#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the-# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.-# #---------------This file was downloaded from www.taborama.com-----------------# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground MOST ACCURATE Submitted By: immyjay EMail: jcafarella@hotmail.com Transcribed by: Jimmy Cafarella intro with slight distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--3- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-7--7-7---5--5-5---4-4---3-3---7--7-5-5--7--7-7---5--5-5---4-4---3-3---7---- -|-5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--5-3-3--5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--3- mostly clean tone with a wee hint of distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----3p2-----------------------------------2-------------------------------- -|---------2-----------0-------0-------0-------2------------------------------ -|---2---------------0-------2-------4-----2-----2---------------------------- -|-0-------------0h2-------3-----3/5-----0------------------------------------ -|-----------0h3---------0---------------------------------------------------- play that clean stuff until he starts singing then do something like this (based off these chords A G C D A A G C D A F G A- the guitar behind the verse has a really loose feel and kinda changes each time) -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------------5--7---------------------------5--7---------------------- -|-7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-3--5--7-7----7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-3--5--7-7--3--5--7-------- -|-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-------5-5-3b-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-------5-5--1--3--5---3---- CHORUS with heavy distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------5-5--7-7---------------------5-5--7-7-------------------------- -|-7--7--5--5--3-3--5-5--7------7--7--5--5--3-3--5-5--7----------------------- -|-5--5--3--3------------5--3b--5--5--3--3------------5--3b------------------- into second verse, again the feel sorta changes, so listen to the song -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------5--7-------------------------------- -|-7--------------------------7--7--5-5-5-3--5--7-7--3--5--7------------------ -|-5-----3-----2---1---5--3b--5--5--3-3-3-------5-5--1--3--5--3b-------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------5---7----------------------5---7------------------------------- -|-7-----5-----3---5---7------7-----5-----3---5---7---3--5--7----------------- -|-5-----3-------------5--3b--5-----3-------------5---1--3--5----------------- PLAY CHORUS AGAIN then... BREAK with heavy distortion and reverb -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- -|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------- -|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5----- -|----------------5-5-5-5-3b-5-5-5-5------------------0-1-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-3b-- then play verse again until end(he kinda mixes the clean tone intro stuff into verse so listen closely) email me with any complaints suggestions or questions! this is my first tab ever which I was driven to do after getting fed up with all the inaccurate tabs I am seeing on the internet! jcafarella@hotmail.com March 27,2003 Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================ The White Stripes - Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground Submitted By: Chris EMail: cwsmith@together.net Album:White Blood Cells (2001) Track:1 Guitar:Jack White Guitar I-Medium/Heavy Distortion, Electric Guitar II-Clean, Electric Note:I love this song. It's got a really kick ass guitar riff for the instrumental chorus and it's just an awesome song. 0:00 Feedback, drum sticks tapping, amplifier settings being adjusted... Intro: 0:07 Gtr. I A5 e---[19b]----------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------------| g------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------0---------------| A--------------------------------------2-(0)-----------| E--------5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-0-0-1-0-0----0---5--5-5---| A5 e---------------------------------| b---------------------------------| g---------------------------------| D-------------------------2-------| A-------------------------0-------| E---3--3-3-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-----3b---| 0:20 Gtr. I Intro x1 Gtr. II A G Gb5 E5 F5 E5 A A e---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)--------------5--5-(x)-5--5-(x)---| b---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)--------------5--5-(x)-5--5-(x)---| g---6--6-(x)-4--4-(x)--------------6--6-(x)-6--6-(x)---| D---7--7-(x)-5--5-(x)-4-2-2-3-2-2--7--7-(x)-7--7-(x)---| A---7--7-(x)-5--5-(x)-4-2-2-3-2-2--7--7-(x)-7--7-(x)---| E---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)-2-0-0-1-0-0--5--5-(x)-5--5-(x)---| A G Gb5 E5 F5 E5 A G e---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)--------------5--3~---| b---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)--------------5--3~---| g---6--6-(x)-4--4-(x)--------------6--4~---| D---7--7-(x)-5--5-(x)-4-2-2-3-2-2--7--5~---| A---7--7-(x)-5--5-(x)-4-2-2-3-2-2--7--5~---| E---5--5-(x)-3--3-(x)-2-0-0-1-0-0--5--3~---| Bridge: 