• Song:

    Under Cover Of Darkness

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    The Collection

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                             Under Cover of Darkness - The Strokes
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Tabbed by: David
Email: ilsagilm@gmail.com
First single off of Angles.Sorry for any inconsistent spacing. 
For Craig B.
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Part A
This part is played twice.
Guitar 1
e|----77-----11-----------77-----11-----------77-----1212-1111-9--------77------------------------|
B|----77--------11----11--77--------11----11--77------------------12----99-------12h14p12-----12--|
G|----88-----------11-----88-----------11-----77------------------------99-----------------13-----|
D|----99------------------99------------------99------------------------99------------------------|
A|----99------------------99------------------99------------------------77------------------------|
E|----77------------------77------------------77--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 is the same but plays this the second time.
e|----------11b12--11-9-7----18b20-14-16-------------1212-1111-9-----------------11h12p11----12|
B|----------------------------------------16----------------------12----------------------12---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------8--------6-------------6--------|
D|-------------------------7--------------7-----------------------8---8---------8---8------|
A|-------------------6-9-6---9-6-----6-9----9-6--66666666-----6-9-------9-6-6-9-------9-6--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7------------7------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-7---------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
B|-7---------------------------------------------7-----------------------------|
G|-8----etc.-------------------------------------8----etc.---------------------|
D|-9---------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
A|-9---------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------(6)----------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------6--------4-------------4---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6---6---------6---6-----77777777-6----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-7-------7-4-4-7-------7-4------------9-4-2----------|

Guitar 2
e|-4-----------------------------------------------77777777-6-4-4-2----------|
B|-4-----------------------------------------------99999999-7-5-4-2----------|
G|-4---etc.----------------------------------------99999999-8-6-4-3----------|
D|-6-----------------------------------------------99999999-8-6-6-4----------|
A|-6-----------------------------------------------77777777-6-4-6-4----------|
E|-4------------------------------------------------------------4-2----------|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------8--------6-------------6--------|
D|-------------------------7--------------7-----------------------8---8---------8---8------|
A|-------------------6-9-6---9-6-----6-9----9-6--66666666-----6-9-------9-6-6-9-------9-6--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7------------7------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-7---------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
B|-7---------------------------------------------7-----------------------------|
G|-8----etc.-------------------------------------8----etc.---------------------|
D|-9---------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
A|-9---------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------(6)----------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|


Guitar 2
e|-7-------4------6-------4-------7-------------------------------------|
B|-7-------5------7-------4-------7-------------------------------------|
G|-8-etc.--6------8-------4-------8---etc.------------------------------|
D|-9-------6------8-------6-------9-------------------------------------|
A|-9-------4------6-------6-------9-------------------------------------|
E|-7----------------------4-------7-------------------------------------|

The second verse uses this ending

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|

Guitar 2
e|-7------4-------6-------7-------7-----------------------------|
B|-7------5-------7-------9-------7-----------------------------|
G|-8-etc.-6-------8-------9-------8-----------------------------|
D|-9------6-------8-------9-------9-----------------------------|
A|-9------4-------6-------7-------9-----------------------------|
E|-7------4-------6---------------7-----------------------------|
Chorus:  Repeat as necessary and listen for strumming.
     don't....go that way.....         I'll....wait for you
     tired...etc.
e|---4--------7-------7-------9--------4-------7--------7------9----------|
B|---4--------9-------7-------11-------4-------9--------7------11---------|
G|---4--------9-------8-------11-------4-------9--------8------11---------|
D|---6--------9-------9-------11-------6-------9--------9------11---------|
A|---6--------7-------9-------9--------6-------7--------9------9----------|
E|---4----------------7----------------4----------------7-----------------|

Can also alternate for second G#m      ^
e|--77-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--77-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--88-9-8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--99-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--99-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--77-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------9----12+------|
B|--1112----11-12-11------1112---11-12-11------1112---11-12-11-----11---12----------|
G|9-------9----------9--11-----11---------11-9------9----------9-8------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11----------11-12br-11--------11---------9-11-11-9------------------------|
B|----12----12----------------12----9-11-12-----------12-11-9----------------|
G|-------12----------------11------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1112----11-12-11------1112---11-12-11------1112---11-12-11-------------|
G|9-------9----------9--11-----11---------11-9------9----------9-8---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End

e|-77---11b12--11-9-7--|
B|-77------------------|
G|-88------------------|
D|-99------------------|
A|-99------------------|
E|-77------------------|
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Order
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro/Part A (Second Half of it)
2nd Verse
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
End
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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