
.
.
BRIDGE: .
e-------------| --------------| --------------| .
B-------------| --------------| --------------| .
G--9999999-7--|(x4) ---7777777-5--|(x2) ---9999999-7--|(x2) .
D--9999999-7--| ---7777777-5--| ---9999999-7--| .
A--7777777-5--| ---5555555-3--| ---7777777-5--| .
E-------------| --------------| --------------| .
.
e---------------------------------| ahh
B---------------------------------| .
G---------------------------------| .
D--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| .
A--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| .
E--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| .
.
e---------------------------------| .
B---------------------------------| .
G---------------------------------| .
D--9---9---9---9---9---7---5---4--| .
A--9---9---9---9---9---7---5---4--| .
E--7---7---7---7---7---5---3---2--| .
.
.
END VERSE: .
e--------------------------------| Lamphere, Belle Terre, Marcelle, Metatal,
B--------------------------------| Rouge,
G--------------------------------| Le Blanc
D--2~-2---2~-2---2~-2---2--2--2--| .
A--2~-2---2~-2---2~-2---0--0--0--| .
E--0~-0---0~-0---0~-0---0--0--0--| .
.
.
.
...song ends. .
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Here’s the in between parts of all the verses
But don’t take them to be perfect
e------------|----------------------|---------| On the first and third
B------------|--3/14/6----/b17b1514-|--6/9/5--| mini licks, the
G--3/b10b9-7-|----------------------|---------| first bend is a whole bend &
D------------|--5/12/4--------------|---------| the second is a half bend
A------------|----------------------|---------|
E------------|----------------------|---------|
PUNK BLUES FOREVER!!!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Brian Average |
#1 by Brian Dempsey at Apr 19, 1970 at 1:01 AM EST |
| agreed | |
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Daniel Average |
#2 by Daniel Gordon at May 6, 1972 at 5:07 PM EST |
| These are the french road names in Detroit that Jack is listing. | |
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jessie Wanna Be |
#3 by jessie sinanan at Nov 19, 1981 at 3:34 PM EST |
| ohh for a second I thought i was getting another education on the french revolution... | |
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Chris Rhythm Player |
#4 by Chris Pray at Aug 25, 1984 at 7:02 PM EST |
| It's a pronounciation guide to Detroit. Thank you, Jack White! ;) | |
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Dr. Average |
#5 by Dr. Funkinstein at Aug 23, 1997 at 10:59 PM EST |
| these are all detroit streets | |
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Robyn Average |
#6 by Robyn Paul at Feb 16, 2003 at 4:38 PM EST |
| ^^I agree with every one of these comments :) | |
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Chris Average |
#7 by Chris Tucker at Mar 19, 2007 at 4:19 PM EST |
| I love the way the song ends with "Rouge" (red) and "Le Blanc" (white), the White Stripes colors. | |
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