Song: The Modern Age Artist: The Strokes Album: Is This It Tabbed by: ifoughtpiranhas (bmonty_16@hotmail.com) NOTE: All guitars in standard tuning (low to high) EADGBE ~= vibrato = slide x= muted string 8b10= bend 8p6= pull off 8b10r8= bend and release I haven't seen any complete tabs for this song so I thought I would do one. It is a fairly easy song although some of the chord shapes are tricky. I know this tab is right because it sounds right if you play along and I watched The Strokes DVD of them performing this song a 2$ Bill. Enjoy. Intro: Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--- B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1--- G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--- B---1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1--- G---2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- 2nd Intro: Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|---11---11---11---11-----|----9---9---9---9---------| D|----x----x----x----x-----|----x---x---x---x---------| x2 A|----9----9----9----9-----|----7---7---7---7---------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2 A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|--9---9---9---9--|--7---7---7---7--| D|--x---x---x---x--|--x---x---x---x--| x2 A|--7---7---7---7--|--5---5---5---5--| E|-----------------|-----------------| Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) E|-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-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Verse: Same as second intro. Pre Chorus: Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|--7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7--| D|--x---x---x---x--|--x---x---x---x--| A|--5---5---5---5--|--5---5---5---5--| E|-----------------|-----------------| Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) E|-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-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-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-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Chorus: Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.) E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.) E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 1(Nick Valensi) E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.) E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| D|--------------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| Guitar Solo: NOTE: Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) plays barred D and G chords (Just play 2nd intro/verse part as many times as called for) Solo performed by Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi) E|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------| B|--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-|-8b10r8p6---6----6-8-|-8b10r8p6---6---6-8| G|----------------------|----------7----7-----|----------7---7----| D|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------| A|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------|---------------------|----------| B|-8b10r8-8b10r8-8b10r8-|--8b10r8-8b10r8p6----|----------| G|----------------------|------------------7--|-7-7-7----| D|----------------------|---------------------|-------7 | A|----------------------|---------------------|----------| E|----------------------|---------------------|----------| E|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| B|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| G|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| D|-0000000000000000-|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-|-3-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-00-| A|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-4-0-|-4-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-0-0-| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-4-0-|-4-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-0-0-| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|-1416--16-16-14--14-|-1416--16-16--------| D|-1517--17-17-15--15-|-1517--17-17--------| A|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------| E|-13b15r13-13b15r13-13b15r13-|-13b15-13~~~~--| B|----------------------------|---------------| G|----------------------------|---------------| D|----------------------------|---------------| A|----------------------------|---------------| E|----------------------------|---------------| Ending: Guitar 1 slides G chord upwards E|-3- B|-3- G|-4- D|-5- A|-5- E|-3- Guitar 2 slides G chord downwards E|-7- B|-8- G|-7- D|---- A|---- E|---- Sequence: 1st Intro 2nd Intro (X2) Verse (X2) Pre-chorus Chorus (X2) Guitar Solo Verse (X2) Pre-chorus Chorus (X2) Ending (in 1 measure) There you have it. Please rate this and let me know if you think it is right. Listen to the CD for the correct sequencing.