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| Catch Hell Blues |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open A Tuning
E A E A C# E
OR
Open G Tuning
D G D G B D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| A5: x000xx |
| B5: x222xx |
| C5: x333xx |
| D5: x555xx |
| E5: x777xx |
| F5: x888xx |
| G5: x|10|10|10|x|x |
| A5*: x|12|12|12|x|x |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| p: Pull off of note |
| /: Slide up to note |
| \: Slide down to note |
| ~: Vibrato |
| x: Muted note |
| (): Ghost note (played quietly or incidentally) |
| >: Slowing tempo |
| 8^: Up one octave (Whammy pedal) |
| 8: Return to natural octave (Whammy pedal) |
| /8^: Slide up one octave (Whammy pedal) |
| \8: Slide down one octave (Whammy pedal) |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
| W/S: Played Without a Slide |
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All notes played with a slide, unless noted
INTRO:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-(0--0--0)------(0--0)---------(0--0)-----------------(0)-----(0)-------(0)--
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------(0)---------(0--0)------------(0)-----------------------(0)-----
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------(/7~)-\0-
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5---(/7~)-\0-
A|-3/5-\4/5~----\3p0----------0-/4\2p0------------------------------------------3/5~---------------5/7~--\0-
E|-3/5-\4/5~----\3p0------------------------0--3~----3\2p0--------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------(0)------3~-----------0--3~----3\2p0----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W/S
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0h3-p0--------------
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------
A|-/5~------5/7-\3~----p0-------------------------------------------------------------------0--
E|-/5~------5/7-\3~----p0----------0--5\3p0-----3\2--p0----------------------------------------
A|-/5~------5/7-\3~----p0-----------------------3\2--p0----------(0)---------------------0-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------3~--(p0)------------------------------
If you go lookin' for hot water don't act shocked when you get burned a little bit
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------8~-------------8/10(\8)-7~-----------
A|-/8~-----------\7--7~-------7\0---------/8--8~-----8~-------------8/10(\8)-7~-------7\0-
E|-/8~-----------\7--7~-------7\0-----(0)---------------------------------------------7\0-
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------8--8~-------8-----8/10-----7~--------------
C#|------8--8~-------8-----8/10-----7~--------------
A|--------------------------------------------7\0--
E|--------------------------------------------7\0--
A|-(0)---------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------
Played 2x:
P.M.
A5 B5 C5 D5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------0--------2--------3--------5----------------------10----------12--------8--------7--5----\3--
E|----0--------2--------3--------5---------------------10----------12---------8--------7----(5)--(\3)-
A|-0--------2--------3--------5-------/8----\7-----10----------12----------8--------7--------5----\3--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.
E5 F5 D5 C5 A5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------7--------8--------5--------3--------------0--------3p0-------------0--0--3p0-------------
E|----7--------8--------5--------3-----------------0--------3p0-----2/3-----0--0--3p0-----2/3-\2--
A|-7--------8--------5--------3-------/7----\3-----0----------------2/3-----0-------------2/3-\2--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you really want some hot water I can help you find it
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Woahhhhhh ah oh
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0-/3----/3--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0-/3----/3--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0-/3----/3--
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohhhhhhhh ah oh
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ahhhhhhhh ah ahhh ah ah
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Played 2x:
A5 B5 C5 D5 A5 B5 C5 D5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--
E|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--
A|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1:
A5 A5 B5 B5 C5 C5 D5 D5
Well, if they catch me around, you're playing rock the boat
A5 A5 B5 B5 C5 C5 D5 D5
I'm gonna catch hell
A5 A5 B5 B5 C5 C5 D5 D5
And if you're throwin' your voice in bed, singing a note
A5 A5 B5 B5 C5 C5 D5 D5 A5
I'm gonna catch hell I know it
BREAK 1:
Played 2x:
8^
E|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
C#|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That's right!
Try and catch me!
8^
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-/15--15--15--15--15-----15--15--15--15--14--12-----12(\)-------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
A|-/15--15--15--15--15-----15--15--15--15--14--12-----12(\)-------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8^
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-15--15--15--15--15/-17-----15-----14/-15-----14(\)--12(\)------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
A|-15--15--15--15--15/-17-----15-----14/-15-----14(\)--12(\)------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Woah!
