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Still of the Night

Whitesnake
Tab
4.5(30)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9b11-9b11r9~~------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-14\------4-----------4-----7b9--7b9r-7~~--x\--|
E|-x-14\----0-2---------0-2--------------------x\--|

* *

Riff 2

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---4-------------4-------2-0-----|
E|-0-2-----------0-2-----------2---|

* * * * *

"In the Still of the Night..."

Riff 2a

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------4-------2---4-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2----------------------2---2-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-0---------|

* * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4--2-----|
D|----------------------------------------4--------4--2-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2-----------------------2--0-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-----------|

* * * * * * *

Riff 2b

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4--------------4---------2-0---|
E|-2------------0-2-------------2-|

* * * *

"In the Shadow of the Night..."

Riff 2a

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------4-------2---4-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2----------------------2---2-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-0---------|

* * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4--2-----|
D|----------------------------------------4--------4--2-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2-----------------------2--0-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-----------|

* * * * * * *

[Riff 3] X2

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9--7~-|
D|--------------------------------------------9--7~-|
A|-------7-----------7------------7-----------------|
E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 4

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------2------------|
A|-0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--2p0-------|
E|------0-3-0--------0-3-0-------0-3-0--------3-0---|

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Now I just wanna..."

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4--4--------4--------2-------------|
A|-2--2----0---2--14\---0--5--3------|
E|-------2---2----14\------3--1------|

* * *

"An' I just wanna make..."

Riff 3 X2 "In the Still of the Night..."

Riff 2a

Riff 2b "In the heat of the day..."

Riff 3 X2

Riff 5

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7-7------5-5-----5-5---------------------|
G|-7--7------7-7------5-5-----5-5------5-----5h7--5---|
D|-7--7------7-7------5-5-----5-5------5-----5h7--5---|
A|-5--5--7h9------5h7-----5h7------0-0---0-0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

* * * *

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-x\---3--------------2---Dive----|
E|-x\---1--------------0-----------|

"In the Still of the Night..."

Now there's the quiet part

[Riff 6] X2

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-----2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4--------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-|
A|-3-3----------------3-3-------------5-5-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Second time there's another guitar that plays this

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-2-2-4-4-2-2-----0-0-2-2-4-4-2-2--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-4-4-2-2--------2-2-4-4-2-2-----2-2-4-4-2-2-|
D|-2-2----------------2-2-------------4-4-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6a] X2

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------4-4------------------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-----5-5-4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-7--------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----5-5-4-4-5-5--|
A|-5-5-------------3-3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-|
A|-3-3-------------5-5-------------|
E|---------------------------------|

[Riff 7] X4

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----7------12------7------5------7----|
D|-9----7------12------7------5------7----|
A|-7--0-5--0-0-10--0-0-5--0-0-3--0-0-5--0-|
E|----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

1st and 3th ending:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--7----7-------7----5----|
D|--9----7-------7----7----|
A|-10--0-9---0-0-7--0-8--0-|
E|-------------------------|

* * * * *

2nd and 4th ending:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--7----7-------7----4----|
D|--9----7-------7----6----|
A|-10--0-9---0-0-7--0-7--0-|
E|-------------------------|

* * * * *

Riff 2a

[Riff 2b] "In the Still of the Night..."

[Riff 3] X2

[Riff 4] "Now I just wanna..."

[Riff 8] X2

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5---------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5---------------|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4--2---------|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7----2--0---5---3-|
E|------------------------------3---1-|

* *

"In the Still of the Night..."

Riff 8a

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5-------------------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5-----|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5-----|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7-------0-0---0-0--------3--|
E|-------------------------------------------1--|

* * * * * *

"In the Still of the Night..."

Riff 8b

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5----------------------------|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5----------------------------|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7-------0-0---0-0--------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * *

"Still of the Night..."

[Riff 9](fade out)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----7-------12---------7-------5------5-----------------------------------|
D|-9-----7-------12---------7-------5--5---5---5--2----------------------------|
A|-7-----5---0-0-10-----0-0-5---0-0-3--2---3---2--0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * *

"Still of the Night..."

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| * Palm mute

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