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From: James Osgood
White Russian – Lyrics and Music by Marillion
Transcribed by James Osgood [email protected]
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————1312——————|
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 [email protected].
