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

The Strokes
Ask Me Anything

Tuning Standard 1/2 step down

[Verse 1]
Right, wrong, what to do
someday it will come to you
hostile indians
we named a summer camp for you

[Chorus 1]
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’m in utter dismay
I’ve got nothing to say

[Verse 2]
Harmless children
we named our soldiers after you
don’t be a coconut
God is trying to talk to you
we could drag it out
but that’s for other bands to do
[Chorus 2]
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to give
got no reason to live
but I will fight to survive
I’ve got nothing to hide
wish I wasn’t so shy

I’d like to watch
I’d like to read
I’d like a part
I’d like the lead

[Chorus 3]
but I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to say
I’ve got nothing to give
got no reason to live
but I will kill to survive
I’ve got nothing to hide
wish I wasn’t so shy

e---------
B---------

G-55555555 repeated over and over until verse
[D-55555555]
[A-33333333]

E---------

Guitar 2 Intro:

e------------------
B------------------

[G-55555555—55555555]
[D-55555555—33333333]
[A-33333333—33333333]

E------------------

Guitar 1 Verse:

e----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------7-7-7-7----------
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---9-9-7-7
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---9-9-7-7
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-------------7-7-5-5
E----------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 Verse:

e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------777-77-77777
G-555-55-55555-555-55-55555---777-77-77777---777-77-77777
D-555-55-55555-555-55-55555---777-77-77777---555-55-55555
A-333-33-33333-333-33-33333---555-55-55555---------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
e-------------
B-------------

[G-999-99-77777]
[D-999-99-77777]
[A-777-77-55555]

E-------------

Chorus:

e--------------------
B--------------------
G--------------------

[D-33333333—55555555]
[A-33333333—55555555]
[E-11111111—33333333]

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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Hard to Explain-The Strokes

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8 x10-----------------------------|
G|-------8 x10----7 x10-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------7--5----------------|
G|-------5-7-79------------7-5-79--5-- 5------------------|
D|---------------7-----5---------------------7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2222-------------------------------------|
E|----33333333333333-----33333333333335555--------------------|

Was an honest man

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-7-79---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------7----5-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Asked me for the phone
I tried to take control

Oh I don’t see it that way
I don’t see it that way

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2222-------------------------------------|
E|----33333333333333-----33333333333335555--------------------|

Oh, we shared some ideas

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-7-79---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7----5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

All obsessed with fame
Says we’re all the same

Oh I don’t see it that way
I don’t see it that way

Raised in Carolina
“I’m not like that”
Trying to remind her
When we go Back

I missed the last bus, I’ll take the next Train
I try but you see, its hard to Explain
I say the right things, but act the wrong way
I like it right here, but I cannot stay
I watch the TV; Forget what I’m told
Well I am too young and they are too old
The joke is on you this place is a zoo
”You’re right is true”

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8 x10-----------------------------|
G|-------8 x10----7 x10-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------7---5----------------7-5-----|
G|-------5-7-79------------7--5--79--5---5------7-5-79--7-----------|
D|-----------------7---5------------------------7----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2222-------------------------------------|
E|----33333333333333-----33333333333335555--------------------|

Says she can’t decide

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-7-79---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7----5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I shake my head to say
Everything’s just great

Oh, I just cant remember
I just can’t remember

Raised in Carolina (she says):
“I’m not like that”
Trying to Remind her
When we go Back

Oh I say the right things, but act the wrong way
I like it right here, but i cannot stay
I watch the TV; forget what I’m told
Well I am too young and they are too old
Oh man, can’t you see, I’m living so pleased
Pretend to be nice, so I can be me
I missed the last bus, we’ll take the next train
I try but you see, its hard to explain.

capo 4

Verses alternate between variations of the open A chord in this general manner…

0 0 0 0 0
3 3 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

… and variations of the open E chord in this manner back and forth…

0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0


0 0 0 0

Variance between these fingerings occurs throughout the song, I’d suggest
listening to the record to get the rhythm and such.

