The Strokes-Welcome to Japan
Song: Welcome to Japan
Album: Comedown Machine
Artist: The Strokes
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed By: Tim Van de Voorde

NOTE: I did this just very fast, if I find new parts, I will update it!
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Gtr II (E A D G B E)

Intro
Gtr I (listen to get the rhythm!) Not sure about the second chord.

E|-5----5----3----5-|
B|-6----5----3----5-|
G|-7----6----3----6-|
D|-7----5----5----5-|
A|-5----7----5----7-|
E|------5----3----5-|

?I didn?t want to notice?
Gtr I (quite fast, use alternate picking and listen to get the rhythm)

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| (8x)
D|----------------------------------|
A|-13-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-15-13-12-|
E|----------------------------------|

?Come here and go get with me?
Gtr I

E|-8-----7----8-----------8-----7----5-|
B|-9-----8----8-----------10----8----6-|
G|-10----9----9-----------10----9----7-| (2x)
D|-10----9----10----------10----9----7-|
A|-8-----7----10----------8-----7----5-|
E|------------8------------------------|

Interlude/Solo
Gtr I

E|--------------------------------------|
B|------------10------------------------|
G|------10-12----12-10----10-12-12b13~--|
D|--/12----------------12---------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------13-10-------------------------|
G|------10-12-------12-10----------10-------|
D|--/12-------------------12-10-12----12-10-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|------------10------------------------|
G|------10-12----12-10----10-12-12b13~--|
D|--/12----------------12---------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------13-10----------------------------------|
G|------10-12-------10h12p10-------------------------|
D|--/12---------------------12-10h12p10--------------|
A|-------------------------------------12-10h12p10---|
E|------------------------------------------------13-|

?Oh oh oh, welcome to Japan?
Gtr I

E|-5----5----3----5-|
B|-6----5----3----5-|
G|-7----6----3----6-|
D|-7----5----5----5-|
A|-5----7----5----7-|
E|------5----3----5-|

?I didn?t want to notice?
Gtr I (quite fast, use alternate picking and listen to get the rhythm)

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| (8x)
D|----------------------------------|
A|-13-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-15-13-12-|
E|----------------------------------|

?I didn?t want to bore you?
Gtr I

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-12-10-12-10--14-12---10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-14-14-14-14-14-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-12-10-12-10--14-12---10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

?Come here and go get with me?
Gtr I

E|-8-----7----8-----------8-----7----5-|
B|-9-----8----8-----------10----8----6-|
G|-10----9----9-----------10----9----7-| (2x)
D|-10----9----10----------10----9----7-|
A|-8-----7----10----------8-----7----5-|
E|------------8------------------------|

?You did it alone?
Gtr I

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-10~--12~--14-12-10~--14~-14-12-10-| (Repeat as many as necessary)
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Gtr II

E|-13---13---13---13-----15---15---17---15-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---14---14---14---14-----17---17---17----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Outro
Gtr I

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-----------13-----------11-----------10------------|
G|------10-----------12-----------10-----------10-----10~-|
D|-12------12--/14------14--/12------12--/10------10--12~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by Tim Van de Voorde.

They found our city under the water
Gotta get my hands on something new
You don’t want to be without this
Something isn’t adding up

Decide my past
Define my life
Don’t ask questions
Cause I don’t know why

Someone
Didn’t wanna know their name
Drifting
You don’t wanna know what’s going down
Even though I really like your place
Somehow we don’t have to know each other’s name

They found our city under the water
I began to listen to your eyes
You don’t want to live without it
Even others, they’d abide

Someone
Didn’t wanna know their name
Drifting
You don’t wanna know what’s going down
Even though I really like your place
Somehow we don’t have to know each other’s name

Someone
Didn’t wanna know their name
Drifting
You don’t wanna know what’s going down
Even though I really like your place
Somehow we don’t have to know each other’s name

Decide my past
Define my life
Don’t ask questions
Cause I don’t know why
I don’t listen
And I don’t speak
Well, it’s a talent
I don’t know why

End on Em

Here are the tablature of The Strokes’ new song. Maybe there is something wrong, i made
this now, so i don’t know if everything is right. Any error leave a coment 🙂
Some parts were divided (main riff and solo) to get better to edit the tablature. So to
understand better, you can play along with the music.

