White Stripes - Black math

The rhythm is swinging and the tempo is fast... ============================================================================ MAIN RIFF ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||-5------------5-----------|-5------------5-----------| ||-5----(5)-----5----(5)----|-5----(5)-----5----(5)----| ||-5-(0)-5-(0)--5-(0)-5-(0)-|-5-(0)-5-(0)--5-(0)-5-(0)-| ||-3-(0)-5-(0)--3-(0)-5-(0)-|-3-(0)-5-(0)--3-(0)-5-(0)-| ||---(0)-3-(0)----(0)-3-(0)-|---(0)-3-(0)----(0)-3-(0)-| ------------------|-----------------|| ------------------|-----------------|| -(7)--------------|(7)--------------|| --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| p.m.---------------------------------| Variation (see which is best for you) ||--------------------------|-------- ||-5------------5-----------|-------- ||-5-----0------5-----0-----|-------- ||-5-(0)-0-(0)--5-(0)-0-(0)-|--etc.-- ||-3-(0)-x-(0)--3-(0)-x-(0)-|-------- ||---(0)-3-(0)----(0)-3-(0)-|-------- So, that's the main riff A. This is chopped up and used in different ways (it is also the rhythm under the solo). This is followed by some sustained power chords: ||-0----|-5----|(0)---|------|| ||-0----|-5----|-x----|------|| ||-x----|-0----|-2----|-5----|| ||-2----|-0----|-2----|-5----|| ||-2----|-x----|-0----|-3----|| ||-0----|-3----|------|------|| E5 G5 A5 C5 After a few repeats of this type of thing, the tempo changes completely (slower), and the guitar distortion goes through the roof: RIFF B ||------------------|----------------| ||------------------|----------------| ||*-----------------|---------.--7--*| ||*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--7--*| ||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--5---| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5------| (last time) |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------| E5 G5 A5 C5 Then into the solo, which I won't even bother to attempting to work out. Basically, the first few bars, Jack plays one frenzied bent note (the E bent from the 15th to the 17th fret on the B string, occasionally doubled with the 12th fret on the high E string). Then there's some octave pedal stuff, and then a little bit I like... |-15b17-17-17-17-17--15b17-17-17-17-17-|--20b22v20-20b22-15~--| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------| Some more playing in the 12th fret position, and some long held feedbacky bends between 7th fret G string to 8th fret. Some flicking between pickups on a sustained A... ...then a little bit like this... |-15-----------15----------| |-15b17-15-13--15b17-15-13-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| ...ending with more pentatonic/pickup switching stuff... Into another verse/chorus. Outro with a repeated A figure with Jack yelping 'yeah!': x4 ||-----------------|--------------------|----|| ||-----------------|-----------Y--------|----|| ||-----------------|-----------E-------*|----|| ||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-A-----7-*|-7--|| ||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-H-----7--|-7--|| ||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------5--|-5--|| End.