Barely Legal - The Strokes
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
These are the separate parts of the song, the order of play is at the
bottom of the tab.

Standard tuning

Intro

e-------------------
b-------------------
g------------------- x4
d-------------------
a-5-5-5-7-----------
E--------7-7-7-7-5-7

Verse

e-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-
b-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
g-X-X-X-4-4-----X-X-X-4-4-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
d-X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-
a-X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-5-5-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-
E-X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-----X-X-X-3-3-

Guitar solo

e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--
d--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
a----------------------------------
E----------------------------------

e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--
d--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
a----------------------------------
E----------------------------------

Bridge

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
b-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- x2
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
b-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
g-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
d-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e-3--3-3-
b-3--3-3-
g-4--4-4-
d-5--5-5- x4
a-5--5-5-
E-3--3-3-

Chorus

e-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
b-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
g-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- etc
d-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
(listen to song to work out how many times to play chord in chorus)

Final chord

e-3-
b-3-
g-4-
d-5- Let ring
a-5-
E-3-


ORDER OF PLAY

Intro
Verse
Guitar solo (x1)
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Guitar solo (x2)
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Final chord

Should be ok, and it only needs one guitar, although the ending sounds slightly
different on the song this is covered up by the extra drumming bit and the rhythm
guitar is pretty much the same as the bass but just chords so it doesnt make much
difference to the sound if it isnt there.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: The Strokes
Track: Barely Legal
Album: Is This It
Guitarist(s): Albert Hammond Jr. (gtr1)
Nick Valensi (gtr2)
Tabbed By: Tomsk

[Intro]

Guitar 1

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| x 3
A|--5-5-5-7-------------|
E|----------7-7-7-7-5-7-|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| x 1
A|--5-5-5-7---------0---|
E|----------7-7-7-7-----|

Guitar 2

G C
e|---3---------6--------|
B|---3---------6--------|
G|---4--(X 4)--7--(X 4)-|
D|---5---------8--------|
A|---5---------8--------|
E|---3---------6--------|

[Verse]

Guitar 1

Down then Upstroke.

G G C C
e|-33-----33-----66-----66----|
B|-33-----33-----66-----66----|
G|-44-----44-----77-----77----|
D|-55-----55-----88-----88----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Same chords as in intro.

G "I didn't take no shortcuts"
G "I spent the money that i saved up"
C "Oh Moma runnin' outta luck"
C "But like my sister don't give a fuck"

[Bridge]

Guitar 1

G C
e|---3---------6--------|
B|---3---------6--------|
G|---4--(X 4)--7--(X 4)-|
D|---5---------8--------|
A|---5---------8--------|
E|---3---------6--------|

Guitar 2

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4---|
D|---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--| X 2
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----|
D|---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2---| X 2
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

[Verse]
Same as first

[Pre-Chorus]

Guitar 1

C
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|--12--(X 8)-| X 8 Bars
D|--14--------|
A|--15--------|
E|------------|

Guitar 2

C
e|--6--------|
B|--6--------|
G|--7--(X 8)-| X 8 bars
D|--8--------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Guitar 1

Am
e|--------|
B|--14----|
G|--13----| X 4 bars
D|--X-----|
A|--12----|
E|--------|

Guitar 2

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

Guitar 1

e|--3--33---|
B|--3--33---|
G|--4--44---|
D|--5--55---| X 4
A|--5--55---|
E|--3--33---|

Guitar 2

e|------------|
B|--12--1212--|
G|--12--1212--| X 4
D|--X---X-X---|
A|--10--1010--|
E|------------|

[Chorus]

Guitar 1

e|--10---|
B|--12---|
G|--12---|
D|--12---| X 8
A|-------|
E|-------|

Guitar 2 - With slight variations

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-7---------------|
D|------9-9-7-7-9-9---|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--9-9---------------|
D|------9-9-7-7-9-9---|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Last Time....

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

End

Guitar 1

e|--10--|
B|--12--|
G|--12--|
D|--12--|
A|--10--|
E|--10--|

Guitar 2

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

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