Take It Or Leave It (ver2) Tab - The Strokes






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     Take It Or Leave It - The Strokes
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guitar 1: Albert hammond Jr.
Guitar 2: Nick Valensi

Intro
guitar 1 (when they do it live this is how they do it but on the
 album go down an octave)

e|-12-11-10-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x--x--x--x----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--8--7--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-9--6-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x--x--x-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-10-7-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-11-8-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse and chorus
Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-15-15--12-13-13--12-15-15--12-13-13------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------3-----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------3-----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x8---3-x8--3-x16-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------1-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

little variation in guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Interlude?

Guitar 1


e|-12-11-10-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x--x--x--x----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--8--7--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----9------6-----1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-x------x------x-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-x4--10-x4--7-x4--2-x4--------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-----11-----8-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge (solo)

Guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--6------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--6------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------4------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 

the first half of the solo is almost all bends....i dont' really know how to 
tab it so just bear with me
(bend the "11" (B flat))

e|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--(make these the same note)-11-10------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------11*****|
G|-*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------8-----8-------8---------11--10--------------------------|
B|-*11-*11-*11---*11---*11----*11-----*11-----------11-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------8-----8-------8---------11--10--------------------------|
B|-*11-*11-*11---*11---*11----*11-----*11-----------11-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-~~8~~~~~~11~~~~~~8~~~~11~~------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13---13---16---16--13---13---16---16--13---13---16---16----------------|
G|------12---12----12------12---12----12------12---12----12------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13---13---16---16--13---13---16---16--13---13---16---16----------------|
G|------12---12----12------12---12----12------12---12----12------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13--13--13--13---16--16--16--16---13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-------|
G|----12--12--12--12---12--12--12--12---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Ending

Guitar 1


e|-12-11-10-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x--x--x--x----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--8--7--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----9------6-----1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-x------x------x-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-x4--10-x4--7-x4--2-x4--------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-----11-----8-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro
Guitar 1 and 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--6----5-5-5-5-5-5--6------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--6----3-3-3-3-3-3--6------------------------------------------|
E|--------------4-----------------4------------------------------------------|



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