Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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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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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
*-------------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------*
*-This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.-*
*-------You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.-------*
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Released on July 30th 2001, "Take It Or Leave It" is the final track of the
Strokes' debut album "Is This It". It may be one of the easiest tracks to play
in the whole album, but one of the most powerful ones.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Julian Casablancas (official lyrics)
Music by the Strokes
Key of C, tempo 4/4, 125 bpm
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INTRO
Rhythm gtr. Nick Valensi
| E5 Eb5 D5 C5
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
|-9--8--|-7---|-5----|
|-7--6--|-5---|-3----|
|-7--6--|-5---|-3----|
|-------|-----|------|
|
|Lead gtr. Albert Hammond Jr.
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
|-9--8--|-7---|-5vvv-|
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
|-------|-----|------|
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
| slide between these chords
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
VERSE I
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
| slide between these chords
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
C Bb Dm
Leave me alone, I'm in control, I'm in control
C Bb Dm
And girls act too much, and boys act too much, enough is enough
PRE-CHORUS
C Bb D
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------9---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|
|----10------10--10-|---8------8---8--|---7------7---7--|---7------7---7--|
|-10----10-----10---|-8---8------8----|-5---5------5----|-5---5------5----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-12-12--9-10-10--|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb Dm
Well on the minds of other men, I know she was
CHORUS
C5 Bb5 D5 C5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- || || -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2|| ----------------- ||x4
| slide between these chords
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-o|| ||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2|| ----------------- ||x4
C Bb
I said just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
And take it or leave it, and take it or leave it
C Bb
Oh, just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm C
Oh take it
BRIDGE ________________ _______
|1-5. |6.
E5 Eb5 D5 C5
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|| -7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- || |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-----------------|
|
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-----------------|
E Eb D--C
I say, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D--C E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D C
And gonna break your back, for a chance
E Eb D C
And gonna steal your friends, if he can
E Eb D
He's gonna win someday
VERSE II (play figure once before verse)
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x3
| slide between these chords
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x3
C Bb
I fell off the track, now I can't go back
Dm
I'm not like that
C Bb
Boys act too much, girls act too tough
Dm
Enough is enough
PRE-CHORUS
C Bb D
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------9---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|
|----10------10--10-|---8------8---8--|---7------7---7--|---7------7---7--|
|-10----10-----10---|-8---8------8----|-5---5------5----|-5---5------5----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-12-12--9-10-10--|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb Dm
Well on the minds of other girls, I know he was
CHORUS
_________________________________
|1.
C5 Bb5 D5
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3///7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1///5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
| slide between these chords
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-|-9-12-12-9-10-10-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x2
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|2.
D5
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-10vvvvvv------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
C Bb
I said just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
And take it or leave it, and take it or leave it
C Bb
Oh, just take it or leave it and take it or leave it
Dm
Oh take it
PRE-SOLO
C5 G#5
|| --------------- ||
|| --------------- ||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-0---o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-0-6-o||
|| -3-3-3-3-3-0-6- ||
|| -------------4- ||x3
SOLO (rhythm guitar keeps playing chords from PRE-SOLO)
full & fast bends full & slow bend
|---------X---8-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---11p8---|---------------|
|---------------|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b------8-|-11b-----------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
hold full bend
|---------8-8-8-|| -----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8--11h8--- || || ------|--------- ||
|---------------|| -11b---11b---11b-|---11b---11b---------8- || || -8vvv-|---11vvv- ||
|---------------||o-----------------|-----------------------o|| ||o------|---------o||
|---------------||o-----------------|-----------------------o|| ||o------|---------o||
|---------------|| -----------------|----------------------- || || ------|--------- ||
|---------------|| -----------------|----------------------- ||x2|| ------|--------- ||x2
let ring
|| -8---8---11--11--- || || -8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11- || |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|| ---8---8---10--10- || || -8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10- || |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||o------------------o|| ||o---------------------o|| |-----------------|
||o------------------o|| ||o---------------------o|| |-----------------|
|| ------------------ || || --------------------- || |-----------------|
|| ------------------ ||x4|| --------------------- ||X3|-----------------|
Oh that's right!
BRIDGE
E5 Eb5 D5 C5 C5 G#5 C5 G#5
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-0----|-5-5-5-5-5-0----|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-0-6--|-5-5-5-5-5-0-6--|
|| -7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-0-6--|-3-3-3-3-3-0-6--|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-------------4--|-------------4--|
|
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |----------------|----------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |----------------|----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|| -----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x6|-------------4--|-------------4--|
E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down
E Eb D--C E Eb D--C
He's gonna let you down, he's gonna let you down
E Eb D C
And gonna break your back, for a chance
E Eb D C
And gonna steal your friends, if he can
E Eb D C5-G#5 C5--G#5
He's gonna win someday, oh he will
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