• Song:

    Hard to explain

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

Song: Hard To Explain
Artist: The Strokes
Album: Is This It
Tabbed By: Devan Burke


Intro:

 Guitar 1
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------
B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------3------/5------7------5-------
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------5--7--7/9---------------5-------5------5-----7-----
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------7~---5~-------------------------------7--
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----/5------7~---5-----------------------------------12--|
G|-----5------5-------------0--2--2/4--2---0--2--2/4--2-----12--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         |p.m. & x32 on the G|



 Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--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--|
B|--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--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | p.m. throughout_________________________________________________|


	*-The high D barr chord(2nd Chord) can be switched with the lower form(bass note fret 5, A string)-*


Verse:

 Guitar 1
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------
B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------3------/5------7------5-------
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------5--7--7/9---------------5-------5------5-----7-----
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------7~---5~-------------------------------7--
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|--3-----/5------7~---5--------------------------------
G|-----5------5-------------0--2--2/4--2---0--2--2/4--2-- 
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | p.m. throughout________________________________________________________________________________|



 Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
B|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


e|--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--|
B|--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--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | p.m. throughout_________________________________________________|

	*-The second time through, both guitars hold the last note/chord longer-*

Bridge:

 Guitar 1

e|------
B|--0/--
G|--0/-- *quick slide up to the G.
D|--0/--
A|------
E|------

   (G)
e|------|
B|--12--|
G|--12--| x128
D|--12--| 
A|------|
E|------|


 Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
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--| x4
D|--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--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|


Chorus:

 Guitar 1
e|------|
B|--12--|
G|--12--| x128
D|--12--|
A|------|
E|------|


 Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7----------------7----------------------------------------------------| x4
D|---9-----9--10--9---9-----9--10--9-------9-------------------9--------------|
A|-------------------------------------10-----10--12--10---10-----10--12--10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

	*-The FIRST time played, end on the A(12 fret, A string. For the ENDING, end on the B(9 fret, G string)-*

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