Still Of The Night - Whitesnake
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Still of the Night
Whitesnake

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------6----|
D|------------------------------------------4---7--|
A|----------------4~~-------------4~~--------------|
E|------/\/\/\/\0h2~~-----------0h2~~--------------|
Pick scrape (pinched)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h2~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl honey, sniffin around your
door
In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy, tellin me I gotta
have more
2x
e||------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------4-2--||
G||*------------------------------------------------------4-2-*||
D||*----------------------------------------------4-------4-2-*||
A||---2h3p2p0-2p0-------2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------4------||
E||---------------2p0---------------2p0---2---2-2---2---2------||

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

In the shadow of night I see the full moon rise, telling me what's in store

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h2~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|

My heart starts aching, my body starts shaking, and I can't take no more

2x
e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------------4-2--||
G||*--------------------------------------------------------4-2-*||
D||*------------------------------------------------4-------4-2-*||
A||-0-2-2h3p2p0-2p0-------2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------4------||
E||-----------------2p0---------------2p0---2---2-2---2---2------||

2x
e||---------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------9-7---||
G||*--------------------------------------------9-7--*||
D||*--------------------------------------------9-7--*||
A||----------7-----------7-----------7----------------||
E||---0--0-0---0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0---0---0-0-0------|| A
I just wanna get close to you, and taste your love so sweet

B A G F~~
And I just wanna make love to you, and feel your body heat

2x
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------7-5---||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------7-5---||
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------7-5---||
A||------------------------------7-----------7-----------7----------------||
E||-----------------------0--0-0---0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0---0---0-0-0------||

In the still of the night
2x
e||------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------4-2--||
G||*------------------------------------------------------4-2-*||
D||*------------------------------------------------------4-2-*||
A||---2h3p2p0-2p0-------2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------4------||
E||---------------2p0---------------2p0---2---2-2---2---2------||

Second verse, same as the first (gee, I've always wanted to say that).

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-------7------------------5-------5--------------------|
G|--7-------7------------------5-------5--------------------|
D|--7-------7------------------5-------5--------------------|
A|------/9------9------------------/7------7----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

In the still of the night in the cool moonlight

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---------2-------------------------------------10---9--|
G|--2---------2-------------------------------------10---9--|
D|--2---------2-------------------------------------10---9--|
A|--0--0-0-0--0---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

I feel my heart is aching In the still of the night

Then it gets slow, and I get bored. Before the next verse,
he farts around sliding some major chords, kinda like this:

e|----------------------------6-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------6-----------------------------|
G|---9---7----12----7----5----7-----------------------------|
D|---9---7----12----7----5----8-----------------------------|
A|---9---7----12----7----5----8-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------8-----------------------------|



************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Still of The Night
Band: Whitesnake


[Riff 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9b11-9b11r9~~------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-14\------4-----------4-----7b9--7b9r-7~~--x\--|
E|-x-14\----0-2---------0-2--------------------x\--|
* *

[Riff 2]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---4-------------4-------2-0-----|
E|-0-2-----------0-2-----------2---|
* * * * *
"In the Still of the Night..."


[Riff 2a]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------4-------2---4-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2----------------------2---2-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-0---------|
* * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4--2-----|
D|----------------------------------------4--------4--2-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2-----------------------2--0-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-----------|
* * * * * * *

[Riff 2b]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4--------------4---------2-0---|
E|-2------------0-2-------------2-|
* * * *
"In the Shadow of the Night..."


[Riff 2a]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------4-------2---4-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2----------------------2---2-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-0---------|
* * * * * * *

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4--2-----|
D|----------------------------------------4--------4--2-----|
A|-2-3-2---2-------2-3-2---2-----------------------2--0-----|
E|-------5---5-2-0-------5---5-2-0-2--2-2----2--0-----------|
* * * * * * *


[Riff 3] X2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9--7~-|
D|--------------------------------------------9--7~-|
A|-------7-----------7------------7-----------------|
E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *


[Riff 4]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------2------------|
A|-0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--2p0-------|
E|------0-3-0--------0-3-0-------0-3-0--------3-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Now I just wanna..."

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4--4--------4--------2-------------|
A|-2--2----0---2--14\---0--5--3------|
E|-------2---2----14\------3--1------|
* * *

"An' I just wanna make..."

