Hawaii Tab - The Strokes






                                  'HAWAII'
                    words and music by Julian Casablancas

B-side to single 'Juicebox' by New York art-rockers The Strokes. Arranged for voice and 
in standard notation and tabulature.

Tabbed by: Christopher J Bignall (UK)
E-mail   : Daytripper1988@hotmail.com
           www.myspace.com/biggie88
Tuning   : Standard EADGBE
Guitar 1 : Nick Valensi (1990S EPIPHONE RIVIERA WITH P94 PICKUPS)
Guitar 2 : Albert Hammond Jr (1985 FENDER STRATOCASTER 70S REISSUE)
Chords   :
                 A     E     D    E*   C#   B
           E ----5----12----10----0----9----7-|
           B ----5----12----10----0----9----7-|
           G ----6----13----11----1----10---8-|
           D ----7----14----12----2----11---9-|
           A ----7----14----12----2----11---9-|
           E ----5----12----10----0----9----7-|

Notes    : The Introduction is tabbed out for both guitars but during the song Guitar 2 
the chords that appear above the lead tabulature (the chord positions above were from 
various live shows).

INTRO

  Electric Guitar 1 (N.V)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------13------------13------------13------------13-----------|
D ---------12-14---------12-14---------12-14---------12-14--------------|
A ------15------------15------------15------------15--------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  drums

  Electric Guitar 2 (A.H.Jr)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9------------|
G ---------9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9------------|
D ------12-------12-----12----------12-------12-----12------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  drums
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------13------------13------------13-----------------13---------13|
D ----11-14---------11-14---------11-14--------------11-14------11-14---|
A -12------------12------------12-----------------12---------12---------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9-----------------|
G ----9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9-----------------|
D -11-------11-----11----------11-------11-----11-----------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------13------------13------------13-----------------13---------13|
D ----12-14---------12-14---------12-14--------------12-14------12-14---|
A -15------------15------------15-----------------15---------15---------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9-----------------|
G ----9--9------9------9--9-------9--9------9------9--9-----------------|
D -12-------12-----12----------12-------12-----12-----------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -13-~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -12-~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                               Vox (J.C): Whether you're

  Gtr.2     A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-15-14------------------14-14-14-14|
G ----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14------------------14-14-14-14|
D ----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14------------------14-14-14-14|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Gtr.1     In  L . A   sunny laid back L.A   Whether you're in New York

                                                E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---14-14-14-------14-15-14--------------------9--9--9--9---9--9--9----|
G ---14-14-14-------14-14-14--------------------9--9--9--9---9--9--9----|
D ---14-14-14-------14-14-14--------------------9--9--9--9---9--9--9----|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  comfort round you're block     Whether you're in the U.K where the sky


E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -9-10-9----------9--9--9--9------------9--9--9-----------9--10-9------|
G -9-9--9----------9--9--9--9------------9--9--9-----------9--9--9------|
D -9-9--9----------9--9--9--9------------9--9--9-----------9--9--9------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  is dark, and the grass is kinda green you know like central park

           D
E ---------------------------------------------9--7---------------------|
B ---------7--7--7--7---------7--7--7-------7--7--7---------------------|
G ---------7--7--7--7---------7--7--7-------7--7--7---------------------|
D ---------7--7--7--7---------7--7--7-------7--7--7---------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Still my favourite place in this whole wide world  has got to

                                                 A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -7--7--7--7------7--7--7-----7--8--7-----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--|
G -7--7--7--7------7--7--7-----7--7--7-----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--|
D -7--7--7--7------7--7--7-----7--7--7-----------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   be in the middle of the ocean floor I see you poking out of the ocean


E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------14-15-14-----14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
G ---------14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D ---------14-14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A ---------------------------------------------------(strum this part)--|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  paradice on Earth  The 50th state - What?! Hawaii.  oooooooooooooooooo

                                                E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

                                          D
E ----------------------------------------------------------9-7---------|
B 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------|
G 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------|
D 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------|
A ----(stop strumming after the last nine)------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ooooooooooooo I wanna live in somewhere different oooooo oooo

                                                A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------7-8-7------14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
G ------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------7-7-7------14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
D ------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------7-7-7------14-14-14-14--14-14-14---|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   a nuclear dissaster might be on our way  But I don't care I'm in the

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -14-15-14-----------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2-------------------------|
G -14-14-14-----------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2-------------------------|
D -14-14-14-----------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2-------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  U   S   A                                            whether we're

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-15-14-------14-14-14-14--------------|
G -14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-------14-14-14-14--------------|
D -14-14-14-14-----14-14-14-----14-14-14-------14-14-14-14--------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  drunk or stoned or we're sober and old    if I'm with you

                                       E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -14-14-14--14-15-14------------------9--9--9--9------9--9--9----------|
G -14-14-14--14-14-14------------------9--9--9--9------9--9--9----------|
D -14-14-14--14-14-14------------------9--9--9--9------9--9--9----------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm a happy man          if you feel safe or cold while you count your

