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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.

Song

These are the separate parts of the song, the order of play is at the

bottom of the tab.

Standard tuning

Intro

e-------------------

b-------------------

g------------------- x4

d-------------------

a-5-5-5-7-----------
E--------7-7-7-7-5-7

Verse

e-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-
b-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
g-X-X-X-4-4-----X-X-X-4-4-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
d-X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
a-X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-
E-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-

Guitar solo

e----------------------------------

b----------------------------------

g-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--
d--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-

a----------------------------------

E----------------------------------

e----------------------------------

b----------------------------------

g-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--
d--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-

a----------------------------------

E----------------------------------

Bridge

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
b-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- x2
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
e-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
b-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
g-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
d-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
e-3--3-3-
b-3--3-3-
g-4--4-4-
d-5--5-5- x4
a-5--5-5-
E-3--3-3-

Chorus

e-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
b-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
g-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- etc
d-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-

(listen to song to work out how many times to play chord in chorus)

Final chord

e-3-

b-3-

g-4-

d-5- Let ring

a-5-

E-3-

ORDER OF PLAY

Intro

Verse

Guitar solo (x1)

Verse

Bridge

Chorus

Guitar solo (x2)

Verse

Bridge

Chorus

Final chord

Should be ok, and it only needs one guitar, although the ending sounds slightly

different on the song this is covered up by the extra drumming bit and the rhythm

guitar is pretty much the same as the bass but just chords so it doesnt make much

difference to the sound if it isnt there.

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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