0:33 Gtr. II A G C D A A G e---0---------------------------------------0-----------3---| b----2---------------------3-3------2--------2---------0----| g-----2------0-0-0----0---2--------2-2--------2-----0-0-----| D-----------0--------2---0-------2--------2--------0--------| A---------2---------3----------0--------0---------2---------| E-------3----------------------------------------3----------| C D A e---~~-----------------| b---------3-3----2~2---| g-----0--2-----*2------| D----2--0------2-------| *Palm muted A---3---------0--------| E----------------------| Verse: 0:45 A G C D5 A5 A G C D5 A5 F5 G5 A5 e---0---3---0------0---3---0--------------| b---2---0---1------2---0---1--------------| g---2---0---0-7----2---0---0-7------------| D---2---0---2-7-7--2---0---2-5-7--3-5-7---| A---0---2---3-5-7--0---2---3-5-7--3-5-7---| E-------3---3---5------3---3---5--1-3-5---| Verse x4 (actual strumming pattern not shown) 0:14 Chorus: Gtr. I A5 G5 C5 D5 A5 A5 G5 C5 D5 e---[5]b--[5]---[3]-----------------[5]-------------------| b---[5]b--[5]---[3]-----------------[5]-------------------| g--------------------5-5-7-7--------------------5-5-7-7---| D--------7--7--5--5--5-5-7-7-7~-----7--7--5--5--5-5-7-7---| A--------7--7--5--5--3-3-5-5-7~-----7--7--5--5--3-3-5-5---| E--------5--5--3--3--3-3-5-5-5~-5-5-5--5--3--3--3-3-5-5---| A5 e---------------| b---------------| g---------------| D---7~-----7~---| A---7~-----7~---| E---5~-5-5-5~---| Gtr. II A5 G5 C5 D5 A5 A5 G5 C5 D5 A5 e-------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------| g---------------5-5-7-7--------------------5-5-7-7------| D---7--7--5--5--5-5-7-7-7~-----7--7--5--5--5-5-7-7-7~---| A---7--7--5--5--3-3-7-7-7~-----7--7--5--5--3-3-5-5-7~---| E---5--5--3--3--3-3-5-5-5~-5-5-5--5--3--3--3-3-5-5-5~---| A5 e------------| b------------| g------------| D-------7~---| A-------7~---| E---5-5-5~---| Gtr. II Fill: (w/ lyrics) e-----------------| b-----------------| g-----------------| D-----------------| A-----------------| E---5~--3~--2-1---| Verse x3 Chorus x1 2:09 Interlude: Gtr. II D A5 G5 A5 e---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------| b---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| g---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------| D---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--7--7--7-7-5-7--7--7--7--7---| A---------------------------7--7--7-7-5-7--7--7--7--7---| E---------------------------5--5--5-5-3-5--5--5--5--5---| D5(barred) F5 e---7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-7(x)-----------| b---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7--------------| g---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--------------| D---5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----3-3-3-3---| A---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----3-3-3-3---| E---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----1-1-1-1---| G5 e-------------| b-------------| g-------------| D---5-5-5-5---| A---5-5-5-5---| E---3-3-3-3---| Fill x1 Verse x5 (wierd picking pattern at the end) That's the whole song. That's about as complete a tab as you're gonna see for this song. Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================ Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground-The White Stripes White Blood Cells E A D G B E Intro: fdbk and noises gtr. 1 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d----------------------------------------------2----2---2-0-- a----------------------------------------------0----0---0-0-- e-5~~~~-5---5-0-3~~~~-3---3-0-2---2-0-1---1-0---------------- e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------ d----------------------------------------------2-2----------- a----------------------------------------------0-0----------- e-5~~~~-5---5-0-3~~~~-3---3-0-2---2-0-1---1-0--------3b------ gtr. 1 e------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------ g-2----2------0----0---0-0-----------------------------0----- d-2----2------0----0---0-0-----------------2-2----2-2--0----- a-0----0------x----x---x-x-----------------0-0----0-0--x----- e---------0-0-3----3---3-3-2---2-0-1---1-0-------------3b---- gtr. 2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b-2----2--2-0------------------------------2------2----2-0--- g-2----2--2-0-4----4---4-------------------2------2----2-0--- d-2----2--2-0-5----5---5-------------------2------2----2-0--- a-0----0------5----5---5---4---4---3-------0------0----0----- e-------------3----3---3-0-2---2-0-1---1-0------------------- gtr. 1 e------------------------------------------------------------ b-----------------------------------------------------0------ g-2----2--2-------------------------------------------0------ d-2----2--2-0------------------------------2---2--2---0------ a-0----0--0-0------------------------------0---0--0---x------ e-------------3----3---3-0-2---2-0-1---1-0------------3b----- gtr. 2 e------------------------------------------------------------ b-2----2--2-0------------------------------2----2---0-------- g-2----2--2-0-4----4---4-------------------2----2---0-------- d-2----2--2-0-5----5---5-------------------2----2---0-------- a-0----0--0---5----5---5---4---4---3---3---0----0---x-------- e-------------3----3---3---2---2-0-1---1------------3--3b---- gtr. 