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Artist: The Strokes
Album: Is This It
Made By: Sam Rodriguez
Song Order
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1.Is This IT |
2.The Modern Age |
3.Soma |
4.Barely Legal |
5.Someday |
6.Alone Together |
7.Last Night |
8.Hard To Explain |
9.When It Started##### | i couldnt find it. sorry
10.Trying Your Luck |
11.Take It Or Leave It |
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IS THIS IT
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Verse:
F A#
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
B-6-6-5---6-6-5---6-6-5---6-6-5----
G-------7-------7-------7-------7--
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
Chorus
First guitar
F A#
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
B-6-6-5---6-6-5---6-6-5---6-6-5----
G-------7-------7-------7-------7--
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
Second guitar
F C
Is this it
F C
Is this it
F C
Is this it
Verse:
Said they'd give you anything ect,
Bridge:
Dear, can't you see ect.
Chorus:
Is this it
Is this it
Is this it
Verse:
Can't you see I'm trying ect.
Chords used:
F* A#
e-----8------6----
B-----10-----6----
G-----10-----7----
D-----10-----8----
A-----8------8----
E-----8------6----
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THE MODERN AGE
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intro
part 1 (x4)
E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---------
B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---------
G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---------
D---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
part 2a (x2)
[chord: D]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
E-----------------------------
part 2b (x2)
[chord: G]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---7--7--7--7---5-5-5-5------
E-----------------------------
(repeat part 2a & 2b two times each until the chorus)
[D (part 2a)]
Up on a hill, that´s where we begin
[G (part 2b)]
This little story, a long time ago,
etc.
chorus:
Leavin' just in time ect.
lead guitar in chorus:
[D/F#]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------
[Em]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
E------------------------------------------------
[F#m]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------
[A]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
E------------------------------------------------
(solo: D - G)
(then goes back to part 2a & part 2b)
last chorus:
Leavin' just in time ect.
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obs:
* = i´m not sure about the name of this chord. anyway, it is played like this:
E--2-- E--x--
B--3-- B--7--
G--2-- or G--7--
D----- D--7--
A----- A--9--
E--2-- E--x--
** = this chord is played like this:
E--3-- E--x-- E-----
B--5-- B--8-- B-----
G--4-- or G--9-- but not like this G-----
D--2-- D--9-- D--2--
A--x-- A--7-- A--2--
E----- E----- E-----
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SOMA
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Intro:G, G,
G G
E--------10--------10
B-----8-8------8-8---
G-9-9------9-9-------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
Verse riff:
G F
E---------10-------10------------8--------8-
B-----8-8------8-8-----------6-6------6-6---
G-9-9------9-9-----------7-7------7-7-------
D-------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
Then after two lines of this, the second guitar comes in and does a slight
variation of the riff(something like this):
E---10---10---10---10---8---8---8---8
B--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
G-9----9----9----9----7---7---7---7--
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Then the next bit of the song goes:
G
E-10--10--10--10--10--10--9-9-9-9
B---------------------------------
G-7---7---7---7---7---7---6-6-6-6- X 2
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
Dm
E-10--10--10--10--10--10--8-8-8-8-
B---------------------------------
G-7---7---7---7---7---7---5-5-5-5- X 2
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
Then the chords go:
G,G,G,G,G
Chord shapes:
G F Dm
E-7-----5-----5
B-8-----6-----6
G-7-----5-----7
D--------------
A--------------
E--------------
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BARELY LEGAL
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G
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--7-------------5-5-5--7--------------
E-----------7-7-7-7-5-7----------7-7-7-7-5-7--
C
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--7-------------5-5-5--7--------------
E-----------7-7-7-7-5-7----------7-7-7-7-5-7--
Guitar Riff 1
e--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
B----2---2---2---2---4---4---4--4 x2
D--3---3---3---3--/5---5---5--5--
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
e--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
B----2---2---2---2---0---0---0--0 x2
D--3---3---3---3---2---2---2--2--
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
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Someday
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INTRO AND VERSES
FIRST GUITAR
A D A
e--5--7---9--7---9--7---7--5-
B--5--5---7--7---7--7---7--5-
G--6--6---7--7---7--7---7--6-
D--7--7---9--9---9--9---9--7-
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
SECOND GUITAR
Play A D A during intro after the first guitar played his part one time
(listen to the song) and also during all verses like this:
BRIDGE:
A E F#m D A
e-----12--------10---------9---------5-----5--
B--14----14--12----12--10----10------7-----5--
G------------------------------------7-----6--
D------------------------------------7-----7--
A------------------------------------5-----7--
E------------------------------------5-----5--
Oh, my ex says I'm lacking in depth ect
CHORUS:
Oh, someday ect.