8^ Slide hovers between frets 3&4 and 5&6 |-----------|
E|-----12--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-12----------12(\)--------11--12--11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------12(\)--------10--11--10--12(\)------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------10--11--10--12(\)-----------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--4--3--6(\)--
8
E|------
C#|------
A|-12\--
E|-12\--
A|-12\--
E|------
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|----------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
E|----------------------------------------------------
Ohhhhhhhh ah ohh
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------8--8~----8~----8/10(\8)-7~-----------
A|-/8--8--8-----8~----8-\7--7~-------7\0---------/8--8--8~----8~----8/10(\8)-7~-------7\0-
E|-/8--8--8-----8~----8-\7--7~-------7\0----------------------------------------------7\0-
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---8--8--8-----8~----8/10(\8)-7~--------------
C#|--x------------8~----8/10(\8)-7~--------------
A|-x---------------------------------------7\0--
E|-----------------------------------------7\0--
A|----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------
P.M.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------0--------2--------3--------5----------------------10----------12--------8--------7--5----\3---
E|----0--------2--------3--------5---------------------10----------12---------8--------7----(5)--(\3)--
A|-0--------2--------3--------5-------/8----\7-----10----------12----------8--------7--------5----\3---
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------7--------8--------5--------3--------------0--------3p0-------------0--0--3p0-------------
E|----7--------8--------5--------3-----------------0--------3p0-----2/3-----0--0--3p0-----2/3-\2--
A|-7--------8--------5--------3-------/7----\3-----0----------------2/3-----0-------------2/3-\2--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tricky, tricky
P.M.
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0--3/12--12-\3--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0--3/12--12-\3--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0-----0--3p0--3-----0-----0--3p0--3/12--12-\3--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohhhh ah oh
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0------------------------------7\--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohhhhh ah oh
Played 2x:
A5 B5 C5 D5 A5 B5 C5 D5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5(\)--
E|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5(\)--
A|-0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5--5--------0--0--------2--2--------3--3--------5(\)--
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2:
If you're getting tricky, lying' to yourself
You're gonna catch hell
And if you're testin' God, lyin' to his face
You're gonna catch hell
C'mon
BREAK 2:
8^
E|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
C#|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----12\10--
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8^
E|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----10-----12-----10-----12-----12\10--
C#|-/12--12--12--12--12-----10-----10-----12-----12\10----------10-----12-----10-----12-----10-----12-----12\10--
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey! That's it
8^
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-/15--15--15--15--15---------------------------------12(\)---------------12-----12~---------------------------------
A|-/15--15--15--15--15-----17--15--14--15--14\---------12(\)-------10--12--12-----12~-------15-----12--10--12--10--12-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
They're gonna catch you!
8^
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-15--15--15--15--15--17-----15\----14--15-----14(\)--12~---------12-----10-----12-----12--10-----12-----12--
A|-15--15--15--15--15--17-----15\----14--15-----14(\)--12~---------12-----10-----12-----12--10-----12-----12--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Haha, they're gonna catch you
/8^\8
E|-----12--11-------------------------------/15--15--15--14--12~----12--11--12--11---------12--11--12--11-------------
C#|-12----------12-----12--11--12--11------------------------------------------------12---------------------12---------
A|------------------------------------12(\)-----------------------------------------------------------------------12--
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A5 B5 C5 D5 F5 E5 G5 A5* F5 E5 D5 C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
A|-0--0--0--2--2--2--3--3--3-/5--5--5-/8-----7-----10--10--10--12--12--12--8--8--8--7--7--7--5----\3-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E5 F5 D5 C5 E5 C5 A5
E|----------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
E|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
A|-7--7--7--8--8--8--5--5--5--3--3--3-/7----\3-----0--
E|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------------------8--8~----8~----8/10(\8)-7~-----------
A|-/8--8--8-----8~----8-\7--7~-------7\0---------/8--8--8~----8~----8/10(\8)-7~-------7\0-
E|-/8--8--8-----8~----8-\7--7~-------7\0----------------------------------------------7\0-
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---8--8--8-----8~----8/10(\8)-7~---------
C#|--x------------8~----8/10(\8)-7~-----\0--
A|-x------------------------------------0--
E|-----------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------
P.M. > End P.M.
E|----------------------------------------------------
C#|----------------------------------------------------
A|-------0--------2--------3--------5--------------0--
E|----0--------2--------3--------5-----------------0--
A|-0--------2--------3--------5-------/8----\7-----0--
E|----------------------------------------------------
Whispered: "Ea-sy..."
