The Strokes – Happy Ending (Guitar)

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Chords

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Tabbed by:Chris Warner 3/21/13
E-mail:[email protected]

Tuning:Eb (tune down half step) Chords used Fm 133111 Bb x1333x Eb x6888x Ab 466544 Cm x3554x Gm 355333

Fm x-x-10-10-9-8 and x-x-x-13-13-13-|
Bb x-x-8-10-11-10-------------------|
Gm x-x-x-12-11-10-------------------|
Ab x-x-x-13-13-11-------------------|

Intro
   Fm       Bb         Eb     Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Fm       Bb         Eb     Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fm     Bb              Eb  Cm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6-----6--6------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8-8--8--8----------------------------------------------|

  Fm   Bb        Gm   Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3---3----3---4---4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1---3---3----3---5---5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse This sounds like its played with a delay pedal with a wah wah pedal in up position making each note sound twice ex1 I got it to sound like the song with these two pedals.

You could also play each note below twice while palm muting to get the same effect as in 
the second example ex2
  ex1 Fm  Bb          Eb   Ab            ex2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--------------8------------------------9-9-------------------8-8-------------|
G|-----10--10---------8---8----------------10-10-----10-10---------8-8----8-8-----------|
D|--10--------8-----8-------6--------10-10-----------------8-8--8-8-----------6-6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fm  Bb
Say it all

Eb    Ab
Just get it all off your chest

Fm   Bb
Shake it up

Eb  Ab
500,000 times

Fm   Bb
Say no more

Eb   Cm
We dont believe anything

Fm   Bb
Teenage angst

Gm   Ab
Come all ages

Chorus
0:34 Guitar 2 Chorus
    Fm              Bb              Eb             Ab
e|--13-8-13-8-13-8-----------------11-6-11-6-11-6--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------11---------------------------9----------------------------|I
G|------------------10-10-10--10-------------------8-8-8---8---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   PM-----------]                  PM----------------------------------|

Fm          Bb            Eb    Ab
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9--9---11--11--11----8-8---9--9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10---10--10--10----8-8---8--8--8-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---8---8---8-----8-8---10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fm  Bb   Eb   Ab
Baby,    show me where to go

Fm  Bb        Eb   Ab
Somethings I dont wanna know

Fm  Bb  Eb  Cm
Baby,    tell me if youre sure

Fm Bb  Gm  Ab
Out all the time

Repeat chords for Verse: Say it all Im not awake anymore Change my mind 2,000 times before Seen a knight Dance on the side of the road Teenage angst Come all ages Repeat chords for Chorus: Baby, show me where to go Somethings I dont wanna know Baby, tell me if youre sure Out all the time

Bridge I believe the chords are played at these positions with these pulloffs
   Cm     Ab       Fm   Bb     Eb
e|---------6--4----4----6--6---6-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4--4----6----8--6---8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------5--5----5----7--7---8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------6--6----6----8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cm                  Ab
Feeling dizzy now

Fm               Bb
In the running show

Eb                Ab
All I want to see

Fm                      Bb
All I want to know

Cm                     Ab
Watch you as you stay

Fm                     Bb
Faces at your door

Eb                     Ab
Waitin for your piece

Fm             Bb
Pull the trigger please

Chorus Baby, show me where to go Somethings I dont wanna know Baby, tell me if youre sure Out all the time

Fm                     Bb            Gm        Ab
Cause I dont wanna see everybody get together

Fm                   Bb
Leave these dreams alone

Gm                       Ab             Fm             Bb
You dont wanna have to tell me that I wanted you go

Gm                Ab
Everybody needs a shadow, oh