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White Bird by KT Tunstall
White Bird
Tuning: standard
Intro and verse:
e|-0-------0------------0--------------5--0---------0------------|
B|-----1--------0-h1-p0------1----3------------1--------0-h1-p0--|
G|---2---2---2-------------2---2--4--4-------2---2----2----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------0------------0---------0-------0---------0------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0--------0-------------5--0--------0------------3-2-----3-2-----|
B|-----1--------1----3-----------1--------0-h1-p0------3-------3---|
G|---2---2----2---2--4--4------2---2----2----------------2-------2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0--------0--------0-------0--------0----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus:
e|-3-2-----3-2-----3-3-2-2-----------------------3-2-2----3-2----------|
B|-----3-------3------------2--2--3--3--4--4--5--------3------3--------|
G|-------2-------2------------2--2--2--2--2--2----------2-------2------|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0--2-----2-----2-----2--0-0------0-0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-3-2-2---------------------------3-2-----3-2-----3-2----|
B|---------2---2--3---3---4---4---5------3-------3----------|
G|-----------2--2---2---2---2---2----------2-------2--------|
D|-0-0-0-0-2------2-------2-------2--0-0-----0-0-----0-0----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e|---------------------3-2-----3-2-----3-2----|
B|-1----3-3---1---3-3------3-------3----------|
G|-2----4-4---2---4-4--------3-------2--------|
D|---------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----|
A|-0----0-0---0---0-0-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
White bird with a black tail
Half dark, and a face so pale
Do you know what your future holds?
Over your side of the road
White bird with a black tail
You look like an open sail
Made me look up from my shoe
To show me what you stand to lose.
White bird, white bird
With your face so pale
White bird, white bird
Where'd you get that tail?
White bird, white bird
With a black tail
White feathers dipped in tar
Hard to tell how old you are
Wondering how much you know
About all of us below
Half of you is heavenly,
Showing off your purity.
The rest of you is from the street
Like to laugh where they both meet
White bird, white bird
With your face so pale
White bird, white bird
Where'd you get that tail?
White bird, white bird
With your face so pale
White bird, white bird
With a black tail.
h-hammer on p-pull off
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version 2
Here are the 3 main riffs:
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
e |--0---------0-----------|---0-------------5------|
B |-------1---------0-h1---|--------1----/3----3----|
G |---------2------------2-|----------0-------------|
D |-----2---------2--------|------2------/4------4--|
A |--0---------0-----------|---0--------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F#
e |--3--2-------3--2-0------|-------------|
B |--3----3-----3------3----|---3---3-----|
G |---------2---------------|---0---2-----|
D |--0----------------------|-------------|
A |-------------3-----------|-------------|
E |-------------------------|---3---2-----|
A Asus4 A5#11 A Asus4
e |-----------------------------0---------|
B |--2---2----3---3----4---4--------0-h3--|
G |----2---2----2---2----2---2----2-------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |--0--------0--------0--------0---------|
E |---------------------------------------|
Am = x02210 D = xx0232 A = x0222x
Asus2 = x02200 Csus2 = x30033 Asus4 = x0223x
Am7 = x02010 Csus2#11 = x30032 A5#11(no3) = x0224x
A7sus4/6 = x04035 G = 32003x A * = x02220
Dsus4 = xx0233 D/F# = 20023x Am7 * = x02213
[Intro]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
||: / / / /__/ | / / / / :|| [x3]
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F#
| / / / / | / / |
[Verse 1]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
||: / / / /__/ | / / / / :||[x2]
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
White bird with a black tail,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Eyes dark and face so pale,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
You know what your future holds,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F# Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Ov - er your side of the road!
[Verse 2]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
| / / / /__/ | / / / / |
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
White bird with a black tail,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
You look like an open sail,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Made me look up from my shoes,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F# Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
To show me what you stand to lose!
[Chorus]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
| / / / /__/ | / / / / |
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11
White bird, white bird,
G D/F# A Asus4 A5#11(no3) A * Asus4
...With your face so pale,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11
White bird, white bird,
G D/F# A Asus4 A5#11(no3) A * Asus4
...Where'd you get that ...tail?
