• Song:

    80s Comedown Machine

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

alright, so this is an awesome song. I think it's safe to say that if you
found yourself here, you're pretty awesome too. this tab is laid out pretty
simply. some key notes:

*after the 4th repeat of [guitar 1 verse 1], add in the [guitar 1 verse 1
variation] then blend back into the original [guitar 1 verse 1] phrase, the
whole line is played 6 times in the beginning, with the variation making up
part of the 4th/5th repeat and the 5th/6th repeat heading into the [guitar 1
prechorus] phrase.. cool? play it out, you'll know what I'm sayin. It's hard
to explain. ;)



intro/verse 1:

guitar 1 verse 1 (palm–muted):
e–83–383–373–373–383–383–373–373–351–151–173–373–351–151–173–373–3–| (x6)
b–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––5–––6–––6–––5–––5–––6–––6––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 verse 1 variation (palm–muted):
e–51–151–173–373–383–383–3–10–––10–––12–––12–––73–373–383–383–3–|.
b–––5–––5–––6–––6–––6–––6––––868––868––8–8––8–8––5–––5–––5–––5––|.
g–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––9––––9––––––––––––––––––|
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 verse 1 part 1 (palm–muted):
e––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g–––––5555444400002222555577774444––––5555444400002222555577774444–| (x2)
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3333–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–3333–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 verse 1 part 2 (palm–muted):
e––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––33333333333333333333333333333333–| (x2)
a–33333333333333333333333333333333–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 prechorus (palm–muted):
e–12–––12–––12–––12–––12–––12–––12–––12––––|
b–––8–8––8–8––8–8––8–8––8–8––8–8––8–8––8–8–| (x1)
g––––9––––9––––9––––9––––9––––9––––9––––9––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 prechorus (palm–muted):
e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–33333333333333333333333333333333 (x1)
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

guitar 1 chorus (palm–muted):
e–––7––7–7––7––7–7––   ––––8–––8–8–––8–––8–8–––|
b––8––8––––8––8––––(x2)––10––10––––10––10––––––|(x2) (repeat)
g–7––7––7–7––7––7–––   –9–––9–––9–9–––9–––9––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 chorus (palm–muted):
e–3333333333333333––––––5555555555555555–––––––––––|
b–3333333333333333––––––5555555555555555–––––––––––|
g–4444444444444444––––––5555555555555555–––––––––––|          (repeat)
d–5555555555555555–(x2) 7777777777777777–––––––––––|(x2)
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 bridge/prechorus part 1 (palm–muted):
e–94–494–484–484–494–494–484–484–462–262–284–484–462–262–284–484–4–| (x1)
b–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––7–––7–––6–––6–––7–––7––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 bridge/prechorus part 2 (palm–muted):
e–94–4–11–13–84–484–494–4–11–13–84–484–462–262–284–484–462–262–284–484–4–| (x1)
b–––6––––9––9––6–––6–––6––––9––9––6–––6–––6–––6–––7–––7–––6–––6–––7–––7––|
g––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
d––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 bridge/prechorus (palm–muted):
e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
g–6–––6–––5–––5–––6–––6–––5–––5–––3–––3–––5–––5–––3–––3–––5–––5–––|
d–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––6–––4–––4–––6–––6–––4–––4–––6–––6–| (x2)
a–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 chorus 3 (palm–muted):
e–––8––8–8––8––8–8––  –––––9––––9––9––––9––––9––9–––|
b––9––9––––9––9–––(x2)–––11–––11––––––11–––11–––––––|(x2)(repeat)
g–8––8––8–8––8––8––   –10–––10–––10–10–––10–––10––––|
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 2 chorus 3 (palm–muted):
e–4444444444444444––––––6666666666666666––|
b–4444444444444444––––––6666666666666666––|
g–5555555555555555––––––6666666666666666––|
d–6666666666666666–(x2) 8888888888888888––|(x2)(repeat 2x)
a–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

guitar 1 outro (palm–muted)(picked with more staccato):
e––8–––––8–––––––––8–––––––––––8––––––––|
b–––––9–––––9–––––––––––9–––––––––––––––|
g–8––––––––––––––8–––––––––––––––––––8~–|
d–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
a–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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