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On and On and On- Jack White
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Tabbed by: JBTheLefty
Email: jsb111093@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Key: A Major
This song is a little tougher to tab out, as other instruments take up a good bit of the
song. I’ve done what I can to put in guitar parts as well.
Intro: After Second Time
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|--------Go---------|
G|--------------6~~-7-9-7-6~~----------------|--------To---------|
D|----7~~-9-7-9---------------9-7-5-7--------|-----Synth---------|
A|--7---------------------------------7~~----|------Solo---------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Synth Solo:
E|-------9-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-----------------------8~~---8h10~~~--------------------|
G|----9------------5-7-9~~--7h9-----9----------------------------|
D|---7-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(After the Synth Solo, copies bass)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-5----7-7-7-5----7-7-7-5----7-7-7-5-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-3----5-5-5-3---5-5-5-3----5-5-5-3------------------------|
Verse: (This is repeated in each verse, mirrors the piano part)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6~~-7~-9-7-6~~----------------------------------|
D|--7-5-7-9~-7-9----------------9~-7-5-7-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7~~---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/jack-white/318219.html ]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6~~-7~-9-7-6~~----------------------------------|
D|--7-5-7-9~-7-9----------------9~-7-5-7~~-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus :
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------2---------------------------------|
G|----0—0-0--------0-0-0-------2---------------------------------|
D|---2-0--0-------2-0--0-------2---------------------------------|
A|--3-2---2------3-2---2-------0---------------------------------|
E|--------3---3--------3----3------------------------------------|
C C/B G C C/B G A
Bridge : (Use a chorus/flanger effect)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-----------4-5-6-7------------------------|
A|-------4-5-6-7~~--7---7-5-7~~-5--------------------------------|
E|--5--5----------------------------------5----------------------|
Outro: End Only
E|------------------------------|----0---|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------|----2---|-----------------------|
G|----2-2-22-0-----2-2-22-0-----|----2---|-----------------------|
D|--2------------2--------------|----2---|-----------------------|
A|------------------------------|----0---|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|
Throughout the song, an electric guitar with a chorus/flange effect does something like
this repetitively:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-7-7-77-5---5-7-7-77-5-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Order:
Intro (x2)
Synth Solo (x1)
Bass Intro (x1)
Verse (x2)
Chorus (x2)
Verse (x1)
Chorus (x2)
Bridge (x4)
Bass Intro (x3)
Verse (x1)
Chorus (x2)
Outro (x5)
Tablature Notation
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (or ~)
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy muting
