White Stripes Seven Nation Army (ver 5) guitar tab

Seven Nation Army (ver 5) by White Stripes

Song: Seven Nation Army
Artist: The White Stripes
Album: ElEphant
Tabbed by: Mason Beasley ([email protected])
Date: 4/13/03

Track #1 on the White Stripes New CD elephant-Kick ass

First song I've heard by Jack White thats in Baritone or "7-string" standard tuning.

tuning is BEADGB



 Intro and Verses: (sounds like a Bass huh?)

     Method 1:(Sounds more like what Jack plays)
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|--------------------------------------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--5---5--8--5--3--1---0---------------------------

     Method 2:(Easier?)
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|--------------------------------------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|--0---0--3--0-------------------------------------
 B|+|---------------3---1---0--------------------------


 Short Bridge Part:

     P.M._____________________
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|--------------------------------------------------
 D|+|----5-------7-------------------------------------
 A|+|----5--x8---7--x8---------------------------------
 E|+|----3-------5-------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------
     And a message comin' from my...  


 Main Riff:


     First time...
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 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|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------

     Second...
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|---9---9/12--9--7--5/5--5--4----------------------
 D|+|---9---9/12--9--7--5/5--5--4----------------------
 A|+|---7---7/10--7--5--3/7--3--2----------------------
 E|+|-------------------------------repeat both twice--
 B|+|-------------------------------------------------- 


 After the second time you'll want to play the bridge part
   again and then go back to the intro/verse lick


 

 Solo:
 
 Jack dubbed the solo over the main riff and the verse lick
  so I'll show the Main riff above the solo for timing.
 
     
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 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|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------
      
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|-------9~~~~~~~~~--12--11-------------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------

 
 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|---9---9/12--9--7--5/5---5--4---------------------
 D|+|---9---9/12--9--7--5/5---5--4---------------------
 A|+|---7---7/10--7--5--3/7---3--2---------------------
 E|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------

 b|+|--------------------------------------------------
 G|+|-------9/12--14-12-12/14-12-11--------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|---0----------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------
     these parts are played twice



 On the second part of the solo the timin' and rhythm are
   the same as the main riff, so I'll just tab the solo. 
  
 b|+|---/17--17--19--17--19/20~~--19~~-----------------
 G|+|--------------------------------------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------

 b|+|---/17--17--20--22--20-20/22--20--19--------------
 G|+|--------------------------------------------------
 D|+|--------------------------------------------------
 A|+|--------------------------------------------------
 E|+|--------------------------------------------------
 B|+|--------------------------------------------------
     the third and fourth bars of this solo are just
       basically variations on these licks.


 Well, there it is. A perfect example of how a simple song can still kick ass.
  Sorry if its really incorrect, ESPECIALLY the solo, but I was writing this
   on a friggin 10 yr old acoustic with no 3rd string and no intonation. Please email
    me if you have any corrections or suggestions cuz I wanna learn this song too.

   -Mason Beasley([email protected] -