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White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

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Tuning: Standard

The vocal chorus at the intro.

G|-------------14------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9---12----------------------------------------------------|
A|-10------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3--0-3--0-3--0-3--0-|-0-3--0-3--0-3--0-3--030-303--030-303------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

The Trumpet line: now this is HARD to nail: the last bit is played

very quickly, and you dont neseccarily have to pluck the notes:

you can just hammer on from nowhere. its actually easier to use

your thumb for the lower notes.

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5--3---3----3h5--3---3-------5--3---3---3-5p3------------------|
A----------5---5---------5---5----------5---5--------5-3/1-----------|
E-3------------------------------3--------------------------3-1-3----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5--3---3----3-5-3--3-5-------5--3---3---3-5p3------------------|
A----------5---5--------5---------------5---5--------5-4-3-----------|
E-3------------------------------3-------------------------6-5-------|

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