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From: James Osgood <jco100@tower.york.ac.uk>
White Russian - Lyrics and Music by Marillion
Transcribed by James Osgood jco100@tower.york.ac.uk
The song is played with a capo at the third fret. It is in 3/4 (waltz
time)
Legend
10b12 means bend from the tenth fret to the twelfth.
(10)b12 means pre-bend
20r18 means release bend
~ indicates vibrato.
/ means slide
\/ means dip one semitone with whammy bar.
p indicates pull off, and
h indicates hammer on.
After the initial synth chords, SR plays a few swelled in notes i.e.
fade in with a volume pedal or with the guitars volume control.
Where do we go from here Where do we go
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----(11)b13~------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------(10)b12~-----------------------
D------------------------------------------------12~----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
go from here Where do we go from here
e-------------------10b11~------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------(11)b13--
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Where do we go from here
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------18b20r18p16---18---(18)b20~---------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
\/ \/ \/ vib. with bar
e---------------------------------11~~---| B-------13-------13-------13------11~~---| G-------12-------12-------12-------------| Repeat D-------10-------10-------10-------------| A----3--------3--------3-------3---------| E----------------------------------------|
Then we get the main riff, in 3/4. This part is written
in time. The first two notes are quavers and the second two
crotchets.
They boarded up the synagogues, Uzis on a street corner
e------3---3---|------3---3---|--------------|-------------| B------4---4---|------4---4---|------6-------|----6--------| G------5---5---|------5---5---|-----------8--|-------8-----| D----5---------|----6---------|----7---------|--6----------| A--3-----------|--3-----------|--3-----------|-------------| E--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Same until we get to the change, which is just arpeggios of Gm and EbM7
e--------3-----|--------3------| B----------3---|----------3----| G------------3-|------3-----3--| D------5-------|----4----------| A----5---------|--5------------| E--3-----------|---------------|
The next different bit is at the point.
The more I see the more I hear the more I find fewer answers..
which has this little bit twice. Check the CD for the timing.
e--16-------15------| B------18-------16--| G-------------------| D-------------------| A-------------------| E-------------------|
After this bit we get some weird arpeggios. The first is Db with a
Bb bass, but the second - I'm not sure if this is right as the guitar
part is buried.
To calm down....
e--------4------|--------4------|--------3------|----------3--| B----------6----|----------6----|----------4----|----------4--| G------6-----6--|------6-----6--|------3-----3--|----------3--| D----3----------|----3----------|----3----------|------3------| A---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| E--6------------|--6------------|--6------------|--6----------|
Then the solo - this is the first time I've transcribed a fastish
solo, so no flames please if it's not 100% accurate. The | here do
not represent bar lines, merely a tidy way of ending the lines.
Tremelo picking--|
e--------------17-18-17-15-17-18-15----------------------------| B----(18)b20------------------------18--15~--------------------| G-------------------------------------------3--5-(5)b7r5p3-----| D----------------------------------------------------------3h5~| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--3-----------------------------------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------------------------| B--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8p6p3--8/15--13--15/18--| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
\/ A nice fast Gm scale
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B--15----------------------------------------------------15---| G------15--14-----15--14---------------------14--15--17-------| D-------------------------17--15------15--17------------------| A---------------------------------17--------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| e----------15--17--18/20--18--20--(20)b22~~--| B--16--18------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------|
The solo is followed by a fast version of the main riff,
played on distorted guitar. This is again written in time.
e--------3-----|--------3-----|--------------|-------------| B--------4-----|--------4-----|--------6-----|---------9---| G--------5-----|--------5-----|--------8-----|---------8---| D--------5-----|--------6-----|--------7-----|---------6---| A--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---| E--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Gm and EbM7 arpeggios are again played under the 'Where do we go
from here's, this time on distorted guitar.
Underneath the piano arpeggios at
' We buy fresh bagels..' we have
e--3--------------|--6--------------| B--------3--------|--------3--------| G-----8-----------|-----8-----------| D-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-----------------|
Then the outro solo
e--------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------16b18----------------------------------| G--(15)b17~-15--13--15---------(15)b17--15--13--12~-10--12--13-| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
The F is a grace note
e-----------------------------------------| B---------------------------------16------| Repeat this bit. G--10h12--8------8-10--12--13/15------15--| D------------10---------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| e-13-15b16r15--------------------13--15b16r15-----15h16p15----| B-------------14-------------------------------16----------16-| G----------------15-13-12-------------------------------------| D-------------------------15----------------------------------| A-----------------------------17------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| e--15h16h18--(18)b20--(18)b20r18p16--18--15--16--18-(18)b20-----| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| e-(18)b20r18p16--18---------------------------------------------| B--------------------16b18----13--16--13------------------------| G--------------------------15------------13\12------------------| D----------------------------------------------13----13~--------| A-------------------------------------------------15------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------|
There is more, but for now, I've had enough. It carrys on in
a similar vein, all in Fm until the end.
Send flames etc to jco100@tower.york.ac.uk.
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