The Strokes

" Alone, together "

album: Is this it
year: 2001

translated by Michiel Hautus, The Netherlands, March 02
(more tabs: http://ourworld-top.cs.com/HAUTUS/index.htm)


general note: everything is played with slight distortion

explanation signs:

7b8r7	= bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
~	= vibration
\	= slide down
/	= slide up
PM	= mute strings SLIGHTLY
R	= rest

RIFF A

E ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ------5--------------|
D --------7------------|
A -0-0-------7-7--5-7--|
E ---------------------|
PM - -       - -

RIFF B

note 1: mute all chords slightly

E --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

note 2: bass plays G - F - A

RIFF B2

note 1: mute all chords slightly
note 2: play 4th bar three times

E --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

note 3: bass plays G - F - C - A

RIFF A2 (played by second guitar over riff A)

E ----------------------|
B ----------------------|
G ----------------------|
D -10-R-10-R-10-10-10-R-|
A -12-R-12-R-0--0--0--R-|
E ----------------------|

RIFF C

note: mute all twintones slightly

E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

note: bass plays in the first bar A - G - E and after that D - C - A

RUN TO RIFF C2

instead of fourth bar riff A

E -5-5-5--5-5-5--8--8-8-8-|
B -5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-|
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
E ------------------------|

RIFF C2

note 1: mute all twintones slightly

E -----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|
G -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|

note 2: bass plays in the first bar A and after that D

SOLO (guitar 2)

	during break:

note: play twintones a greater times quickly behind each other

E --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B -/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\15-15-----------|
G -/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--17----17-|
D --------------------------------|----------------------------16----|
A --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|----------------------------------|

	over riff C2:

E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B -----13----13----13----13----|-----------------------------|
G -/14----14----14----14----14-|-----11----11----11----11----|
D -----------------------------|-/12----12----12----12----12-|
A -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E -----------------------------|-----14----14----14----14----|
B -----13----13----13----13----|-/15----15----15----15----15-|
G -/14----14----14----14----14-|-----------------------------|
D -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|

note: play twintones a greater times quickly behind each other

E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B -/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|
G -/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E ------------------------17\-|
B -/14-14--/17-17--/19-19-19\-|
G -/14-14--/17-17--/19-19-----|
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|

E -15b17r15-12-------------|--------------------------------|
B -------------15b16r15-13-|--------------------------------|
G -------------------------|-/15-14-13----------------------|
D -------------------------|-------------/15-14-13----------|
A -------------------------|-----------------------15-12~---|
E -------------------------|--------------------------------|

END (after two times riff A)

E ----------|
B ----------|
G -9-----R--|
D -10----R--|
A -0-----R--|