Under Cover of Darkness By The Strokes Guitar Tab Tuning: Standard (From low to high: E A D G B e) Guitar 1/Lead Guitar 2/Rhythm You can play this song using full bar chords, but you get a better Strokes sound if you play root chords. This tab is for root chords, but it is open to the player?s interpretation or preference. If it would help you learn this song, watch me play it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9qMnJeTS5g INTRO Lead (Only Lead the first time): |------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11----------------| |-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12----9--9--| |-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9------------------------11-11-| |-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11-----------------------11-11-| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7---7-| |-7h9-7-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Second time: Lead: |------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11-------------7h9-7-| |-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12-9--9--7---7-| |-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9---------------------9--9--------| |-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11--------------------11-11-------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-7---7-| |-7h9-7-| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| Rhythm: |------11hb-11-9-7------18hb-14-16----|-------------------------------11h12-| |-7-7--------------7-7-------------16-|-9--9---12-12-11-11-9-7--9--9--12----| |-8-8--------------8-8----------------|-9--9--------------------9--9--------| |-9-9--------------9-9----------------|-11-11-------------------11-11-------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-11-------11-| |-12-12h14----| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| VERSE Lead: |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-----------------8-------6---| |-----------------9-------7--------------7-----|-------------------8---8---8-| |-------------------9-6-9---9-6------6-9---9-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----9-------|
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------8--8-----------|-----------------------------| First time: |------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| |------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| |------------6-----|----------------------------------------------|-----------| |----------8---8---|-----------------6-------4--------------4-----|-----------| |-9-6--6-9-------9-|-------------------6---6---6----------6---6---|-----------| |------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-------7-4--4-7-------7-|-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-------4/6-4-----| |-0-0-0-------4-2-| Second time: |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Rhythm: |-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--| |-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--| |-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| |--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| Chords: B major Eb Minor 7 Ab minor First time: |-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| |--------------------| |--------------------| E major Second time: |-4-4-44-4--4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-4-4-44-4--5-5-55-5--7-7-77-7--9-9-9-9--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--9-9-9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-| |-6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--8-8-88-8--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab minor Db minor Eb minor 7 E major B major PRE-CHORUS Lead and Rhythm: |-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-x-11--9-13-9-x-13--9-13-9-x-13--|-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-| |-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---|-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-| |-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------|----------------------| |-------|---7---x-7----7---x-7-| |-x-11--|-6-6-6-x-6--6-6-6-x-6-| |-x-9---|-8-8-8-x-8--8-8-8-x-8-| |-------|----------------------| |-------|----------------------| Instead of going starting over after 2nd time, play this: |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| CHORUS Lead and Rhythm: |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9-13-99-13-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------| |-14-1414-1414--11-1111-1111-| |-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| |-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------11-1111-1111-9-99-99---9-99-99--| |-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| |-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------| |-14-1414-1414-14-1414-1414-| |-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| |-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| INTRO VERSE (only play second half) PRE-CHORUS CHORUS GUITAR SOLO Lead: |-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-x-x---------11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-| |-x-x------/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------| |-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-12\0------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------9--7-7/12-11\7---7-11/12-11\0----7/11---------9-11--9----------| |-----11----------------7---------------7------9-11-12--------12p11p9\7-| |-9\8-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-------| |-/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------9\8\6-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm: Strum these chords |-4--6--4--2--| |-5--7--5--2--| |-6--6--6--3--| |-6--8--6--4--| |-------------| |-------------| Db minor Eb minor Db minor F# major |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| P.M................................................................. Strumming again... |-4--6--4--2--2-| |-5--7--5--4--2-| |-6--6--6--4--3-| |-6--8--6--4--4-| |---------------| |---------------| Db minor Eb minor Db minor B major F# major PRE-CHORUS CHORUS INTRO END Thanks for using this tab! There are one or two minor things that I left out, but other than that, this tab should be spot on :)