1 e------------------------------------------------------------ b-2------3p2-------------------------------------------2----- g-2-----------------------0--------0--------0--------2-----0- d-2---2-----------------0--------2--------4-------2---------- a-0----------0------0h2--------3------3/5------0---------0--- e---------------0h3----------0------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------------- b--------3p2-----------------0----------------------------2------ g-----2--------2-----------0---------0-------0-0--------2---0-0-- d-2----------2-----------0-----0---2---2---0---------2------0---- a--------------------0h2---------3-------5--------0-------------- e----------------0h3--------------------------------------------- Verse 1: A G C D5 A5 dead leaves and the dirty ground when i know you’re not around A5 G C D5 A5 shiny tops and soda pops when i hear your lips make a sound F5 G5 A when i hear your lips make a sound A G C D5/A A 30 notes in the mailbox will tell you that im comin home A G C D A and i think i’m gonna stick around for a while so you’re not alone F5 G5 A for a while so you’re not alone A G C D5/A A5 (x2) it goes on like this through the whole song this ain’t the best tab i coulda made, but fuck, its got alot of useless picking in it’ trevor jones timmy91199@yahoo.ca ============================================================================== Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground by The White Stripes Guitarist: Jack White Album: White Blood Cells Dif.: 6 Tabbed by TWIGGy5 Intro (w/ heavy dist.) D|--------------------------------------2--2-2- A|--------------------------------------0--0-0- E|-5~~~~-5--5-0-3~~-3--3-0-2-2-0-1--1-0-------- Intro (cont.) D|--------------------------------------2--2----| A|--------------------------------------0--0----| E|-5~~-5-5-0-3~~-3-3-0-2-2-0-1--0-1-1-0------3^-| ^ ¼ bend Intro P2 (w/ heavy dist.) G|-2---2-----0---0-0-0---------------2-2--2-2-0-- D|-2---2-----0---0-0-0---------------2-2--2-2-0-- A|-0---0-----X---X-X-X---------------0-0--0-0-X-- E|-------0-0-3---3-3-3-2--2-0-1--1-0----------3^- ^ ¼ bend Intro P2 (cont.) G|-2---2-2----------------------------------0--| D|-2---2-2-0-------------------------2--2-2-0--| A|-0---0-0-0-------------------------0--0-0-X--| E|-----------3---3-3-0-2--2-0-1--1-0--------3^-| Fill 1 (w/ light dist.) B|-2---3p2--------------------------------2- G|-2----------------0-----0-------0-----2--- D|-2-2-------------0----2-------4-----2----- A|-0-------0----0h2---3-----3/5-----0------- E|-----------0h3---------------------------- Fill 1 (cont.) B|---------3p2-------------0--------------------2---| G|---0---2-------2--------0------0------0-0----2-0--| D|-----2-------2---------0-----2---2---0------2--0--| A|-0------------------0h2----3-------5------0-------| E|-----------------0h3------------------------------| Verse 1 (Okay the verse is really random and it’s just too hard to tab out and for you to play note for note. So I’ll just tell you the chords and you can fill in the rest) (Same goes for the other verses B|-2-|-0-|-1-|-3-|---|---|-0-|-1-|-3-|---|---|---|-2-| G|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|---|---|-2-| D|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-5-|-2-| A|-0-|-X-|-3-|---|-0-|-0-|-X-|-3-|---|-0-|-3-|-5-|-0-| E|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|-1-|-3-|---| A G C D5 A5 A5 G C D5 A5 F5 G5 A Instrumental Chorus B|-2----2-----------------------------|-%-|----| G|-2----2----4----4----5--5-7--7--2---|-%-|----| D|-2-XX-2-XX-5-XX-5----5--5-7--7--2---|-%-|----| A|-0-XX-0-XX-5-XX-5--5-3--3-5--5--0---|-%-|----| E|-----------3-XX-3--3----------------|-%-|-3^-| ^ ¼ bend Verse 2/Verse 3 G|-2------------------------------------------------| D|-2------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----------------------------------0------------| E|------------3---------------2----1-----------3----| Let ring-------| Verse 2 P2 B|-2-|-0-|-1-|-3-|---|---|-0-|---|---|-0-|-1-|-3-| G|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|---|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-| D|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-| A|-0-|-X-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-X-|-0-|-0-|-X-|-3-|-0-| E|---|-3-|---|---|---|-1-|-3-|---|---|-3-|---|---| A G C D5/A A5 F5 G A5 A5 G C D5/A VERSE 2 P2 (cont.) B|-2-|-0-|---|-3-|-2-|---|---|-2-| G|-2-|-0-|-5-|-2-|-2-|---|---|-2-| D|-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-5-|-2-| A|-0-|-X-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-5-|-0-| E|---|-3-|-3-|---|---|-1-|-3-|---| A G C5/GD5/A A F5 G5 A Instrumental Chorus 2 B|-2--2---------------0------------- G|-2--2--4----4----5--0-7--7--2----- D|-2--2--5----5----5--0-7--7--2----- A|-0--0--5-XX-5-5--3----5--5--0----- E|-------3-XX-3-3------------------- Instrumental Chorus 2 (cont.) E|--------------0-----------------| B|----2---------0----------2--2---| G|-2--2-----------5-5-7-7--2--2---| D|-2--2--5--5-----5-5-7-7--2--2---| A|-0--0--5--5-----3-3-5-5--0--0---| E|-------3--3-----3-3-5-5---------| Bridge