White Rabbit Lyrics

The White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane
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
+-------------------------------9/10---+---------(10)h12-10---------------+
Verse 1 Start.
G5 Bass Tab: (I dont play bass but I think its right.)
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when shes ten feet tall.
And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah-smoking Caterpiller has given you the call
Call Alice, when she was just small.
When men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go,
And you've just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving(?) ???
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know.
When logic and proportion have fallen slightly dead,
And the White Knight is talking backwards, and the Red Queens off her head,
Remember what the Doormouse said - Keep your head, Keep your head
* 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
T--------------------7H8P7--------------------------------
T---------------------------------------------------------
The Slides could also be Legatos, but I think only Jefferson knows. ;)
One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice when she's ten 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 men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go..
And you've just have some kind of mushroom and your mind is moving low.
Go ask Alice I think she'll know
When logic and proportion have fallen ( ?)ly dead.
And the white knight is talking backwards and the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the door mouse said
Feed your head
Feed your 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:
One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice when she's ten 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 men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go..
And you've just have some kind of mushroom and your mind is moving low.
Go ask Alice I think she'll know
When logic and proportion have fallen ( ?)ly dead.
And the white knight is talking backwards and the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the door mouse said
dormouse
Feed your head
Feed your head