Im Slowly Turning Into You Tab

I’m Slowly Turning Into You
By The White Stripes
Icky Thump, 2007
 
Tabbed by Thomas Buhler
If you find any mistakes, or have any questions about this tab, email me at:
t.buhler.007@gmail.com
 
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
 
This song has uses a lot of dotted notes for a more rag-y feel to it, which can’t be
in this tab. I tabbed this the best I could, but dotted rhythms are hard to tab for
If you’ve listened to the song (I’m sure you have), be sure to abide by this rhythm.
 
[Intro]
G (ring) F F N.C. x4
(repeat pattern)
The last 2 times I play this chord progression (and the rest of the song), I play G
in order to emphasize percussion, but I left the extra G out so you can play the song how it
played on the organ.
 
[Verse 1]
G                    F F N.C.
  I’m slowly turning into you
        G
But you don’t know this
F  F N.C.
To be true
            G
You say I’m lying and I never really
F    F N.C.
Tell you the truth
G          F    F N.C.
  But your face is getting older
G             F    F N.C.          G F F N.C.
  So put your head on my shoulder.
G               F    F  N.C.       G F F N.C.
  Yeah put your head on my shoulder.
 
[Verse 2]
G              F   F N.C.
  Yesterday it hit me that I do
        G
All the little things
     F   F N.C.
That you do
             G
Except those same little things
         F
That you do
F N.C.
Are annoying.
G           F  F N.C.
  They’re annoying as hell in fact
G            F      F N.C.
  It kind of struck a little bell in fact
G           F    F N.C.
  I like to keep my little shell intact.
 
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-----------5---3---------5-3---1-------1-0-----|
E|-3---------1-3-------------3-------------------------------------| x4
 
5th time:  And I’m slowly          turning         in   -    to you x2
 
G F F N.C. x2
 
[Verse 3]
G                     F    F N.C.
  Then something else came to mind
                 G
And that was the mirror
        F    F N.C.
It made everything clearer
G                  F   F N.C.
  That you’re more beautiful
               G
Compelling and stronger
          F  F N.C.
It didn’t take much longer
G                F  F N.C.
  Just for me to realize
               G
I love all the little things
        F   F N.C.
And the beauty that they’re gonna bring
G                   F F N.C.
  I dig your little laugh
                    G
And I’m loving your quick wit
       F    F N.C.
I even love it when you’re faking it!
G                        F  F N.C.
  And this might sound a little strange
          G
For me to say to you
 
But
    F F N.C.
I’m proud to be you.
 
G F F N.C. x4 (keep playing through guitar solo)
 
[Solo]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-------------------------1-3-3--5-1----|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1/3-1/3---------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-------------------------1-3-3--5-1----|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1/3-1/3---------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5---------------------------------------|
E|----------1/3-1/3--------------------------1-1-1--1-----2-3------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------2-2-0-----------|
D|---------------------------3-------3-------3---------------------|
A|------------------1-3-3--5-----3h5-----3h5-----------------------|
E|----------1/3-1/3------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-5-3-2-3p2---0-----------------7-5-3-2-3p2-0---------|
D|---------------------------0-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-5-3-2-3p2---0-----------------------2-2-0-----------|
D|---------------------------0-------3-------3---------------------|
A|-------------------------------3h5-----3h5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-----------5---3---------5-3---1-------1-0-----|
E|-3---------1-3-------------3-------------------------------------| x4
 
5th time:  And I’m slowly          turning         in   -    to you (repeat till fade out)
 
 
 
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G    – 320003
F    - 133211
N.C. – No Chord Played
h    - Hammer on
p    - Pull Off
/    - Slide to/from note
 
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