WHITE WEDDING ACOUSTIC - Billy Idol
Tabbed by: John L.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
[Intro]
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^ Natural harmonics, tremolo pick slide ^
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E|-7-7-10---------10-------|---7-7-10------------|
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D|-------------4-------------------2~--------------0-x-x-0-x-0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Bm E D
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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Bm D E
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D|-----------------------------| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-|
.. .. .. .. . . . .
B5
[Verse I]
("Hey little sister, what have you done?")
("Hey little sister, who's the only one?")
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-0---0-0---0---0---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 A5 E
("Hey little sister, who's your Superman? Hey little sister, who's the one I want?")
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A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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B5 A5
[Chorus]
("Hey little sister, shotgun." / "It's a nice day to start again.")
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A|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-2~2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5~--5-5-5-5-5-5-0~0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 A E
("...Come on." / "Nice day for a white wedding day.")
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A|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2~------------------------------|
E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
B5 E D
("...Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again.")
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E|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . .
B5 E
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E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7---|
.. .. .. .. . . .
B5
[Verse II]
("Hey little sister, what is it you wish?")
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D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------0-0---0-0---0-7---x-7-----------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("Hey little sister, what's your vice or wish?")
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D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("You see, I've been away for so long." / "I let you go for so long.")
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G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6-7-|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------0-0---0-0---0-0---x-------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bm7 A
[Chorus]
"Hey little sister, shotgun." / "It's a nice day to start again."
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G|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---6-6-6---6~--------------1~--------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-x-7---7-7-7---7~--------------2~--------------|
A|-----x-----x-----x-x-x-----------7~--------------2~--------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-----------5~--------------0~--------------|
. . . . . .
Bm7 A E
("...Well -- " / "Nice day for a white wedding day.")
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A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-999-9-9-9---2~--2-2---2-2-----------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-7-7-7---0~--0-0---0-0-----------------|
B5 E D5
("...Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again.")
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E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-7-7-7---0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
. . . .
B5 E
[Solo]
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B5
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D|-------------4-------------------2~--------------0-x-x-0-x-0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Bm E D
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A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
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Bm D E
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Bm Bm/E
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D|-------------4-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
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Bm D E
("...Pick it up." / "I said take me back home, yeah.")
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A|--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7---7-7---7-7---2---2-2---2-2---|
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A Bm A E
[Bridge]
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A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9------|-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-99-9-9-|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7------|-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-77-7-7-|
.. .. .. .. . . . . ... ... ... .. . .
B5
("There ain't nothin' fair in this world, girl.")
("There ain't nothing sure in this world.")
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D|---------------------------|---7-------7-----6-------6-| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-999-|---------------------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-777-|-7-------------7-----------|
.. .. .. .. ...
B5
("There ain't nothin' safe in this world." / "There ain't nothin' pure in this world.")
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E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-5--/6-|/7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-5--/6-|
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B5
("I look for something left in this world." / "I said, start again -- ")
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D|-----------------------------|-2-----2---2---0-----0---0---|
A|/9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-9-9-|-1-----1---1-----------------|
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.. .. .. ..
B5 E D
[Chorus]
("...Come on, it's a nice day for a white wedding.")
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G|---------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0---0-0---0-0---9---9-9---9-9-|
A|-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-999-9-9-9---|-----------------7---7-7---7-7-|
E|-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-7-7---|-------------------------------|
B5 D E
"...Oww!" / "Ooh yeah." / "Nice day to -- start again."
/ "Well..." / "White wedding, silk shedding."
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B|-10--101010--10--1010--10--|-9---999---9---99---9---|-0---0-0---0---3---3-3---3---|
G|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|-7---777---7---77---7---|-2---2-2---2---2---2-2---2---|
D|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|-9---999---9---99---9---|-2---2-2---2---0---0-0---0---|(x2)
A|-9---9-9-9---9---9-9---9---|-7---777---7---77---7---|-1---1-1---1-----------------|
E|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7---|------------------------|-0---0-0---0-----------------|
Bm7 E7 E D
("Weiß trauung, white wedding day." / "...Start again.")
("...Well -- " / "Take me back home, yeah.")
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G|-----------------------------|-1-1-1---1---1-1---2-2-2---2---2-2-|
D|-----------------------------|-2-2-2---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-| (x2)
A|-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-9-999-9-9\-|-2-2-2---2---2-2-------------------|
E|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-777-7-7\-|-0-0-0---0---0-0-------------------|
.. .. .. . ... . . . . . . .
B5 E D5
[Outro]
/ "White wedding, silk shedding - day."
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E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-0~------------------------------|-----------------|
B5 E D Bm7
^ Rallentando to the end ^
[END]
("There's nothing fair in this world, there's nothing sure in this world,
there's nothing pure...
...So you better look for something left in this world.")
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| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| . Staccato
| / Slide up
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