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300 Mph Torrential Outpour Blues by White Stripes
300 Mph Torrential Outpour Blues
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
-I've included the counting in the begining, if you're confused by the counting in other parts,
just copy and paste the counting above the measure you want and it should help you as the spacing
in the entire tab is mostly consistent.
-The bracketed notes are very faint in the studio recording but you can hear them live
FIGURE 1 - INTRO - Gtr. 1 (Acoustic)
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------6-----6----4--------------|----------6-----6----5---------/7-6-|
A|----------7-----7----5--------------|----------7-----7----4--------------|
E|-0----(0)--(0)0---------------------|-0----(0)--(0)0---------------0-----|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----------6-----6----4--------------|----------6-----6----5---------/7-6-| x3
A|-7---0----7-----7----5--------------|----------7-----7----4--------------|
E|-----*-----(0)0---------------------|-0----(0)--(0)0---------------0-----|
* He plays an open A here but I think it sounds better with open E
Gtr. 2 (Electric) Fills
These are a list of fills that happen over the intro figure throughout the song
+ + +
e|-----------------------------------||----------4(16)-4(16)--5(17)--------|
B|--------------9\7-----------7/5----||------------------------------------|
G|----------7/9----------------------||------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------10\9-------------------|---------------------------10-9-----|
G|----------7/9-----------------------|-------------------------9------9---|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
The harmonics here are artificial. Basically, hold the indicated frets with your left
hand as you would normally. With your pointer finger on your right hand hover 12 frets
above each note (frets 16, 16 and 17 in this case). With your right hand finger touching
the string above those frets, use your right thumb to pluck the string. Tricky technique
but worth practicing.
FIGURE 2 - VERSE - Gtr. 1
May not be exact but its close, you may be better off making something up
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------9---9-9----9-9----9---9---|-7---7-7--7---7-7------7-7--7---7---|
D|----------9---9-9----9-9----9---9---|-7---7-7--7---7-7------7-7--7---7---|
A|----------7---7-7----7-7----7---7---|-5---5-5--5---5-5------5-5--5---5---|
E|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
FIGURE 3 - "CHORUS" - Gtr. 1
A G D
e|-0-0------0--------0-0------0-------|-3-3------3--------2-2------2-------|
B|-2-2------2--------2-2------2-------|-3-3------3--------3-3------3-------|
G|-2-2------2--------2-2------2-------|-0-0------0--------2-2------2-------|
D|-2-2------2--------2-2------2-------|-0-0------0--------0-0------0-------|
A|-0-0------0--------0-0------0-------|-2-2------2-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-3-3------3-------------------------|
B(m) D G
e|-2-2------2--------2-2------2-------|-2-2------2--------3-3------3-------|
B|(3-3)----(3)------(3-3)----(3)------|-3-3------3--------3-3------3-------|
G|-4-4------4--------4-4------4-------|-2-2------2--------0-0------0-------|
D|-4-4------4--------4-4------4-------|-0-0------0--------0-0------0-------|
A|-2-2------2--------2-2------2-------|-------------------2-2------2-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------3-3------3-------|
Gtr. 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-----(2)------(2-2)----(2)------|-------------------7-7-----(7)------|
D|-2-2-----(2)------(2-2)----(2)------|-5-5-----(5)-------7-7-----(7)------|
A|-0-0-----(0)------(0-0)----(0)------|-5-5-----(5)-------5-5-----(5)------|
E|------------------------------------|-3-3-----(3)------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-----(4)-------4-4-----(4)------|-7-7-----(7)------------------------|
D|-4-4-----(4)-------4-4-----(4)------|-7-7-----(7)-------5-5-----(5)------|
A|-2-2-----(2)-------2-2-----(2)------|-5-5-----(5)-------5-5-----(5)------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------3-3-----(3)------|
FIGURE 4 - SOLOS - Gtr. 1 (Distortion, Whammy +1 ocatve)
If you dont have a whammy pedal you need to play each note an octave higher than written
^ = full bend (indicates the fret to be bent not the final pitch so I use it for pre-bends too)
b = 1/2 or slight bend
r = release
Solo 1 (2:05) (Some are hard to count so I just notated where the beats fall)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-^10-----------10^10r-8--8--10-10^10|-8---------8b-----^8r----^8r--8---8-|
G|------------------------------------|---9--9-----------^9r----^9r----9---|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-^8r-----------------------------11-|10br-8-10b-8------------------------|
G|-^9r--------------------------------|-------------9--9-------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Solo 2 (3:00)
1 2 3 & a 4 1 2 3 & a 4
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------9--------9--9--9--12------|----------9--------9--9--9--12b-----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Solo 3 (4:42)
4 1 2 3 & a 4 1 e & a 2 3 4
e|-------|-----------------------------------|-------8--10-10-10^r---8-10-10^r-8-10-8----|
B|10^----|-r--------10-------10-10----10-----|-----10---------------------------------10-|
G|-------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 (Rhythm for all solos)
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-7------7-------|-------------------7-7------7-------|
D|-2-2------2--------7-7------7-------|-2-2------2--------7-7------7-------|
A|-2-2------2--------5-5------5-------|-2-2------2--------5-5------5-------|
E|-0-0------0-------------------------|-0-0------0-------------------------|
FIGURE 5 - BRIDGE - Gtr. 1
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-------3----3------5---0------------|
