The Strokes - Fear of sleep
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I figured this one out some years ago but never tabbed it.
Here's the complete version with slides and stuff, enjoy!
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
No bass, rest until Verse 1 (0:07)
[Verse 1] "How did anybody ..."
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A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1~----------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Pre-chorus 1] "Fear of sleep ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------8\6-----------------------|-------8\6-----------------------|
E|-4/6---------6~------------------|-4/6---------6~------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10\8-----------------------|------10\8-----------------------|
A|-6/8-----------------------------|-6/8-----------------------------|
E|-------------8~------------------|-------------8~------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-\8---------------------------|-10-\8---------------------------|
A|-------6---------6~--------------|-------6---------6~--------------|
E|---------8---6/8-----------------|---------8---6/8-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-----5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-----6-----6---|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-----6-----6-----------| (Listen carefully for this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-8---6-8-----8-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------15-15-------13-13-------12----------11----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-13-13-------11-11-------10-10----10-8--8-----8--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Fall asleep ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Interlude]
No bass
[Verse 2] "I guess everybody's ..."
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A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1~----------------|-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + +
[Pre-chorus 2] "Fear of sleep ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------8\6-----------------------|-------8\6-----------------------|
E|-4/6---------6~------------------|-4/6---------6~------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10\8-----------------------|------10\8-----------------------|
A|-6/8-----------------------------|-6/8-----------------------------|
E|-------------8~------------------|-------------8~------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-\8---------------------------|-10-\8---------------------------|
A|-------6---------6~--------------|-------6---------6~--------------|
E|---------8---6/8-----------------|---------8---6/8-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-----5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-----6-----6---|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-----6-----6-----------| (Listen carefully for this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-8---6-8-----8-------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|-------15-15-------13-13-------12-12-------11-11-|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-13-13-------11-11-------10-10-------8--8--------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
[Chorus 1] "Fall asleep ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6~--------------| (Listen to this tiny bit too)
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Let ring
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