The Strokes – Gratisfaction (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Tabbed by ear by Patrick Corcoran.
Tab about 95% accurate. (There are two lead parts playing at once throughout much of
this song, and while playing this on my guitar I was attempting to balance/play both parts
simultaneously to the best extent possible, so both parts are sort of meshed together
here in the tab at a slight cost of accuracy.)
For a video of me playing this, see here:
Lead Guitar Parts
Part A:
(second lead guitar)
--8---7---5---3---3-----------------------------|
-10---8---6---5---3----------------8------------|
-10---9---7---5---4------------7-9--------------|
--------------------------7-9-------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
Part B: / = slide h - hammer on
(second lead guitar)
--3---5---7----8---5--------10/8---10/8---8-8h10h12-8h10h12-13-12--|
--5---6---8---10---6--------12/10--12/10---------------------------|
--5---5---9---10---5-----------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|Part C: p = pull off
--8---7---5---3---3----5p3-5p3----3--3--5p3-5p3-| -10---8---6---5---3----3---3------3--3--3---3---| -10---9---7---5---4----4---4------4--4--4---4---| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|
Then Part B again.
Part D: (first lead) --8---7---5---3---3-----------------------------| -10---8---6---5---3-----------------------------| -10---9---7---5---4-----------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| (simultaneous second lead) -8----7---5---3--/7----7------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|
Chorus consists of four parts:
First Three Parts of Chorus
(I) (II) (III)
-8--7--5--3-7-----7--5--3--3-5------8--7--7-----|
10--8--6--5-8-----8--6--5--3-6-----10--8--8-----|
10--9--7--5-7-----9--7--5--4-5-----10--9--7-----|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|Fourth Part
-7--5--3----------------------------------------| -8--6--5----------------------------------------| -9--7--5----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|
Then play Part A again.
Part E
(second lead guitar)
--3---5---7----8---5--------10/8---10/8-------10/8---10/8----|
--5---6---8---10---6--------12/10--12/10------12/10--12/10---|
--5---5---9---10---5-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|Part F
--8---7---5---3---3-3---3-3-5p3-5p3-------------| -10---8---6---5---3-3---3-3-3---3---------------| -10---9---7---5---4-4---4-4-4---4---------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|
Then play Part B again.
Then play Part A again.
Then play the Chorus.
Solo
----12----8----12----8----12----8-----12--------| -10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----10-----| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| -12-12-12/10-10-10-10/8-------------------------| -13-13-13/12-12-12-12/10------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| -12-12-12/10-10-10-10/8---8--8--8/7-7-5---------| -13-13-13/12-12-12-12/10-10-10-10/8-8-7---------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| -5-5-5/3-3-3-3/5-5----5-5-5/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/8--8--7-| -7-7-7/5-5-5-5/7-7----7-7-7/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/10-10-8-| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| -12-12-12-10-10-13-12-------------------------------| -13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------| -9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------|
Then play Part A again (without the second lead riff).
Then play the Chorus.
Then play with tremolo picking:
-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Then play one more Chorus, but this time play the first three parts as normal, and end
with this fourth part:
-12--10---8-----------------------------------------------| -13--11--10-----------------------------------------------| -12--10---9-----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|