Strokes - Hard To Explain Chords & Tabs

 

Hard To Explain Chords & Tabs

Strokes Chords & Tabs

Version: 13 Type: Tab

Hard To Explain Tab

   
Here it is! great song by a great band

Standard Tuning: EADGBe
/ = slide

Verse (Rythm)
  G         Em           Am                  C                     D
------------------0000000000000000-0000000000000000-2222222222222222222222222222222-|
33333333-88888888-1111111111111111-1111111111111111-3333333333333333333333333333333-|
44444444-99999999-2222222222222222-0000000000000000-2222222222222222222222222222222-|
55555555-99999999-2222222222222222-2222222222222222-0000000000000000000000000000000-|
55555555-77777777-0000000000000000-3333333333333333-0000000000000000000000000000000-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 "Was an honest man..."
         C                                      (palm-muted)
--0000000000000000--0000000000000000--33333333333333333333333333333333--|
--1111111111111111--1111111111111111--33333333333333333333333333333333--|
--0000000000000000--0000000000000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
--2222222222222222--2222222222222222------------------------------------|
--3333333333333333--0000000000000000------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"I don't see it that way..."


(Rythm)After you play the verse twice,  you  hold a C/A, and then go to the bridge


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/strokes/hard_to_explain_tab_ver_13.html ]
Verse (Lead)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--88888888--77777777--8888888888888888----------------------7---------------7-5---|
--00000000--00000000--0000000000000000---5/7/9------7-5-9-5---5-9---7-5-9-5-------|
-----------------------------------------------7-5----------------7---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Was an honest man..."
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--0-2/3-2--00-22/3-2------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
------------------------1717171717171717----|
------------------------1515151515151515----|x8
  "I don't see it that way..."

(Lead)After you play the verse, u hold ---, then go to the bridge....
                                       ---
                                       -2-
                                       ---
                                       ---
                                       ---
Bridge (Rythem)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--3333333333333333-------------------------------------------------------------|
--4444444444444444--4444444444444444--4444444444444444--4444444444444444-------|
--5555555555555555--5555555555555555--5555555555555555--5555555555555555-------|   x2
--5555555555555555--7777777777777777--2222222222222222--0000000000000000-------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Raised in Carolina..."


Bridge (Lead)
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------| x8
--1717171717171717--|
--1515151515151515--| you just hold this through the bridge and the chorus

Chorus (Rythem)
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--9-12-9-10-9-9-12-9-10-9----9-------------9----------------------------|  x4
--------------------------10---10-12-10-10---10-12-10-------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "I missed the last bus..."

Chorus (Lead)
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|  x8
--1717171717171717--------|
--1515151515151515--------|