The Strokes – One Way Trigger (Bass Tab)

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Tabbed by: Radagast27 [http://www.youtube.com/user/Radagast27] E-mail: [email protected]

Intro [play multiple strikes per note (applies throughout this tab), a fairly steady 
rhythm]:
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse "Get dressed in your bed, while she's asleep…" [repeat 4 times]:
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge "you ask me to stay…" [play with a more swinging rhythm]:
     E      C#       D       B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------4--------5-------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      C#       D      (B  A  G)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------11-------12------9--7--5-----------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      C#       D       B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------4--------5-------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus "Find a job, find a plan, find a home, find a dog…" [repeat 2 times]:
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo (play with a more driving rhythm):
     E       A       F#       G      
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---------------9-------10----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|

     E       A       F#       G       (E F# G)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---------------9-------10--------7-9-10--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse "Please, please don't point it that way…" 
[Repeat 6 times, play fewer strikes per note the first time 
then increase number of strikes per note; last time hit a lower octave A]:
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge "if you ask me to stay…":
     E      C#       D       B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------4--------5-------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      C#       D      (B  A  G)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------11-------12------9--7--5-----------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      C#       D       B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------4--------5-------2-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      C#       D      (B  A  G  F#)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------11-------12------9--7--5--4--------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass rests for next couple verses "Show me what to say, show me what to be…"

Verse "find a job, find a plan, find a home, find a dog…"
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------4-------5------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse "I don't wanna be in there with you…" (same notes, lower octave, heavier)
     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------5-------2-------3------------------------------------------------|

     E      A       F#      G
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------5-------2-------3-----------------------------------------------|

Final notes:
     B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7~~~~----7~~~~-----7----------------------------------------------------|