Band:The Strokes
Song:Hard to Explain
Album:Is this It (2001)
Bassist:Nikolai Fraiture
Tabber: TITO (shelbylover67@yahoo.com)
Notes:easyish, pretty sure it's 100% right, mail me comments/corrections 

riff a
g|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
d|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|---------------|---------------|---------------|

g|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
d|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|---------------|---------------|

g|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
d|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

g|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
a|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|---------------|---------------|
d|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(the bit u do twice before part c)

 riff b
g|---------------|--------4-4-4-4|---------------|---------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5--------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 riff c
g|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

g|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
d|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 riff d
g|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 riff e
g|---------------|---------------|4-4-4----------|---------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 riff f
g|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2----------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

riff a
riff b
riff a
riff b
riff a (last bit twice)
riff c x 2
riff d x 3
riff e
*2 seconds silence*
riff a
riff b
riff a (last bit twice)
riff c x 2
riff d x 3
riff f 


       
      Email: shelbylover67@yahoo.com
      

 Artist:The Strokes
Song:Hard To Explain
Album:Is This It
Tabber:Anthony C. (AKA) Unity Mix Up.


Hey Guys, again I'm here Tabing Out songs And I Came Up With This Pretty Basic Intro
To The Strokes. To Me It works Great So Enjoy!

e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
       *

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----5------------------5----7--5---------5----7--5----------------------------
G|-5-7---------------7-5----5----------7-5----5----------------------------------
D|-------7---5-----------------------------------------5--7---9--7---5--7---9--7-
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  
There You Go guys. Thats It. On The D String Im Sorry There Was not enough room.
But 5 7 9 7 is on the D String. Enjoy 

 Band: The Strokes
Song: Hard To Explain
Album: Is this it?
Guitarist(s): Albert Hammond Jr.
	      Nick Valens	
Tabbed By: Tomsk

Standard Tuning

I saw these guys bang this one out on 'Saturday Night Live' so i tabbed it how
they played it. The song is played with two guitarists, but Albert plays more of
the lead....  I've tabbed evrything I can hear in this song, still a bit of loose
rhythm guitaring I haven't done, so anybody like to add that they're more than welcome too!

s = slide
b = bend
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = muted with palm

Intro - downstrokes

	G	  Em		 G		
e|--33333333---22222222---3333333333333333----|
B|--33333333---00000000---3333333333333333----|
G|--00000000---00000000---0000000000000000----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

main riff by Albert

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------7---------|
G|---5--7--7s9----------7--5--9--5----5--9--5-|
D|--------------7b---5------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----0---2---2s4---2-----0---2---2s4---2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

(bass fill                                                             )
(                                                                      ) 
( e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| )
( B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| )
( G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| )
( D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| )
( A|-------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------------| )
( E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| )
(                                                                      )

during this bass fill Albert plays this at 12th fret
 
e|---x----------------------------------------|
B|---x----------------------------------------|
G|---x----------------------------------------|    X 32
D|---x----------------------------------------|
A|---x----------------------------------------|
E|---x----------------------------------------|


        G	  Em		 G		
e|--33333333---22222222---3333333333333333----|
B|--33333333---00000000---3333333333333333----|
G|--00000000---00000000---0000000000000000----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

      was  an  honest       man

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------7---------|
G|---5--7--7s9----------7--5--9--5----5--9--5-|
D|--------------7b---5------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

                     ask me for the phone

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

                     tried to take control

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----0---2---2s4---2-----0---2---2s4---2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

   oh, i don't see it that way
       i don't see it that way

bass fill, palm muting on 12th fret....

