Song: Black Math
Artist: The White Stripes
Album: Elephant
Tabbed by: John Passalacqua
Contact at: followmearound2003@yahoo.com


Like all White Stripes songs, this song is quite simple and easy to learn.

u = upward pick stroke
d = downward pick stroke
/ = slide

Riff A
               x4            x8 (or x16 occasionally)
e|-----------------|------------|
B|-----------------|------------|
G|-----5--0-----0--|------------|
D|-----5--0--5--0--|------------|
A|-----3--0--5--0--|----7--7----|
E|-----------3-----|----5--5----|
       d  u  d  u       d  u

Riff B

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--2---5---7---10--|
A|--2---5---7---10--|
E|--0---3---5----8--|


Riff C  (sounds like he switches to some kind
         of death metal distortion maybe)
e|---------------|----------|
B|---------------|----------|
G|---------------|------7/--|
D|---7------12/--|--7---7/--|
A|---7------12/--|--7---5/--|
E|---5------10/--|--5-------|

For Riff C, play all downstrokes.
I have shown two ways of doing it.
Either way sounds good to me.
Play whichever is easiest for you.

After Riff C, the song goes back to a slower, bluesy Riff B
then into the solo which is back by Riff A, then the end.