The White Stripes

Lafayette Blues

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Lafayette Blues

Written by Jack White/Meg White

	  		
as heard on: the White Stripes (White Blood Cells) DVD 
written by: Jack White 
tabbed by: Jose Calderon                
 
Standard Tuning (E A D G B e) 
Note: There?s some in between parts to the verses that I?ll tab later :). 
 ~= let ring 
 .= palm mute 
 ^= tremelo picking  
 b= bend 
 /= slide 
 
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Song stars...:                                                         LYRICS: 
                                                                                                                                                          1,2,3,4} 
                                                                        {yeah}  
INTRO:                                                                       . 
e------------------------------------------------|                           . 
B------------------------------------------------|                           .       
G--------------4-2--------------------2-1--------|(x4)                       . 
D--2-2222-3-5------5-3---0--0000-2-3-------3-2---|                           . 
A------------------------------------------------|                           .     
E------------------------------------------------|                           . 
     ^^^^                   ^^^^                                             . 
                                                                             . 
VERSE:                                                                       . 
e--------------------------------| Marantette, Leverette, Lannette, Lafayette,  
B--------------------------------|        Livernois, Labrosse, Louis, Metatal,  
G--------------------------------|   Rochelle, Marcelle, Riopelle, Manistique,  
D--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----|                             and Armour, {?}    
A--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----|                                           .        
E--0~-0---0~-0---3~-3---0~-0-----|                                           . 
                                                                             . 
e--------------------------------|                              ohh, ohh, hmmm      
B--------------------------------|                                           .       
G--------------------------------|                                           . 
D--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----|                                           . 
A--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----|                                           . 
E--55555555--33333333---0~-0-----|                                           . 
   ........  ........                                                        . 
                                                                             . 
                                                                             . 
CHORUS:                                                                    hey 
e------------------------------------------------|                           .   
B----------------10-8------------------7b--------|                           . 
G--9-9999-10-11-------10-9---7-77777-9----9---7--|(x4)                       . 
D------------------------------------------------|                           . 
A------------------------------------------------|                           . 
E------------------------------------------------|                           . 
     ^^^^                      ^^^^^                                         . 
                                                                             . 
VERSE:                                                                       . 
e----------------------------|Mercier, Le May, Tournier, Salliote, and Le Roy,   
B--------------------------------|                      {?} Montlieu, Cadieux,  
G--------------------------------|              Neveaux Avenue En Detroit, {?} 
D--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----|                                           . 
A--2~-2---2~-2---5~-5---2~-2-----|                                           . 
E--0~-0---0~-0---3~-3---0~-0-----|                                           .     
                                                                             .      
e--------------------------------|                        well i'm ready teddy     
B--------------------------------|                      i'm ready, ready teddy 
G--------------------------------|                              to rock n roll 
D--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----|                                           . 
A--77777777--55555555---2~-2-----|                                           . 
E--55555555--33333333---0~-0-----|                                          go 
   ........  ........                                                        . 
                                                                             . 
                                                                             . 
BRIDGE:                                                                      . 
e-------------|     --------------|     --------------|                      . 
B-------------|     --------------|     --------------|                      . 
G--9999999-7--|(x4) ---7777777-5--|(x2) ---9999999-7--|(x2)                  . 
D--9999999-7--|     ---7777777-5--|     ---9999999-7--|                      .    
A--7777777-5--|     ---5555555-3--|     ---7777777-5--|                      .      
E-------------|     --------------|     --------------|                      .    
                                                                             . 
e---------------------------------|                                        ahh     
B---------------------------------|                                          . 
G---------------------------------|                                          . 
D--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|                                          . 
A--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|                                          . 
E--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|                                          . 
                                                                             . 
e---------------------------------|                                          . 
B---------------------------------|                                          . 
G---------------------------------|                                          . 
D--9---9---9---9---9---7---5---4--|                                          . 
A--9---9---9---9---9---7---5---4--|                                          . 
E--7---7---7---7---7---5---3---2--|                                          . 
                                                                             . 
                                                                             . 
END VERSE:                                                                   . 
e--------------------------------|   Lamphere, Belle Terre, Marcelle, Metatal,  
B--------------------------------|                                      Rouge,  
G--------------------------------|                                    Le Blanc 
D--2~-2---2~-2---2~-2---2--2--2--|                                           .     
A--2~-2---2~-2---2~-2---0--0--0--|                                           . 
E--0~-0---0~-0---0~-0---0--0--0--|                                           . 
                                                                             . 
                                                                             . 
                                                                             . 
...song ends.                                                                . 
_____________________________________________________________________________. 
Here?s the in between parts of all the verses   
But don?t take them to be perfect 
e------------|----------------------|---------| On the first and third   
B------------|--3/14/6----/b17b1514-|--6/9/5--| mini licks, the 
G--3/b10b9-7-|----------------------|---------| first bend is a whole bend & 
D------------|--5/12/4--------------|---------| the second is a half bend  
A------------|----------------------|---------|      
E------------|----------------------|---------|      
 
PUNK BLUES FOREVER!!! 
 
 

		  

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