Main Riff:

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

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------10-------------10-------|
G|-6-9-6----6-9-6-6-9-6----6-9-6-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------10---------------10--------|
G|-7-11-7----7-11-7-7-11-7----7-11-7-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-------8-------------8-------|
G|-4-7-4---4-7-4-4-7-4---4-7-4-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Bridge:

“You ask me to stay…”

e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6-5-6-6--2-2-2-2--|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--| Repeat
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Solo:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-8-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-7--7-8-7-10-7-7-8-7-7-7-7--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-5--3-5-3-5-3--5-7-8--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-14-14--15-17-15-17-15-15-17-15-15-15-15--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-17-15-17-15-15-17-15-15-15-15--17-18-17-18-17--151515-171717-181818--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End:

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

One Way Trigger:
Main Riff (5x)
Bridge (3x)
Main Riff (2x)
Solo
Main Riff (4x)
Bridge (4x)
Main Riff (6x)

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Verse 1:
Those that [E/D]try anything [D/C]once
Should we c[E/D]are about the[D/C] only ones?

All the time that I need is never quite enough
All the time that I have is all that’s necessary

Chorus:
You’re living a lie,
You’re living a lie,
You’re living too fast,
You gotta pray for the best
You never ask why,
You never ask why,
You’re living a lie,
Maybe you’re flying too high

Verse 2:
No one ta[E/D]lks, about the [D/C]war
On my b[E/D]lock, or by the s[D/C]hore

I’m all alone in a room,
Do you want what I want too?
All the time in the world
Is all that’s necessary

You’re living a lie,
You’re living a lie,
You’re living too fast,
You gotta pray for the best
You never ask why,
You never ask why,
You’re living a lie,
Baby you’re flying too high
You never ask why,
You never ask why,
You’re living a lie,
Baby you’re flying too high
Don’t get on the phone
Don’t reach for the door
You know the answer that you’re looking for

solo
[E/D] [D/C]
[E/D] [D/C]


You’re living a lie,
You’re living a lie,
You’re living too fast,
You gotta pray for the best
You never ask why,
You never ask why,
You’re living a lie,
Baby you’re flying too high

Capo 6th fret

Chords relative to the capo

Intro riff is broken into two parts on the G string.
I haven’t been quite able to nail it but if you muck around between fret 5 and 2
for the first part, and fret 4 then open for the second I’m sure you’ll work it out
(frets relative to the capo)

Intro – C Am Em G (X 2)

Verse 1

I waited for ya, I waited for ya

I waited on ya, But, now I don’t

You didn’t see it, I didn’t see it

I didn’t see it, but now, oh, i do

I play your game
I play your game
(now)
I play your game
I play your game

Chorus

I take my Chances alone,

Get on your horse and be gone,

I will not wait up for you anymore,

So you can ask me if something is wrong

Will you go?

I don’t know anymore

Verse 2 – Same progression as Verse 1 – C Am Em G

When the night isn’t ready for you
It’s a feeling I know that dogs you
They invited a stewardess, too
Now they want you to see it

Here’s to days he decides he’s got time
And he claims that it’s not a surprise
When he finds out the truth’s on his side

Chorus (This time with one more bar)

I take my Chances alone,

Get on your horse and be gone,

I will not wait up for you anymore,

So you can ask me if something is wrong

Will you go?

I don’t know anymore

I don’t believe anyone

As they crawl out of my way

Bridge/Outro

Waiting for the night
Leaving night by night
You can see me travel
We could be in trouble every night
We’re having a new life

Enjoy 🙂 ! Let me know if you have any changes, first time tab for me!

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SLOW ANIMALS – The Strokes

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#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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After playing along with the song a few times, they sound right to me – let me
know what you think.

Chords
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Bm – x24432
C#m – x46654
Dmaj7 – xx0222
E – 022100
D – [-]xx0232
A – x02220

INTRO, VERSES and INBETWEEN
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CHORUS
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There always scared of where…

Is it gone…

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RichTea