I Fought Piranhas The White Stripes
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| I Fought Piranhas |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
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Open E Tuning
[E] [B] [E] [G#] [B] [E]
OR
Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
Like in Suzy Lee, Jack plays rhythm guitar behind Johnny Walker, who plays slide. Jack
is playing in Standard tuning. During breaks I combined both guitars into one part for
simplicity, so pay attention to the tuning changes.
INTRO:
SLIDE RIFF (Johnny):
E|--------12-12/------3-0------| B|--10/12----12----------------| G#|--10/12----------------------| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| E|---------------3-2------3-2--|
Over SLIDE RIFF (Jack):
E|---------(3)-5/7-0--| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-0-3b--0------------|
VERSE 1: (SLIDE RIFF, with 0-3b--0 from Jack's guitar)
Well, I hold the rope
And I hold the sail
And I kept my papers
To keep from land' in jail
And I fought piranhas
And I fought the cold
There was no one with me
I was all alone[G5], yeah[F#5]
BREAK 1:
[E5]
E|-----------------12----------12-12/---------3/---------------12-12-------12-12/----------------| B|--------10-10/12----10-10/12----12---------(3)---------10/12-------10/12----12-----------------| G#|--------10-10/12----10-10/12---------------------------10/12-------10/12-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0---------| B|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0---------| E|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0--3-2-0--|
Yeah!
SOLO 1: Johnny plays P.M. E5 chords under Jack
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----3-0-----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------8-10-10b11b10----3-0----------3------3--------3------------| G|-/12-12~-14b-14b15b14-12-14-12b13b12-------13~--/9----------------------------3/4----3/4---4--3h4---4p2p0-2-0--| D|-------------------------------------14-14---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
Well, it's Easter morning now
And there's no one around
So I unroll the sermon
And walk into the town
There was no one with me
I was all alone
And I fought piranhas
And I fought the cold, yeah
BREAK 2: Jack
[E5]
E|--------0-0---0-------------------------0---0---3b-0---0-3-0-3p0-0-------------------3-5b-5-3-5-5-5b---------| B|------------3-----3-3---------------------3---0------3---------------------------3/5-------------------------| G|----------------4-----4p2p0-2b3------------------------------------3b---------4b-----------------------------| D|-2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------2-2-2--------------------------2-2-2--| A|-2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------2-2-2--------------------------2-2-2--| E|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0---------------------------------0-0-0--------------------------0-0-0--|
SOLO 2: Jack plays a decending 3-2-0 on the low E string while Johnny solos with a slide
E|----------12-------12-------------10/--------12-12----------12--0-------12-12-------12-----------0--| B|-10-10/12------------------------------10/12-------10-10/12-----0-10/12-------10/12--------------0--| G#|-10-10/12----10/12----10-10/12---------10/12-------10-10/12-----0-10/12-------10/12----10/12-----0--| E|-------------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------12-----| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3:
Well, you know what it's like
I don't gotta tell ya
Who puts up a fight
Walkin' out of hell, now
When you fought piranhas
And you fought the cold
An' there's nobody with you
Yes, you're all alone, yeah
BREAK 3: E5 with acending slide, hitting the high B and E strings alternately
[E5]
E|-------0/-------------------12-12-12--| B|-------0/-----------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---| B|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---| E|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---| E|---------------12--12--------------| B|----------------------12-----------| G#|-------------------------10/12-----| E|---------10/12-----------------12--| B|-----------------------------------| E|-3-2-0-----------------------------|
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