VERSE:
And now my fears ect.
BRIDGE:
Oh, my ex says I'm lacking in depth ect
CHORUS:
Oh, someday ...
CHORDS USED:
A D E F#m E
e----5------5------0------2------7
B----5------7------0------2------9
G----6------7------1------2------9
D----7------7------2------4------9
A----7------5------2------4------7
E----5------5------0------2------7
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Alone Together
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INTRO:
Am
e---------------------------------
B-----1---------------1-----------
G-------2---------------2---------
D---------2-2-0-2---------2-2-0-2-
A-0-0-------------0-0-------------
E---------------------------------
VERSES:
No choice now ect.
CHORUS:
FIRST GUITAR
Am B#m
e-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G----------------------7--------
D-7-7-9------------9-9----------
A-------10--10-10--------9--9-9-
E-------------------------------
SECOND GUITAR
Take me away ect.
BREAK:
Like the intro
VERSE
People tried.ect...
trans:
E-5-5-5-8-8-8-
B-5-5-5-8-8-8-
G-------------
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------
BRIDGE
He knows it's justified to kill ect.
CHORUS:
I am with you ect.
SOLO:
Am C B C
e-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8---8--
B-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---7----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--3--3--3--3----------------------3--3--3--3------10-10-10-10--
B-5--5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3-----5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8-
G-----------------5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Play that part like the beginning of the solo
The first time ect.
D Am+
e-10--17-
B-10--17-
G--------
D--------
A--------
E--------
OUTRO:
e-17-15-------------5-4-3-------
B------17--17-15----------5-4-3-
G---------------17--------------
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------
End with the intro
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/strokes/is_this_it_album_tab.html ]
CHORDS USED:
G F Am B#m Am C D
e---3----1----0----2----5----3---5---
B---3----1----1----3----5----5---7---
G---4----2----2----4----5----5---7---
A---5----3----2----4----7----5---7---
D-----------------------7----3---5---
E-----------------------5----3---5---
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Last Night
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INTRO/CHORUS:
guitar 1
E-------
B-------
G-5-----
D-X-----
A-3-----
E-------
guitar 2
E-----------------
B-----------------
G-----------------
D-10------------10
A--8--X8--then--10 X8
E--8-------------8
VERSE:
guitar 1
C D G
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-5------------7------------12
D-X---X8 then--X---X4 then---X- X8 - the bass plays G-E-D here at the
end..but only the bass
A-3------------5------------10
E------------------------------
guitar 2
C D G
E-8------------1------------3-
B-8------------1------------3-
G-9------------2------------4-
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
SOLO:
Leading into the solo is more C's but guitar 1 plays it up higher like this:
E----
B-13-
G--X-
D-10-
A----
E----
Guitar 1 plays C - F - G during the solo
solo:
E-13^15----13^15--11-----11----13^15----13^15--11-----11----
B---------------------13--------------------------13--11--10
G---------------------------------------------------------10
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
E-11-----10------------8--------8---------8---11-----10------------8--------8---------8
B----10------8--11^13-----11^13----11^13---------10------8--11^13-----11^13----11^13---
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TP->
E---------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--11^13-
B---------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------
G-8----8----8----8----8--------------------------------
D---10---10---10---10---10-----------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
OUTRO:
E-------
B-------
G-5-----
D-X-----
A-3-----
E-------
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Hard To Explain
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INTRO:
FIRST GUITAR
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---3-5-----3--5--7--5--3--5--7--5------------------------
G-5-----2-0--5--5--5--5--5--5------0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2-
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
+ G G G G
SECOND GUITAR
G Em Am Am Am Am D D D D C C C C G G G G (play 8 times each note)
VERSE:
(Play it the same way as the intro)
VERSE:
Oh, we shared some ideas ect
BRIDGE:
Raised in Carolina ect.
CHORUS:
SECOND GUITAR
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G-4-7-4-5-4-4-7-4-5-4---4---------4---- play it 4 times but stop at the
D---------------------5---5-7-5-5---7-5 first 7 (^) for the fourth time
A---------------------------^----------
E--------------------------------------
The first guitar play a Gh during all the chorus
I missed the last bus ect.
VERSE:
Says he can't decide ect.
BRIDGE:
Raised in Carolina, she says ect.
