Ride A White Swan
Written by Mark Bolan and performed by T-rex
First Released as a single October 1970
Released On the Album “Ride A White Swan” October 1972
Produced By Tony Visconti

Transcribed by Andrew McIntyre
commandoferret@hotmail.com


Key
h  -  Hammer On
p  -  Pull Off
s  -  Slide
bu -  Bend Up
r  -  Release
v  -  Vibrato


Intro
- sounds good finger picked

|---------------5-----------5-----------5------------------5-----------5--------
|---------------5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7---------5----5 h 7--5--------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----5 h 7------------------------------------------5 h 7-----------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse x3

|------------5--5-----------5-----------5--5----------5--5----------5-----------
|----5 h 7---5-------5 h 7-------5 h 7-----5—--5 h 7--5--5—--5 h 7--5-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|------------5--5-----------5-----------5--5----------5--5----------5-----------
|----5 h 7---5-------5 h 7-------5 h 7-----5—--5 h 7--5--5—--5 h 7--5-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|-------------5-----------5-----------5--------------------5-----------5--------
|-------------5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7-----------5----5 h 7--5--------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----5 h 7----------------------------------------5 h 7-------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo

|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------8----------
|----7 bu 9----7 bu 9 r 7 p 5--------|----7 bu 9--7--5-----5-—7 s 9-----9v------
|------------------------------7v----|------------------7-----------------------
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------





|--------------------------------------8----------------------------------------
|-------------------------------8--10-----10--8---------------------------------
|----7 bu 9--7--5-----5-—7 s 9-------------------9--7--5------------------------
|------------------7--------------------------------------5---------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------7------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4th Verse

|-----------5-----------5-----------5------------------5-----------5------------
|-----------5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7---------5----5 h 7--5------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----5 h 7--------------------------------------5 h 7---------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------5--5-----------5------------5--5-----------5--5-----------5---------
|----5 h 7--5-------5 h 7-------5 h 7---5—------5 h 7--5--5—---5 h 7--5---------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------5--5-----------5------------5--5-----------5--5-----------5---------
|----5 h 7--5-------5 h 7-------5 h 7---5---—---5 h 7--5--5—---5 h 7--5---------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Outro

|-------------5-----------5-----------5------------------5-----------5----------
|-------------5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7--5----5 h 7---------5----5 h 7--5----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----5 h 7----------------------------------------5 h 7-------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat Till Fade out, second guitar playing this riff from the 4th repetition

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|----7 bu 9 r 7--5--------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------7---------------------------------------------------------
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