The Strokes - Hard To Explain guitar tab
Artist: The Strokes
Song: Hard To Explain
Album: Is This It
Tabbed by: Dave (Mouth02)
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
/ = slide
Verse (Rythem)
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
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"Was an honest man..."
C (palm-muted)
--0000000000000000--0000000000000000--33333333333333333333333333333333--
--1111111111111111--1111111111111111--33333333333333333333333333333333--
--0000000000000000--0000000000000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--
--2222222222222222--2222222222222222------------------------------------
--3333333333333333--0000000000000000------------------------------------
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"I don't see it that way..."
(Rythem)After you play the verse twice, you hold a C/A, and then go to the bridge
Verse (Lead)
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--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--------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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"Was an honest man..."
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--0-2/3-2--00-22/3-2---------------------
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------------------------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---
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"Raised in Carolina..."
Bridge (Lead)
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--------------------
--------------------
-------------------- x8
--1717171717171717--
--1515151515151515-- you just hold this through the bridge and the chorus
Chorus (Rythem)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------
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--9-12-9-10-9-9-12-9-10-9----9-------------9------------------------- x4
--------------------------10---10-12-10-10---10-12-10----------------
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"I missed the last bus..."
Chorus (Lead)
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--------------------------
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-------------------------- x8
--1717171717171717--------
--1515151515151515--------
Then you play the whole over again, and thats it. If you have any questions, comments, or corrections, you can e-mail me at MasterHamfast22@aol.com or IM me on
MasterHamfast22. Amen
