Chord/Tab song: White Rabbit

The White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane
Tabbed by Mike Bremford

Notation: h - Hammer on / - Slide up
p - Pull off \ - Slide down
() - Quickly sound this note


Intro: G5 (Just Bass) then G#5 (With drums as well)

Solo: Over G5 G#5 G5 G#5

[G5] [G#5]

+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
+-------------------------------9/10---+---------(10)h12-10---------------+
+-----------------------------8--------+--------------------13-12----10\8-+
+-10--------------------10-11----------+----------------------------------+
+-----------------10h11----------------+----------------------------------+

[G5] [G#5]

+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+----9------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+-10-------10-11-----------------10-+-11p10---------------------------------+
+------------------11-10---10-11----+-------11-10-8-10-11-10-8h10p8\6-8-6-4-+

Verse 1 Start.
G5 Bass Tab: (I dont play bass but I think its right.)
[+-----+]
[+-----+] [G5] [G#5]

+-----+ +-0---0-------------0-----0-+-1---1-------------1-----1-+
+-----+ +---------0-0-0-0-----------+---------1-1-1-1-----------+
+-----+ +---------------------------+---------------------------+
+-3---+ +---------------------------+---------------------------+

[G5]One pill makes you larger, and [G#5]one pill makes you small
And the [G5]ones that mother gives you, don't do[G#5] anything at all
Go ask [A#5]Alice,[C5] when shes [D#5]ten feet [A#5]tall.[A#5]

[G5]And if you go chasing rabbits, and you [G#5]know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a [G5]hookah-smoking Caterpiller has[G#5] given you the call
Call [A#5]Alice,[C5] when [D#5]she was just [A#5]small.[A#5]

[F5]When men on the chessboard get up and [A#5]tell you where to go,
And you've [F5]just had some kind of mushroom, and your[A#5] mind is moving(?) '?
Go ask [G5]Alice, I think she'll [G5]know.

When [G5]logic and proportion have [G#5]fallen slightly dead,
And the [G5]White Knight is talking backwards, and the [G#5]Red Queens off her head,
Re[A#5]member[C5] what the [D#5]Doormouse [A#5]said - [F5]Keep your [A#5]head, [F5]Keep your [A#5]head[A#5]


I play all the chords as standard 2 note power chords in the 5th and 6th
string, except for F5, which I play at the 13 position instead of the 1st.
Keep the beat military! And if there are any chords other than 5ths in
here, I can't hear 'em...
PS. I think the solo is in G Phyrigian, played on a Strat, neck pickup with
just a bit of gain.
PPS. Can anyone tell me what she sings just after the mushrooms? And is she
really smoking Caterpillers? Why?


From: eisenboc@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Thomas `E.T.` Eisenbock)
Subject: CRD/TAB : White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)

Here's Dave's version, a bit of overworked. Still some words a missing ( ? ).

Key:
H - Hammer On
P - Pull Off
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
(44) - very slightly played

INTRO

[F#] [G] [F]

----------------------------------------------------------
T--------------------7H8P7--------------------------------
A---------------8/9--------9--7-6---4\2----3--------------
B---4-----4/5/7--------------------------4----------------
------4/5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

[G] [F#]

----------------------------------------------------------
T---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
B--4/5-----------4\5-4------------------------------------
-------5\4(44)/5--------5-4--2-4-5-4---2-4-5--4--2--5-----
------------------------------------------------------2---

The Slides could also be Legatos, but I think only Jefferson knows. ;)


[F#m]One pill makes you larger and [G]one pill makes you small
And the [F#m]ones that mother gives you don't do [G]anything at all
Go ask [A]Alice w[C]hen she's[D] ten [A]feet tall

And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you're gonig to fall.
( ? )
Go ask Alice when she's just small.

When m[E]en on the chessboard get up and [A]tell you where to go..
[E]And you've just have some kind of mushroom and your [A]mind is moving low.

Go ask [F#m]Alice I think she'll know
[F#m]When logic and proportion have [G]fallen ( ?)ly dead.
And the [F#m]white knight is talking backwards and the red [G]queen's off with her head
Re[A]member [C] what the [D]door mouse [A]said
[E]Feed your [A]head
[E]Feed your [A]head

Originally typed by Dave Singer.

From: mjp@jach.hawaii.edu (Magnus Paterson)
Subject: Re: CRD/TAB : White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)

This won't be comprehensive, but it might help...

In article , eisenboc@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Thomas `E.T.` Eisenbock) writes:

[F#m]One pill makes you larger and [G]one pill makes you small
And the [F#m]ones that mother gives you don't do [G]anything at all
Go ask [A]Alice w[C]hen she's[D] ten [A]feet tall

And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you're gonig to fall.
( ? )

Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call(?)

Go ask Alice when she's just small.

When m[E]en on the chessboard get up and [A]tell you where to go..
[E]And you've just have some kind of mushroom and your [A]mind is moving low.

Go ask [F#m]Alice I think she'll know
[F#m]When logic and proportion have [G]fallen ( ?)ly dead.
And the [F#m]white knight is talking backwards and the red [G]queen's off with her head
Re[A]member [C] what the [D]door mouse [A]said
^^^^^^^^
dormouse

[E]Feed your [A]head
[E]Feed your [A]head