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Tuning: E A D G B E
WHITE WEDDING ACOUSTIC - Billy Idol
Tabbed by: John L.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This is a transcription of "White Wedding" as it was performed on VH1 Storytellers,
Billy Idol on vocals and Steve Stevens on guitar.
You can find this particular performance on YouTube if you search
"White Wedding Storytellers" or "White Wedding unplugged".
Keep in mind that there are some variations in the lyrics.
Performance notes:
For the solos, Steve Stevens uses a plectrum on the bass notes while finger picking the rest
of the arpeggiated chord to create a rhythmic bassline and the illusion of two guitar parts.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-7---\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\---2--|
N.H. tremolo pick slide N.H.
e|-------------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------(x3)-|---------------------|
A|--------7-9-9-7----------|----------7-9-9-7\---|
E|-7-7-10---------10-------|---7-7-10------------|
e|-2-----------------------2-------0~--------------2-x-x-2-x-2-----|
B|-----3---------------3-------3---0~--------------3-x-x-3-x-3-----|
G|---------4-------4---------------1~--------------2-x-x-2-x-2-----|
D|-------------4-------------------2~--------------0-x-x-0-x-0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Bm E D
e|-2-----------------------2-------5~--------5---------------------|
B|-----3---------------3-------3-------------------9~--------9-----|
G|---------4-------4---------------------7---------------9---------|
D|-------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm D E
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-|
.. .. .. .. . . . .
B5
[Verse I]
("Hey little sister, what have you done?")
("Hey little sister, who's the only one?")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1---1---|
D|---------------------------------------------------2---2-2---2---2---| (x2)
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-2---2-2---2---2---|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-0---0-0---0---0---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 A5 E
("Hey little sister, who's your Superman? Hey little sister, who's the one I want?")
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 A5
[Chorus]
("Hey little sister, shotgun." / "It's a nice day to start again.")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6~----6---6-----1~--------------|
D|---------------------------------7~----7---7-----2~--------------|
A|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-2~2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-0~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 A E
("...Come on." / "Nice day for a white wedding day.")
e|-------------------------------------------------2~--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3~--------------|
G|---------------------------------1~--------------2~--------------|
D|---------------------------------2~--------------0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2~------------------------------|
E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 E D
("...Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again.")
e|---------------------------------------------0-0-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------0-0-----------------|
G|---------------------------------1~----------1-1-----------------|
D|---------------------------------2~----------2-2-----------------|
A|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . .
B5 E
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9---|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7---|
.. .. .. .. . . .
B5
[Verse II]
("Hey little sister, what is it you wish?")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------0-0---0-0---0-7---x-7-----------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("Hey little sister, what's your vice or wish?")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-x-7-----------|
G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------0-0---0-0---0-7---x-7-----------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("You see, I've been away for so long." / "I let you go for so long.")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-x-7-----------|
G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------0-0---0-0---0-0---x-------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A
[Chorus]
"Hey little sister, shotgun." / "It's a nice day to start again."
e|-------------------------------------------------0~--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------0~--------------|
G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6---6~--------------1~--------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7---7~--------------2~--------------|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------7~--------------2~--------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-----------5~--------------0~--------------|
. . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("...Well -- " / "Nice day for a white wedding day.")
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------3~--3-3---3-3-|
G|------------------------------1~--1-1---1-1---2~--2-2---2-2-|
D|------------------------------2~--2-2---2-2---0~--0-0---0-0-|
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-999-9-9-9---2~--2-2---2-2-----------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-7-7-7---0~--0-0---0-0-----------------|
B5 E D5
("...Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again.")
e|------------------------------------------0-0-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------0-0-----------------|
G|------------------------------1~----------1-1-----------------|
D|------------------------------2~----------2-2-----------------|
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-999-9-9-9---2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-7-7-7---0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . .
