The White Stripes - Hello Operator



Band: The White Stripes
Song: Hello Operator
Album: De Stijl (2000)
Guitarist: Jack White


INTRO:

Guitar 1:

F5

RIFF 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-4b6-b6-b6-b6-6b4--b6-b6-b5-b6-5b6-b6-b6-b6-6b5-2h3--
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------

   Bb5           F5        Bb5           F5
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-3-----------------------3-------------------------
D|-3-------------3---------3-------------3-----------
A|-1-------------3---------1-------------3-----------
E|---------------1-----------------------1-----------

Guitar 2: Over Guitar 1
      RIFF 2        RIFF 3                  RIFF 4
e|------------------------------------------4--------
B|----4b5r4p2-------4b6r4-----4b5r4p2---------4b5r5--
G|------------3-----------------------3--------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

VERSE 1:
Bb5            F5
Hello operator
                             Bb5
Can you give me number nine?
                     RIFF 2 F5
Can I see you later?
                               Bb5
Will you give me back my dime?
                    RIFF 3 F5
Turn the oscillator
                            Bb5
Twist it with a dollar bill
                         F5
Mail man bring the paper
                           Bb5
Leave it on my window sill


BREAK 1: Guitar 2 and Guitar 1 played simultaneously

Guitar 1:
   Db5  Ab5  Bb5      Db5  Ab5  Eb5       Db5  Ab5  Bb5              Ab5  G5   F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6----------------6-6-------8-8-------6-6--------------------------------------------------
D|-6-6--6-6--8-8------6-6--6-6--8-8-------6-6--6-6--8-8--------------6-6--5-5--3-3-------------
A|-4-4--6-6--8-8------4-4--6-6--6-6-------4-4--6-6--8-8--------------6-6--5-5--3-3-------------
E|------4-4--6-6-----------4-4-----------------4-4--6-6--------------4-4--3-3--1-1-------------

Guitar 2:
e|---------------4b5----------------4----------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------4b----------------4b5-4b54p2-------------------2-4-4b5r4-
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3-----------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 1:
   Db5  Ab5  Bb5     Db5  Ab5  Eb5        Db5  Ab5  Bb5      Eb5  E5   F5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6---------------6-6-------8-8--------6-6----------------8-8--9-9--10--
D|-6-6--6-6--8-8-----6-6--6-6--8-8--------6-6--6-6--8-8------8-8--9-9--10--
A|-4-4--6-6--8-8-----4-4--6-6--6-6--------4-4--6-6--8-8------6-6--7-7--8---
E|------4-4--6-6----------4-4------------------4-4--6-6--------------------

Guitar 2:
e|---------------4b6-------------------------------------6\0---------------
B|---------------------------------4b-4-2----------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIFF 1 (Guitar 1)

Guitar 1:
   Bb5            F5          Bb5         F5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-3--------------------------3---------------------------------
D|-3--------------3-----------3-----------3---------------------
A|-1--------------3-----------1-----------3---------------------
E|----------------1-----------------------1---------------------

Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------5---------------------------
B|----4b5r4p2--------5b6(p2)-----4b---r4-----4b-4b-4b5-4-4p2----
G|------------3----------------------------------------------3--
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 2:
Find a canary
A bird to bring my message home
Carry my obituary

e|------------
B|-4b5r4(p2)--
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

My coffin doesn't have a phone
How you gonna get the money?

E|-------
B|-4(b5)-
G|-------
D|-------
A|-------
E|-------

Send papers to an empty home
How you gonna get the money?
Nobody to answer the phone

BREAK 2: Guitar 1 and Harmonica (key of C) played simultaneously

Guitar 1:
   Db5  Ab5  Bb5         Db5  Ab5  Eb5              Db5  Ab5  Bb5    Ab5  G5   F5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-------------------6-6--------8-8--------------6--------------------------------
D|-6-6--6-6--8-8---------6-6--6-6--8-8---------------6-6--6-6--8-8---6-6--5-5--3-3----
A|-4-4--6-6--8-8---------4-4--6-6--6-6---------------4-4--6-6--8-----6-6--5-5--3-3----
E|------4-4--6-6--------------4-4--------------------4-4--6-6--------4-4--3-3--1-1----

Harmonica:
e|---------------9-9-----------------12/16-16-15-13-------------11/13----------------------17b-
B|-------------------9b10~--------------------------------------------14-----------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------b14r13~---------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 1:
                     Db5  Ab5  Bb5                      Db5   Ab5  Eb5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------6-6--------------------------------6--6-------8-8------------------
D|-------------------6-6--6-6--8-8----------------------6--6--6-6--8-8------------------
A|-------------------4-4--6-6--8-8----------------------4--4--6-6--6-6------------------
E|------------------------4-4--6-6----------------------------4-4-----------------------

Harmonica:
e|-17b-17b-17b-15----------------13-13-16--13-13-16--13-16-13-13------------------------
B|----------------18-15~----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 1:
   Db5     Ab5    Bb5   Eb5  E5   F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------6-4b--6-4b-6-4b-6--4b6-b6--b6-b6-b6-b6-r5-r4-2-3--
G|-6---6----------------8-8--9-9--10-----------------------------------------------------
D|-6---6---6---6--8-8---8-8--9-9--10-----------------------------------------------------
A|-4---4---6---6--8-8---6-6--7-7--8------------------------------------------------------
E|---------4---4--6-6--------------------------------------------------------------------

Harmonica:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------6-4b--6-4b-6-4b-6--4b6-b6--b6-b6-b6-b6-r4-1--2-3--
G|-15-15-15-15---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Fade Out:

Guitar 1:
   Bb5        F5      Bb5     F5                  Bb5
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------4b5r4p2-------
G|-3--x-x--------x-x--3--x-x-----x--x----------3--3--
D|-3--x-x-----3--x-x--3--x-x--3--x--x-------------3--
A|-1--x-x-----3--x-x--1--x-x--3--x--x-------------1--
E|------------1---------------1----------------------

Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------3b--------------------------4b5r4p2-------
G|---------------------------------------------3-----
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------