The White Stripes - Hello Operator guitar tab

The White Stripes - Hello Operator

Tab by Matt Frear matt@smashing-pumpkins.com

Lyrics courtesy of: http://www.geocities.com/the_whitestripes

Capo First Fret (or just play it in F instead of E)

(All Chords are 5ths)

INTRO

E (fig 2) A (fig 1) E (1) A (1) E (1)

Fig 1:

The little bits between chords are variations on this

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

B|-3b(5)b3p1-------|

G|-----------2-----|

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

Fig 2:

Extended version of Fig 1

e|-0-----0---0---0----0-0-0-----0---0----------|

B|--3b(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-------(5)--(5)-(5)-1-3---|

G|-------------------------------------------2-|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

VERSE

A

Hello operator

E

can you give me number nine?

A (fig 1)

can I see you later?

E

will you give me back my dime?

A (fig 1)

turn the oscillator

E

twist it with a dollar bill

A

mail man bring the paper

E

leave it on my window sill

A

DRUM SOLO (no chords)

INTERLUDE (no lyrics)

C G A

C G D

C G A

G F# E

C G A

C G D

C G A

D D# E

REPEAT INTRO with fills

find a canary

a bird to bring my message home

carry my obituary

my coffin doesn't have a phone

how you gonna get the money?

send papers to an empty home?

how you gonna get the money?

nobody to answer the phone

REPEAT DRUM SOLO, INTERLUDE and INTRO