Blue Orchid Chords & Tabs
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| Blue Orchid |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Get Behind Me Satan |
| Tabbed by Ethan Love |
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Tuned slightly sharp.
| Tab Definitions:
| G: 3xxxxx
| F: 1xxxxx
| Bb: x1xxxx
| C: x3xxxx
| D: x5xxxx
| F*: xx3xxx
| G*: xx5xxx
| G5: 35xxxx
| F5: 13xxxx
| Bb5: x13xxx
| C5: x35xxx
| D5: x57xxx
| F5*: xx35xx
| G5*: xx57xx
| p: Pull off of note
| b: Bend note
| r: Release bent note
| /: Slide to note
| ~: Vibrato
| (): Ghost note
|8/8v: Harmonic doubling with lower octave (Whammy pedal)
| 8~: Unspecific octave shifting (Whammy pedal)
Two guitars play in semi-unison, both of them digitally combined with their lower octave.
I have simplified them into one guitar part.
Without a digital octave manipulator like the Whammy pedal, it is your best bet to play full 5th chords.
INTRO:
With Whammy:
G F G Bb F G F G Bb C D F* G* G F G Bb F F G Bb G F G Bb C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------3---5------------------------------------------------
A|------------1--------------------1---3---5-----------------------1-----------1--------------1---3-
E|-3----1--3------1-----3----1--3----------------------3(/)--1--3------1---1h3----3----1--3---------
D F* D F G*
e|----------------
B|----------------
G|----------------
D|-----3-----3-5--
A|-5-------5------
E|----------------
Without Whammy:
G5 F5 G5 Bb5 F5 G5 F5 G5 Bb5 C5 D5 F5* G5* G5 F5 G5 Bb5 F5 F5 G5 Bb5 C5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------5---7------------------------------------------------
D|------------3--------------------3---5---7---3---5----------------3-----------3-------------3---5-
A|-5----3--5--1---3-----5----3--5--1---3---5-----------5(/)---3--5--1---3---3-5-1-5----3--5---1---3-
E|-3----1--3------1-----3----1--3----------------------3(/)---1--3------1---1-3---3----1--3---------
(F5-G5-Bb5-G5)
D5 F5*
e|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-----5------5-7--
D|-7---3----7-3-5--
A|-5--------5------
E|-----------------
(D5-F5*-G5*)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/white_stripes/blue_orchid_tab_ver_9.html ]
VERSE 1:
G F G Bb F
You got a re - ac - tion
G F G Bb C D F* G*
You got a re - ac - tion, did-n't you?
G F G Bb F F G Bb
You took a white or - chid
G F G Bb C D F* G*
You took a white or - chid, and turned it blue
VERSE 2:
Somethin' better than nothin'
Somethin' better than nothin' is givin' up
We all need to do somethin'
Try (to) keep the truth from showin' up
G
CHORUS:
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-b7-r5-3-----------b7r5-3-----b7--r5--3-------------------
D|------------3-------------5---------------3---3----3-3-5--
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Ho-w dare you? How old are you now, any-way?
(8~)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-b7-r5-3-----------b7r5-3-----b7--r5--3-------------------
D|------------3-------------5---------------3---3----3-3-5--
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Ho-w dare you? How old are you now, any-way?
(8~) (8~)
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-b7r5-3---------b7r5-3-----b7r5-3------------------
D|--------3--------------5-----------3--3--3--3-3-5--
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
(8~)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-b7-r5--3----------b7r5-3-----b7--r5---3------------------
D|------------3-------------5---------------3---3----3-3-5--
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Ho-w dare you? How old are you now, any-way?
INTRO
(Right Channel, beginning of INTRO)
(8~)
e|-(3-3--3-3)--
B|-------------
G|-------------
D|-------------
A|-------------
E|-------------
VERSE 3:
You were given a flower
But I guess there was just no pleasin' you
Your lip tastes sour
But you think that it's just me teasin' you
VERSE 1
CHORUS:
Get behind me
Get behind me now, anyway
Get behind me
Get behind me now, anyway
Note: Although Jack White plays the second chorus the following way live, one could also push the
Whammy pedal forward to the high octave doubling setting, and play the riff from the first chorus.
e|-b10r8-6------b10r8-6------b10r8-6------------------
B|---------6------------8~-----------6--6--6--6-6-8~--
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------
e|-b10-r8-6---------b10r8-6------b10-r8-6-------------------
B|-------------6------------8~---------------6--6----6-6----
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------3--
Get be-hind me Get be-hind me now, any-way
INTRO
Hoo!
Hoo!
VERSE 1
