The Strokes - The Modern Age Tab

INTRO.

guitar 1: all upstrokes
e 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
b 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
g 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D Repeat 4X
A
E

VERSE. :

guitar 1: all upstrokes (again)
e
b
g 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7
E
e
b
g 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
E

VERSE.

guitar 2: eight note bar chords D major:
e
b
g 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Repeat for four measures
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
E 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G major:
e
b
g 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Repeat for four measures
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE

guitar 1: 8 quater notes.
e 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D (i know, it seems weird, but it sounds right;
A don't knock it till you try it, eh?)
E

PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE.

Guitar 2: eight note bars (just continue the g bar chords from the verse for two

more measures, very simple.)
e
b
g 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

CHORUS.

guitar 1: eight notes.
e
b
g 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
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
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E
e
b
g 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E
e
b
g 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Repeat 2x.
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E

CHORUS.

guitar 2: eight note bar chords again. you know you love 'em. im pretty sure that the last chord is an a bar, but it very well could be an e power, so keep that in mind and see which sounds the best. i went ahead and tabbed it with the a.
e
b
g 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
e
b
g 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
E 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
e
b
g 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

SOLO.

guitar 1: legend: ^=tremolo picking on open string p=pull-off bw=bend whole step (=two frets) b1/2=bend half step (=one fret) b1/4=bend quater step (=1/2 fret- just listen) r=release h=hammer on ~=vibrato /=slide up \=slide down
e
b
g 11b1/2 11b1/2 11b1/2 11b1/2 10h11p10 7 10~ 7 10~
D
A
E
e
b
g 11b1/2r11p10h11 7 10~ 7 10~ 11b1/2 11 11b1/2 11 11b1/2 11
D
A
E
e
b
g 10h11 \7~ ^^12p^^10p^^7p^^5p^^4p
D ^^^^12p^^10p^^7p^^5p^^3p^^5p^^7p^^10p^^12
A
E
e
b 12 12 12 10~
g ^^5p^^7p^^10p^^12^^10p^^7p^^5p^^4p^^5p^^7p^^10p^^12 12 12 12 12~
D
A
E
e 13bW 13bW 13bW
b 12 12 12 10~ 12b1/4~~
g 12 12 12 12~
D
A
E

SOLO.

guitar 2: eight note bar chords. play for eight measures play for eight measures
e e
b b
g 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 g 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 and then D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ENDING. guitar 1:
e
b 11\\\
g
D 8
A
E

INTRO. :01

VERSE 5X. :14

PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE. 1:19

CHORUS 2X. 1:23

SOLO. 1:49

VERSE 3X. 2:15

PRE-CHORUS/BRIDGE. 2:54

CHORUS 2X. 2:58

ENDING. 3:24

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