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. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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:)