Chords go like this:

One by one, ticking time bombs won
It’s not the secret of the government
That;s keeping you dumb
Oh, it’s
the other way around – wait…
What’s that sound?
One by one, baby, here they come.
He wants it
easy; he want it relaxed
Said I can do alot of things, but I can’t do that
Two steps forward, then three steps back
…Alright

Won’t you take a walk outside? … Oh no!
”1 9 6 9 what’s that sound?” … Oh no!
Keeping down the underground… OHHH no!
The end has no end the end has no end
The end has no end the end has no end

He want it easy; he want it relaxed
Said I can do alot of things, but I can’t do that
Two steps forward, then three steps back
It won’t be easy

Won’t you take a walk outside? … Oh no!
”1 9 6 9 what’s that sound?” … Oh no!
Keeping down the underground… OHHH no!
The end has no end the end has no end
The end has no end the end has no end
The end has no end the end has no end
The end has no end the end has no end

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

INTRO
[—–]

E--------9--9----9--9------11--11----11--11--------9--9----9--9-------11--11----11--11--------------
B--------11-11---11-11-----11--11----11--11--------11-11---11-11------11--11----11--11--------------
G--------11-11---11-11-----11--11----11--11--------10-10---10-10------10--10----10--10--------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 1

-------

So many fish___________________________
I wanted you___________________________
Thats just a phase____________________
I was a train________________________
BRIDGE

-------

Didn’t understand________________
Then I got_________________________you

RIFF OVER VERSE CHORDS

----------------------

D--------------10---8---------------------8---10------------------------------------------
A---9-------------------9--8-----------------------8----9----------REPEAT
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/strokes/automatic_stop_tab_ver_2.html )
CHORUS

------

Wait_______________________________
I’m not you friend______________ REPEAT CHORUS

LEAD OVER CHORUS

----------------

LEAD OVER CHORUS

----------------

B-----11-------------------9--------------------7---------------7----------------9-------------------9------------
G-------------11------------------10------------------8---------------8---------------11-----------------11-------

REPEAT

A---------11-----------------11--------------------8---------------8---------------10------------------9----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REPEAT VERSE

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BRIDGE

--------

(Yeah, I know ect.)

REPEAT CHORUS

------------- (END)

Also, the “reggae” chords for the verse and bridge:

E--------9-------------11--------------------9---------------9--------------
B--------11------------11--------------------11--------------11-------------
G--------11------------11--------------------10--------------10-------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Bridge:

E-----11----------9------------11---------11-----------9--------------------
B-----12----------11-----------12---------12-----------9--------------------
G-----13----------11-----------13---------11-----------10-------------------
D-----------------------------------------13--------------------------------

+ Until Next Time…

E|--------------|
B|--7~----------|
G|--7~----------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|---------5~---|

I was all just a dream, Oh no
The worst it was real
All my pets they were there and they smiled
Take a seat it looks fine

dedilhado:

e|-10----------------10----------------|-7-----------7-----------|
B|----10----------10----10----------10-|---7-------7---7-------7-|
G|-------11----11----------11----11----|-----7---7-------7---7---|
D|----------12----------------12-------|-------9-----------9-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-9--------------9--------------|-9----------------9-------------------|
B|---10--------10---10--------10-|---10----------10---10----------10----|
G|------9----9---------9----9----|------12----12---------12----12-------|
D|--------11-------------11------|---------11---------------11----------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2------2-2-2-2------------|-------------------------|
A|-3------3-3-3-3---2----0---|-2-----2-2-2-2-----------|
E|---------------------------|-3-----3-3-3-3---2---0---|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--4--------4--4--4--5-----5-----4----|-7-----7-7-7-5---5---5---|
A|--5--------5--5--5--5-----5-----5----|-5-----5-5-5-5---5---5---|
E|--5--------5--5--5--5-----5-----5----|-7-----7-7-7-7---7---7---|

Everybody so inviting
They got it in for me I know
It’s not that I don’t really love you
It’s just that I don’t really know
The hateful things you think you want to say
Time will turn them into jokes – yeah

If it was all just a dream, Oh no
Was it real? I don’t know ( I hope so)

If it was you were on there with me
Overjoyed in a peach

Here we go. Can I play? Can I watch?
He would like one more night in your life
I saw the worlds, they don’t stop, they’re like us
They go fast, like a Sun that’s been shot

Everybody at the party
Shouldn’t worry if I’m there
Cause today they’ll talk about us
And tomorrow they won’t careeeeeeeee

“03:25

e--------22-55-33-22-55-00-33-777-999-8888-7-5-3--33-22-0---|
B-33-55-----------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------2-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

This whole life,
Is it a dream? I can’t tell

I got up then I waved, then I fell
I recall, you were all there with me
Overjoyed and at peace

First time around
Second took so long
Third time’s a charm
Circle of fourths
Five days to rehearse
Six to make it work
Seven notes in a scale
Eight in some countries
Nine in fancy keys
Ten years we’ve been friends
Eleven seconds to hell
And of course twelve major chords

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