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White Russian by Marillion
White Russian
The song is played with a capo at the third fret. It is in 3/4 (waltz
time)
Legend
10b12 means bend from the tenth fret to the twelfth.
(10)b12 means pre-bend
20r18 means release bend
~ indicates vibrato.
/ means slide
\/ means dip one semitone with whammy bar.
p indicates pull off, and
h indicates hammer on.
After the initial synth chords, SR plays a few swelled in notes i.e.
fade in with a volume pedal or with the guitars volume control.
Where do we go from here Where do we go
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----(11)b13~------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------(10)b12~-----------------------
D------------------------------------------------12~----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
go from here Where do we go from here
e-------------------10b11~------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------(11)b13--
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Where do we go from here
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------18b20r18p16---18---(18)b20~---------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
\/ \/ \/ vib. with bar
e---------------------------------11~~---|
B-------13-------13-------13------11~~---|
G-------12-------12-------12-------------| Repeat
D-------10-------10-------10-------------|
A----3--------3--------3-------3---------|
E----------------------------------------|
Then we get the main riff, in 3/4. This part is written
in time. The first two notes are quavers and the second two
crotchets.
They boarded up the synagogues, Uzis on a street corner
e------3---3---|------3---3---|--------------|-------------|
B------4---4---|------4---4---|------6-------|----6--------|
G------5---5---|------5---5---|-----------8--|-------8-----|
D----5---------|----6---------|----7---------|--6----------|
A--3-----------|--3-----------|--3-----------|-------------|
E--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Same until we get to the change, which is just arpeggios of Gm and EbM7
e--------3-----|--------3------|
B----------3---|----------3----|
G------------3-|------3-----3--|
D------5-------|----4----------|
A----5---------|--5------------|
E--3-----------|---------------|
The next different bit is at the point.
The more I see the more I hear the more I find fewer answers..
which has this little bit twice. Check the CD for the timing.
e--16-------15------|
B------18-------16--|
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
After this bit we get some weird arpeggios. The first is Db with a
Bb bass, but the second - I'm not sure if this is right as the guitar
part is buried.
To calm down....
e--------4------|--------4------|--------3------|----------3--|
B----------6----|----------6----|----------4----|----------4--|
G------6-----6--|------6-----6--|------3-----3--|----------3--|
D----3----------|----3----------|----3----------|------3------|
A---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
E--6------------|--6------------|--6------------|--6----------|
Then the solo - this is the first time I've transcribed a fastish
solo, so no flames please if it's not 100% accurate. The | here do
not represent bar lines, merely a tidy way of ending the lines.
Tremelo picking--|
e--------------17-18-17-15-17-18-15----------------------------|
B----(18)b20------------------------18--15~--------------------|
G-------------------------------------------3--5-(5)b7r5p3-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------3h5~|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8/15--13--15/18--|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
\/ A nice fast Gm scale
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--15----------------------------------------------------15---|
G------15--14-----15--14---------------------14--15--17-------|
D-------------------------17--15------15--17------------------|
A---------------------------------17--------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------15--17--18/20--18--20--(20)b22~~--|
B--16--18------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
The solo is followed by a fast version of the main riff,
played on distorted guitar. This is again written in time.
e--------3-----|--------3-----|--------------|-------------|
B--------4-----|--------4-----|--------6-----|---------9---|
G--------5-----|--------5-----|--------8-----|---------8---|
D--------5-----|--------6-----|--------7-----|---------6---|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---|
E--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Gm and EbM7 arpeggios are again played under the 'Where do we go
from here's, this time on distorted guitar.
Underneath the piano arpeggios at
' We buy fresh bagels..' we have
e--3--------------|--6--------------|
B--------3--------|--------3--------|
G-----8-----------|-----8-----------|
D-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|
Then the outro solo
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------16b18----------------------------------|
G--(15)b17~-15--13--15---------(15)b17--15--13--12~-10--12--13-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
The F is a grace note
e-----------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------16------| Repeat this bit.
G--10h12--8------8-10--12--13/15------15--|
D------------10---------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
e-13-15b16r15--------------------13--15b16r15-----15h16p15----|
B-------------14-------------------------------16----------16-|
G----------------15-13-12-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------15----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------17------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--15h16h18--(18)b20--(18)b20r18p16--18--15--16--18-(18)b20-----|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
e-(18)b20r18p16--18---------------------------------------------|
B--------------------16b18----13--16--13------------------------|
G--------------------------15------------13\12------------------|
D----------------------------------------------13----13~--------|
A-------------------------------------------------15------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here, where do we go from here
Where do we go from here, where do we go from here
They boarded up the synagogues, Uzis on a street corner
You can't take a photograph of Uzis on a street corner
The DJ resigned today they wouldn't let him have his say
Surface scratched where the needles play, Uzis on a street corner
Where do we go from here
Terror in Rue de St. Denis, murder on the periphery
Someone else in someone else's pocket
Christ knows I don't know how to stop it
Poppies at the cenotaph, the cynics can't afford to laugh
I heard in on the telegraph there's Uzis on a street corner
Where do we go from here, where do we go from here
The more I see, the more I hear, the more I find fewer answers
I close my mind, I shout it out but you know it's getting harder
To calm down, to reason out, to come to terms with what it's all about
I'm uptight, can't sleep at night, I can't pretend everything's all right
My ideals, my sanity, they seem to be deserting me
But to stand up and fight I know we have six million reasons
They're burning down the synagogues, Uzis on a street corner
The heralds of the holocaust, Uzis on a street corner
The silence never louder than now, how quickly we forgot our vows
This resurrection we can't allow, Uzis on a street corner
Where do we go from here, where do we go from here
We buy fresh bagels from the corner store
Where swastikas are spat from aerosols
I sit in the bar sipping iced White Russian
Trying to score but nobody's pushing
And everyone looks at everyone's faces
Searching for signs and praying for traces of a conscience in residence
Are we sitting on a barbed wire fence
Racing the clouds home, racing the clouds home
We place our faith in human rights
In the paper wars that tie the red tape tight
I know that I would rather be out of this conspiracy
In the gulags and internment camps frozen faces in nameless ranks
I know that they would rather be standing here besides me
Racing the clouds home, racing the clouds home
You can shut your eyes, you can hide it away it's gonna come back another day
Racing the clouds home, are we racing the clouds home
Racing the clouds home
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