• Song:

    Under Cover Of Darkness

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    The Collection

The Stroke  Under Cover of Darkness Tab
I looked at all the other crap on here.  This one is the most accurate.  REALLY!!! IT IS

I found many positions to play this song these ones were most comfortable for me

This is just the Left Guitar. The Right guitar is similar with less variations.


intro 1st time

e|--11-11--11--------11-11--11---------12-12---12-12---------------|
B|--12-12----11--11--12-11----11--11---14-14----------16-16-14-12--|
G|--11-11------11----11-11------11-----13-13-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--12-12------------------------|
B|--14-14---12h14p12------12-----|
G|--13-13---13-------s/13--------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

intro repeat w/ variation (right guitar repeats above riff)

e|--11-11--11b-11-9----------17b-14-16--------|
B|--12-12-----------12---16------------16-----|
G|--11-11----------------16-------------------|
D|-----------------------16-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--12-12---16-16-14-14-12-11---12-12---16----16---------------|
B|--14-14---17-17-16-16-14-12---14-14---16h17-16---------16----|
G|--13-13-----------------------13-13-------------16s/18-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4------------------------------------------------8-|
D|----------------4-7-4-----4-7-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------6-----6---6-----6------------------------------|
E|--77777777---7--------7-7-------7-s/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------1----------------------|
D|----8-11-8-------8-11-8------------------1-4-1-----1-4-1----|
A|---9------9-----9------9----------------2-----2---2-----2---|
E|-11--------11-11--------11-s\44444444--4-------4-4--------4-|


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------s/6-4-----------------------------------|
E|-00000000-------6\4-2-----------------------------|

then repeat with lead up to chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4------------------------------------------------8-|
D|----------------4-7-4-----4-7-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------6-----6---6-----6------------------------------|
E|--77777777---7--------7-7-------7-s/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-11-8-------8-11-8--------------------------------------|
A|---9------9-----9------9-------------------------------------|
E|-11--------11-11--------11-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11\4-4-4-4|

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

chorus (play notes in brackets throughout)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-11p8-11-8-11p8-9-13p9-13-9-13p9-13------------|
D|-(9)---------------(9)----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-11p8-11-8-11p8--6--11p6-11-6-11p6-------------|
D|--9)---------------(8)----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

repeat with some slight var. on G string then a slide up to a really fast up down
 strum when the chorus really kicks in

       dududududududududud
e|--/12---------------------------------------------|
B|--/11---------------------------------------------|
G|--/11---------------------------------------------|
D|--/11---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-11-8-8-11-8-11-8-8-11-13-9-13-9-13-9-13-15----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    strum these (end of 3rd go of chorus)    
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--16---14---11-----------------------------------|
G|--16---15---11-----------------------------------|
D|--16---16---11-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

4th (last) go of chorus just strum these (you can figure it out!)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---7--9--11--16--14--11---------------------------|
G|---8--9--11--16--15--11---------------------------|
D|---9--9--11--16--16--11---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

intro riffs then another verse & chorus then....

solo

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

e|-------------------------9-------------------------|
B|--11-12--11-12-11-----11---12--16b-16-12--12--16b--|
G|-9-----9----------9-8-------------------12---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-\-7-/-12-/16-\9/11/12/14/16-14p12\11----------|
G|----------------------------------------13\11-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

then repeat the first part of the solo with these simple notes at the end

G|--8---6--|

then repeat the chorus and a quick intro riff to end!

enjoy

(I found 2 different patterns and 2 different positions for the verse riffs.  the notes are 100% 
correct and that pattern works best for me.  try the other ones if they are more to your liking!)
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