Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

The Strokes

Intro: Guitar 1 ALL PALM MUTED e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7-----7---7------------------------------| G|----6-----6---6------7-----7-----------8-----8---8-----6---6---6| D|--4-----4------/---9-----9-----9-----6-----6---------6---6------| A|4-----4-----4----------------------6-----6-----6---4----4----4--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------7-----7---7------------------------------| G|----6-----6---6------7-----7-----------8-----8---8-----6---6----| D|--4-----4------/---9-----9-----9-----6-----6---------6---6------| A|4-----4-----4----------------------6-----6-----6---4----4----4\-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 Part 1 in recording (get the rhythm right) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------|\ G|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ D|x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x--x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x--x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8| \ A|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ E|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ x2 e|--------------------| / B|--------------------| / G|--------------------| / D|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-| / A|--------------------| / E|--------------------| / Part 2 in recording With special effect and use of volume knob control e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------7--------------------------------------------| G|6------------------7---------------8---------------6------------| D|4------------------9---------------6---------------6------------| x2 A|4----------------------------------6---------------4------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 1 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------14-------14----14------------------------| B|------14-------14----14----15-------15----------------16-------16----16| G|---11-------11----------16-------16-------16-------13-------13---------| D|11-------11-------11----------------------------13-------13-------13---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------14-------14-----14| G|---13-------13----------| D|11-------11-------11----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------------14-------14----14------------------------| B|------14-------14----14----15-------15----------------16-------16----16| G|---11-------11----------16-------16-------16-------13-------13---------| D|11-------11-------11----------------------------13-------13-------13---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (hard but the slide is an added track) e|---------------------------------------------------10------10---10/12--| B|------14-------14-----14/12---12------12---12---12------12-------------| G|---13-------13-------------11------11----------------------------------| D|11-------11-------11-----9-------9-------9----9-------9-------9--------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------12-------12----12-------12-------12----12------12------12---12/--| G|---13-------13-------------13-------13------------11------11-----------| D|------------------------------------------------9-------9-------9------| A|14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (hard but the slide is an added track) (last note rings) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------12| B|------15-------15/17----------12-------12----12-------12-------12----12---| G|---16-------16-------16----13-------13-------------13-------13------------| D|16-------16-------16------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| GUITAR 2 (get the rhythm right) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------|\ G|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ D|x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x--x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x--x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8| \ A|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ E|-----------------------------------------------------------| \ x2 e|--------------------| / B|--------------------| / G|--------------------| / D|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-| / A|--------------------| / E|--------------------| / e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| x8 D|x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| ---- CHORUS ---- Guitar 1 (each chord strummed 8 times) (you can play the whole chord but Nick always always plays just the top 3 or 4 strings) e|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| B|7-------5--------10-------9-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| G|7-------6--------11-------9-------7--------6-------14-------13--------| D|9-------7--------11-------9-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| A|9-------7--------9--------7-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| E|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| e|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| B|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| G|7-7-7-7---7-7-7|9-9-9-9---9-9-9|9-9-9-9----9-9-9|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9| D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| A|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| (strum 8 times) e|7--------12--------9----------| B|7--------12--------10---------| G|7--------13--------11---------| D|9--------14--------11---------| A|9--------14--------9----------| E|7--------12--------9----------| (guitar tone change) e|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| B|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| G|11-13-11-10--10-13-10|9-11-9-8--8-11-8|7-9-7-6--6-9-6|2/4\2\1------| D|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| A|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| E|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| Guitar 2 (in the 4/4 rhythm 1st, 2nd, and 4th notes Palm Muted, Every 3rd note accented and unmuted) So In first 4 notes the 9's (B's) muted, 7's (D's) unmuted --for only this \/ e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7-------7-------6-------6-------2-------2-------1-------1--| D|9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7---7---7\4-4---4-4-4---4-2-2---2-2-2---2| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7-------7-------6-------6-------2-------2-------1-------1--| D|9-9---9--9----9/7-7---7---7---7/4-4---4---4---4-2-2---2---2---2| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7------7---------13-------13-------6------6---------11----------9---| D|9-9---9--9---9-/14-14--14---14--14-7-7---7--7---7-12-12----12-11-11---11| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7------7---------13---------13-------6-------6--------------------------| D|9-9---9--9---9-/14-14--14-14-14---14-7-7---7---7---7-8-8-8\3--3-6-6-6\1--1--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|/9-9-9\4--4--0-0-0-4----------| E|------------------------------| ----- Then