• Song:

    Heart In A Cage

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    The Collection

Song: Heart in a cage
Artist: The Strokes
Album: First Impressions of Earth
Bassist: Nikolai Fraiture

notes:
h=Hammer on - to press or to fret the string without picking it.
t=tremolo picking - Very fast picking made with very small up and down pivots of the wrist. 
/=slide down
=slide up


Intro
E-------------------------3--------------------------------|
A-t333333-------t333333-1---1------------------------------|
D---------1-3-1----------------t6666666666666-t33333333333-|
G----------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------3----|
A-t333333-------t333333-1---1--|
D---------1-3-1----------------|X3
G------------------------------|

Verse
"Well i don't feel better..."
E-------------------t444444444444---------------|
A-t33333333333333333--------------t666666666666-|
D-----------------------------------------------|X5
G-----------------------------------------------|

Bridge
E-------------------------3--------------------------------|
A-t333333-------t333333-1---1------------------------------|
D---------1-3-1----------------t6666666666666-t33333333333-|
G----------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Bridge
E-------------------------3----|
A-t333333-------t333333-1---1--|
D---------1-3-1----------------|X1&1/2*
G------------------------------|

The heavy part ( i don't know what else to call it as it isn't a bridge or an interlude. but you guys are smart kids so you'll figure it out.)
E------------|
A-/t33333333-|
D------------|
G------------|

*One and a half because you play this measure once and then you play the at3 part then just the d-1-3-1 part and not the second half.

Verse two
"I don't want what you want..."
E-------------------t444444444444---------------|
A-t33333333333333333--------------t666666666666-|
D-----------------------------------------------|X5
G-----------------------------------------------|

Interlude
"all our friends, they're laughin' at us..."
E----5~-3~-0h3-0h3-6-|
A-3~-----------------|
D--------------------|
G--------------------|X4

Verse Three
"I went to the concert and i fought through the crowd..."
E-------------------t444444444444---------------|
A-t33333333333333333--------------t666666666666-|
D-----------------------------------------------|X6
G-----------------------------------------------|

Solo Bridge
E-------------------------3----|
A-t333333-------t333333-1---1--|
D---------1-3-1----------------|X2
G------------------------------|

Heavy part
E------------|
A-/t33333333-|
D------------|
G------------|

Ending
"Oh the Heart Beats In it's Cage.
E---4~----|
A-3~---6~-|
D---------|
G---------|

Thats all there is to it.
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