B5 E
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-9-9-9-|-9-999-9-999-9-9\---------------|
E|-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-|-7-777-7-777-7-7\---0-2-5-5-2-5-|
B5
e|-2-----------------------2-------0~--------------2-x-x-2-x-2-----|
B|-----3---------------3-------3---0~--------------3-x-x-3-x-3-----|
G|---------4-------4---------------1~--------------2-x-x-2-x-2-----|
D|-------------4-------------------2~--------------0-x-x-0-x-0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Bm E D
e|-2-----------------------2-------5~--------5---------------------|
B|-----3---------------3-------3-------------------9~--------9-----|
G|---------4-------4---------------------7---------------9---------|
D|-------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bm D E
e|-2-----------------------2-------2-----------------------2-------|
B|-----3---------------3-------3-------3---------------3-------3---|
G|---------4-------4-----------------------4-------4---------------|
D|-------------4-------------------------------4-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bm Bm/E
e|-2-----------------------2-------2-----------------------0-------|
B|-----3---------------3-------3-------3---------------0-------3---|
G|---------4-------4-----------------------4---0---1---------------|
D|-------------4-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bm D E
("...Pick it up." / "I said take me back home, yeah.")
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4-------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6-6---6-6---1---1-1---1-1---|
D|----------4-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7-7---7-7---2---2-2---2-2---|
A|--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---7-7---7-7---2---2-2---2-2---|
E|----------------------------------5---5-5---5-5---0---0-0---0-0---|
A Bm A E
[Bridge]
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------(x3)-|----------------------------|
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9------|-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-99-9-9-|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7------|-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-77-7-7-|
.. .. .. .. . . . . ... ... ... .. . .
B5
("There ain't nothin' fair in this world, girl.")
("There ain't nothing sure in this world.")
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------7-------------7-----|
D|---------------------------|---7-------7-----6-------6-| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-999-|---------------------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-|-7-------------7-----------|
.. .. .. .. ...
B5
("There ain't nothin' safe in this world." / "There ain't nothin' pure in this world.")
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-7--/8-|/9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-7--/8-|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-5--/6-|/7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-5--/6-|
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B5
("I look for something left in this world." / "I said, start again -- ")
e|-----------------------------|-0-----0---0---2-----2---2---|
B|-----------------------------|-0-----0---0---3-----3---3---|
G|-----------------------------|-1-----1---1---2-----2---2---|
D|-----------------------------|-2-----2---2---0-----0---0---|
A|/9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9-|-2-----2---2-----------------|
E|/7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-|-0-----0---0-----------------|
.. .. .. ..
B5 E D
[Chorus]
("...Come on, it's a nice day for a white wedding.")
e|---------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2-----------------|
B|---------------------------------|-3---3-3---3-3-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0---0-0---0-0---9---9-9---9-9-|
A|-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-9-9---|-----------------7---7-7---7-7-|
E|-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-7-7---|-------------------------------|
B5 D E
"...Oww!" / "Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again."
/ "Well..." / "White wedding, silk shedding."
e|---------------------------|-7---777---7---77---7---|-0---0-0---0---2---2-2---2---|
B|-10--101010--10--1010--10--|-9---999---9---99---9---|-0---0-0---0---3---3-3---3---|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|-7---777---7---77---7---|-1---1-1---1---2---2-2---2---|
D|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|-9---999---9---99---9---|-2---2-2---2---0---0-0---0---| (x2)
A|-9---9-9-9---9---9-9---9---|-7---777---7---77---7---|-2---2-2---2-----------------|
E|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|------------------------|-0---0-0---0-----------------|
Bm7 E7 E D
("Weiß trauung, white wedding day." / "...Start again.")
("...Well -- " / "Take me back home, yeah.")
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------3-3-3---3---3-3-|
G|-----------------------------|-1-1-1---1---1-1---2-2-2---2---2-2-|
D|-----------------------------|-2-2-2---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-999-9-9\-|-2-2-2---2---2-2-------------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-777-7-7\-|-0-0-0---0---0-0-------------------|
.. .. .. . ... . . . . . . .
B5 E D5
[Outro]
/ "White wedding, silk shedding - day."
e|--------------------------------0~--------------0~--------------|-2~--------------|
B|--------------------------------0~--------------2~--------------|-3~--------------|
G|--------------------------------1~--------------3~--------------|-2~h4------------|
D|--------------------------------2~--------------0~--------------|-4~--------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-2~------------------------------|-2~--------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-0~------------------------------|-----------------|
^ B5Rallentando to the end ^ E D Bm7
[END]
("There's nothing fair in this world, there's nothing sure in this world,
there's nothing pure...
...So you better look for something left in this world.")
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| N.H. Natural harmonic
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| . Staccato
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