I’m Slowly Turning Into You
By The White Stripes
Icky Thump, 2007
Tabbed by Thomas Buhler
If you find any mistakes, or have any questions about this tab, email me at:
t.buhler.007@gmail.com
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Chords:
G – 320003
F - 133211
N.C. – No Chord Played
h - Hammer on
p - Pull Off
/ - Slide to/from note
This song has uses a lot of dotted notes for a more rag-y feel to it, which can’t be
in this tab. I tabbed this the best I could, but dotted rhythms are hard to tab for
If you’ve listened to the song (I’m sure you have), be sure to abide by this rhythm.
INTRO:
G (ring) F F N.C. x4
(repeat pattern)
The last 2 times I play this chord progression (and the rest of the song), I play G
in order to emphasize percussion, but I left the extra G out so you can play the song how it
played on the organ.
VERSE 1:
G F F N.C.
I’m slowly turning into you
G
But you don’t know this
F F N.C.
To be true
G
You say I’m lying and I never really
F F N.C.
Tell you the truth
G F F N.C.
But your face is getting older
G F F N.C. G F F N.C.
So put your head on my shoulder.
G F F N.C. G F F N.C.
Yeah put your head on my shoulder.
VERSE 2:
G F F N.C.
Yesterday it hit me that I do
G
All the little things
F F N.C.
That you do
G
Except those same little things
F
That you do
F N.C.
Are annoying.
G F F N.C.
They’re annoying as hell in fact
G F F N.C.
It kind of struck a little bell in fact
G F F N.C.
I like to keep my little shell intact.
BRIDGE:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-----------5---3---------5-3---1-------1-0-----|
E|-3---------1-3-------------3-------------------------------------| x4
5th time: And I’m slowly turning in - to you x2
G F F N.C. x2
VERSE 3:
G F F N.C.
Then something else came to mind
G
And that was the mirror
F F N.C.
It made everything clearer
G F F N.C.
That you’re more beautiful
G
Compelling and stronger
F F N.C.
It didn’t take much longer
G F F N.C.
Just for me to realize
G
I love all the little things
F F N.C.
And the beauty that they’re gonna bring
G F F N.C.
I dig your little laugh
G
And I’m loving your quick wit
F F N.C.
I even love it when you’re faking it!
G F F N.C.
And this might sound a little strange
G
For me to say to you
But
F F N.C.
I’m proud to be you.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/white-stripes/92055.html ]
G F F N.C. x4 (keep playing through guitar solo)
SOLO:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-------------------------1-3-3--5-1----|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1/3-1/3---------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-------------------------1-3-3--5-1----|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1/3-1/3---------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5---------------------------------------|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1-1-1--1-----2-3------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------2-2-0-----------|
D|---------------------------3-------3-------3---------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-----3h5-----3h5-----------------------|
E|----------1/3-1/3------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-5-3-2-3p2---0-----------------7-5-3-2-3p2-0---------|
D|---------------------------0-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-5-3-2-3p2---0-----------------------2-2-0-----------|
D|---------------------------0-------3-------3---------------------|
A|-------------------------------3h5-----3h5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-----------5---3---------5-3---1-------1-0-----|
E|-3---------1-3-------------3-------------------------------------| x4
5th time: And I’m slowly turning in - to you (repeat till fade out)
