Artist: The Strokes
Song Title: Is This It
Album title: Is This It
Tuning: Standard
Transcribed by Corbin (stratocaster_1998@yahoo.com)
Intro/Verse I:
(0:12) Gtr. 2
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Chorus*:
(0:33) Gtr. 1
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|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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|(0:33) Gtr. 2 | |
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|(0:33) Bass | |
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Chorus (cont'd):
(0:42) Gtr. 1
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|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---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---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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|(0:42) Gtr. 2 | |
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|(0:42) Bass | |
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Verse II:
(0:52) Gtr. 2
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|(0:52) Bass | |
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Verse II (cont'd):
(1:02) Gtr. 2
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|(1:02) Bass | |
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Bridge:
(1:12) Gtr. 1
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|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/strokes/is_this_it_tab_ver_4.html ]
Bridge (cont'd):
(1:22) Gtr. 1
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|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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Bridge (cont'd):
(1:32) Gtr. 1
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Chorus:
(1:37) Gtr. 1
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|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---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---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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|(1:37) Gtr. 2 | |
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|(1:37) Bass [let bass notes ring] | |
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Chorus (cont'd):
(1:47) Gtr. 1
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|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---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---|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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|(1:47) Gtr. 2 | |
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|(1:47) Bass [let bass notes ring] | |
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Verse III:
(1:57) Gtr. 2
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Verse III (cont'd):
(2:02) Gtr. 2
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Verse III (cont'd):
(2:12) Gtr. 2
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Outro:
(2:22) Gtr. 2
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* = Alternate version of chorus (adapted for one guitar):
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|-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-10--7-|--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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