B|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------- G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------- D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--7-- A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--7-- E|------------------------5--5--5--5--3--5--5--5--5-- Bridge (cont.) B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-3--3-3--3-------5--5--5-5--5--| A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-3--3-3--3-------5--5--5-5--5--| E|------------------------1--1-1--1--1/3--3--3--3-3--3--| Verse 3 P2 B|-2-|-0-|-1-|-3-|-2-|---|-0-|-2-| G|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|---|-0-|-2-| D|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-2-| A|-0-|-X-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-X-|-0-| E|---|-3-|---|---|---|-1-|-3-|---| Outro E|------------------------0--------0------------------------- B|----------3p2--2--------0-----0--0--1--0h3-3-----2-2h3p2--- G|-2---2----2----2-----------0--0-----0--0h2---------2------- D|-2-------------2------0----0--0-----2--0-----------2-----0- A|-0-------------------------2--------3---------0----0------- E|-----------------0h3-------3------------------------------- Outro (cont.) E|-----------------------3-------0 B|-------2-3p2-------------0--0--0--1-----3-----2--| G|-2---2---2---2------0----0--0-----0---0-2--0--2--| D|-2-------2---2------0-------------2-----0--0--2--| A|-0-----------0-0------------------3--------0--0--| E|-----------------3-------------------------------| ^ ^ those 2 notes you appregiate, strum slowly note by note down Song Structure: - 1, 2.….. 1, 2, 3, 4.…. Feedback Intro Intro P2 Fill 1 Verse 1 (“Dead leaves and the….”) Instrumental Chorus Verse 2 (“If you can hear….”) Verse 2 P2 (“If I could just hear….”) Instrumental Chorus 2 Bridge (“……… I didn’t feel so…”) Verse 3 (“Well any man with…”) Verse 3 P2 (“And you know why…..”) Outro Okay there you go.. There’s a second guitar in the intro and chorus but it’s not important… Ummm……. I like the white stripes very good for just guitar and drums if you got any questions… ummmm….. Comments, corrections or suggestions email me at toxic345x@yahoo.ca Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================ White stripes Dead leaves and the dirty ground Album: white blood cells Submitted by m. burgess Intro E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------- E|--5-5-5p0-3-3-3p0-2-2p0-1-1p0------------------------------ E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------- D|-7-5-4-3--------------------------------------------------- A|-7-5-4-3--------------------------------------------------- E|-5-3-2-1--------------------------------------------------- riff E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----3p2---------------------------------------------------- G|-----------------0------0--------0------------------------- D|---------------0------0--------0--------------------------- A|--0----------2------3------2h3-----0-0--------------------- E|---------0h3---------------------------3------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|------3p2------------------------------2-2-0--------------- G|------------------0------0--------0------------------------ D|---2------------0------0---0----0---0---------------------- A|-0------------2------3--------2---------------------------- E|----------0h3---------------------------------------------- Verse E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------- G|------5-7--------------5-7--------------------------------- D|--7-5-5-7—-7--5---7-5-5-7--7--3-5-7--5------------------- A|--7-5-3-5--7--5---7-5-3-5--7--3-5-7--5------------------- E|--5-3------5--3---5-3------5--1-3-5--3------------------- (Loud part) E|----------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------- G|-------5--7------------------------------------------------ D|-7--5--5--7--7--5----------------------------------------- A|-7--5--3--5--7--5----------------------------------------- E|-5--3--------5--3----------------------------------------- “If you can hear...” E|------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------------------ D|-7-5-4-3-7--5--back-to verse------------------------------- A|-7-5-4-3-7--5---------------------------------------------- E|-5-3-2-1-5--3---------------------------------------------- “I didn’t feel so bad...” E|------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------ G|-7---------------------------------------------------------- D|-7--7--5--7------------------------------------------------ A|-5--7--5--7------------------------------------------------ E|----5--3--5------------------------------------------------ “Wrap my arms around...” E|------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------------------ D|-3-5-------------------------------------------------------- A|-3-5-------------------------------------------------------- E|-1-3-------------------------------------------------------- It’s all here. You can figure it out. If someone could please submit The CORRECT riff thing, because jack does something weird, and I can’t Figure it out. Mine’s still pretty good, about 85% there. It’s better than all the others I’ve seen. Everything else is 100% correct. Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================