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Trying Your Luck Guitar Tablature
"Trying Your Luck" - The Strokes

Well, since most people can't figure this great song out 
properly... I thought I'd give it a shot since it's close 
to being my favorite song by The Strokes.  Considering the 
fact that Albert and Nick record in mono form, I don't see 
why it's so hard to hear what the guitarists are doing.

I figured this song out fairly easily.  The only part that 
may be hard to read is the "10b12r10p8" part... That just 
means to bend the 10 up to 12 and then bring it back down 
and immediately pull-off to the 8th fret.  Tricky, eh?



**Intro**

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-| x2
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


b.) gtr. 2

|-8-------|-7-------|
|---(x24)-|---(x16)-|
|-5-------|-4-------| x2
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|



**Verse** ("You said you couldn't stay...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0--0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x--x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2--2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2--2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0--0-|



**Pre-Chorus** ("no harm, he's armed...")

a.) gtr. 1

|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--14--14------|-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9------|
|---------------------------------(x2)-|------------------------(x2)-|
|-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12------|-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


|--------------------------------------|------------------------|------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-0--0-|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--14--14------|-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-x--x-|
|---------------------------------(x2)-|------------------------|-2--2-|
|-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12------|-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|-2--2-|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-0--0-|


b.) gtr. 2 (I believe this part just follows the bass)

|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|-10-10---107-|-7-7---75-|-5-5---5/9-|-9-9---9/10-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|--8--8----85-|-5-5---53-|-3-3---3/7-|-7-7---7/-8-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|


|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|-10-10---107-|-7-7---75-|-5-5---54-|-4-4-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|--------------|-5-5---53-|-3-3---32-|-2-2-|
|--8--8----85-|-----------|-----------|-----|



**Verse** ("And storefronts rarely changed...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3--3--3--3-|-----------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3--3--3--3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0--0--0--0-|-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0--0--0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x--x--x--x-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3--3--3--3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|


b.) gtr. 2

|-8-------|-7-------|-8-------|-7-------|
|---(x24)-|---(x16)-|---(x24)-|---(x13)-|
|-5-------|-4-------|-5-------|-4-------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|



**Chorus** ("And I lost my place again...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|-1------|-3------|--------|
|-1-------|-3------|-3------|-0------|
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0------|-x------| x2
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0-(x8)-|-2-(x8)-|
|-0-------|--------|-x------|-2------|
|---------|--------|-3------|-0------|


b.) gtr. 2

|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| x2
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-7-8-8-7-8-|-3-5-5-3-5---5-2-0---|-5-7-7-5-7-|
|-3-5-5-3-5-|-----------|-------------------3-|-----------|


then the 2nd half of the Chorus (as I'll put it..) is.... 


("Well, I am your one...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|-1------|-3------|--------|
|-1-------|-3------|-3------|-0------|
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0------|-x------|
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0-(x8)-|-2-(x8)-|
|-0-------|--------|-x------|-2------|
|---------|--------|-3------|-0------|


|---------|-1------|-3------|------|
|-1-------|-3------|-3------|-0--0-|
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0------|-x--x-|
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0-(x8)-|-2--2-|
|-0-------|--------|-x------|-2--2-|
|---------|--------|-3------|-0--0-|


b.) gtr. 2

|--8-------|-7-------|-8-------|-7-------|
|----(x24)-|---(x16)-|---(x24)-|---(x12)-|
|--5-------|-4-------|-5-------|-4-------|
|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|----------|---------|---------|---------|



**Verse** ("Lets see what is for sell...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-| x2
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


now gtr. 2 comes in with gtr. 1....


a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0--0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x--x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2--2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2--2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0--0-|


b.) gtr. 2

|-8-------|-7-------|
|---(x24)-|---(x16)-|
|-5-------|-4-------| x2
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|



**Pre-Chorus** ("no harm, he's armed...")

a.) gtr. 1

|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--14--14------|-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9------|
|---------------------------------(x2)-|------------------------(x2)-|
|-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12------|-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


|--------------------------------------|------------------------|------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-0--0-|
|-14--14-14-14-14--14--14--14--14------|-9--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-x--x-|
|---------------------------------(x2)-|------------------------|-2--2-|
|-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12------|-7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|-2--2-|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-0--0-|


b.) gtr. 2 (I believe this part just follows the bass)

|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|-10-10---107-|-7-7---75-|-5-5---5/9-|-9-9---9/10-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|--8--8----85-|-5-5---53-|-3-3---3/7-|-7-7---7/-8-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|


|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|-10-10---107-|-7-7---75-|-5-5---54-|-4-4-|
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----|
|--------------|-5-5---53-|-3-3---32-|-2-2-|
|--8--8----85-|-----------|-----------|-----|



**Solo**

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|---------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0-0---0-|-x-x---x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x-x---x-|-2-2---2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|


|---------|---------|-1-1---1-|-3--3--3--3-|-----------|
|-1-1---1-|-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-|-3--3--3--3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-2-2---2-|-0--0--0--0-|-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-2-2---2-|-3-3---3-|-0-0---0-|-0--0--0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0---0-|-3-3---3-|---------|-x--x--x--x-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------|---------|---------|-3--3--3--3-|-0-0-0-0-0-|


b.) gtr. 2

|-8-7-5---8-7-5-|------8-10-10b12r10p8----|----8-10-10b12r10p8-7-|
|---------------|-8/10-----------------10-|-10-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------|


|-17r13-12-10-8-7-|-5h7--7--7-5h7--7--7-7/8-|-12b-12b-12b--15b-15b-15b--17-17-17-17-1712-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-12b-12b-12b--15b-15b-15b--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|



**Chorus** ("And I lost my place again...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|-1------|-3------|--------|
|-1-------|-3------|-3------|-0------|
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0------|-x------| x2
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0-(x8)-|-2-(x8)-|
|-0-------|--------|-x------|-2------|
|---------|--------|-3------|-0------|


b.) gtr. 2

|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| x2
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-----------|-7-8-8-7-8-|-3-5-5-3-5---5-2-0---|-5-7-7-5-7-|
|-3-5-5-3-5-|-----------|-------------------3-|-----------|


then the 2nd half of the Chorus is.... 


("Well, I am your one...")

a.) gtr. 1

|---------|-1------|-3------|--------|
|-1-------|-3------|-3------|-0------|
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0------|-x------|
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0-(x8)-|-2-(x8)-|
|-0-------|--------|-x------|-2------|
|---------|--------|-3------|-0------|


|---------|-1------|-3--3--3--3-|----------------------| I'm not really sure what
|-1-------|-3------|-3--3--3--3-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----| gtr. 1 is playing in the 
|-2-------|-2-(x8)-|-0--0--0--0-|-x--x--x--x--x--x-----| last bar... The "0-0-0-0-3-4-5"
|-2-(x16)-|-0------|-0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2-----| line is over-dubbed, I believe.
|-0-------|--------|-x--x--x--x-|-2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
|---------|--------|-3--3--3--3-|-0--0--0--0--3--4--5b-|


b.) gtr. 2

|--8-------|-7-------|-8-------|-7------|----|
|----(x24)-|---(x16)-|---(x24)-|---(x7)-|----| The "5b" is over-dubbed under
|--5-------|-4-------|-5-------|-4------|----| the ringing 4-7 octave.  I just
|----------|---------|---------|--------|----| thought I'd mention that.
|----------|---------|---------|--------|----|
|----------|---------|---------|--------|-5b-|
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