Under The Cover Of Darkness

The Strokes

INTRO Lead (Only Lead the first time): e|------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11----------------| B|-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12----9--9--| G|-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9------------------------11-11-| D|-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11-----------------------11-11-| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-7---7-| B|-7h9-7-| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| Second time: Lead: e|------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11-------------7h9-7-| B|-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12-9--9--7---7-| G|-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9---------------------9--9--------| D|-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11--------------------11-11-------| A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|-7---7-| B|-7h9-7-| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| Rhythm: e|------11hb-11-9-7------18hb-14-16----|-------------------------------11h12-| B|-7-7--------------7-7-------------16-|-9--9---12-12-11-11-9-7--9--9--12----| G|-8-8--------------8-8----------------|-9--9--------------------9--9--------| D|-9-9--------------9-9----------------|-11-11-------------------11-11-------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|-11-------11-| B|-12-12h14----| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| VERSE Lead: e|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------|-----------------8-------6---| D|-----------------9-------7--------------7-----|-------------------8---8---8-| A|-------------------9-6-9---9-6------6-9---9-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----9-------|
 E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------8--8-----------|-----------------------------| First time: e|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| B|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| G|------------6-----|----------------------------------------------|-----------| D|----------8---8---|-----------------6-------4--------------4-----|-----------| A|-9-6--6-9-------9-|-------------------6---6---6----------6---6---|-----------| E|------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-------7-4--4-7-------7-|-0-0-0-0-0-| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-------4/6-4-----| E|-0-0-0-------4-2-| Second time: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Rhythm: e|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--| B|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--| G|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| A|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| Chords: minor First time: e|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| B|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| G|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| E major Second time: e|-4-4-44-4--4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| B|-4-4-44-4--5-5-55-5--7-7-77-7--9-9-9-9--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| G|-4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--9-9-9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-| D|-6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--8-8-88-8--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS Lead and Rhythm: e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| G|-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-x-11--9-13-9-x-13--9-13-9-x-13--|-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-| D|-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---|-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-| A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| e|-------|----------------------| B|-------|---7---x-7----7---x-7-| G|-x-11--|-6-6-6-x-6--6-6-6-x-6-| D|-x-9---|-8-8-8-x-8--8-8-8-x-8-| A|-------|----------------------| E|-------|----------------------| Instead of going starting over after 2nd time, play this: e|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| CHORUS Lead and Rhythm: e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9-13-99-13-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-| D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--| A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-14-1414-1414--11-1111-1111-| G|-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| D|-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------11-1111-1111-9-99-99---9-99-99--| G|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| A|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-14-1414-1414-14-1414-1414-| G|-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| D|-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| INTRO VERSE (only play second half) PRE-CHORUS CHORUS GUITAR SOLO Lead: e|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-x-x---------11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-| G|-x-x------/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------| D|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-x-x-12\0------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------9--7-7/12-11\7---7-11/12-11\0----7/11---------9-11--9----------| B|-----11----------------7---------------7------9-11-12--------12p11p9\7-| G|-9\8-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-------| G|-/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------9\8\6-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm: Strum these chords e|-4--6--4--2--| B|-5--7--5--2--| G|-6--6--6--3--| D|-6--8--6--4--| A|-------------| E|-------------| major e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-----------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| P.M................................................................. Strumming again... e|-4--6--4--2--2-| B|-5--7--5--4--2-| G|-6--6--6--4--3-| D|-6--8--6--4--4-| A|---------------| E|---------------|

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