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White Stripes-Seven Nation Army - sr - 0

BPM 124 - Guido Key - See "playing riff with backbeat" at end
Strum it (i.e play with r/h motion up and down) to help play broken triplets figure

[Intro - Combine with sweet dreams in some way]
Just bass riff first x 2
Then bass drum with riff x 2

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum and bass to begin with - snare on "talking" bit] 
I'm gonna 
[Am] fight 'em off [F] [E] A seven nation
[Am] army couldn't hold me [F] back [E] They're gonna
[Am] rip it off [F] [E] Taking their
[Am] time right be hind my [F] back [E] And I'm
[Am] talking to my self at [F] night Because I [E] can't for
[Am] get ...... [F] [E] 
[Am] Back and forth through my [F] mind behind a [E] ciga 
[Am] rette .............[F] [E] And a
[C] message coming from my [D] eyes says leave it alone

[Instrumental]
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F .... E
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F G F E
Repeat above 2 lines
C C C C D D D D
Back in - just bass riff first x 2
Then bass drum with riff x 2

[Verse 2- Just bass drum and bass to begin with - snare on "catch" bit] 
Don't want 
[Am] to hear about it [F] [E] Every single
[Am] ones got a story to tell [F] [E] Everyone 
[Am] knows about it [F] [E] From the Queen of 
[Am] England to the hounds of Hell [F] [E] And if I 
[Am] catch it coming back my way [F] I'm gonna [E] serve it to you 
[Am] ........ [F] [E] And 
[Am] that ain't what you want to hear [F] But that's what [E] I'll
[Am] do ........ [F] [E] And a 
[C] feeling coming from my [D] bones says find a home

[Instrumental]
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F .... E
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F G F E
Repeat above 2 lines x 3
C C C C D D D D
Back in - just bass riff first x 2
Then bass drum with riff x 2

[Verse 3- Just bass drum and bass to begin with - snare on "bleeding" bit] 
I'm going to 
[Am] Wichita ......... [F] [E] Far from this 
[Am] opera, forever more [F] [E] I'm going to 
[Am] work the straw [F] [E] Make the sweat 
[Am] drip out of every pore [F] [E] And I'm 
[Am] bleeding and I'm bleeding and I'm [F] bleeding right be [E] fore the 
[Am] Lord ............[F] [E] All the 
[Am] words are going to bleed from me [F] And I will think [E] no 
[Am] more .......... [F] [E] And the 
[C] stains coming from my blood [D] tell me go back home

[Instrumental]
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F .... E
Am .... Am Am/C Am Am/G F G F E
Repeat above 2 lines
Then just finish on Am

[End]

Additional Notes

[Verse Riff]

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5---------| (x10)
A|-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2-|
E|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------|
 
 
[Pre/Post-Chorus Riff]
 
e|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
 
(Bass)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
 
 
[Chorus Riff]
(Gtr w/Distortion + 3 string slide)
 
e|-0----------------------|
B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5--\4-|
G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|
D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|
A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3--\2-|
E|-0----------------------|
 
(Bass)
G|----------------|
D|------5---------|
A|-7--7---7-5-3-2-|
E|-0--------------|
 
(Gtr)
e|-0----------------------------|
B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3-/5-\-3-\2-|
E|-0----------------------------|
 
(Bass)
G|--------------------|
D|------5-------------|
A|-7--7---7-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-0------------------|

Playing riff with backbeat - between 3 & 0 slight pause
 (XxxX) (X X X) Xxxx Xxxx
 B S B S
A - 0 0 3 0 
E - 3 1 0
Then the extra G F bit play S B over

 XxxX (X X X) (X X X) Xxxx
 B S B S B S B B
A - 0 0 3 0 
E - 3 1 3 1 0 

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Vanessa Carlton-1000 Miles

Capo  4th fret  
[Intro] 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--0-----0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3----3---3----0h1p0-------|
G|--------0--------2--------0---0---0---------0----|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--------0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
      Em                 Cadd9
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------0----------3------------------------|
G|--------2p0-----2p0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
  
[Verse]
 
