Top Yourself Chords & Tabs
Tuning:Open G (DGDGBD)
This is a great slide guitar blues song from Jack White and co. The slide actually
cuts in and out so I have written in when and when not to use it.
Intro: (without slide)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0--3--3---------------0---0-3p0-0--3--0--------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0--3--3---------------0---0-3p0-0--3--0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------5-4-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0--3--3-------0-------0---0-3p0-0--3--0--------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0--3--3---0h3---------0---0-3p0-0--3--0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------5-4-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
First Verse: This is where the lyrics first come in. (still without slide)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0----------------0---0-3p0-0-------------------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0-----3---3------0---0-3p0-0-----3-------------------------|
G|-------------------3--------------------------3--------------------------|
D|----------------------3---------------------------3----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0---------------3------------------------------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0----3---3------3------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3-----------0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Second Verse/Third Verse: (With Slide)
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|--X3---10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Break between verses: (With or without slide, I play it with)
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|---X3---5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Fourth/Fifth Verse: Same as Second and Third, with slide)
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|--X3---10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Break: (Same as before)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_raconteurs/top_yourself_tab_ver_4.html ]
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|---X3---5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Background part: (During the banjo riff)
With Slide With Slide
Without Slide Without Slide
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----/5-3----------------3--0--------/5-3---------------3----------------|
D|-----/5-3------0--3--0---------------/5-3------0--3--0-------------------|
G|--0---------5---------------------0---------5----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat as Necessary (Played during Sixth Verse "Such a girl like a..."
Bridge:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----/7--7----10/0-10/0-10/0-10/0-----------------------------------------|
G|----/7--7----10/0-10/0-10/0-10/0-----------------------------------------|
D|----/7--7----10/0-10/0-10/0-10/0-----------------------------------------|
G|----/7--7----10/0-10/0-10/0-10/0-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Seventh Verse: (Same as First Verse, Without Slide)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0----------------0---0-3p0-0-------------------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0-----3---3------0---0-3p0-0-----3-------------------------|
G|-------------------3--------------------------3--------------------------|
D|----------------------3---------------------------3----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-3p0-0---------------3------------------------------------------|
D|----0---0-3p0-0----3---3------3------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3-----------0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Eighth Verse: (Same as other Verses, With slide)
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|--X3---10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
G|--|-0---0--5/3-0---3--3/10-|-------10/0--10/0--10/0--10/0----------------|
D|--|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Break: (Same as before)
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|---X3---5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
G|--|---/12-12-12--12---10--10----7--|--------5----------------------------|
D|--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ending:
With Slide With Slide
Without Slide Without Slide
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----/5-3----------------3--0--------/5-3---------------3----------------|
D|-----/5-3------0--3--0---------------/5-3------0--3--0-------------------|
G|--0---------5---------------------0---------5----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat as necessary over "Top yourself..."
There it is, another great Jack White song. Hope you enjoy.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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