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| Red Bowling Ball Ruth |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| Bb5: 688xxx |
| Eb5: x688xx |
| Ab5: 466xxx |
| p: Pull off of note |
| b: Bend note (less than a half step) |
| ~: Vibrato |
| (): Ghost note |
| x: Muted note |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
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INTRO: P.M.
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 End P.M.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----8b--8-6-8--8-6-8-6b-------6b--6-8b--8-6----------------------------8--8b-8-6--8-8b-8-6--8-6--------
D|-8----------------------8--8-----------------8--8--8-6-8--8-6-8--8--8---------------------------8-(6)--
A|-8-------------------------8-----------------8----------------------8----------------------------------
E|-6-------------------------6-----------------6----------------------6----------------------------------
Played 2x:
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 Bb5
VERSE 1:
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5
Well, pay attention
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 Bb5
Attention to my words
Eb5 Ab5
I love ya
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 Bb5
I don't know what you heard
And this fear
Has got to go for sure
BREAK 1: P.M.
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 End P.M.
e|-----------------------------6---------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------9b------------------------------------------------------------
G|----6--8-6-8b--8-6-8-6------------6-8b--8-6~---------------------------6--6-x-x-6-x-x-6------
D|-8---------------------8--8-------------------8--8-8----6-6----6-6--8-------x-x---x-x---(8)--
A|-8------------------------8-------------------8-------8------8------8-------x-x---x-x--------
E|-6------------------------6-------------------6---------------------6------------------------
Played 2x:
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 Bb5
VERSE 2:
Red Bowling Ball
Red Bowling Ball Ruth
Well that's somethin'
Then I should know the truth
I said, you roll it
And then it breaks your tooth
BREAK 2:
Bb5 Bb5 P.M. End P.M.
e|----------------------------------------------18-18--18-18p16-------------------------------------
B|----14-----14-16b--16-16-16-14-----14-18~--14---------------------14b--16p14-16b--16-14-16-p14----
G|--------15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-
D|-8------------------------------8------------------------------8----------------------------------
A|-8------------------------------8------------------------------8----------------------------------
E|-6------------------------------6------------------------------6----------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------
G|----6--x-x-x-6-8b-8-8b-8-8b-8-6----
D|-8-----x-x-x--------------------8--
A|-8-----x-x-x-----------------------
E|-6---------------------------------
Played 2x:
Bb5 Eb5 Ab5 Bb5
VERSE 3:
Saint Peter
Are you in the wrong town?
Well, I love this girl
So hell shall come around
And you leavin'
Will be the only sound
Hey!
Bb5
