band: the White Stripes
song: The Hardest Button To Button
album: Elephant (2003 Third Man Records)
written by: Jack White
tabbed by: Jose Calderon
Standard Tuning (E A D G B e)
~=let ring
()= notes in here are to be slid to, not played.
Note: This is generally how to play the song w/o
a bass or another guitar. Just one guitar.
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Song starts...:
Pre-“bass” Intro: using an octave divider.
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
Intro:x2
e--------------------| --------------------|
B--------------------| --------------------|
G-------------5------|(x3) ----4--------7------|
D----7----------5----| ------4--------7----|
A------7----3-----3--| --2-----2--5-----5--|
E--5-----5-----------| --------------------|
Verse:
pt.1
e--------------------| --------------------|
B--------------------| --------------------|
G-------------5------|(x3) ----4--------7------|
D----7----------5----| ------4--------7----|
A------7----3-----3--| --2-----2--5-----5--|
E--5-----5-----------| --------------------|
We started living... ...and it was 1981
pt.2
e--------------------| --------------------|
B--------------------| --------------------|
G-------------5------|(x3) ----4--------3------|
D----7----------5----| ------4--------3----|
A------7----3-----3--| --2-----2--1-----1~-|
E--5-----5-----------| --------------------|
We named him baby... ...little pins in it
Pre-Chorus:
e----------------------| ---------------------|
B----------------------| ---------------------|
G------------5-5--555--|(x3) --4-4--444--3-3--333-|
D--7-7--777--5-5--555--| --4-4--444--3-3--333-|
A--7-7--777--3-3--333--| --2-2--222--1-1--111-|
E--5-5--555------------| ---------------------|
Now were a family... ...else to show you
Chorus:
e----------------------| ---------------------|
B----------------------| ---------------------|
G-----------5-5-5-5----|(x3) --4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3---|
D--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5----| --4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3---|
A--7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3----| --2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1---|
E--5-5-5-5-------------| ---------------------|
Bass intro
Introx1
Verse
pt.2
Pre-chorus
End Chorus (just a little different, but
really easy to figure out:)
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