Here is the full tab with the exception of the chords underneath the solo.
The Strokes:
Last nite
Intro, first guitar
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-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-:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
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second guitar comes in with
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
VERSE (off beat rhythm)
Guitar 1
1-2-3-4-:1-2-3-4- etc
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (chords played between the beats)
C C Dm G Em
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-5-5-5-5:-5-5-5-5:-7-7-7-7:-12-12-12-12:-9-9-9-9:
-5-5-5-5:-5-5-5-5:-7-7-7-7:-12-12-12-12:-9-9-9-9: 3 times
-3-3-3-3:-3-3-3-3:-5-5-5-5:-10-10-10-10:-7-7-7-7:
Guitar 2 (same rhythm as guitar 1)
C C Dm G Em
-8--8--8--8-:-8--8--8--8-:-10-10-10-10:-10-10-10-10:-7-7-7-7:
-8--8--8--8-:-8--8--8--8-:-10-10-10-10:-12-12-12-12:-8-8-8-8:
-9--9--9--9-:-9--9--9--9-:-10-10-10-10:-12-12-12-12:-9-9-9-9:
-10-10-10-10:-10-10-10-10:-12-12-12-12:-12-12-12-12:-9-9-9-9: 3 times
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Chorus (same rhytm as intro)
Guitar 1
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-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- 4 times
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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Guitar 2
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 4 times
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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Repeat the verse twice
Bridge (listen to cd for rhythm)
guitar 2 doesn't play again until the solo
-1--2--3--4--:-1--2--3--4---
Guitar 1 on it's own
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-5-55-55-5-55:-5-55-55-5-55-
-5-55-55-5-55:-5-55-55-5-55-
-3-33-33-3-33:-3-33-33-3-33-
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Then (same rhythm as chorus)
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-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-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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with the bass playing
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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Solo ( haven't worked out the chords underneath yet)
Guitar 2
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-18b20r18--18b19r18p16--16-18b19--18b19r18p16--16--
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-16---15--------13-----13-----13-----13------------
---14---12-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17-------------- play this part twice
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-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10--17171717171717--------------------
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(tremelo strum these double stops)
Then repeat the chorus
Then play the verse twice
Outro
Both guitars play the first 2 bars of the verse
then play the chorus
then guitar 2 stops playing, guitar 1 plays 2 bars of C, then end on a C chord.
Tabbed by cleggy.
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the strokes
last nite
kevin parker
[email protected]
this is just the intro because you all have it wrong,
standard tuning
gtr 1
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|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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gtr2 (comes in after top bit )
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|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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