Barely Legal (strokes) - eric, dude, i tabbed it today

[Valleyboy]

Man, Eric, I've worked on this song today and I figured out how to play the chorus.
(copy to notepad)

=Barely Legal=

Verse
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|33333333|33333333|33333333|33333333|
E|33333333|33333333|33333333|33333333|--------|--------|--------|--------|


Pre-Chorus
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|55555555|55555555|55555555|55555555|77777777|777 77777|77777777|77777777|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|55555555|55555555|55555555|55555555|


Chorus
G|77777777|77777777|99999999|99999999|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Song order

Verse X6
Pre-Chorus
Chorus X4
Verse x5
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x4


I'll see if i can send this tab to mxtabs later.

[Gas_Man]

an easy way to learn Strokes guitar or bass parts. Is to work out what key the song is in, and then if you don't know it already, learn that major/blues scale. The Strokes never go out of those, so all you've got to do is stick to those scales :)

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah that's true david, although i haven't had a proper lesson with the bass so i haven't figured out the scales yet.
although i think ill call around for a teacher today


but thom,
are you sure thats right man?
i dont hink he goes on the G string
but ill try it in a bit
i just got done playing the whole is this it album!
whew

[kalter zug]

the only thing i got was the g string
woohaaa! lets get it on!!
dat thoooooooong thong thong thong thong!!! :cool4:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

well this is my version
thom, let's both post ours on mxtabs :cool: :smoking: shite its long

the strokes
barely legal

! Copy On To NotePad !

note: there shouldn't be any pauses when playing these sections, i made it like that so it's easier to read, instead of counting all the notes, although there is a pause after the chorus

*the chorus is difficult for me to figure out there are several ways to play it and i wrote out two; play around with it, i'm probably wrong but everything else is 100% right
-the optional chorus is at the bottom
1st and 2nd verse:
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x8
E:33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

pre-chorus bit
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77777777-77777777-77777777-77777777/ <-- optional slide upward
A:55555555-55555555-55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777-77777777-77777777-----------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*chorus
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777-55555555-55555555-77777777-77777777 x2
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


3rd verse: (count to 16 or wait until 2:15 if you play with the cd)
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x1
E:15/33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333 x2
E:33333333-33333333-33333333-33333333------------------------------------------------------------

pre-chorus

*chorus

end on
G:------
D:------
A:-10-
E:------


*optional chorus:
G:------------------------------------------------------------
D:7777-----------------------9999-----------------------
A:-------7777-5555-7777--------7777-5555-7777
E:------------------------------------------------------------

[mycdplayerisbroke]

ah fuck
for the optional chorus
it should start on 5 and then go to 7
instead of starting on 7 and going to 9
but the notes on the A string are right

[Valleyboy]

but thom,
are you sure thats right man?
i dont hink he goes on the G string
but ill try it in a bit
i just got done playing the whole is this it album!
whew


well, it sounds okay when i play em.
but you could just pay those notes on a different string. like, instead of playing 7 and 9 on the g srting, play 5 and 7 on the a string.
but i think it sounds more intense when you play it on the g string.

and whoa, congrats man, i'll start working on is this it after i finish the bends.
man, its taking me years to figure out how to play those radiohead lines.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah
and man i already have is this it
there is a good version on mxtabs
really fun to play

[CityandColour]

G STRING?! :stunned:

[el_scorcho]

:lol: :lol:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

oh man
thom i had a stroke of brilliance and figured it out
for the chorus:
D:55555555
A: 77777777 55555555 77777777

and then keep repeating the last half of what i just wrote and end on
A:10


:smoking: :cool:

[Valleyboy]

haha stroke of brilliance

whoa man, i just played it and it sounds way better than our old tabs. good job :cool: