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LAST NITE - The Strokes
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Tabbed By: Chris Parker (Chris_Parker)
This is my fourth tab, though one wasn't published.
Anyway, I recently got into The Strokes, and I love them. This is probably
my favorite song by them. In fact, the first time I heard it was at my cousin's wedding,
I'm sure you care about.
A general rule of them for indie EQ: Have more treble than bass, keep mids
fairly high, or to taste (like reverb), and use a light amount of gain.
This is really fun to sing along with, so I'll try to time the guitar with
the vocals as best as I can. I think the verse chorda are about four beats
per second, so I guess the tempo is like 120 bpm. (They're eigth notes by
my "calculations")
Okay, here we go, have fun and enjoy!
Chords Used:
Guitar 1:
[C] [Dm7] [G] [Em] [F]
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|-8---10--12--12--10--|
|-9---10--12--12--10--|
|-10--10--12--14--10--|
|-10------10------8---|
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Guitar 2:
(Use mostly upstrokes; you can switch between the 7 and 9 Dms to
your discretion)
C Dm7 Dm9 G or G Em or Em
|-8---10--12--7----10---7-----12--|
|-8---10--10--8----12---8-----12--|
|-9---10--10--7----12---9-----12--|
|-10--12--12----------------------|
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Last Nite - The Strokes
INTRO (0:00)
Guitar 1
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(0:10)
Guitar 1
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|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| x4
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Guitar 2
VERSE 1 (0:28)
Guitars 1 & 2
[C]Last nite, she said, "Oh, baby, I [Dm7]feel so down.
Oh, it [G]turns me off, when I [Em7]feel left out."
[C]So I, turned around, "Oh, baby, don't [Dm7]care no more.
I know [G]this for sure, I'm walkin[Em7]' out that door."
[C]Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now,
And Baby, I [Dm7]feel so down, and I [G]don't know why
I keep [Em7]walkin' for miles.
CHORUS 1 (1:02)
See, people they don't understand
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No, girlfriends, they can't understand
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Your Grandsons, they won't understand
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On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand...
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VERSE 2 (1:21)
[C]Last nite, she said, "Oh, baby don't [Dm7]feel so down.
Oh, it [G]turns me off, when I [Em7]feel left out."
[C]So I, turned 'round, "Oh, baby, gonna [Dm7]be all right.
It was a g[G]reat big lie, 'cause I [Em7]left last night"
BRIDGE (1:44)
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Oh, it's all right, baby!
SOLO (2:02)
Guitar 1: Lead, Guitar 2: Chords (Strum like the verse)
[C]
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|-18b20--(20)r18p16----16-18b20--(20)r18p16---16--------|
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[F]
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|-16----15----------13-13-------13-13-------|
|----14----12-15b17-------15b17-------------|
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|-16----15----------13-13-------13-13-----|
|----14----12-15b17-------15b17-----------|
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[G]
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|-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------12\\-|
|-8----8----8----8---8----10b12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
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CHORUS 2 (2:16)
Oh, people they don't understand
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No, girlfriends, they won't understand
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On spaceships, they won't understand
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And me, I ain't ever gonna understand...
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VERSE 3 (2:35)
[C]Last nite, she said, "Oh, baby, I [Dm7]feel so down.
Oh, it t[G]urns me off, when I f[Em7]eel left out."
[C]So I, I turn 'round, "Oh, little girl, don't[Dm7] care no more.
I know t[G]his for sure, I'm walkin' [Em7]out that door..." Yeah...
OUTRO (3:03)
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(3:12)
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 stops)
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END
All right, that's it! Awesome song, I hopw you liked it (and that I got it
right!). Okay, well if you have any questions or need some help (or want to
correct me!), click on my name above the tab and send me a PM, or feel free
to leave a comment on my profile page.
The only thin I might have off is the doubling of the main riff, that and
the amount of repeats, it's kind of hard to decipher.
All right, have fun playing this song!