• Song:

    Is This It

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

My first tab. Please rate. Sounds pretty much perfect.
Band:The Srtokes
Album:Is This It
Song:Is This It
Tabber: Kevin Stimpson(Elsenorstimpo@aol.com, on AIM: elsenorstimpo)

1.(00:13)
Lead Guitar Starts along with vocals
         ("Can't you see I'm trying'...")       
           2x               2x
           \/               \/
E -------------------I-------------------
B ----10--10--10--10-I---11--11--11--11--
G --10--10---9---7---I-10--10--9---7-----   (note: right after doing the
D -------------------I-------------------    first part twice it quickly
A -------------------I-------------------    swtiches to the second part.
E -------------------I-------------------   I suggest you listen to the song
2.(00:33)                                    for the exact timing.)
Lead Guitar then about 6 seconds the vocals kick in with you playing this
E -------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------
G ---10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-repeat what needs to be
D -------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------  
E -------------------------------------------   
                                                
E -------------------------------------------   
B -------------------------------------------   
G ---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7---------repeat what needs to be
D -------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------

Rythem Guitar kicks in right at 0:33 
    16x       16x
    \/        \/        
E --------I-------
B ---10---I-------
G ---10---I---10--
D ---10---I---10--
A ----8---I---10--
E --------I----8--repeat what needs to be

Then at 1:12 both guitarists play this ("Dear, can't you see...")
    16x       16x
    \/        \/        
E --------I-------
B ---10---I-------
G ---10---I---10--
D ---10---I---10--
A ----8---I---10--
E --------I----8-- and repeat what needs to be

The there's the solo type thing at 1:57

E -------------------
B ----10--10--10--10-
G --10--10---9---7--- x2 
D -------------------    
A -------------------    
E -------------------
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