Man, Eric, I've worked on this song today and I figured out how to play the chorus.

(copy to notepad)

 

=Barely Legal=

 

Verse

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

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

A|--------|--------|--------|--------|33333333|33333333|33333333|33333333|

E|33333333|33333333|33333333|33333333|--------|--------|--------|--------|

 

 

Pre-Chorus

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

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

A|55555555|55555555|55555555|55555555|77777777|77777777|77777777|77777777|

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

 

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

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

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

E|55555555|55555555|55555555|55555555|

 

 

Chorus

G|77777777|77777777|99999999|99999999|

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

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

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

 

Song order

 

Verse X6

Pre-Chorus

Chorus X4

Verse x5

Pre-Chorus

Chorus x4

 

 

I'll see if i can send this tab to mxtabs later.

an easy way to learn Strokes guitar or bass parts. Is to work out what key the song is in, and then if you don't know it already, learn that major/blues scale. The Strokes never go out of those, so all you've got to do is stick to those scales :)

yeah that's true david, although i haven't had a proper lesson with the bass so i haven't figured out the scales yet.

although i think ill call around for a teacher today

 

 

but thom,

are you sure thats right man?

i dont hink he goes on the G string

but ill try it in a bit

i just got done playing the whole is this it album!

whew

the only thing i got was the g string

woohaaa! lets get it on!!

dat thoooooooong thong thong thong thong!!! :cool4:

well this is my version

thom, let's both post ours on mxtabs :cool: :smoking: shite its long

 

the strokes

barely legal

 

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note: there shouldn't be any pauses when playing these sections, i made it like that so it's easier to read, instead of counting all the notes, although there is a pause after the chorus

 

*the chorus is difficult for me to figure out there are several ways to play it and i wrote out two; play around with it, i'm probably wrong but everything else is 100% right

-the optional chorus is at the bottom

1st and 2nd verse:

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x8

E:33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

 

pre-chorus bit

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77777777-77777777-77777777-77777777/ <-- optional slide upward

A:55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777-77777777-77777777-----------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

*chorus

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777-55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777 x2

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

3rd verse: (count to 16 or wait until 2:15 if you play with the cd)

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x1

E:15/33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

 

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x2

E:33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

 

pre-chorus

 

*chorus

 

end on

G:------

D:------

A:-10-

E:------

 

 

*optional chorus:

G:------------------------------------------------------------

D:7777-----------------------9999-----------------------

A:-------7777-5555-7777--------7777-5555-7777

E:------------------------------------------------------------

ah fuck

for the optional chorus

it should start on 5 and then go to 7

instead of starting on 7 and going to 9

but the notes on the A string are right

but thom,

are you sure thats right man?

i dont hink he goes on the G string

but ill try it in a bit

i just got done playing the whole is this it album!

whew

 

well, it sounds okay when i play em.

but you could just pay those notes on a different string. like, instead of playing 7 and 9 on the g srting, play 5 and 7 on the a string.

but i think it sounds more intense when you play it on the g string.

 

and whoa, congrats man, i'll start working on is this it after i finish the bends.

man, its taking me years to figure out how to play those radiohead lines.

yeah

and man i already have is this it

there is a good version on mxtabs

really fun to play

G STRING?! :stunned:

:lol: :lol:

oh man

thom i had a stroke of brilliance and figured it out

for the chorus:

D:55555555

A: 77777777 55555555 77777777

 

and then keep repeating the last half of what i just wrote and end on

A:10

 

 

:smoking: :cool:

haha stroke of brilliance

 

whoa man, i just played it and it sounds way better than our old tabs. good job :cool: