The Strokes – The Adults Are Talking (Bass Tab)
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Album: The New Abnormal (2020)
Bassist: Nikolai Fraiture
Quite difficult to tab every variation during the choruses and the outro, but hopefully
you'll get the idea. You can jam in the outro or try to found out what Nikolai's playing,
it's not that hard but is tedious to write down. Enjoy!
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
[Intro]
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[Verse 1] "They've been saying ..."
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[Chorus 1] "Don't go there ..."
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[Solo]
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[Verse 2] "You were waiting ..."
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[Chorus 2] "Don't go there ..."
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(x6) (Minor variations
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[Solo & Outro]
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From here on Nikolai plays around strumming these chords, but it's quite difficult to tab
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