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| Hello Operator		    |
| Words and Music by Jack White     |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris          |
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| Tab Definitions:										  |
|F#5: 244xxx											  |
| B5: x244xx OR 977xxx (in BREAK 1)								  |
| D5: x577xx										     	  |
| A5: 577xxx											  |
|  h: Hammer onto note										  |
|  p: Pull off of note										  |
|  b: Bend to note			    						          |
|  /: Slide to note										  |
|  X: Strumming all strings muted								  |
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Jack plays rhythm and a few riffs through the left track, a second guitar playing lead through the right.
Again, I have mixed the two parts to save space. Unless otherwise indicated, all chords are played by Guitar 1 and
all riffs by Guitar 2.

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 | Riff Definitions:    									  |
 | (I know these don't make the tabs very fun to read, but it's a mess otherwise)                 |
 | RIFF 1: 										          |
e|-----------------------------------------------------				         	  |
B|-5b7-b7-b7-b7-7b5--b7-b7-b6-b7-6b7-b7-b7-b7-7b6-3h4-- (The b7's are 5's bent to seven)          |
G|-----------------------------------------------------					          |
D|-----------------------------------------------------					          |
A|-----------------------------------------------------						  |
E|-----------------------------------------------------						  |
 | RIFF 2: 						  					  |
e|------------ 						   					  |
B|-5b6-5p3---- 						  					  |
G|---------4-- 						  					  |
D|------------ 						  					  |
A|------------ 						                                          |
E|------------ 						  					  |
 | RIFF 3: 						                                          |
e|-------- 						                                          |
B|-5b7b5-- (Bend and relax from 5) 						                  |
G|-------- 						                                          |
D|-------- 						                                          |
A|-------- 						                                          |
E|-------- 						                                          |
 | RIFF 4: 						                                          |
e|-5----- 						                                          |
B|---5b-- 						                                          |
G|------- 						                                          |
D|------- 						                                          |
A|------- 						                                          |
E|------- 						                                          |
 | RIFF 5: 						                                          |
e|------------- 						                                  |
B|-5b6b5-(p3)-- (Bend and relax with a ghost pull-off) 						  |
G|-------------						                                          |
D|-------------						                                          |
A|-------------						                                          |
E|-------------						                                          |
 | RIFF 6: 						                                          |
e|------- 						                                          |
B|-5-b6-- (delayed bend)				                                          |
G|------- 						                                          |
D|------- 						                                          |
A|------- 						                                          |
E|------- 						                                          |
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INTRO:
F#5 RIFF 1 (Guitar 1)
B5 RIFF 2 F#5 RIFF 3 B5 F#5 RIFF 4 (Guitar 1 and 2)

VERSE 1:
B5             F#5
Hello operator 
                             B5
Can you give me number nine? 
                    RIFF 2 F#5
Can I see you later?
                               B5
Will you give me back my dime? 
                   RIFF 3 F#5
Turn the oscillator 
                            B5
Twist it with a dollar bill 
                         F#5
Mail man bring the paper 
                           B5
Leave it on my window sill 

BREAK 1:
   D5 A5 B5      D5 A5 E5       D5 A5 B5            A5 Ab5 F#5           D5 A5 B5      D5 A5 E5
e|------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------5b6------------------
B|----------5b6-------------5b-----------5b6-5-5p3------------3-4-5-5b6b5-----------------------5b-5-3-
G|-7-------------7-----7--------7------------------4---------------------7-------------7-----9---------
D|-7--5--9-------7--7--7--------7--7--7-------------7--6---4-------------7--7--9-------7--7--9---------
A|-5--5--9-------5--7--9--------5--7--7-------------7--6---4-------------5--7--9-------5--7--7---------
E|----7--7----------5--------------5--9-------------5--4---2----------------5--7----------5------------
   D5 A5 B5      E5 F#5 F5
e|----------7/0-------------
B|--------------------------
G|-7-------------9--10--11--
D|-7--7--9-------9--10--11--
A|-5--7--9-------7--8---9---
E|----5--7------------------

RIFF 1 (Guitar 1)

   B5            F#5         B5         F#5
e|----------------------------------5--------------------------
B|----5b6-5p3--------5b6-(p3)----5b---5-----5b-5b-5b6-5-5p3----
G|-4----------4---------------4-----------------------------4--
D|-4-------------4------------4----------4---------------------
A|-2-------------4------------2----------4---------------------
E|---------------2-----------------------2---------------------

VERSE 2: 
Find a canary 
A bird to bring my message home 
                 RIFF 5
Carry my obituary
My coffin doesn't have a phone
                            RIFF 6       
How you gonna get the money?
Send papers to an empty home
How you gonna get the money?
Nobody to answer the phone

BREAK 2: Harmonica key of B (John Hentch from The Hentchmen)
D5 A5 B5  D5 A5 E5  D5 A5 B5  A5 Ab5 F#5  D5 A5 B5  D5 A5 E5  D5 A5 B5  E5 F#5 F5

GUITAR 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------
B|-6-5--6-5-6-5-6--5b6-b6--b6-b6-b6-b6-6b5--3-4--
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------

FADE OUT:
B5 X RIFF X F#5 X B5 X F#5 X RIFF X B5 X F5 X B5 X