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Automatic Stop

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

Intro

Guitar 1

F# D#m

e|----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-|----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-|
B|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|
G|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-| x2
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Guitar 2

F# D#m F# D#m

e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-| x2
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

[Verse] - Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 - same chords transposed *see chords above*)

F# D#m F#

e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

A#m F# D#m

e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

F# A#m G#m

e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

G#m A#m A#m

e|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

G#m A#m C#

e|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-|
B|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

C#

e|----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-|
B|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

[Break 1] - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 Chords played with verse rhythm - slightly

different progression)

F# D#m

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

F# A#m

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

F# D#m

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

F# F#

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

* These two bars replace the two bars above the second time Guitar 1 plays this break.

* Guitar 2 chord also changes for last bar.

F# A#m

*e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------------------------|
*E|----------------------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

[Break 2] (x2) - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 chords played with verse rhythm - different progression)

F# C#

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--11-----------11----11-----11------|--9------------9------------9------|
G|---------11--------------11---------|--------10-----------10------------|
D|------11----11-----11-----------11--|-----11-----11----11-----11----11--|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D#m D#m G#7

e|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--7--------7----------7-----|--7--------7----------7-------|--9----------9------------------|
G|-------8---------8----------|-------8---------8------------|-------11---------11----10--11--|
D|-----8----8----8----8----8--|-----8----8----8----8----8/10*|----10----10---10----10---------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G#7 G#m7

e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-9----------9---------------|--9----------9-----------9-----|--9----------9----------9---------|
G|-----11---------11---10-11--|-------11---------11-----------|-------11---------11--------------|
D|--10----10---10----10-------|-----9-----9----9-----9-----9--|-----9-----9----9-----9-----------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

* very slight bend

Song Structure

[Intro] (x2)

Break 1

[Break 2 (x2)

[Break 3] (Played the same as Intro - x2)

Verse

[Break 2] (x2)

There are easier ways to play Break 2 but I was getting the best tone from my

guitar when I played it in this position. This is also how Albert appeared to

be playing this when I saw them in Chicago.

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