The Strokes '12:51' from 'Room On Fire' Transcribed By: Dennis and Adam Quann This is quite an easy song even for new guitarists and it sounds cool. Every part of the song is here and is tabbed for both lead and rhythm. Key: ~ - Let note ring . - Palm mute ^ - Bend Intro: Lead Guitar: e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhythm Guitar: e|---7~-----------7~-----------------------| B|---9~-----------9~-----------------------| G|---9~-----------9~-----------9-----------| D|-----------------------------9-----------| A|-----------------------------7-----------| E|-----------------------------------------| Pre-Verse: Lead Guitar: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhythm Guitar: e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------9----------------10-------------9---------| G|---9--------------9-----------------9-------------9---------| D|--10--(14x)-------9--(14x)---------10--(14x)------9--(14x)--| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: Lead Guitar: e|--4-------4------2-------2------4-------4-----2-------2------| B|----5-7-5---7-5----4-5-4---5-4----5-7-5---7-5---4-5-4---5-4--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222----------44444444-------------------------------------| D|-22222222-22222222-44444444-44444444-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| E|-00000000----------22222222----------00000000-55554444-22222222-77777777-| ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ Chorus: Lead Guitar: e|--7-------7-------7-------------------7-------7------7------------------| B|----9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-9----9-7-9--9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-5-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--99999999-6666-------| D|--99999999-6666-9999--| A|--77777777-4444-9999--| E|----------------7777--| Repeat 4x Verse 2: Lead Guitar: e|--4-------4------2-------2------4-------7------2-------2------| B|----5-7-5---7-5----4-5-4---5-4----5-7-5---10-9---4-5-4---5-4--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222----------44444444-------------------------------------| D|-22222222-22222222-44444444-44444444-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| E|-00000000----------22222222----------00000000-55554444-22222222-77777777-| ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ Chorus: Lead Guitar: e|--7-------7-------7-------------------7-------7------7------------------| B|----9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-9----9-7-9--9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-5-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--99999999-6666-------| D|--99999999-6666-9999--| A|--77777777-4444-9999--| E|----------------7777--| Repeat 4x Bridge: Lead Guitar: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|13-15-12-13--17-15--------13-15-12-13--17-15--------17-17-13-13-15-15-12-12-------------15-15-12-12| G|-------------------17-16---------------------17-16--------------------------------14-14------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-17-15--------13-15-12-13--17-15---------| G|-------17-16---------------------17-16^--| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10------------9--------------10-----------9-----------10-----------9-----------10----------9------| G|--9------------9---------------9-----------9------------9-----------9------------9----------9------| D|-10--(14x)-----9--(14x)-------10--(14x)----9--(14x)----10-(14x)-----9-(14x)-----10--(14x)---9-(14x)| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3: Lead Guitar: e|--4-------4------2-------2------4-------4-----2-------2------| B|----5-7-5---7-5----4-5-4---5-4----5-7-5---7-5---4-5-4---5-4--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--4-------7------2-------2------4-------7-------2-------2------| B|----5-7-5---10-9----4-5-4---5-4----5-7-5---10-9---4-5-4---5-4--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------22222222----------44444444-------------------------------------| D|-22222222-22222222-44444444-44444444-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| A|-22222222-00000000-44444444-22222222-22222222-77777777-44444444-99999999-| E|-00000000----------22222222----------00000000-55554444-22222222-77777777-| Repeat 2x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ Chorus: Lead Guitar: e|--7-------7-------7-------------------7-------7------7------------------| B|----9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-9----9-7-9--9-7-9---9-7-9--5-5-9-7-5-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--99999999-6666-------| D|--99999999-6666-9999--| A|--77777777-4444-9999--| E|----------------7777--| Repeat 4x Outro: Lead Guitar: e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . Rhythm Guitar: e|---7~-----------7---| B|---9~-----------9---| G|---9~-----------9---| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Please post any comments or suggestions.