#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: White Wedding Original Album: Billy Idol Words and Music by Billy Idol Copyright © 1981 Chrysalis Records Published by Universal Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: This was transcribed from the re-mastered 2001 version, rather than the edited version. INTRO: Chords: Bm x24432 D xx0232 E 022100 A x02220 Electric guitar: Bm |-2_________________________________-____________________________---| |-3_________________________________-____________________________---| |-4_________________________________-____________________________---| |-4_________________________________-____________________________---| |-2_________________________________-____________________________---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bass guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: Bm |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----------------4---------------|-4-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - descending arpeggio Electric guitar1: E D |-0*_______________---------------|-2*_______________---------------| |-0*_______________---------------|-3*_______________---------------| |-1*_______________---------------|-2*_______________---------------| |-2*_______________---------------|-0*_______________---------------| |-2*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-0*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: Bm |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----------------4---------------|-4-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - ascending arpeggio Electric guitar1: D E |-5*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - play ascending arpeggio Electric guitar1: Bm |-2*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-3*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-4*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-4*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-2*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bass guitar: B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bass guitar: B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Notes: I've shown the bass playing here, but the guitar also plays these bass-notes. Chords: Bm x24432 B5 x24xxx A x02220 A5 x02xxx E 022100 E5 xx24xx Bass guitar: B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Hey, little sis - ter, what have you done? 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 - & - | B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Hey, little sis - ter, who's the only one? 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 - & - | B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Hey, little sis - ter, who's your superman? A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A Hey, little sis - ter, who's the one you want? B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm Hey, little sis - ter, shot - gun! It's a... CHORUS: Chords: Bm x24432 D xx0232 E 022100 A x02220 Electric guitar: A5 E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2____________________________---|---------------------------------| |-2____________________________---|-2____________________________---| |-0____________________________---|-2____________________________---| |---------------------------------|-0____________________________---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A E nice day to start a - gain Electric guitar: B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm It's a... Electric guitar: E5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7____________________________---| |-2____________________________---|-7____________________________---| |-2____________________________---|-5____________________________---| |-0____________________________---|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E D nice day for a white wed-ding Electric guitar: B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm It's a Electric guitar: E5 D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7____________________________---| |-2____________________________---|-7____________________________---| |-2____________________________---|-5____________________________---| |-0____________________________---|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E D nice day to start a - gain Bass guitar: B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Bm x24432 B5 x24xxx A x02220 A5 x02xxx E 022100 E5 xx24xx Bm | A | E | Hey, little sister, who is it you're with? Bm | A | E | Hey, little sister, what's your vice or wish? Bm Hey, little sister, shotgun, oh yeah. A Hey, little sister, who's your superman? Bm Hey, little sister, shotgun. [repeat CHORUS1] INTERLUDE: [play:] [x2] Electric guitar: Bm A |---------2-----------2-------2---|-------------2-------------------| |---------3-----------3-------3---|-------------3---2---2---2---2---| |---------4-----------4-------4---|-------------4---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---2---2---| |-2---------------2-------2-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] Electric guitar: Bm |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----------------4---------------|-4-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - descending arpeggio Electric guitar: E D |-0*_______________---------------|-2*_______________---------------| |-0*_______________---------------|-3*_______________---------------| |-1*_______________---------------|-2*_______________---------------| |-2*_______________---------------|-0*_______________---------------| |-2*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-0*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: Bm |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----------------4---------------|-4-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | * - ascending arpeggio Electric guitar: D E |-5*_______________---------------|---------------------------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |-7*_______________---------------|-9*_______________---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [play:] [x3] Electric guitar: Bm |-2-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------| |-----------------4---------------|-4-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------0---2---4---4---2---0---|---------0---2---4---4---2---0---| |-2---2---------------------------|-2---2---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] Electric guitar2: Bm E |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------3-------| |-----------------4-------2-------|-1-------4-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Electric guitar1: | | B5 E5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-----------------------2__________________________---------------| |---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A Pick it up! Electric guitar1: B5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4____________________________---|-2____________________________---| |-2____________________________---|-0____________________________---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Take me back home, yeah! Electric guitar1: E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9_________________________________-________________---------------| |-7_________________________________-________________---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE3: Notes: Strum chords. Chords: Bm x24432 B5 x24xxx A x02220 A5 x02xxx E 022100 E5 xx24xx Bm | E | D | Hey, little sister, what have you done? Bm | E | D | Hey, little sister, who's the only one? Bm I've been away for so long (so long) A I've been away for so long (so long) Bm I let you go for so long [repeat CHORUS] [play:] [x2] Bass guitar: B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OUTRO: Chords: Bm x24432 D xx0232 or xxx775 E 022100 or xx999x Bm There is nothing fair in this world There is nothing safe in this world And there's nothing sure in this world There is nothing pure in this world There's something left in this world | E | D | | Bm | Start again! D E | Bm | It's a nice day for a white wedding | Bm | E D | Bm | It's a nice day to start again [repeat to fade]