	G	  Em		 G		
e|--33333333---22222222---3333333333333333----|
B|--33333333---00000000---3333333333333333----|
G|--00000000---00000000---0000000000000000----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

    we  shared  some  ideas

Riff again...
then pre-chorus


Albert slides up to this:

e|----10--|
B|-3s-12--|  and plays this through 
G|----12--|  pre-chorus and chorus 
D|----12--|
A|----10--|
E|----10--|

While Nick plays this:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
				                 
raised in carolina (she said), im not like that     
trying to remind her, when we go back	            
                                               
chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9--12--9--10--9---(x2)------9--------------(x2)-|   
A|----------------------------10--10--12--10--------|   
E|--------------------------------------------------|                      
    
Remember other     e|-10-
guitarist is still B|-12-
playing this like  G|-12-
a madman! ->       D|-12-
                   A|-10-
                   E|-10-

The last bit of the chorus misses out the last note, thats where all the instruments stop
on the line 'you're right it's true' and 'it's hard to explain' (last lyric of song). 
Then it goes back to G, Em, G (intro)

Enjoy

This is a great song, and great to play- especially in a band.
Thats about everything.  Any questions, comments, corrections please post.

Barca_Rocks@hotmail.com
Thank you! 

 The Strokes - Hard To Explain
Tabbed by Arvid (arvid_87@hotmail.com)

This sounds very close to the original song. Enjoy!

Gtr. 1: (chords) clean
Gtr. 2: (lead) distorted

Intro/Verse

Gtr. 1  Each chord is played 8 times (downstroke).

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5-------------------|
D|-5---2---7---7---5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5---7---7-----------|
A|-5---2---7---7---3---3---5---5---5---5---3---3---7---7-----------|
E|-3---0---5---5-----------------------------------5---5-----------|

Gtr. 2

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7----------------7-5-----------------------|
G|-5-7-7h9------7-5-9-5---5-9-5--7-5-9-5---------------------------|
D|---------7-5--------------------------------5-7-7h9-7--5-7-7h9-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass fill (if you are playing without a bass one of the guitars can play this riff)

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

Bridge (raised in carolina...)

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---2---2---5---5---7---7---5---5---2---2---5---5---7---7---|
A|-5---5---2---2---5---5---7---7---5---5---2---2---5---5---7---7---|
E|-3---3---0---0---3---3---5---5---3---3---0---0---3---3---5---5---|

Gtr. 2 (2 times)

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

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

Chorus (I missed the last bus...)

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7---------------7---------------7-------------------|
D|-5---5---2---7---5---5---2---7---5---5---2---7---5---5---2-------|
A|-5---5---2---5---5---5---2---5---5---5---2---5---5---5---2-------|
E|-3---3---0-------3---3---0-------3---3---0-------3---3---0-------|

Gtr. 2 (play 3 times...               ...then this)

e|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-7-4-5-4--7-4-5-4--4--------4-------|-7-4-5-4--7-4-5-4--4--------|
D|---------------------5-7-5----5-7-5-|---------------------5-7----|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------|

This is how you play the song:

Intro
Bass fill
Verse
Bass fill
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Silence for a few seconds
Verse
Bass fill
Verse
Bridge
Chorus

And there it is! 

 The Stokes
Hard To Explain
Is This It
Tabbed by: Dan Steadman
Slide=/
Mute=*

Chord Chart:
G:3x000x
Em:022xxx
A:x0222x
D:xx0232
C:x355xx
G*:35xxxx
Bass Note1:10xxxxx
Bass Note2:8xxxxx

Main Riff/Veres
Chords
  G      Em      A
E|---------------------
A|---------------------
D|---------------------
G|-9------8------9-----
B|---------------------
e|---------------------
   8x     8x     16x

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

  C            A
E|-----------------------
A|-----------------------
D|-----------------------
G|-0-2/4/2-2---0-2/4/2-2-
B|-----------------------
e|-----------------------

Bridge

    G*  BS1*  G*  BS2*
E|--------------------
A|--------------------
D|--------------------
G|--9*--9*----9*---9*-
B|--------------------
e|--------------------
  all palm muted

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

I'm sure this is correct I've seen them live twice, an the
SNL performance a million times.-Dan