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Alone Together

The Strokes
Tab
★4.8(70)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1

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

[Riff 2] - Guitar 2

Let him go, he gave up

e|-----------------------------|
B|-88888888666666666666666666--|
G|-77777777555555555555555555--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Riff 1

I gave up

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----------------5-------------------5-----------------5------------|
D|--------7-----------------7-------------------7----------------7----------|
A|-0-0-------7-7-5-7--0-0------7-7-5h7--0-0-------7-7-5-7--0-0------7-7-5-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

Lisa says, take time for me dropping him down to his knees

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8888888888888888888888888866666666666666666666666666666666666--|
G|-7777777777777777777777777755555555555555555555555555555555555--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1

Ah, chest down

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

[Riff 3] & [Chorus:]

Take me away see I've got to explain

Things, they have changed In such a permanent way

Life seems unreal can we go back to your place?

Oh, you drink too much, makes me drink just the same

Am D

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus Riff

e----------------------------------------| x4
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------7-----|
D-7--7--9--------------------9--9--------|
A----------10----10--7--7-------------9--|
E----------------------------------------|

Riff 1

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

Riff 2

People tried, felt so right

e|------------------------------|
B|-888888886666666666666666666--|
G|-777777775555555555555555555--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Riff 1

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----------------5-------------------5-----------------5------------|
D|--------7-----------------7-------------------7----------------7----------|
A|-0-0-------7-7-5-7--0-0------7-7-5h7--0-0-------7-7-5-7--0-0------7-7-5-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

Giving themselves good advice looking down sometimes felt nice

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7777777777777777777777777755555555555555555555555555555555555--|
G|-8888888888888888888888888866666666666666666666666666666666666--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 1] (at the end of this riff)

e|-----------------------------------------|    x2      e|--55555/88888--|
B|-----------------------------------------|            B|--55555/77777--|
G|------5-------------------5--------------|            G|---------------|
D|---------7-------------------7-----------|            D|---------------|
A|--0-0-------7-7-5-7----0-0------7-7-5-7--|            A|---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|            E|---------------|

Chorus

He knows it's justified to kill to survive

He then in dollars makes more dead than alive

Let's suck more blood, let's run three hours a day

The world is over but I don't care 'Cause

Am D [Second Guitar Too]

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|    e|--55555/88888--| x4
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|    B|--55555/77777--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|    G|---------------|
D|-7-7—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|    D|---------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|    A|---------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|    E|---------------|

Riff 2

I am with you Now I've got to explain

Things, they have changed In such a permanent way

Life seems unreal, can we go back to your place?

You drink too much, makes me drink just the same

Am D

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus riff

e|----------------------------------------| x4
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-----|
D|-7--7--9--------------------9--9--------|
A|------- --10----10--7--7-------------9--|
E|----------------------------------------|

Pre & Solo

e|-55555/88888\55555/1010101010\--55555/88888\55555--8----8----|
B|-55555/77777\77777/1313131313\--55555/77777\77777----7----7--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------5h8-5h8-5h8-5h8-5--|   x2
B|-5h8-5h8-5h8-5h8-5-------------------5h8-5h8-5h8-5h8-5--------------------|
G|-------------------5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3

The first time, it happened too fast

The second time, I thought it would last

We all like it a little different...

Am D

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|--555/888\555/101010\--| x2   e|--555/888/101010/1213/1414--|
B|--555/777\777/131313\--|      B|--555/777/131313/1515/1717--|
G|-----------------------|      G|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------|      D|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|      A|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|      E|----------------------------|

Final Solo

e|--17-15-12---------------------------------------|
B|------------17-15-13-----------------------------|
G|----------------------14-13-12-------------------|
D|--------------------------------14-13-12---------|
A|------------------------------------------17-15~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

End

Am

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

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| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

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