This piano song does not transpose ideally to the guitar. In standard tuning, the
cannot accurately express the piano playing below the root note. The
INTRO:
E Esus4 E Esus4 /b E Esus4 E /b E Esu4 E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1---2---2---1---1---2----2---1----1-----2-----2-----1----1-----2---2---1--|
D|-2---------------2------2----------2---2-----2-----2------2---2------------|
A|-2---------------2---------------2-2--------------------2-2----------------|
E|-0---------------0-----------------0----------------------0----------------|
VERSE 1:
E A
White moon, white moon breaks open the tomb
b E Esus4 E
Of a deserted cartoon that I wrote
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/white_stripes/white_moon_tab.html ]
/E /A E Esus4 E
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-2-----|
A|----0--|
E|-------|
A
Creature come, creature, creature, my own double feature
b E Esus4 E
As I'm warming the bleachers at home
/d E Esus4 E
e|----
B|----
G|----
D|-0--
A|----
E|----
E G d F
Well, my nose keeps on bleeding 'cause it's Rita I'm needing
Bb A b
I better call aloud a meeting of the boys
E Esus4 E
Of the boys
/b E
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---1--2--1----|
D|---2-------2--|
A|-2-2----------|
E|---0----------|
E G d F
Good lord, good lord, the one I adored
Bb A b
That I can't afford is a ghost
E
Is a ghost
E G d F
Proto-social's the word and the word is bird
Bb A b
That flew through the herd in the snow
E
In the snow
