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| Icky Thump |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| G5: 355xxx |
| D5: x002xx |
| E5: 022xxx |
| D5*: x577xx |
| E5*: x799xx |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| p: Pull off of note |
| /: Slide up to note |
| \: Slide down to note |
| b: Bend to note |
| r: Release from note |
| ~: Vibrato |
| (): Ghost note |
| 8^: Played one octave up (Whammy pedal) |
| 8v: Played one octave down (Whammy pedal) |
| 8vv: Played two octaves down (Whammy pedal) |
| /8^: Slide up one octave (Whammy pedal) |
| \8: Slide down to natural octave (Whammy pedal) |
| 8~: Unspecified octave shifting (Whammy pedal) |
| 8: Return to natural octave |
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I've tabbed the synth for guitar at the beginning and end, when it is least erratic.
INTRO: Guitar and Synth played simultaneously
Synth:
8vv
e|----------------
B|----------------
G|-----------2h4--
D|--0--2--4-------
A|----------------
E|----------------
Synth:
8vv
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------5---3----5-------3--1------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-4--------(2)------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar:
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-------x---3--------0--
Synth:
8v
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------0---3p2p0---2--4-----------------
A|-------------3-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0----0h2h3-------3---2---0------------------------------------------------
Guitar:
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-------x---3--------0--
Synth:
8v
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------4--2------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------0-2-0---------------------------------------
D|-2---2h5p2---------------------------------4h5p4h5p4-----------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar:
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-------x---3--------0--
Synth:
8v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-2--4--5---4-----2---0---------2--------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------0----------------------------------
Guitar:
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2--------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2---
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2---
E|-0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-------x---3--------0---
VERSE 1:
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|--0--------0----------------0--------------0----------0----------0-------x---3--------0--
Yah-ee, icky thump,` who'd've thunk, sittin' drunk on a wagon to Mexico? `"Ecky thump" is an exclamation
of surprise originating in
Northern England
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-0------------0-------------0-----------0-----------0-------------0-------x---3--------0--
Oh well, what a jumpin' in my head, got a bump when I hit it on the radio
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-0--------0------------0-------------0-------------0---------0-------x---3--------0--
Redhead seņorita lookin' dead came to, said, "Need a bed" en Espaņol
8v 8 G5 D5 E5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x---5---0----2--
E|-------0----------------0-----------------0---------------0------------0------------0-------x---3--------0--
I said, "Gimme a drink of water, I'm gonna 'sing around the collar and I don't need a microphone"
BREAK 1: Played 2x
G5 E5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E5 D5* E5* D5*E5*
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------/7--6-----------------------------------------------------7---9---7--9--
D|-/7--5p4-----------x--5---2--/7--5p4--------5--2--5---2--/7--5p4-----------x--5---2--/7--5p4----7---9---7--9--
A|---------5-5--4----x--5---2----------5---------2--5---2----------5-5--4----x--5---2----------5--5---7---5--7--
E|----------------5--x--3---0--------------------0--3---0-----------------5--x--3---0---------------------------
BREAK 2:
E5
SYNTH BREAK 1 (played over VERSE progression)
VERSE 2:
Icky thump with a lump in my throat, grab a coat and I was freakin', I was ready to go
Yes, where beside the head she had one white eye, one blank stare lookin' up, lyin' there
On the stand near her hand was a candy cane, black rum, sugar cane, dry ice, somethin' strange
La la la la la la la la la la laa laa laa
BREAK 1
BREAK 2: Played 4x
8^
e|------------------------------------
B|-3--2-----5--4-----6--5-----8--7----
G|------2--------4--------5--------7--
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------
SYNTH BREAK 2 (played over VERSE progression)
VERSE 3:
White Americans, what, nothing better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too
Who's usin' who? What should we do? Well, you can't be a pimp and a prostitute too
(Synth plays)
Icky thump handcuffed to a bunk, robbed blind, looked around and there was nobody else
Left alone, I hit myself with a stone, went home, and learned how to clean up after myself
BREAK 1
BREAK 3: Synth plays alongside
E5 G5 D5 E5 (Synth enters)
8^ /8^ 8~ 8 /8^ /8^ /8^/8^ 8~
e|-12-0-12-12--10--12---12---0--12--12--10-12---12--15-12-----
B|----------------------12---------------------------------0--
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
Played over VERSE progression:
8~ /8^/8^ \8 8 /8^8~\8 8 G5 D5 E5 (Synth exits)
e|-12b--------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------2------
D|-----------------------------x--5--0---2--
A|-----------------------------x--5--0---2--
E|-------0--3~--0-3\0---0------x--3------0--
/8^\8~ /8^\8~ 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-12-------0-------(0)-12~-10~-12~--------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------2------
D|----------------------------------x--5--0---2--
A|----------------------------------x--5--0---2--
E|----------------------------------x--3------0--
/8^ 8~ /8^ 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----10b12r10-------------------12-10-------------------------------
G|-9-----------9---11--12p11-9---------12-11-12-11-9~---------2------
D|------------------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
A|------------------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
E|------------------------------------------------------x--3------0--
/8^ 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14---------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-15b17--b17--b17-b16-12(~)---(5\)--------------------------2------
D|-----------------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
A|-----------------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
E|-----------------------------------------------------x--3------0--
/8^ /8^ 8 G5 D5 E5
e|-12--10--------------------------------------------------
B|---------13--12~---12-13-12-10b12r10--8------------------
G|----------------------------------------9~--------2------
D|--------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
A|--------------------------------------------x--5--0---2--
E|--------------------------------------------x--3------0--
BREAK 1: Played 3x (Fade Out)
SYNTH:
8^
e|-------12--------12--
B|---------------------
G|--------------12-----
D|-12-12-----12--------
A|---------------------
E|---------------------
