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| The Nurse |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| G: 320003 OR 320033 |
| G/b: x20003 |
| G/d: xx0033 |
| C: x32010 |
| C/e: xx2010 |
|Csus4: x33011 |
| D: xx0232 |
| Bb: x133xx |
| Eb5: xx134x |
| D5: xx023x |
| G5: 355xxx |
| (X~): Treble distortion so severe that the electric guitar is unrecognizable |
| b: Bend to note |
| P.M.: Palm muting |
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I have put two rows of chords above the marimba progression. The first line represents the actual
tonality (T) of the progression. The second line presents the chord positions (P) that contain the notes.
In the verses, the chord positions are displayed because the tonality is too unspecific.
I left out some decorations in the marimba part to keep it simple. It is best played with the fingers.
INTRO: Played 2x
Marimba:
T: G C G C D G C G
P: G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 G /b C G/d G C G/d
e|----------------------0----0---1---1--1---3--------------------------------------------
B|-0----0---1---1---3---1----1---1---1--1---3----0---0---1---3---0----0---0---1---3---0--
G|-0----0---0---0---0----------------------------0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0------
D|------------------0---2----2---3---3--3--------------------0--------------------0------
A|------2---3---3------------------------------------2---3--------------------3----------
E|-3----------------------------------------3----3---------------3----3---3-----------3--
Piano:
G C D G
e|-------------------------
B|-0--------1-----2-----0--
G|-0--------0-----3-----0--
D|-0--------2-----0-----0--
A|-2--------3-----------2--
E|-3--------------------3--
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
VERSE 1:
G G G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 Csus4 Csus4 G G G /b C G G G (X~)
The nurse should not be the one who puts salt in your wounds
/b C G G G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 Csus4 Csus4 G G G /b C G G G
But it's always with trust that the poison is fed with a spoon
G/b C Bb Eb5 D5 G (X~)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0----1----------3----3-------3---3--4----4---4---3----3--3---------------0--0---------
G|-0----0----------3----3-------3---3--3----3---3---2----2--2----0---0--0---0--0---0--0--
D|-------------------------------------1----1---1---0----0--0----------------------------
A|-2----3------1-------------1-----------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------3---3--3---3--3---3--3--
When you're helpless with no one to turn to, a - lone in your room
VERSE 2:
(X~)
You would swear that the one who would care for you never would leave
(X~) (X~) (X~)
She promised and said, "You will always be safe here with me"
(X~)
But promises open the door to be broken to me
Played 2x: (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~)
CHORUS: P.M. G5 increases throughout
Played 2x:
G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 G /b C G/d C/e Csus4
e|----------------------------------------------0---1---1---3----------------------0---1--
B|------0----------0---0--1--------3------------1---1---1------------0---0--1--3---1---1--
G|------0----------0---0--0--------0---------------------------------0---0--0--0----------
D|---------------------------------0------------2---3---3----------------------0---2---3--
A|---------------------2--3----------------------------------------------2--3-------------
E|------3----------3----------------------------------------3--------3--------------------
No, I'm never, no, I'm ne-ver, no, I'm never gonna let you down now
Csus4 G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 G /b C G/d C/e Csus4
e|-1---------------------------------------------0---1---1---3-----------------0---1----
B|-1------0---------0---0--1--------3------------1---1---1-------0---0--1--3---1---1----
G|--------0---------0---0--0--------0----------------------------0---0--0--0------------
D|-3--------------------------------0------------2---3---3-----------------0---2---3----
A|----------------------2--3-----------------------------------------2--3---------------
E|--------3---------3----------------------------------------3---3----------------------
No I'm never, no I'm never, no I'm never gonna let you down
G5 (X~) (X~) (X~)
Bb Eb5 D5 G
BREAK: Guitar and Marimba played simultaneously:
Marimba:
G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 G /b C G/d G C G/d
e|----------------------0----0---1---1--1---3--------------------------------------------
B|-0----0---1---1---3---1----1---1---1--1---3----0---0---1---3---0----0---0---1---3---0--
G|-0----0---0---0---0----------------------------0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0------
D|------------------0---2----2---3---3--3--------------------0--------------------0------
A|------2---3---3------------------------------------2---3--------------------3----------
E|-3----------------------------------------3----3---------------3----3---3-----------3--
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------8b-8b--8b9-8b10-------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marimba:
G /b C G/d C/e Csus4 G /b C G/d G C G/d
e|----------------------0----0---1---1--1---3--------------------------------------------
B|-0----0-------1---3---1----1---1---1--1---3----0---0---1---3---0----0---0---1---3---0--
G|-0----0---0---0---0----------------------------0---0---0---0--------0---0---0---0------
D|------------------0---2----2---3---3--3--------------------0--------------------0------
A|----------2---3------------------------------------2---3--------------------3----------
E|-3----3-----------------------------------3----3---------------3----3---3-----------3--
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------8b---8b9---9b10-------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2:
(X~)
The maid that you've hired could never conspire to kill
She's to mother, not quietly smother you when you're most ill
(X~)
The one that you're trusting suspiciously dusting the sill
Played 2x:
(X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~)
CHORUS (Piano follows Marimba; Guitar degenerates from P.M. G5 into (X~))
(X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~) (X~)
G
