• Song:

    You Talk Way Too Much

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Song: You Talk Way Too Much
Artist: The Strokes
Album: Room On Fire
Drummer: Fabrizio Moretti

Timing: 4/4
Length: 3:02

Tabbed by Symeon Tzvetkov

RD = Ride Cymbal [sounds like a crash, but it's really a ride]
HH = Hi-Hat [play loose when indicated]
S  = Snare Drum
B  = Bass Drum
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I tabbed this song both from listening to the recorded version, and watching Fab drum it at live shows. I'm pretty sure it's correct, but comment or correct me if it's not.
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Intro [0:01]
  |===============4x================|
S |------------o---|------------o---|
B |o-----o-o-------|o-----o-o-------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Verse 1 [0:15] "Now we're out of time..."
RD|================================2x=================================|
HH|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Pre-Chorus [0:30] "Give me some time..."
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
HH|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-o---o---o-----|--o-----o-o-----|o-o---o---o-----|--o-----o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Chorus [0:52] "You talk way too much..." [Play hi-hats half open, washy]
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Pre-Verse/Solo [1:08]
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |------------o---|------------o---|------------o---|------------o---|
B |o-----o-o-------|o-----o-o-------|o-----o-o-------|o-----o-o-------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Verse 2 [1:22] "We don't get the news..."
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|xxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Pre-Chorus [1:37] "Give 'em some time..."
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
HH|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-o---o---o-----|--o-----o-o-----|o-o---o---o-----|--o-----o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Ext. Chorus [2:00] "You talk way too much..." [Play hi-hats half open, washy]
  |===============4x================|
RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 


  "You're not supposed to say that..."
  |================================2x=================================|
RD|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
HH|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|o-------o-o-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Outro [2:33] [Play hi-hats half open, washy]
  |===============3x================|        |========CRESCENDO=======|
RD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
HH|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S |o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
B |o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


RD|X---------------|
HH|----------------|
S |o---------------|
B |o---------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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