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F#
White bird, white bird, ...with a black tail!
[Verse 3]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
||: / / / /__/ | / / / / :||[x2]
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
White feathers dipped in tar,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
It's hard to tell how old you are,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Wondering how much you know...
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F# Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
...A - bout all of us be - low!
[Bridge]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
| / / / /__/ | / / / / |
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Half of you is heavenly,
Am7 * Am7 A7sus4/6
Showing off your purity,
Am Am7 A7sus4/6
The rest of you is from the street,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F# Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
Like a line where they both mee
[Chorus]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
| / / / /__/ | / / / / |
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11
White bird, white bird,
G D/F# A Asus4 A5#11(no3) A * Asus4
...With your face so pale,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11
White bird, white bird,
G D/F# A Asus4 A5#11(no3) A * Asus4
...Where'd you get that ...tail?
[Chorus]
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11
White bird, white bird,
G D/F# A Asus4 A5#11(no3) A * Asus4
...With your face so pale-------,
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F#
White bird, white bird, with a black tail!
[Coda]
Am Asus2 Am Am7 A7sus4/6
||: / / / /__/ | / / / / :|| [x3]
Dsus4 D Csus2 Csus2#11 G D/F# Am
| / / / / | / / | / ||
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version 3
This could be played either with a clean electric, or a steel string
h=hammer on
/=slide
*=played with left-hand thumb
Riff1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| | | | | | | |
e-0-----------0-----------|-0--------------5-------|
b-------1-----------0h1---|-------1----/3-----3----|
g----2-----2-----2------2-|----0-----0-/4--------4-|
D-------------------------|------------------------|
A-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------|
E-------------------------|------------------------|
Riff1 tag
| | | | | |
e-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----2----|
b--------3-----------3---|------------|
g----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-|
D-0---0------------------|-0----------|
A-------------3*--3*-----|------------|
E------------------------|-------3*---|
Riff2
| | | | | | | | | | | |
e-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----3-----2-----2-----|------------------------|
b--------3-----------3---|-------------------------|-2-----2-----3-----3----|
g----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D-0---0------------------|-0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
A-------------3*--3*-----|-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0----|
E------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| | | | Tag | | | | | | |
e------------------------|-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----3-----2--------|
b-4-----4-----5-----2h3--|--------3-----------3---|----------------------|
g----2-----2-----2-------|----------2-----------2-|----------------------|
D------------------------|-0---0------------------|----------------------|
A-0-----0-----0-----0----|-------------3*--3*-----|-0-----0-----0--------|
E------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Riff3
| | | | | | | | Tag | | |
e-----------------------|-------------5--------|-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----2----|
b-1---------------------|-3-----------3--------|--------3-----------3---|------------|
g-2---------------------|-4-----------4--------|----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-|
D-----------------------|----------------------|-0---0------------------|-0----------|
A-0---------------------|-0-----------0--------|-------------3*--3*-----|------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------3*---|
Arrangement:
INTRO
(Riff1, 3 times+tag)
VERSE 1
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff1, 3 times+tag)
VERSE 2
(same as 1)
CHORUS
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff2, 2 times+tag)
VERSE 3
(same as 1)
BRIDGE
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff3, 3 times+tag)
CHORUS
(Riff1 2 times
Riff2 3 times+tag)
OUTTRO
(Riff1 3 times+tag
and end on A minor open)
White bird with a black tail
Eyes dark and face so pale
Do you know what your future holds
Over your side of the road
White bird with a black tail
Look like an open sail
Made me look up from my shoes
To show me what you stand to lose
White bird White bird
With your face so pale
White bird White Bird
Where'd you get that tail
White Bird White Bird
With a black tail
White feathers dipped in tar
It's hard to tell how old you are
Wondering how much you know
About all of us below
Half of you is heavenly
Showing off your purity
The rest of you is from the street
Like a line where they both meet
White bird White bird
With your face so pale
White bird White Bird
Where'd you get that tail
White Bird White Bird
With a your face so pale
White Bird White Bird
With a black tail
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