Song: 'I thing I smell a rat' Artist: The White Stripes Cd: 'White Blood Cells' (2001) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Am G Am Am G Em E |5-7-8-7-5---5-|5-5-5--3--5--|5-7-8-7-5---5-|5-5-5--3--0--| A |5---------8---|5-5-5--3--5--|----------8---|5-5-5--3--0--| D |5-------------|5-5-5--4--5--|--------------|5-5-5--4--0--| G |--------------|7-7-7--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--2--| B |--------------|7-7-7--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--2--| E |--------------|5-5-5--3--5--|--------------|5-5-5--3--0--| d u d d d d u d d d (distortion) (1)
Em G Am Am G Am E |--------------|0-0-0--3--5--|5-7-8-7-5---5-|5-5-5--3--5--| A |5-6-8-6-5---5-|0-0-0--3--5--|----------8---|5-5-5--3--5--| D |----------7---|0-0-0--4--5--|--------------|5-5-5--4--5--| G |--------------|2-2-2--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--7--| B |--------------|2-2-2--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--7--| E |--------------|0-0-0--3--5--|--------------|5-5-5--3--5--| d u d d d d u d d d (clean) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Em E |----------0--| A |----------0--| D |----------0--| G |----------2--| B |----------2--| E |----------0--| d (clean) "Ohw I think I smell a rat..." (2) Am Am E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| A |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| D |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| x3 G |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--| B |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--| E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| d d u d d u d (distortion) "Ohw I think I smell a rat!" ---------------------------------------------------------------- (all distortion) Em5 E |-------------| A |-------------| D |-------------| G |----------2--| B |----------2--| E |----------0--| d "All you kids seem to know where it's at..." (3) Am Am E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| A |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| D |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| x3 G |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--| B |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--| E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--| d d u d d u d "Ohw I think I smell a rat!" ---------------------------------------------------------------- (all distortion) Em5 E |-------------| A |-------------| D |-------------| G |----------2--| B |----------2--| E |----------0--| d "... carrying my base-ball bat..." (4) Am Am Am E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--|5-5--5--5-5--5-5| A |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--|5-5--5--5-5--5-5| D |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--|5-5--5--5-5--5-5| G |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--|7-7--7--7-7--7-7| B |-----------7-| |7-7--7--7-7--7--|7-7--7--7-7--7-5| E |-----------5-| |5-5--5--5-5--5--|5-5--5--5-5--5-5| d d u d d u d d u d d u d d "Ohw I think I smell a rat!" ---------------------------------------------------------------- repeat part (1), then (2), then (3) and then (4) so everything actually... :-) then you repeat part (1), but not entirely. Do it like this: ^ Am G Am Am G Em E |5-7-8-7-5---5-|5-5-5--3--5--|5-7-8-7-5---5-|5-5-5--3--0--| A |5---------8---|5-5-5--3--5--|----------8---|5-5-5--3--0--| D |5-------------|5-5-5--4--5--|--------------|5-5-5--4--0--| G |--------------|7-7-7--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--2--| B |--------------|7-7-7--5--7--|--------------|7-7-7--5--2--| E |--------------|5-5-5--3--5--|--------------|5-5-5--3--0--| d u d d d d u d d d (distortion) (5) Em G Am E |--------------|0-0-0--3--5--| A |5-6-8-6-5---5-|0-0-0--3--5--| D |----------7---|0-0-0--4--5--| G |--------------|2-2-2--5--7--| B |--------------|2-2-2--5--7--| E |--------------|0-0-0--3--5--| d u d d d (clean) And here you need to slow down a little while you're playing. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ^ = Play these notes up to down in a slight move so you can here every note of them. You can here it very good at the beginning of the song. d = Hit the snares down u = Hit the snares up ----------------------------------------------------------------