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| Lafayette Blues |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| E5: 022xxx (x799xx when indicated in BREAK 2) |
| A5: x022xx (577xxx when indicated in BREAK 2) |
| B5: x244xx |
| D5: x577xx |
| G5: 355xxx |
| F5: x|8|10|10|x|x |
| b: Bend to note |
| /: Slide to note |
| (): Ghost note |
|W.O.: Words Omitted |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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Lyrics are comprised mostly of streets names in Detroit, MI.
I have labeled the guitar from the left channel "Guitar 1" and the right channel "Guitar 2."
INTRO: Guitar 1
One, two, three, four
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------1--2--4--2--1------------------0--2--0----------------1--2--4--2--1------------------0--2--0--------
D|----2--2-2-----------------2--0--0-0-0--4-----------4--0--2--2-2-----------------2--0--0-0-0--4-----------4-----
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah!
Played 2x:
e|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|---------1--2--4--2--1----------------0--2--0-------
D|-2--2-2-----------------2--0--0-0--4----------4--0--
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------
Guitar 1 and 2:
E5 N.C. E5
B.N. B.N.
VERSE 1:
B.N. B.N. E5
Mar - an - tette, Leverette
E5 N.C. E5
Lannette, Lafayette, Livernois
E5 N.C.
Labrosse, Louis, Mettetal
RIFF 1: Guitar 2
A5
e|--------------
B|--------------
G|-2b4--2--0-2--
D|--------------
A|--------------
E|--------------
Rochelle, Marseilles
A5 N.C. E5
Riopelle, Manistique, Armour
[W.O.]
B5 A5
Oh, ohh
E5
Mmm, mm, mm, mm
BREAK 1: Guitar 1 and 2 in (semi-) unison
Played 2x:
e|-0--0-0-0--4--5--7--5--4--0------------------------------
B|-----------------------------3--3-3-3-3--5--7--5(b)---3--
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
Hey!
Played 2x:
e|-0--0-0-0--4--5--7--5--4--0------------------------------
B|-----------------------------3--3-3-3-3--5--7--5(b)---3--
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
RIFF 1: Guitar 1
With whammy pedal:
e|---------
B|---------
G|-0-/7/0--
D|---------
A|---------
E|---------
Alternative: With slide or finger
e|----------
B|----------
G|----------
D|-5-/12/5--
A|----------
E|----------
E5
VERSE 2:
Mercier, Lemay` `From the French "Le May"
Tournier, Saliotte et Leroy` `"Le Roy"
[W.O.]
Montlieu, Cadieux
Neveaux, Avenue en Detroit` `"Street in Detroit," though not actually a street in Detroit
[W.O.]
Well, I'm ready
I'm ready
E5 N.C.
I'm ready, ready, ready to
Rock and roll
BREAK 2:
Played 4x: Guitar 1
E5 D5
e|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7--
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7--
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-5-5--
E|--------------------------
Guitar 2:
e|--------
B|--------
G|--------
D|--------
A|--------
E|-0-3-4--
Guitar 1 and 2:
A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--5--5--5--5--5--3--5--5--
Yeah!
E5 F5 E5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|-9--9--9--9--9--10--9--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
D|-9--9--9--9--9--10--9--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
A|-7--7--7--7--7--8---7--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
E|--------------------------------------------------
Ahhhhh
B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5
B5 A5 G5 F#5 E N.C. E5 N.C.
E5 N.C.
RIFF 1
E5
Lamphere, Belle Terre
E5 N.C.
Marseilles, Mettetal, et` `"And"
E5 E5 E5
Rouge, Le Blanc
