The White Stripes

Instinct Blues(Tabs)

The White Stripes

Key: A5:

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| Tab Definitions:										  | 
|  A5: x022xx										          | 
|  G5: xx00xx										  	  | 
|  E5: 022xxx											  | 
|  D5: x577xx											  | 
|  B5: x244xx											  | 
|   h: Hammer onto note										  | 
|   p: Pull off of note										  | 
|   b: Bend to note										  | 
|   r: Release to note										  | 
|   ~: Vibrato										  	  | 
|   x: Muted note									          | 
|   *: False (pinched) harmonic									  | 
|  (): Ghost note										  | 
|   ^: Chord played concurrently with Whammy pedal shifting up from 8/8v to 8			  | 
|8/8v: Harmonic doubling with lower octave (Whammy pedal)					  | 
| /8^: Whammy slide up the octave								  | 
|  8~: Unspecific Whammy pedal position								  |  
|   8: Return to natural octave								          | 
|P.M.: Palm Muting										  | 
|N.C.: No chord played										  | 
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INTRO: Two guitars warm up simultaneously 
 
Guitar 2: 
e|-------10-10b11r10p8-----8-10b11r10p8-------------8---10b11r10p8--10-10b11r10p8-------b11--8--10-10b11r10p8- 
B|-10------------------10---------------10---(10~)---------------------------------10~------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Guitar 1: 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-13---------- 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D|-(0)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------(0)------------------------ 
 
 
Guitar 2: 
e|-10-10b11r10p8-------8-------------------------- 
B|-----------------10----------------------------- 
G|------------------------------------------------ 
D|------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------ 
 
Guitar 1: 
e|------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------ 
D|------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------(0)---12(~)--10---10/0-- 
E|------------------------------------------------ 
 
Guitar 2 ends 
 
Guitar 1: Opening riff 
   A5     G5              A5   G5                  A5   G5                          A5   G5 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|----------------------------(0)----------------------(0)-------------------------------------------------- 
G|----0h2-0------------------2-0--0----(0)-(0)--(0)---2-0-----0---------------------2--2-0--0--------------- 
D|-----------2--0h2p0---0-----------2--(0)-/2-0-/2---------2--0h2-0--------------0-(2)--------2--0h2p0---0-- 
A|-0------------------3---0------------------------0----------------0--(0)-3--(3)--(0)-----------------3---- 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
VERSE 1: 
A5           G5              E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   Well, the crickets get it 
A5         G5          E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   And the ants get it 
A5               G5          E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   I bet you the pigs get it 
A5                G5            E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   Yeah, even the plants get it 
 
   D5   RIFF 1                        A5^ A5^ A5^ A5^ A5^ A5^  
e|----------------------------------- 
B|----------------------------------- 
G|-7----5--h--7--5~------------------ 
D|-7--------------------------------- 
A|-5--------------------------------- 
E|----------------------------------- 
    But come  on now and get with it 
  
D5 RIFF 1 
   Yeah, I want you to get with it 
 
   8/8v 
e|----------------- 
B|----------5------ 
G|-7--7--5-----5b-- 
D|----------------- 
A|----------------- 
E|----------------- 
 
8/8v 
A5  G5  E5 E5      E5   E5   E5     E5 
Oh!        Yeah, I just want you to get with it! 
 
A5  G5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 
 
Chorus: 8/8v 
 /e   /d /c   E5          G5         A5   A5 A5 A5 
'Cause ev-ery worm that's under your shoe 
N.C.      E5       G5         A5 A5  A5  A5 A5 A5 
And every bird and bug in the jungle too 
         E5           G5    A5   A5 A5 A5 
And everything in the ocean blue 
N.C.      B5               D5            B5 
They just happen to know exactly what to do 
N.C. 
So why don't you? 
 
   8 
   A5     G5                A5                G5     A5 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------(0)---------------------------------(0)------------------ 
G|----0h2-0--0----------------------0-h-2-----0------------------- 
D|-------------2--0h2p0---0------------------------0h2-2-2-2-2-2-- 
A|-0--------------------3---0------------------------------------- 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                              Yeah, why don't you? 
 
VERSE 2: 
The flies get it 
And the frogs get it 
And all them big jungle cats get it 
And I'll bet your little dog gets it 
Yeah, and I want you to get with! 
Oh, yeah, come on and get with it! 
 
   8~ 8/8v 
e|-------------------- 
B|-------------5------ 
G|----7--7--5-----5b-- 
D|-------------------- 
A|-------------------- 
E|-------------------- 
   Oh! 
            P.M. 
A5  G5      E5  E5  E5  E5    E5    E5          E5 
Hoo!  Yeah!                Yeah, I  want you to get with it! 
 
A5  G5 
 
  /a /g /e /d /d /c 
e|------------------- 
B|------------------- 
G|-2--0-------------- 
D|-------2--0--0----- 
A|----------------3-- 
E|------------------- 
         Yeah! 
 
Chorus: 
'Cause every worm that's under your shoe 
And every bird and bee in the jungle too 
And everything in the ocean blue 
They just happen to know exactly what to do 
So why don't you? 
 
 
BREAK: P.M. 
   8 
e|-------8(b)------8*--10b12r10p8------10--10b12r10p8-------------------15-------------15---------------- 
B|-10-----------------------------10------------------10---10(~)---13------15b*p13--------15b16r15p13---- 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----------------14- 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|------------(0)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                         
e|------------------------8---10--10-10b12r10p8------------8b---------------0h3bp0------- 
B|-10(~)----------------------------------------10---10~-----------(2)--0h3--------0----- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------(0)----------------------- 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3b-- 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     (Then why don't you?) 
 
 
VERSE 3: 
A5             G5              E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   And all the chickens get it 
A5                     G5           E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   And them singin' canaries get it 
A5 G5     E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
      Oh!                                         Oh! 
   A5  G5           E5^  E5^ E5^         E5^ E5^ E5^ 
   Hoo!  Yeah, even strawberries get it, huh 
D5 RIFF 1                   A5  A5      A5 A5 A5   A5 
          And I want you to get with it,      yeah! 
D5   RIFF 1                         N.C. 
   Yeah, I want you to get with it! 
 
   /8^                   8/8v 
e|---------(0)--------------------------- 
B|-----(0)-----(0)----------------5------ 
G|--5--------------(5)---7--7--5-----5b-- 
D|--------------------------------------- 
A|--------------------------------------- 
E|--------------------------------------- 
                      Oh! 
 
A5  G5  E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 
Yeahhh! 
 
D5    RIFF 1 
  Ah, come on and get with it 
 
  /b /a /g  /e /g /e /d 
e|----------------------- 
B|----------------------- 
G|-4--2--0------0-------- 
D|-----------2-----2--0-- 
A|----------------------- 
E|----------------------- 
 
 
Chorus: 8/8v 
              E5          G5         A5   A5 B5 A5 
'Cause ev-ery worm that's under your shoe 
N.C.      E5       G5         A5 A5  A5  A5 A5 A5 
And every bird and bee in the jungle too 
         E5           G5    A5   A5 A5 A5 
And everything in the ocean blue 
N.C.      B5               D5            B5 (feedback) 
They just happen to know exactly what to do 
N.C.              A5 
So why don't you? 
 
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 
 
 
Played 3x: Increasing Whammy distortion (8~) and feedback 
E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ E5^ 

	        

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