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -9-10-9----------9--9--9--9---------9--9--9-----------9--10--9--------|
G -9-9--9----------9--9--9--9---------9--9--9-----------9--9---9--------|
D -9-9--9----------9--9--9--9---------9--9--9-----------9--9---9--------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   gold    if your problem is you can't find your remote control

           D
E -----------------------------------------------9-7--------------------|
B ---------7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------------|
G ---------7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------------|
D ---------7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  still my favourite person in this whole wide world         is the

                                                    A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------7-8-7--------------14-14-14-14---------|
G -7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------14-14-14-14---------|
D -7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------------14-14-14-14---------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   woman who can understand every word and when she speaks to me she

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---14-14-14-------14-15-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
G ---14-14-14-------14-14-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
D ---14-14-14-------14-14-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      makes me see the world  as my favourite place hawaiiiiii

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -/-14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-15-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-15-14|
G -/-14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14|
D -/-14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                               we got it maaaaaaaaaaddddddee  oooooooooo

   E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-10-9----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-10-9---------------|
G -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9---------------|
D -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9---------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   oh                   yes i know                          can we

   D                                A                          E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-8-7------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-3-2------9-9-9-9--|
G -7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------9-9-9-9--|
D -7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------9-9-9-9--|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   go                   by plane or boat            woooooahhhhooooooooo


E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --9-9-9--9-10-9-------------------------------------------------------|
G --9-9-9--9-9--9-------------------------------------------------------|
D --9-9-9--9-9--9-------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  oh         yeah...

Solo

   A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -14--12-14-12--------14-12----12--------------------------------------|
G --------------13-14--------14----12--14-12----12--14----12----11----9-|
D -------------------------------------------14--------11----11----11---|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

       E
E ----------------------------------------------12p0--------10p0--------|
B -----12-----10-12-10---------12-10-12---------------------------------|
G ---------------------12-13-------------11/13--------9/11--------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        D
E ------9p0-------5-----2-2-2-2-/-5-5-5-5-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
B ------------------0---3-3-3-3-/-7-7-7-7-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G -7/9-------5/7--------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                         A
E -14--12-14-12---------0-0-0-0-/-5-5-5-5--/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
B -10-----------14-15---2-2-2-2-/-5-5-5-5-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E -/-12-12-12-12-----------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
B -/-14-14-14-14--12-14-12-------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G -------------------------14-/-----------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------(strum quickly)------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
B 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  whether you take it slow or you let me go or you tell me something

E 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
B 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  that I did not know    whether your neat and polite or you scream and

E 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
B 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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  fight whether you keep something from me that I would not like still

E ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-10-10-10-10-10------|
B ---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/-10-10-10-10-10------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  my favourite attitude in this world so far is the friendly spirit

E 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-/-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      of an iron heart           like the way folks are in this most

E 12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12----12-12---12--12-----12-----9--9-----|
B 14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------14----14-14---14--14-----12----10-10-----|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  special place I don't        care what happens I'm taking a plane

   A
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-15-14------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-15-14--|
G -14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--|
D -14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14------14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Hawaii Hawaii ha-wa-ie I said Hawaii ha-wa-i-ie I said

   E
E ----------------------------------------------------------|
B -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-10-9-----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-10-9--|
G -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
D -9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-----------9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
A ----------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------|
   Hawaii ha-oh-aw-ie---------------------------------------|      I said   Hawaii ha-ow-wa-ie

   D
E ---------------------------9-7----------------------------------------|
B -7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-------7-7-7------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7---------7-8-7-|
G -7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-------7-7-7------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7---------7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-------7-7-7------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7---------7-7-7-|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Kauai or oahu molokai or lanai      maui and the big guy a.k.a Hawaii

     A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---14-14-14-------14-15-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
G ---14-14-14-------14-14-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
D ---14-14-14-------14-14-14-------14-14-14-14-14-14--9--2-2------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Hawaii ha-wa-aw-ie            Ha-wa-ii            Hawaii!

                                                E
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B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

                                            D
E ------------------------------------------------------------9-7-------|
B-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------|
G 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------|
D 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------|
A ----(stop strumming after the last nine)------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ooooooooooooo I wanna live in somewhere different oooooo oooo

                                                       A
E -----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B -7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7----------7-8-7--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G -7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7----------7-7-7--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D -7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7----------7-7-7--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A -----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   cut off from malaysia back in who knows when  oh we got kinda

   E*              D               A
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
G -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
   lost but my     God what a      place     I     profess airforce

  E*            D   D C#  B  A
E 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2--1-----0----------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|
B 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3--2--4--2----------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
G 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2---2--1--4--2----------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
D 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0-----4--2------------------------------------------|
A 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2--0------------------------------------------|
E 0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
  jets can not take a-way my soul

| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note