I had some additions/corrections to the tab of this song posted by p-nutz, while theirs
is really close, it's not exactly the same as the record. I think I came pretty darn
close to the record
If you can't get your thumb all the way over to the 3rd fret, 5th string, just go ahead
and do the 4th string open
it doesn't sound terrible, and that tab's just me trying to incorporate the bassline
into the guitar part.
This could be played either with a clean electric, or a steel string
h=hammer on
/=slide
*=played with left-hand thumb
Riff1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| | | | | | | |
e-0-----------0-----------|-0--------------5-------|
b-------1-----------0h1---|-------1----/3-----3----|
g----2-----2-----2------2-|----0-----0-/4--------4-|
D-------------------------|------------------------|
A-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------|
E-------------------------|------------------------|
Riff1 tag
| | | | | |
e-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----2----|
b--------3-----------3---|------------|
g----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-|
D-0---0------------------|-0----------|
A-------------3*--3*-----|------------|
E------------------------|-------3*---|
Riff2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kt_tunstall/white_bird_tab_ver_2.html ]
| | | | | | | | | | | |
e-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----3-----2-----2-----|------------------------|
b--------3-----------3---|-------------------------|-2-----2-----3-----3----|
g----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D-0---0------------------|-0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
A-------------3*--3*-----|-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0----|
E------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| | | | Tag | | | | | | |
e------------------------|-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----3-----2--------|
b-4-----4-----5-----2h3--|--------3-----------3---|----------------------|
g----2-----2-----2-------|----------2-----------2-|----------------------|
D------------------------|-0---0------------------|----------------------|
A-0-----0-----0-----0----|-------------3*--3*-----|-0-----0-----0--------|
E------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Riff3
| | | | | | | | Tag | | |
e-----------------------|-------------5--------|-3---2-------3---2------|-3-----2----|
b-1---------------------|-3-----------3--------|--------3-----------3---|------------|
g-2---------------------|-4-----------4--------|----------2-----------2-|----2-----2-|
D-----------------------|----------------------|-0---0------------------|-0----------|
A-0---------------------|-0-----------0--------|-------------3*--3*-----|------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------3*---|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arrangement:
INTRO
(Riff1, 3 times+tag)
VERSE 1
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff1, 3 times+tag)
VERSE 2
(same as 1)
CHORUS
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff2, 2 times+tag)
VERSE 3
(same as 1)
BRIDGE
(Riff1, 2 times
Riff3, 3 times+tag)
CHORUS
(Riff1 2 times
Riff2 3 times+tag)
OUTTRO
(Riff1 3 times+tag
and end on A minor open)
