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Lafayette Blues Guitar Tablature
band: the White Stripes               
song: Lafayette Blues 
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.                                                                .
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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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