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The Strokes is an American rock band from Manhattan, New York, United States, formed in 1998. The band rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in garage rock/post-punk revival. The band consists of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (lead guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (rhythm guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion).
Upon the release of their debut album, Is This It, in 2001, the group was met with much critical acclaim, being hailed by some as the "saviors of rock and roll.
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Happy Ending - The Strokes
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Tabbed by:Chris Warner 3/21/13
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:Eb (tune down half step)
Chords used
Fm 133111
Bb x1333x
Eb x6888x
Ab 466544
Cm x3554x
Gm 355333
Fm x-x-10-10-9-8 and x-x-x-13-13-13-|
Bb x-x-8-10-11-10-------------------|
Gm x-x-x-12-11-10-------------------|
Ab x-x-x-13-13-11-------------------|
Intro
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Cm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6-----6--6------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8-8--8--8----------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Gm Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3---3----3---4---4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1---3---3----3---5---5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
This sounds like its played with a delay pedal with a wah wah pedal in up position
making each note sound twice ex1
I got it to sound like the song with these two pedals.
You could also play each note below twice while palm muting to get the same effect as in
the second example ex2
ex1 Fm Bb Eb Ab ex2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--------------8------------------------9-9-------------------8-8-------------|
G|-----10--10---------8---8----------------10-10-----10-10---------8-8----8-8-----------|
D|--10--------8-----8-------6--------10-10-----------------8-8--8-8-----------6-6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb
Say it all
Eb Ab
Just get it all off your chest
Fm Bb
Shake it up
Eb Ab
500,000 times
Fm Bb
Say no more
Eb Cm
We dont believe anything
Fm Bb
Teenage angst
Gm Ab
Come all ages
Chorus
0:34 Guitar 2 Chorus
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|--13-8-13-8-13-8-----------------11-6-11-6-11-6--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------11---------------------------9----------------------------|I
G|------------------10-10-10--10-------------------8-8-8---8---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM-----------] PM----------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9--9---11--11--11----8-8---9--9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10---10--10--10----8-8---8--8--8-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---8---8---8-----8-8---10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
Baby, show me where to go
Fm Bb Eb Ab
Somethings I dont wanna know
Fm Bb Eb Cm
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Fm Bb Gm Ab
Out all the time
Repeat chords for Verse:
Say it all
Im not awake anymore
Change my mind
2,000 times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Repeat chords for Chorus:
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time
Bridge I believe the chords are played at these positions with these pulloffs
Cm Ab Fm Bb Eb
e|---------6--4----4----6--6---6-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4--4----6----8--6---8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------5--5----5----7--7---8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------6--6----6----8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm Ab
Feeling dizzy now
Fm Bb
In the running show
Eb Ab
All I want to see
Fm Bb
All I want to know
Cm Ab
Watch you as you stay
Fm Bb
Faces at your door
Eb Ab
Waitin for your piece
Fm Bb
Pull the trigger please
Chorus
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time
Fm Bb Gm Ab
Cause I dont wanna see everybody get together
Fm Bb
Leave these dreams alone
Gm Ab Fm Bb
You dont wanna have to tell me that I wanted you go
Gm Ab
Everybody needs a shadow, oh
************************************
| / 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
************************************
Happy Ending - The Strokes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:Chris Warner 3/21/13
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:Eb (tune down half step)
Chords used
Fm 133111
Bb x1333x
Eb x6888x
Ab 466544
Cm x3554x
Gm 355333
Fm x-x-10-10-9-8 and x-x-x-13-13-13-|
Bb x-x-8-10-11-10-------------------|
Gm x-x-x-12-11-10-------------------|
Ab x-x-x-13-13-11-------------------|
Intro
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Cm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6-----6--6------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8-8--8--8----------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Gm Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3---3----3---4---4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1---3---3----3---5---5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
This sounds like its played with a delay pedal with a wah wah pedal in up position
making each note sound twice ex1
I got it to sound like the song with these two pedals.
You could also play each note below twice while palm muting to get the same effect as in
the second example ex2
ex1 Fm Bb Eb Ab ex2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--------------8------------------------9-9-------------------8-8-------------|
G|-----10--10---------8---8----------------10-10-----10-10---------8-8----8-8-----------|
D|--10--------8-----8-------6--------10-10-----------------8-8--8-8-----------6-6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb
Say it all
Eb Ab
Just get it all off your chest
Fm Bb
Shake it up
Eb Ab
500,000 times
Fm Bb
Say no more
Eb Cm
We dont believe anything
Fm Bb
Teenage angst
Gm Ab
Come all ages
Chorus
0:34 Guitar 2 Chorus
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|--13-8-13-8-13-8-----------------11-6-11-6-11-6--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------11---------------------------9----------------------------|I
G|------------------10-10-10--10-------------------8-8-8---8---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM-----------] PM----------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9--9---11--11--11----8-8---9--9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10---10--10--10----8-8---8--8--8-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---8---8---8-----8-8---10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb Eb Ab
Baby, show me where to go
Fm Bb Eb Ab
Somethings I dont wanna know
Fm Bb Eb Cm
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Fm Bb Gm Ab
Out all the time
Repeat chords for Verse:
Say it all
Im not awake anymore
Change my mind
2,000 times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Repeat chords for Chorus:
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time
Bridge I believe the chords are played at these positions with these pulloffs
Cm Ab Fm Bb Eb
e|---------6--4----4----6--6---6-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4--4----6----8--6---8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------5--5----5----7--7---8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------6--6----6----8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm Ab
Feeling dizzy now
Fm Bb
In the running show
Eb Ab
All I want to see
Fm Bb
All I want to know
Cm Ab
Watch you as you stay
Fm Bb
Faces at your door
Eb Ab
Waitin for your piece
Fm Bb
Pull the trigger please
Chorus
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time
Fm Bb Gm Ab
Cause I dont wanna see everybody get together
Fm Bb
Leave these dreams alone
Gm Ab Fm Bb
You dont wanna have to tell me that I wanted you go
Gm Ab
Everybody needs a shadow, oh
************************************
| / 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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