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Black Math by White Stripes
Black Math
Key
b Bend
p Pull off
h Hammer on
C G C G C G C G A
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----------------------------------- x4
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------
Dont you think Im bound to react now?
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-----------------------------------
My fingers definitely turnin to black now
e------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-
e------------
B-5-----2--5-
G-5--5--2--5-
D-5--5--2--5-
A-3--5--0--3-
E----3-------
Maybe Ill put my love on ice and ..........
NOTE: Strum these chords as many times as needed as I cant
be bothered doing the timing for this part.
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------- x3 NOTE: Third time with vocals
My books are sittin at the top of .......
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-4-x--3-x-4-x--3-x-4-x--3-x-4-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-----------------------------------
The longer words are really.......
e------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-
e------------
B-5-----2--5-
G-5--5--2--5-
D-5--5--2--5-
A-3--5--0--3-
E----3-------
Maybe Ill learn to understand, Drawin a square with a pencil in hand
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------- x2
# Heavy fuzz on #
D
e-------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-
E------------------------------- x8
e------------
B-5-----2--5-
G-5--5--2--5-
D-5--5--2--5-
A-3--5--0--3-
E----3-------
Maybe Ill put my love on ice and teach myself, maybe thatll be nice
# Heavy Fuzz off #
Solo Rythmn:
# Solo Start #
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----------------------------------- x4
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------- x4
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-----------------------------------
# Solo end #
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------- x2 NOTE: Second time with vocals
Listen master can you answer a question?
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-3-x-5x---3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-----------------------------------
Is it the fingers or the brain.....
e------------------------------------
B-5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x--5-x---x-
G-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
D-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x-
A-3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x--3-x-5-x-
E---x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x----x-3-x-
e------------
B-5-----2--5-
G-5--5--2--5-
D-5--5--2--5-
A-3--4--0--3-
E----3-------
I cant tell you how proud I am......
e------------
B-5-----2--5-
G-5--5--2--5-
D-5--5--2--5-
A-3--4--0--3-
E----3-------
Maybe Ill put my love on ice.......
e-----------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E----------------------------------- x4
End on
e---
B-2-
G-2-
D-2-
A-0-
E---
Solo Guitar 2
e----------10b12~~~-10b12-10b12b10-10b12b10-8-8-10b12b10b12b10b1210b12b10-8-
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-14------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-12------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------24-24-24-24b22-
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--19-17-19-19b20b19-17-21-19-22-19-21-19-22-19-21-19-18----------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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version 2
TUNING:E
B
G
D
A
E
Stuff
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/-slide up
\-slide down
^-trill
h-hammer on
p-pull off
x-muted string
d-downstroke
u-upstroke
b-bend
~-let note ring out
///-tremelo pick
w-wah wah
INTRO
(w distortion(crunch) w/o drums)
E\----------------------------------
B\----------------------------------
G\-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x--
D\-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5 play once
A\-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5
E\-3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3
E\------------------------
B\------------------------
G\------------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77 play once
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55
du du du du du du du du
VERSE
(drums kick in. play 3 times before lyrics)
E\------------------------
B\------------------------
G\------------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55
du du du du du du du du
"dont you think that im bound to react now..."
E\----------------------------------
B\----------------------------------
G\-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x--
D\-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5
A\-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5
E\-3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3
E\------------------------
B\------------------------
G\------------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55
du du du du du du du du
"my fingers definately turning to black now..."
E\----------------------------------
B\----------------------------------
G\-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x--
D\-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5
A\-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5
E\-3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3
E\-------------
B\-------------
G\-------------
D\-\2~-5~-7~-8~
A\-\2~-5~-7~-8~
E\-\0~-3~-5~-6~
"maybe ill put my love on ice
and teach myself maybe thatd be nice"
E\------------------------
B\------------------------
G\------------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55
du du du du du du du du
REPEAT WITH 2ND VERSE
E\-------------------------------
B\-------------------------------
G\-----------------------------7~
D\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7~ play twice
A\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-5~
E\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x---
"ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhh"
play once
"mathematically turning the page..."
"unequivocally showing my age..."
"im practically center stage...."
"undeniably earning your wage..."
