• Song:

    New York City Cops

  • Artist:

    The Strokes

  • Album:

    2002-08-23: Reading Fes...

New York City Cops - The Strokes
Tabbed by: EstebanMoretti ekr89@hotmail.com

I’ve tried to catch the main sound with only one guitar.
(But the solo is originally played by Nick Valensi)

(Heavy distorsion)
e-12bs^^^^--8bs^^^^----|
B----------------------|
G---------------7bs^^^^|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

Intro:
  E     A                G
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D—14/---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-0--5-0-5-|Played 4 times
A—14/---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-0--5-0-5-|
E—12/---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-0--3-0-3-|

Verse:

e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-0--5-0-5---|Played 4 times
A------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-0--5-0-5---|
E------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-0--3-0-3---|

Bridge:

  E
e--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----12---12----12---12--12---|
B--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----12---12----12---12--12---|
G--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13----12---13----12---13--13---|
D--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----12---14----12---14--14---|Played 3 times
A--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----12---14----12---14--14---|
E--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----12---12----12---12--12---|

2. Bridge:


e--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|
B--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|
G--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13---|
D--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---| Played 2 times
A--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---|
E--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|

And then

   C
e--8------8------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
B--8------8------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G--9------9------9--9—-9--9--9—-9--9-9---|
D--10-----10----10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A--10-----10----10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E--8------8------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

Chorus:

“New York city cops, new york city cops, new york city cops, they’r ain’t to smart…..”

   A  
e--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
B--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
G--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|
D--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----| Played 8 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|

Solo:
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                  
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------9sb-7-9-7-9-7-9-7h8h8h8h8h8h8--|
G-9sb-7---7-9b-7---------------------------------------|
D--------9-----------9^^-------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

(Repeat this part a few times. Listen to the song)
e---8---10---8---10---7--10--7--10-------|
B-10--10---10--10---8---8---8--8---------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

Great song, great band! And actually very easy to play! 
Good luck, and please rate!!
If any questions, please email me.

The form goes like this:

Intro
Verse
Bridge
2. Bridge
Chorus
Solo
Verse
*BREAK*
Verse
Bridge 
2. Bridge
Bridge (play this two times)
Chorus
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