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The Strokes - Hard To Explain (correct) bass tab

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(Remember you can replace all 5’s with 0’s on the next string up. I like to play 5’s though,

more of an exercise.)

(#1)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|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-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|----------------|----------------|

(#2)

G|----------------|--------4-4-4-4-|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#1)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|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-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|----------------|----------------|

(#2)

G|----------------|--------4-4-4-4-|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#1 extended)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|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-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#3)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#3 again)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#4)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#4 again)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#4 3rd time)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#5)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4--|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-------|

A|---------------|---------------|-------|

E|---------------|---------------|-------|

(#1)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|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-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|----------------|----------------|

(#2)

G|----------------|--------4-4-4-4-|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5---------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#1 extended)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|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-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#3)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#3 again)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(#4)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#4 again)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#4 3rd time)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(#6)

G|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2--|

D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|-------|

A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|

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