The White Stripes - Black Math guitar tab

Song: Black Math

Artist: The White Stripes

Album: Elephant

Tabbed by: John Passalacqua

Contact at: followmearound2003@yahoo.com

Like all White Stripes songs, this song is quite simple and easy to learn.

u = upward pick stroke

d = downward pick stroke

/ = slide

Riff A

x4 x8 (or x16 occasionally)

e|-----------------|------------|

B|-----------------|------------|

G|-----5--0-----0--|------------|

D|-----5--0--5--0--|------------|

A|-----3--0--5--0--|----7--7----|

E|-----------3-----|----5--5----|

d u d u d u

Riff B

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|--2---5---7---10--|

A|--2---5---7---10--|

E|--0---3---5----8--|

Riff C (sounds like he switches to some kind

of death metal distortion maybe)

e|---------------|----------|

B|---------------|----------|

G|---------------|------7/--|

D|---7------12/--|--7---7/--|

A|---7------12/--|--7---5/--|

E|---5------10/--|--5-------|

For Riff C, play all downstrokes.

I have shown two ways of doing it.

Either way sounds good to me.

Play whichever is easiest for you.

After Riff C, the song goes back to a slower, bluesy Riff B

then into the solo which is back by Riff A, then the end.