CHORUS:
I say the right things but act the wrong way ect.
CHORDS USED:
G or Gl Em Am D C Gh
e---3-------7----5----5----3----10---
B---3-------8----5----7----5----12---
G---4-------9----5----7----5----12---
D---5-------9----7----7----5----12---
A---5-------7----7----5----3----10---
E---3-------7----5----5----3----10---
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When It Started
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??????????????????f???????u???????C???????K????????y???????o???????u????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Trying Your Luck
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INTRO
PLAY IT TWICE
FIRST GUITAR
Am Dm F G Em
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
SECOND GUITAR
PLAY Am F Dm G Em
VERSE:
You said you couldn't ect.
BRIDGE:
SECOND GUITAR
Play it twice
e----------1----e---------------
B-3—-3-1-3—-3-1-B---------1-----
G-2—-2-2-2------ x2 and thenG-2—-2-0-2—-2-0- x2
D-0—-0-0-0------D-2—-2-2-2------
A---------------A-0—-0-0-0------
E---------------E---------------
FIRST GUITAR
No harm, he's armed ect.
VERSE:
And storefronts rarely change ect.
CHORUS:
FIRST GUITAR
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2-3-3-2-3-------------------------------------------
A---------------------3-5-5-3-5--5-2-----------------5-7-7-5-7--
E-3-5-5-3-5--------------------------5-3------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-----------2-3-3-2-3-------------------------------
A---------------------3-5-5-3-5--5-2-----5-7-7-5-7--
E-3-5-5-3-5--------------------------5-3------------
And then play like the intro
SECOND GUITAR
And I lost my page. Again ect.
VERSE:
Let's see what's for sale ect.
BRIDGE:
No harm, he's armed ect.
SOLO:
FIRST GUITAR
e-------------------------10-10b11-10-----------10-10b11-10------16b17-15-
B-13-12-10-13-12-10—-10-13-----------13-10—10-13-----------13-12----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-14-15-15-15-
B-18-17-15----------------------------13-15-15-15-15-16------------------------
G---------15-12h14h-14-14-12h14-14-14------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:
And I lost my page again ect.
CHORDS USED:
Am Dm F G Em Em* F5 D5 C5 E5 E5*
e--5----5----8-----3----7-----0---------------------------
B--5----6----10----3----8-----0---------------------------
G--5----7----10----4----9-----0----10---7----------9------
D—-7----7----10----5----9-----2----10---7----10----9----2-
A—-7----5----8-----5----7-----2----8----5----10----7----2-
E—-5----5----8-----3----7-----0--------------8----------0-
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Take It Or Leave It
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INTRO
FIRST GUITAR
A G# Dm C(these chords are for the piano)
e------------------------
B------------------------
G----9--8--7-------------
D---------------10-------
A------------------------
E------------------------
And then
FIRST GUITAR
e------------------------
B----8-8----------------- THIS IS THE MAIN RIFF
G--9-------9-10-10-------
D------------------------
A------------------------
E------------------------
SECOND GUITAR
C5 A#5 D5 (see the chords at the end)
VERSE:
It's the same ect.
BRIDGE
FIRST GUITAR it's still the same
SECOND GUITAR
C
Well, on the minds ect...
CHORUS:
FIRST GUITAR always the same
SECOND GUITAR
I said, "Just take it or leave it ect.
That's right (keep playing C5 until tne E5 of the second bridge)
SECOND BRIDGE:
Oh, he's gonna let you down ect.
VERSE:
I fell off the track, now ect.
BRIDGE:
Well on the minds ect...
CHORUS:
I said, "Just take it or leave it ect.
That's right
BREAK AND SOLO:
SECOND GUITAR
Play C G# during all the part
FIRST GUITAR
This solo is very strange so my version is realy not perfect!
e------------------11--------------------------------------------
B--13-----13-----13-13-11p13-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------11-11------11-11- - -
B-8--11--13-13------13-13------ - -
G------------------------------ - -
D------------------------------ - -
A------------------------------ - -
E------------------------------ - -
SECOND BRIDGE
Oh, he's gonna let you down ect...
Finish the same chords as the break
CHORDS USED:
C5 A#5 D5 C A# Dm E5 D#5 G#
e------------------3----1----5--------------4---
B------------------5----3----6--------------4---
G---5----3----7----5----3----7----9----8----5---
D---5----3----7----5----3----7----9----8----6---
A---3----1----5----3----1----5----7----6----6---
E------------------3----1----5--------------4---
