Guitar tab for Death Letter (var.4) by White Stripes free download and read or play online: file .txt, 5.83 kb has 171 views and 0 downloads.
This song was written by Son House, and was covered by The White Stripes
and i have to say they did a really good cover! This is probably my fave
song of theirs.
Just improvise bits of it to get the right sound and there you have it.
Great fun to play.
Tuning: Open G
d
b
g
d
g
d
INTRO:
D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------| \
G|---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| Played
D|---------3----3-(3)-------------| 4x
G|-0----0-------------------------| /
D|---3b---------------------------|
I got a letter this mornin
What do ya reckon it read?
It said, The gal you love is dead
VERSE:
D|--------------------|------5--------------|
B|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|---------------------|
G|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--|
G|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--|
D|--------------------|----------------3----|
I got a letter this mornin
What do you reckon it read?
Said, Hurry, hurry, because the gal you love is dead
D|------5--------------|------5--------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
G|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
D|----------------3----|----------------3----|
Well, I packed up my suitcase
I took off down the road
When I got there she was
Layin on the coolin board
I packed up my suitcase
And I took off down the road
When I got there she was
A-layin on the coolin board
D|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
G|-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--|
D|----5-5-----3-3------2-2----1-1----0-/7--7/0--|
G|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
D|-5-------3-------2--------1------0------------|
D|--------5----------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-----------------|
G|-3-0-----0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0--3-0-----------|
D|---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------|--------|(Continues)
G|---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------| ---|
D|----------------------------------------------| ---|
__________________________________________________ _____|
| /|--5-------------5----------------------|
| / |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
|_/ |----3-3-0--3-0-----0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
\ |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
|-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--|
|---------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------|------5--------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--|
D|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
G|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--|
D|----------------3----|----------------3----|
D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------| \
G|---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| Played
D|---------3----3-(3)-------------| 4x
G|-0----0-------------------------| /
D|---3b---------------------------|
It looked like ten thousand people
Standin round the buryn ground
I didn't know I loved her
Til they began to let her down
Looked like ten thousand
People standin round the buryin ground
I didnt know that I loved her
Til they began to let her down
You know, its so hard to love
Someone that dont love you
Ain't no satisfaction
Don't care what you do
So hard to love
Yeah, someone that dont love you
Don't look like satisfaction, and I dont care what you do
D|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
G|-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--|
D|----5-5-----3-3------2-2----1-1----0-/7--7/0--|
G|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--|
D|-5-------3-------2--------1------0------------|
C
D|------3-3---------------3-3------------------------------------------------------------3-|
B|-----------------------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
G|-3-0------0-3/2-0--3-0-------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0--3-0----|
D|----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
G|----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeated 8x:
D|---------------3----------------------------------------------------5/0-----|
B|-0-3/5-0--3-0--3---------/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
G|-0-3/5-0--3-0-----0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
D|------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
G|------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3-----------------3---------------------|
B|--------------------------------/7-7--/10-10--|
G|-3-0---------------3-0----------/7-7--/10-10--|
D|----------------------------0---/7-7--/10-10--|
G|--------0-0-0---0---------0---0-/7-7--/10-10--|
D|--------------3-------------------------------|
Well, I got up this mornin, the break of day
Just huggin the pillows where she used to lay
Got up this mornin, leave the break of day
Just huggin the pillows where my baby used to lay
D|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------0--/7--/12--|
D|--------------------------/7--/12--|
G|-----3-----2-----1-----------------|
D|--3-----2-----1-----0--------------|
And thats it!