Skip to content
Is This It cover art

Is This It

The Strokes
Tab
★4.8(93)

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

Song

Artist: The Strokes

Song Title: Is This It

Album title: Is This It

Tuning: Standard

Transcribed by Corbin (stratocaster_1998@yahoo.com)

Intro/Verse I:

(0:12) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus*:

(0:33) Gtr. 1

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(0:33) Gtr. 2 | |

|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(0:33) Bass | |

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Chorus (cont'd):

(0:42) Gtr. 1

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(0:42) Gtr. 2 | |

|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(0:42) Bass | |

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse II:

(0:52) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(0:52) Bass | |

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------0----------------------0-------5-7-8-------|
|-------0-------7-8-10---------0------------7----|---1-1---1--1--7-8-10-----1-1---1--1--------------|
|---1-1---1--1-------------1-1---1--1--8-10------|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse II (cont'd):

(1:02) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:02) Bass | |

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------0----------------------0-------5-7-8-------|
|-------0-------7-8-10---------0------------7----|---1-1---1--1--7-8-10-----1-1---1--1--------------|
|---1-1---1--1-------------1-1---1--1--8-10------|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

(1:12) Gtr. 1

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---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--|
|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:12) Bass | |

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--3------3--------3------------3------3--------3--|
|--3------3--------3------------3------3--------3--|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (cont'd):

(1:22) Gtr. 1

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---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--|
|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:22) Bass | |

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--3------3--------3------------3------3--------3--|
|--3------3--------3------------3------3--------3--|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (cont'd):

(1:32) Gtr. 1

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

| |

|(1:32) Bass |

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3------3--------3------------3------3--------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

(1:37) Gtr. 1

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:37) Gtr. 2 | |

|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:37) Bass [let bass notes ring] | |

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3----3---3--3------------8----7---|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Chorus (cont'd):

(1:47) Gtr. 1

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:47) Gtr. 2 | |

|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| | |

|(1:47) Bass [let bass notes ring] | |

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3----3---3--3-----3------8----7---|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---3----------------3----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse III:

(1:57) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

Verse III (cont'd):

(2:02) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(2:02) Bass | |

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------0----------------------0-------5-7-8-------|
|-------0-------7-8-10---------0------------7----|---1-1---1--1--7-8-10-----1-1---1--1--------------|
|---1-1---1--1-------------1-1---1--1--8-10------|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse III (cont'd):

(2:12) Gtr. 2

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------10----10---10---10----10----10---10---10--|------11----11---11---11----11----11---11---11----|
|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-----|---10----10----9----7----10----10----9----7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

| | |

|(2:12) Bass | |

|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------0----------------------0-------5-7-8-------|
|-------0-------7-8-10---------0------------7----|---1-1---1--1--7-8-10-----1-1---1--1--------------|
|---1-1---1--1-------------1-1---1--1--8-10------|--------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

(2:22) Gtr. 2

|-----------------------------|
|---11-11-11-11-11--11---11---|
|---10-10-10-10-10--10---10---|
|----8--8--8--8--8---8----8---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

| |

|(2:22) Bass |

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|----6--6--6--6--6---6----6---|

* = Alternate version of chorus (adapted for one guitar):

|-------------------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Comments

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

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.