Artist: Billy Idol Song: White Wedding - Unplugged Live Version Album: VH-1 storytellers Year: 2002 Transcribed by Dietmar Weber, 2006-03-23 This transcription deals with the unplugged version of the song as presented by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens on the VH-1 Storytellers session! Steve Stevens on guitar plays the intro and the solo part by using the plektrum for the bass line and the ring and the little finger to pick the melody.
SYMBOLS: h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~) t - tap (with strumming hand) x - muted, struck string ^ - accentuation USED CHORDS: B5 A5 E D A Bm7 Bm6 E----- E----- E--0-- E--2-- E--5-- E--7-- E--7-- B----- B----- B--0-- B--3-- B--5-- B-10-- B--9-- G----- G----- G--1-- G--2-- G--6-- G--7-- G--7-- D--9-- D--7-- D--2-- D--0-- D--7-- D--7-- D--7-- A--9-- A--7-- A--2-- A----- A--7-- A--9-- A--9-- E--7-- E--5-- E--0-- E----- E--5-- E--7-- E--7-- Tuning: Acoustic guitar (E-A-D-G-B-E) INTRO 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| A--------------------------------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------|-2-----------------------2------| B--------------------------------|-----3---------------3-------3--| G--------------------------------|---------4-------4--------------| D--------------------------------|-------------4------------------| A-------7-9-9-7---------7-9-9-7--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-7-7-10-------10-7-7-10-------10|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-0---------------2-----2-----2--|-2-----------------------2------| B-0---------------3-----3-----3--|-----3---------------3-------3--| G-1---------------2-----2-----2--|---------4-------4--------------| D-2---------------0-x-x-0-x-x-0--|-------------4------------------| A-2------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E/5-----5--------/5-----5--------|--------------------------------| B-------7---7----/6-----6---6----|--------------------------------| G-----------7---------------5----|--------------------------------| D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|-9-----------------9-9-9-9---9-9| A--------------------------------|-9-----------------9-9-9-9---9-9| E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-7-7| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9--| A-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9--| E-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Use the about same accentuation as before for the next frames: B5 A5 E Hey little sister ... B5 A5 E Hey little sister ... B5 Hey little sister ... A5 Hey little sister ... B5 Hey little sister ... A E B5 It's a nice day to ... E D B5 It's a nice day for ... E It's a nice day to ... SECOND VERS 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7| D-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7| A--------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0------------| E-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7--------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Hey little sister ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B--------------------------------|-----7-----7-----7---7---------7| G-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---6-6-6-7| D-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7|-----7-----7-----7---7---7-7-7-7| A--------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0------------| E-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7--------|--------------------------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Hey little sister ... (Play along as before) I've been away .. I let you go ... Hey little sister ... A E B5 Oh, it's a nice day ... E D B5 Nice day for a ... E B5 Nice day to ... SOLO 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------|-2-----------------------2------| B--------------------------------|-----3---------------3-------3--| G--------------------------------|---------4-------4--------------| D-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9--------------|-------------4------------------| A-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-------0---0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-0-1-2---2----|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-0---------------2-----2-----2--|-2-----------------------2------| B-0---------------3-----3-----3--|-----3---------------3-------3--| G-1---------------2-----2-----2--|---------4-------4--------------| D-2---------------0-x-x-0-x-x-0--|-------------4------------------| A-2------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E/5---------5----/5-----5--------|-2-----------------------2------| B-------7---7----/6-----6---6----|-----3---------------3-------3--| G---------------------------5----|---------4-------4--------------| D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|-------------4------------------| A--------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------| B-----3---------------3-------3--|-----3---------------3-------0--| G---------4-------4--------------|---------4-------4--------------| D-------------4------------------|-------------4------------------| A--------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-2-----------------------0------|--------------------------------| B-----3---0-----------0-------3--|/2------------------------------| G-------------2---1--------------|-----2-------4-4----------------| D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|---------4----------------------| A--------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------------------------| B5 A E B5 (Pick it up) I say take ... B5 There ain't nothin' ... FILL-IN 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G------v7--------------v7--------| D--v7------v7------v6------v6----| A--------------------------------| E-7-------------7-7--------------| B5 And there's nothin' ... FILL-IN B5 There ain't nothin' ... B5 There ain't nothin' ... B5 E I look for something ... D B5 Start again D E Bm7 Bm6 It's a nice day for ... E D Bm7 Bm6 It's a nice day to ... E D B5 White wedding ...