Author/Artist: White Stripes Title: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Transcribed by: Jimmy Cafarella Email: jcafarella@hotmail.com intro with slight distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--3- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-7--7-7---5--5-5---4-4---3-3---7--7-5-5--7--7-7---5--5-5---4-4---3-3---7---- -|-5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--5-3-3--5--5-5-0-3--3-3-0-2-2-0-1-1-0-5--3- mostly clean tone with a wee hint of distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----3p2-----------------------------------2-------------------------------- -|---------2-----------0-------0-------0-------2------------------------------ -|---2---------------0-------2-------4-----2-----2---------------------------- -|-0-------------0h2-------3-----3/5-----0------------------------------------ -|-----------0h3---------0---------------------------------------------------- play that clean stuff until he starts singing then do something like this (based off these chords A G C D A A G C D A F G A- the guitar behind the verse has a really loose feel and kinda changes each time) -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------------5--7---------------------------5--7---------------------- -|-7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-3--5--7-7----7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-3--5--7-7--3--5--7-------- -|-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-------5-5-3b-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-------5-5--1--3--5---3---- CHORUS with heavy distortion -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------5-5--7-7---------------------5-5--7-7-------------------------- -|-7--7--5--5--3-3--5-5--7------7--7--5--5--3-3--5-5--7----------------------- -|-5--5--3--3------------5--3b--5--5--3--3------------5--3b------------------- into second verse, again the feel sorta changes, so listen to the song -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------5--7-------------------------------- -|-7--------------------------7--7--5-5-5-3--5--7-7--3--5--7------------------ -|-5-----3-----2---1---5--3b--5--5--3-3-3-------5-5--1--3--5--3b-------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------5---7----------------------5---7------------------------------- -|-7-----5-----3---5---7------7-----5-----3---5---7---3--5--7----------------- -|-5-----3-------------5--3b--5-----3-------------5---1--3--5----------------- PLAY CHORUS AGAIN then... BREAK with heavy distortion and reverb -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- -|7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- -|5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5------ -|---------------5-5-5-5-3b-5-5-5-5------------------0-1-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-3b--- then play verse again until end(he kinda mixes the clean tone intro stuff into verse so listen closely) email me with any complaints suggestions or questions! this is my first tab ever which I was driven to do after getting fed up with all the inaccurate tabs I am seeing on the internet! jcafarella@hotmail.com March 27,2003