Do Intro Part Once ---- ---- Verse 2 Same as Verse 1 for both Instruments ---- ---- CHORUS 2 ---- Guitar 1 ENDING DIFFERENT THAN CHORUS 1 (each chord strummed 8 times) (you can play the whole chord but Nick always always plays just the top 3 or 4 strings for all of these) e|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| B|7-------5--------10-------9-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| G|7-------6--------11-------9-------7--------6-------14-------13--------| D|9-------7--------11-------9-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| A|9-------7--------9--------7-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| E|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| e|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| B|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| G|7-7-7-7---7-7-7|9-9-9-9---9-9-9|9-9-9-9----9-9-9|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9| D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| A|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| (strum 8 times) e|7--------12--------9-------14-------| B|7--------12--------10------14-------| G|7--------13--------11------14-------| D|9--------14--------11------16-------| A|9--------14--------9-------16-------| E|7--------12--------9-------14-------| Guitar 2 - ENDING DIFFERENT THAN CHORUS 1 (in the 4/4 rhythm 1st, 2nd, and 4th notes Palm Muted, Every 3rd note accented and unmuted) So In first 4 notes the 9's (B's) muted, 7's (D's) unmuted --for only this \/ e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7-------7-------6-------6-------2-------2-------1-------1--| D|9-9---9---9---9-7-7---7---7---7\4-4---4-4-4---4-2-2---2-2-2---2| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7-------7-------6-------6-------2-------2-------1-------1--| D|9-9---9--9----9/7-7---7---7---7/4-4---4---4---4-2-2---2---2---2| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7------7---------13-------13-------6------6---------11----------9---| D|9-9---9--9---9-/14-14--14---14--14-7-7---7--7---7-12-12----12-11-11---11| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7------7---------13---------13-------6-------6---------11-13-11-9-7\6| D|9-9---9--9---9-/14-14--14-14-14---14-7-7---7---7---7/12-12---------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---- SOLO ---- Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7---9/-7/-5/-3----------------| G|6----2/4-----------6/8\4---6------------4/6-9\-4/-7\-1-| D|------------4/7\6--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|2-4--2-6--4-7--6-9--7-9-11--9-11-13--11-13-14--13-14---| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------14-12----12-14b16--12--| B|14-12-------12/14---12--14-12-------12/14-12----------12---------------| G|------14-11-------------------14-11------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (here another guitar track comes in) e|12-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---16-14----14/16--14------------------------------5---------| G|---------13------------6/7/9-11/9/7--------9\6-6/4--6/7/9/11-| D|------------------------------------7/9/11-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (pick first note aggressively) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|10\9-5--9-/7-3-7-\5-2-5-/3-p0----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 Same as the eerie guitar sound for the Intro, which then follows into a clean version of the palm muted part of the Intro. then: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-----6---6-----4-----4---4-----8-----8---8-----6----6---6-| D|--4-----4---------4-----4---------6-----6---------6----6-------| A|4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----6---6----6-----6---| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-----6---6-----4-----4------------------------------------| D|--4-----4---------4-----4-----7\6-9------9--------9-----9-----2| A|4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4--------11-----12-11----11---11--2| E|--------------------------------------------------------------0| FINAL CHORUS: Guitar 1 (each chord strummed 8 times) (you can play the whole chord but Nick always always plays just the top 3 or 4 strings for all of these) e|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| B|7-------5--------10-------9-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| G|7-------6--------11-------9-------7--------6-------14-------13--------| D|9-------7--------11-------9-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| A|9-------7--------9--------7-------9--------7-------16-------14--------| E|7-------5--------9--------7-------7--------5-------14-------12--------| e|7-------5--------12-------12------11-------9-------12-------12--------| B|7-------5--------10-------12------12-------10------10-------12--------| G|7-------6--------11-------13------10-------11------11-------13--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| B|7-7-7-7-9-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9| G|7-7-7-7---7-7-7|9-9-9-9---9-9-9|9-9-9-9----9-9-9|11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9| D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| x2 A|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------| (strum these 2 chords 8 times each) then e|10------12----------| B|12------12----------| G|11------13----------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|17-17-17-17-----------------14--------14| B|17-17-17-17-12-14-14-15--15----15--12---| G|18-18-18-18-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| (strum these 3 chords 8 times each) then e|10------12-----17-----| B|12------12-----17-----| G|11------13-----18-----| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Then the Chorus 1 Ending e|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| B|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| G|11-13-11-10--10-13-10|9-11-9-8--8-11-8|7-9-7-6--6-9-6|2/4\2\1------| D|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| A|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| E|---------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------| Guitar 2 Same as Chorus 2, except the ending is the same as Chorus 1

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