E\-----------------------------------------------
B\-----------------------------------------------
G\-----------------------------------------------
D\-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8 play once
A\-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8
E\-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6
"maybe ill put my love on ice
teach myself maybe thatd be nice"
E\----------------------------------
B\----------------------------------
G\-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x--
D\-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5
A\-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5
E\-3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3
E\------------------------
B\------------------------
G\------------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77 >>>>>>|
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77 |
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55 | This part is rhythm for the solo
du du du du du du du du | (not sure how they do it seeing as theres
| Only one guitarist)
E\---------------------------------- | The solo is made up of string bends with wah wah
B\---------------------------------- | and delay effects(not sure where they are exactly
G\-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-----5-x-->>>| but ill make an attempt on the solo)
D\-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5 ill indicate wah wah with a w
A\-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-5
E\-3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3-x-----3
SOLO
(where a number is shown as 15bw you boost the bend by slowly pressing down the wah wah)
E\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B\---------------15bw-15-16b-15b--15-16b-15b--15-16b-15b--16b-16bw--16b-16b-16b---
G\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\--5~-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------------
E\-----------------------------17----------------------------------17b-17b-17b-17w
B\-15-13-16-13-15-13-16--15-13---13-15-13-16-13-15-13-13-15-13-14-----------------
G\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\-17-17171717-17-17171717-20b-20b-20b-20b-17b------------------------------------
B\---/////////---/////////--------------------------------------------------------
G\----------------------------------------------20b-20b-20b-19-17---17-19b--------
D\----------------------------------------------------------------19--------------
A\--------------------------------------------17---------------------------17bw---
E\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G\-----------------------------------------19b-19-17--19b-19-17--19b-19-19-19-19--
D\-18b-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18------------------------------////////--
A\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E\-----------------------------------------------------
B\-----------------------------------------------------
G\-19b-19-19-19--17-17-17-17---------------------------
D\-----////////---------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-----
A\-----------------------------------------------------
E\-----------------------------------------------------
(Id say alot of it is fairly wrong but some of its okay
at least i tried.first time working out a solo.)
VERSE w/new lyrics
End with
E\----------------------
B\----------------------
G\----------------------
D\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-
A\-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-
E\-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-
du du du du du du du
"yeah"
E\----
B\----
G\----
D\-x-7
A\-x-7
E\-x-5
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version 3
Intro/Riff
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|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|--5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------|----------------------|
|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
|--3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5--|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
|-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3--|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
Bridge (Distortion)
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------------------7--|
|--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--|
|--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--5--|
|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-----|
Solo (Whammy Pedal)
|-10b12-b12-b12-b12-b12-b12-b12-b12-10b-10b12-10b12-10b12-11b-8-12-10---10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------13---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-8-12-10-13-10-11-10-8-10-7-8-24b-24-24-24/-17171717171517171717-20-21-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-21b20-17-10b12-10b12-12b10---8-10-b12b10----------------10-10-8-10b-10-8-|
|---------------------------10b-----------3-4-3----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12--b12-b12-10-8--10b12-b12-10-8--10b12-10-8-5-8-5--5b--5b6--5b7--5b8-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
You can play this open or barred.
I believe the album version plays the verses
barred and the chorus open
Intro:
C G C G C G C G A
C G C G C G C G
A C G C G C G C G
Don't you think that I'm bound to react now?
A C G C G C G C G
Well, my fingers are definitely turning to black now
E G
Yeah, well maybe I'll put my love on ice
A C
Teach myself, maybe that'll be nice Yeah
My books are sitting at the top of the stack now
The longer words are really breaking my back now
Maybe I'll learn to understand
Drawing a square with a pencil in hand, yeah
A
Mathematically turning the page
Unequivocally showing my age
G
I'm practically center stage
Undeniably earning your wage
E G
Well maybe I'll put my love on ice
A C
And teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
Listen master, can you answer a question?
Is it the fingers, or the brain
that you're teaching A lesson?
I can't tell you how proud I am
I'm writing down things that I don't understand
Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice
And teach myself, maybe that'll be nice
Yeah,yeah,yeah
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version 5
This is not the precise solo played by Jack White, but I have designed it to be as
as possible without the need for a whammy pedal. A lot of it depends on you repeatedly
and releasing notes accuratly, but with feeling, making the note "wobble" to mimic the
whammy pedal. It should be possible to copy the original recording quite closly.
(W. Distortion/Fuzz)
--------------12----------------------12---12---12---12---12-------|
--------------15-long slow bend-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-r-13-|
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
Intermodulation distortion between the 12th fret and 15th fret bend should give that
retching distortion sound. Keep releasing the bent note slightly (not all the way!),
it back again each time you strike it.
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----13-13-15-13-15b(16)r15-15-13--15-13-17-13-16-13-15-13----16-15-13-|
-14-------------------------------------------------------14----------|
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-20-20-20-20~~~-16b(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)r-16b(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)-(17)r-|
-x--pinch-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-x-harmonic---------------------------------------------------------------|
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With Speed....
20b(21)-x-20b(21)-(21)-17----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------14b(15)-15b(16)-16b(17)-x-x-12b(13)-13b(14)-14b(15-|
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Again, slightly release before re-bending and striking these notes.
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-12b(13)-slowly release and rebend 4 times-----------------------------------|
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-12--------------12--------------------------------------|
-15b(16)-15-13---15b(16)-15-13---15b(16)-(16)-(16)-15-13-|
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With speed
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15b(16)-(16)-(16)-15-13--15b(16)-15-13----------|
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...with speed
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This could also be played simply by bending the 14th fret up progressively higher and
2 whole tones if your strings will take it.
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