Seven Nation Army Tab

The White Stripes
   Seven Nation Army
       Elephant
Tabbed by
   Adis K.
      03.01.03
         cerrenus@hotmail.com
 
Change standard tuning EBGDAE to EBGDGB
E string, the 6th, is tuned down to B
A string, the 5th is tuned down to G
 
Sorry for the funky tuning, but it's good.
 
The / means slide up
The \ means slide down
The (B) means bend
 
[The Intro & Main Riff for Verse]
(SET1)
 
Play it by muting the strings with the palm of your strumming hand to get
the sound Jack gets when hitting the string.
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----5--8--5--3--1----0----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Transition to Chorus]
(SET2)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(SET3)
 
If you listen to the song you will hear some muted chords in between some
of these chords listed below.  It's easy to pickup once you get into the
rhythm of the song.  This part is played twice the first time and four
times when playing with the solo.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2/9--9--12--9--7--5--4---/9--9--12--9--7--5/7\5--4-------------------|
D|---2/9--9--12--9--7--5--4---/9--9--12--9--7--5/7\5--4-------------------|
G|---2/9--9--12--9--7--5--4---/9--9--12--9--7--5/7\5--4-------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Transition Back to Verse]
(SET4)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
(SET5)
 
It starts by fading into the first note
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----8--7----5----5--8--10--8--8/10--8--7----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----5--8--10--5--5/8--7----5----5--8--10--8--8/10--8--7-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---/12----12--12--12/15--12--12--12/15(B)--14---------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---/12----12--15--17--15--15/17--15--14---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---/12----12--12/15--12--12--12/17--14----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---/12----12--12--12/14--12--12--12/14--12--8--7------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo Transitioning Out]
(SET6)
 
This part is played along with SET4 of this TAB
The last 2 open string hits are played along with the begining of the verse
like in SET1 of this TAB
 
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Ending]
(SET7)
 
The ending is played with the SET3 Chorus part and ends with this chord
and a slide on, slide off (Yes, Daniel son)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----/9\-----------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----/9\-----------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----/9\-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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