G|------------------------------1-2-3-|-4p0-0-0----0------0---0------1-2-3-|
D|----------------------------0-------|-----------------------0----0-------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------0---0---|-0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0---|
-Only repeat the second measure here.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Bass Drum Starts
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--6---6--4-----6--6--4--/7p6---|---6--6--4---6--6--4--/7p6--|---6--6--4---6--6--4--/7p6---|
|--7---7--5-----7--7--5------7--|---7--7--5---7--7--5------7-|---7--7--5---7--7--5------7--|
|-0--0---------0--0-------------|--0--0------0--0------------|--0--0------0--0-------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---6--6--4---6--6--4----|---6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4-4--6--|------------------------|
|---7--7--5---7--7--5----|---7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5--7--|------------------------|
|--0--0------0--0--------|--0------------------------|------------------------|
E D
I'm bringing back ghosts
E D E D
That are no longer there
E D
I'm gettin' hard on myself
E D E D
Sittin' in my easy chair
A
Well, there's three people in the mirror
G D E D E D
And I'm wonderin' which one of them I should choose
Bm
Well, I can't keep from laughin'
A G E D E D
Spittin' out these 300 mile per hour outpour blues
I'm breakin' my teeth off
Tryin' to bite my lip
There's all kinds of red-headed women
That I ain't supposed to kiss
And it's that color that never fails
To turn me blue
So I just swallow it and hold on to it
And use it to scare the hell out of you
I have a woman
'Says come and watch me bleed
And I'm wonderin' just how I can do that
And still give her everything that she needs
Well, there's three people in my head that have the answer
And one of them's got to be you
But you're holding tight to it -- the answer
Singin' these three hundred mile per hour outpour blues
Put on gloves, a tied scarf and wrap up warm
On this winter night
Everytime you get defensive
You're just looking for a fight
It's safe to sing somebody out there's got a problem
With almost anything you'll do
Well, next time they stab you don't fight back just play the victim
Instead of playin' the fool
And the roads are covered with a million
Little molecules
Of cigarette ashes and the school floors are covered
With pieces of pencil eraser too
Well sooner or later the ground's gonna be holdin' all
Of my ashes too
But I can't help but wonder if after I'm gone will I still have these three hundred mile per
hour, finger breaking, no answers makin', battered dirty hands, bee stung and busted up, empty
cup torrential outpour blues
One thing's for sure: in that graveyard
I'm gonna have the shiniest pair of shoes
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version 3
(standard tuning)
p- pull-off
h- hammer-on
b- bend
r- release from bend
/- slide
|-----|--------------|----------------------|
|-----|--------------|----------------------|
|-----|--------------|----------------------|
|-----|--6-6-6-4-----|--6-6-6-4--/7-6-------|
|-----|--7-7-7-5-----|--7-7-7-5-------7-----|
|--0--|-----------0--|-------------------0--|
|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------7-5--5-7--|--------------|
|---------------------|--5/7------5-7--|--------------|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4--|----------------|----6-6-6--7--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|----------------|----7-7-7-----|
|---------------------|----------------|--0-----------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|
|------10--9--|----10-9----|--7-7-7-5------|
|--7/9--------|--9------9--|--7-7-7-5------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|
Rhythm
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|---------7-7-7-----|
|--3-3-3--5-5-5-----|
|--0-0-0------------|
|--17b(19)r-17-17--15-15-17-15-17-17-15----15--|
|---------------------------------------17-----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-b17r-b17r--15-17-15—b17r--15-17p15-15—17p15------|
|-b17r-b17r-----------b17r--------------------17---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--15p12--12-12-12--12-15---12--12-12-12—15b(16)-- |
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----0-3-3--5------|
|--12---2-2--5------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--17b-r-17-17-17--17-20b(23)-17-20b(23)--17-20-17----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4-----6--6--4-----7--6-----|
A|-----7--7--5-----7--7--5--0--------7--|
E|--0-----------0-----------------------|
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version 5
Main Riff
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----1-x-1--2---|
D|-----2-x-2--0---|
A|----------------|
E|--0-------------|
The fingerpicking part
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3v------3-----3-----5v--3---------------|
G|--0--1--2------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-----0----0-----0-----0------0----0----0-----|
The E string just does eighth notes.
And the rest of the song is chords, which I will show you next.
E(riff)
I'm bringing back ghosts
D
That are no longer there
E(riff)
I'm getting hard on myself
D
Sittin in my easy chair.
------------------A
Well theres 3 people in the mirror
------------G---------------------------D-------------------E(Riff)
And I'm wondering which one of them I should choose
---------------B
Well I cant keep from laughing
------------------------D---------------G------------------E
Spitting out these 300 mile per hour outpour blues
In the last part there, the D and the G are played for half the time you play the B,
listen to the song to figure it out.
In the last verse, he plays E5 up at the 7th fret on the A string and D5 instead of the open chords.
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