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                             WHAT EVER HAPPENED? - The Strokes
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Tabbed by: BritGuitars
E-mail: britguitars@gmail.com

Tuning: EAEDGBe

Only Nick Valensi's part, I won't be doing Albert's. 
Here's a video of me playing this song, in case you need help: http://youtu.be/mXIKS7BIIeQ


- Intro:

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|   (x4)
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

- Chorus:

     B                              E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


    C#m                             E
e|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|   
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(x2)


- Solo:

e|----------------------------------|
B|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------|


e|-----4---2------------4-----2---------4---2------------4-----2----------|
B|-------4------4-2-------4-----4---------4------4-2-------4-----4-----0--|
G|------------------4-------4-----4------------------4-------4-----4/--0--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--7------6---/9------------------7------------9-----------------------|
B|-----9-----------11---12-12-11-9----9---11-------11---12-12-12/11-9---|
G|---8---8-------9----9-------------8---8--------9----9-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

- Verse:

    G#m   F#        C#m   B
e|------------------4-4-4-------------|
B|--4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0---|
G|--4-4-4-3-3-3-3-0-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0---|
D|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0---|
A|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-----|
E|------------------------------------|

(x5)


     G#m   F#
e|----------------------------------|
B|--4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|

- Break:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-(x7)--4-4-4/9-9-9-9-(x7)-9-9-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

- Verse 2:

      G#m   F#        C#m   B
e|--------------------4-4-4-------------|
B|----4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0---|
G|----4-4-4-3-3-3-3-0-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0---|
D|----6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-0---|
A|----6-6-6-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-----|
E|--------------------------------------|

(x3)


    G#m   F#
e|----------------------------------|
B|--4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|


- Break 2:

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|   (x4)
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


- Chorus (x2)

- Ending:

e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------20-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0--then keep sliding until you reach:-0--|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------17-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|




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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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