White Summer

(Yardbirds' version)

Music: Traditional

Tab:  Danny Schoknecht

 

Notes on the TAB:  I searched forever to find a Yardbirds version of this TAB, but all I could find were Led Zeppelin versions, so I hope that I'm helping some people out. I tabbed this out without the help of another tab or book...Jimmy is using finger picks (including thumb), plus he is playing an acoustic guitar with an unwound G string, that is why it sounds so twangy. The tuning is: D A D G A D (low to high)  Good luck!

 

 

      h - hammer on

      p - pull off

      b - bend string up

      p - pull off

      / - slide up

      \ - slide down

    <12>- natural harmonic

       v- vibrato

 

Intro:

d-------------0------------------------------------------------------

a-------------0------------------------------------------------------

g---------0---2h4p2-0-2h4(repeated)--2p0-----------------------------

d---0h2h4---------------------------------4p0-------2-------4----2--0

a----------------------------------------------0-/3---3-3/5---5--3--2

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

 

d----0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---------------------------0

a----0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---------------------------0

g--2-2-2-2-4-4-5b7-5b7-4-2-2h4(repeated)--4p2p0---0h2--2(down stroke)

d--0--------------------------------------------4------0

a--0---------------------------------------------------0

D------------------------------------------------------0

 

d---0---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0------------------------

a---0---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0------------------------

g---2b4-2-0---0h2---2--2-2-2-4-4-5b7-5b7-4-2-2h4(repeated)-4p2p0---0h2

d-----------4-------0--------------------------------------------4----

a-------------------0-------------------------------------------------

D-------------------0-------------------------------------------------

 

d-------------0------------------------------------------0-

a-------------0------------------------------------------0-

g---------4---4p2p0h2--------0--<12>--------4p2p0---0h2--2-

d---0h2h4--------------0h2h4-----------------------4-----0-

a--------------------------------------------------------0-

D--------------------------------------3h5v--------------0-

 

d------------------------------------   Pause....

a------------------------------------

g---2p0------------------------------

D-------4p0--------2-------4----6----

a------------0--/3---3-3/5---5--7----

D------------------------------------

 

3:05 to go, and the fast part starts:

d---------0-----0------0----0----------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------------

g---------0-----0------0----2----------------------------------------------

d---0h2h4---4p0----4p0----4----4p0--------2--------4----------------2-2h4-4

a-----------------------------------0--/3---3--3/5---5---3-2-0-------------

D-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------

 

Drums enter here:

d---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-

a---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-

g---2-2-2-4-4-7-7-5-2-4-4-4-4-4p2p0-2-2-2-2-2--4p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-

d--------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------

 

d----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------

g---------0--<12>------4p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-4p2p0-------------------

d---0h2h4-----------------------------------------2--------4---

a--------------------------------------------0-/3---3--3/5---5-

D-----------------3h5v-----------------------------------------

 

d--------------------------------------  The horn enters here,

a--------------------------------------  and the fast part starts

g--------------------------------------  over,basically repeating 

d-----------2-2h4-4-------------2-2h4-4  itself. There are a few

a---3-2-0------------3-2-0-------------  variations but it isn't

D---------0------------------0---------  worth typing out the rest

                                         of the song show them

 

Ending:

d---------0-----------------0------------------------------------

a---------------------------0------------------------------------

g---------0----4p2p0----0h2-2--2p0---------------------------7--2

d---0h2h4-------------4-----0-----4p0-------2--------4----6--7--0

a---------------------------0----------0-/3---3--3/5---5--7-----0

D---------------------------0------------------------------------

 

d---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0------------------------------0----------

a---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0------------------------------0--------3-

g---2-2-2-4-4-5b7-5b7-4-2h4--4p2p0------0-2---4p2p0h2--2--0h2h4---

d-----------------------------------4------------------0----------

a------------------------------------------------------0----------

D------------------------------------------------------0----------

 

d------------0---0-0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0---------------------------

a------------0---0-0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0---------------------------

g---4p2p0h2--2---2-2-2-4-4--5b7-5b7-4-2-2h4(repeated)-4p2p0----0h2--

d------------0-----------------------------------------------4------

a------------0------------------------------------------------------

D------------0------------------------------------------------------

 

d-----------0----------------------------------0-----------

a-----------0----------------------------------0-----------

g---4p2p0h2-2--------0--<12>------4p2p0---0h2--2--2p0------

d-----------0--0h2h4--------------------4------0------4p0--

a-----------0----------------------------------0-----------

D-----------0-----------------3h5v-------------0-----------

 

d-------------------------   "Alright?"

a-------------------------   "Think so, have a listen"

g----------------------7---2

d------2--------4---6--7---0   

a---/3---3--3/5---5-7------0

D----------------------

 

Special thanks to Jimmy Page, without him, this TAB never would have happened.  Any corrections are welcome:  Danny Schoknecht:Iamawesome456@aol.com

 




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