Riff 3 X2 "In the Still of the Night..."
Riff 2a
Riff 2b "In the heat of the day..."
Riff 3 X2


[Riff 5]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7-7------5-5-----5-5---------------------|
G|-7--7------7-7------5-5-----5-5------5-----5h7--5---|
D|-7--7------7-7------5-5-----5-5------5-----5h7--5---|
A|-5--5--7h9------5h7-----5h7------0-0---0-0----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-x\---3--------------2---Dive----|
E|-x\---1--------------0-----------|

"In the Still of the Night..."

Now there's the quiet part


[Riff 6] X2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-----2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4--------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-|
A|-3-3----------------3-3-------------5-5-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Second time there's another guitar that plays this

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-2-2-4-4-2-2-----0-0-2-2-4-4-2-2--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-4-4-2-2--------2-2-4-4-2-2-----2-2-4-4-2-2-|
D|-2-2----------------2-2-------------4-4-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 6a] X2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------4-4------------------------------|
D|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-----5-5-4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-7--------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----5-5-4-4-5-5--|
A|-5-5-------------3-3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-|
A|-3-3-------------5-5-------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Riff 7] X4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----7------12------7------5------7----|
D|-9----7------12------7------5------7----|
A|-7--0-5--0-0-10--0-0-5--0-0-3--0-0-5--0-|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *

1st and 3th ending:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--7----7-------7----5----|
D|--9----7-------7----7----|
A|-10--0-9---0-0-7--0-8--0-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * *

2nd and 4th ending:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--7----7-------7----4----|
D|--9----7-------7----6----|
A|-10--0-9---0-0-7--0-7--0-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * *

[Riff 2a]
[Riff 2b] "In the Still of the Night..."
[Riff 3] X2
[Riff 4] "Now I just wanna..."


[Riff 8] X2
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5---------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5---------------|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4--2---------|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7----2--0---5---3-|
E|------------------------------3---1-|
* *
"In the Still of the Night..."


[Riff 8a]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5-------------------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5-----|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5-----|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7-------0-0---0-0--------3--|
E|-------------------------------------------1--|
* * * * * *
"In the Still of the Night..."


[Riff 8b]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5----------------------------|
D|-9------7---5-------5--4------5-----5h7-5----------------------------|
A|-7--0-0-5---3---5h7-------0-0---0-0--------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * *
"Still of the Night..."

[Riff 9](fade out)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----7-------12---------7-------5------5-----------------------------------|
D|-9-----7-------12---------7-------5--5---5---5--2----------------------------|
A|-7-----5---0-0-10-----0-0-5---0-0-3--2---3---2--0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * *
"Still of the Night..."


************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| * Palm mute

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Ok the tabs for this song that I've seen suck so here is a more accurate version. These
just the main parts of the song. I know my palm mute parts are confusing but just listen
the song and you'll get it

~ Let Ring Out
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
v vibrato
/ Slide Up
PM Palm Mute

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------4~------4~---4-3-2v~------------------4--------------------|
---/---0-2~----0-2~---------------------/----0-2--------------------|
[Pinch Harmonics]

In the Still of the Night...

Main Riff

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------4--4----------|
----------------------------------------------4--------2--4----------|
--0h3h2p0-2p0--------2h3h2p0-2p0-----------------------2--2----------|
---------------2p0----------------2p0--2~-2-2---2-2-0--0-------------|
(PM) (PM) (PM) (PM)

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------4-2-----------|
----------------------------------------------4--------4-2-----------|
--0h3h2p0-2p0--------2h3h2p0-2p0-----------------------2-0-4~~-----4-|
---------------2p0----------------2p0--2~-2-2---2-2-0------2~~---0-2-|
(PM) (PM) (PM) (PM)
In the Shadow of night...
(Repeat Main Riff)
Then this part

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------9-------------9------------9------------9-/-5---------------|
---------7-------------7------------7------------7-/-7---------------|
--0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------------------|
(PM the 0's)


Now I just wanna get close to you...

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2---------------------4---------4--------2--------------------------|
-2---------------------4---------4--------2--5--3~-------------------|
-0------------0h3h2----2---------2--------0--5--3~-------------------|
---3-0-3-0---------------3-0-3-0-----/-------3--1~-------------------|
__PM___ __PM___
Do this 4x


Bridge

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------7--------------5~-4~-------5------5-----5~----2~~----------|
----------7--------------5~-4~-------5------5-----5~----2~~--2~~-----|
-5~---7/9-------3~---5/7---------0-0----0-0----0-0------0~~--2~~-----|
-------------/---------------------------------------/-------0~~-----|
(Slowly Push down whammy or tune
E-string)
Song info
Still Of The Night
Whitesnake
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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