Elephant Song Solo Tab

Elephant Song by The Strokes
Verse
Chorus
Outro/Solo
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Tabbed by: Adam Harkins
 
I couldn't find any abs that sounded completely right so I filled in the blanks.
I'm Not 100% sure on this but this is how I play it. Sounds better than any other
tabs I've looked at.
 
skater_guy tabbed the basic stuff but I think I've "got it all worked out" no pun intended haha
 
There are three parts to the song:
Verse
Chorus
Outro/Solo
 
You can figure out the strumming patterns
 
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Verse
 
Lead Guitar
e|-----------10--12--10------------------------------------------|
B|---10h12-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|4x
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---9h10p9-10-9-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|4x
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-777-777-11-11-9-7--6-666-666-12-12-11-9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus
 
Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-888888888888-151515151515151515151515-141414141414141414141414|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-101010101010101010101010--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-888888888888-777777777777-101010101010101010101010------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-777777777777--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro/Solo
 
 
Lead Guitar
e|-141414141414141414141414-151515151515151515151515-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-121212121212121212121212-141414141414141414141414-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then the Solo, which continues until the end of the song.
 
e|-------------------------10/12-10--9--9-12-10------------------|
B|--12-12-15-12-14-12-8-10-10/12-12-11-11-11-12------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Guitar
e|-7---7-7---7-6---6-7-|
B|-7---7-8---8-5---5-7-|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
The rhythm doesn't play til the solo repeats, then plays this..
e|-------------12-12------12----|
B|-1212-121212-12-12-11-11--12--|
G|-1111-111111------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
While the Lead continues the solo the Rhythm fades out with this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------(These are 11s not 1s)--------------------------------|
G|-1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----Slightly bending every 3 strums----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Enjoy!
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