• Song:

    What Ever Happened

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

Song: What Ever Happened?
Artist: The Strokes
Album: Room On Fire
Tabbed By: Devan Burke

Parts:
Guitar 1 - Nick Valensi
Guitar 2 - Albert Hammond Jr.

Intro:

 Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| etc.
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  palm mute throughout.


 Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| etc.
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  palm mute throughout.



Chorus:

 Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
B|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


e|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| x2
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


 Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| x2
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|



Bridge:

 Guitar 1
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  Gradually get louder.


 Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|



Solo:

 Guitar 1
e|--4---2------------4------2---------4---2-----------4------2--------7--------6----/9----------------------
B|----4-----4-2--------4------4---------4-----4-2-------4------4----------9--------------11---/12-12-11--9--
G|--------------4--------4------4-----------------4-------4------4/-----8---8----------9----9---------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e|--7--------6---/9---------------------|
B|------9-------------11---/12-12-11-9--|
G|----8---8---------9----9--------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|



e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8--| x4
D|---9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8---11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|



Verse:

 Guitar 1
e|---------------------4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4-------------
B|--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--
G|--4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--
D|--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--
A|--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4----------------------6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4----------------------6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---------------------
E|--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------------------4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------------------4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---------------------


e|---------------------4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|--4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4----------------------6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4----------------------6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------------------4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2----------------------4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|



 Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8--------------------------9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8--------------------------9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8--
D|---9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8---11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9----9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8---11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9----9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8---11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9--
A|--11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-------------------------11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-------------------------11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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


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



Bridge 2:

 Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/-----------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     |p.m. and play choppy_______________________|

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


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

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


After playing BRIDGE 2, go back to the VERSE.
After the VERSE, play the INTRO and then the CHORUS.
The ENDING is kind of odd, and I'm not exactly sure what's being played. If you watch the live performance on Conan O'Brian
you may be able to figure it out.
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