The Strokes - Hard To Explain

Standard Tuning

this is the "intro/tune" of the song.for the lead guitar part. no rhythm yet. listen to the song for the timing.

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That's as far as it goes. I'm pretty satisfied with it. it's really easy when you practise a few times and know the timing.