• Song:

    I Cant Win

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

I Can't Win

In my mind...not quite 100 percent correct but it sounds right.

Opening chord.

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

Main Riff/Chorus
Guitar 1 only.  (I'm not gonna go through all of the up and down strokes of this 
sure you can figure it out)

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

Verse 1
Guitar 1


   B Major                      E Major
e|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------1------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6---9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-- 7-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-4-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat twice

Chorus
Guitar 1 and 2

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

Bridge

Guitar 1


e|--------9--------6---7---6-----6---9---6---6---9---6----------------|
B|-9-12-9---9-12-5---5---5-----7---7---7---7---7---7------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2...same as verse 1

Guitar 1


   B Major                      E Major
e|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------1------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6---9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-- 7-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-4-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat twice

Chorus

Guitar 1 and 2

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

Bridge

Guitar 1


e|--------9--------6---7---6-4---6---9---6---6---9---6----------------|
B|-9-12-9---9-12-5---5---5-----7---7---7---7---7---7------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo

Guitar 1

A lot of bending involved ....I'll use "^" to mark that. I mean just bend it so it 
like the note don't slide it or anything....so bend 8(G) to sound like 9(G#) etc. etc.

e|----------------------------9-12-9---------9------------------------|
B|-8^9-4-11^12-9-14^16-16^14---------12-9-12---12-12-9-11-9---9-9-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------9----9---9-9-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11^12-9-14^16-4-11^12-4-7^9------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
G|-6-6-6-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9?11--11-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

This is really a random spot. What Albert does is he takes

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---13------|
D|---13------|
A|---11------|
E|-----------|

and

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---8-------|
D|---8-------|
A|---6-------|
E------------|

And slides between the two. He also does


e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|---11------|
A|---11------|
E|----9------|

And

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

And does the same...so let's just say

First set
Second set
First set.
Second set.

(this could be completely wrong...it might be major/minor chords rather then power chords)

Finish it out with the chorus.
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4?-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Final chord.
Both guitar 1 and 2.

e|-----------|
B|---7-------|
G|---6-------|
D|---7-------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
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