   Cadd9 D      G Cadd9
e|----3---2------3---3------|
B|----3---3------3---3------|
G|----0---2------0---0------|
D|--------0-----------------|
A|----3----------2---3------|
E|--------------------------|
[Cadd9] Making my [D]way down 
[G/B] town [Cadd9] Walking 
[Cadd9] fast [D] Faces [G/B] passed 
And I'm [Cadd9] home bound 
 
Cadd9 D G/B x 2

[Cadd9]Staring [D]blankly a
[G/B]head Just [Cadd9]making my 
[Cadd9]way  [D]Making my [G/B]way
[Cadd9]Through  the crowd

Cadd9 D G/B x 2
  
[Pre-Chorus] 
Cadd9 G D
          And I need you 
Cadd9 G D
          And I miss you 
Cadd9 G D           Cadd9 D
          And now I wooo-nder.... 
  
[Chorus] 
   Cadd9   D    G        Cadd9
If I could fall into the sky 
   Cadd9     D          G       Cadd9
Do you think time would pass me by 
       Cadd9    D          G        Cadd9
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
Cadd9      Em   Cadd9 D         
If I could just see   you........tonight 

Cadd9 D G x2 (Intro riff)
  
[Verse]
 
   Cadd9 D      G Cadd9
e|----3---2------3---3------|
B|----3---3------3---3------|
G|----0---2------0---0------|
D|--------0-----------------|
A|----3----------2---3------|
E|--------------------------|
It's always times like these
When I think of you
And I wonder
If you ever
Think of me 
 
'Cause everything's so wrong
And I don't belong
Living in your
Precious memories
  
[Pre-Chorus] 
Cadd9 G D
          And I need you 
Cadd9 G D
          And I miss you 
Cadd9 G D           Cadd9 D
          And now I wooo-nder.... 
  
[Chorus] 
   Cadd9   D    G        Cadd9
If I could fall into the sky 
   Cadd9     D          G       Cadd9
Do you think time would pass me by 
       Cadd9    D          G        Cadd9
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
           Em   Cadd9 D
If I could just see   you, tonight 
  
[Instrumental]
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--0-----0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3----3---3----0h1p0-------|
G|--------0--------2--------0---0---0---------0----|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--------0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
      Em                 Cadd9
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------0----------3------------------------|
G|--------2p0-----2p0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
  
[Bridge] 
Em    Dsus2/F# G              Am7
And I,  I       don't want to let you know 
Em  Dsus2/F#   G             Am7
I,  I           drown in your memory 
Em  Dsus2/F#   G             Am7
I,   I          don't want to let this go 
Em  Dsus2/F#    D
I,   I          don't.... 
  
[Verse] 
   Cadd9 D      G Cadd9
e|----3---2------3---3------|
B|----3---3------3---3------|
G|----0---2------0---0------|
D|--------0-----------------|
A|----3----------2---3------|
E|--------------------------|
Making my way downtown
Walking fast
Faces passed
And I'm home bound 
 
Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making my way
Through the crowd
  
[Pre-Chorus] 
Cadd9 G D
          And I still need you 
Cadd9 G D
          And I still miss you 
Cadd9 G D           Cadd9 D
          And now I wooo-nder.... 
 
[Chorus] 
   Cadd9   D    G        Cadd9
If I could fall into the sky 
   Cadd9     D          G       Cadd9
Do you think time would pass me by 
       Cadd9    D          G        Cadd9
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
           Em  Cadd9 D
If I could just see you - woh oh oh etc
 
   Cadd9   D    G        Cadd9
If I could fall into the sky 
   Cadd9     D          G       Cadd9
Do you think time would pass me by 
       Cadd9    D          G        Cadd9
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
           Em  Cadd9 D
If I could just see you
  
[Outro] 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--0-----0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3----3---3----0h1p0-------|
G|--------0--------2--------0---0---0---------0----|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
      Cadd9    D        G
e|-----3-----3--2-----2----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-------------0-----------|
G|--------0--------2-------------------------2p0---|
D|--------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----3-----------------2-------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
      Em                 Cadd9
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------0----------3------------------------|
G|--------2p0-----2p0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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