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Fear Of Sleep by The Strokes

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Intro:
No bass, rest until Verse 1 (0:07)

Verse 1: "How did anybody ..."
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1~----------------|-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + +

Pre-chorus 1: "Fear of sleep ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------8\6-----------------------|-------8\6-----------------------|
E|-4/6---------6~------------------|-4/6---------6~------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10\8-----------------------|------10\8-----------------------|
A|-6/8-----------------------------|-6/8-----------------------------|
E|-------------8~------------------|-------------8~------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-\8---------------------------|-10-\8---------------------------|
A|-------6---------6~--------------|-------6---------6~--------------|
E|---------8---6/8-----------------|---------8---6/8-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-----5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-----6-----6---|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-----6-----6-----------| (Listen carefully for this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-8---6-8-----8-------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------15-15-------13-13-------12----------11----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-13-13-------11-11-------10-10----10-8--8-----8--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Fall asleep ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Interlude:
No bass

Verse 2: "I guess everybody's ..."
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 5 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1~----------------|-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + +

Pre-chorus 2: "Fear of sleep ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------8\6-----------------------|-------8\6-----------------------|
E|-4/6---------6~------------------|-4/6---------6~------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10\8-----------------------|------10\8-----------------------|
A|-6/8-----------------------------|-6/8-----------------------------|
E|-------------8~------------------|-------------8~------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-\8---------------------------|-10-\8---------------------------|
A|-------6---------6~--------------|-------6---------6~--------------|
E|---------8---6/8-----------------|---------8---6/8-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-----5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------6-----6-----6---|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-----6-----6-----------| (Listen carefully for this last bit)
E|---------------------------------|-8---6-8-----8-------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------15-15-------13-13-------12-12-------11-11-|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-13-13-------11-11-------10-10-------8--8--------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Fall asleep ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------6~--------------| (Listen to this tiny bit too)
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +


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