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Hard To Explain chords by The Strokes

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"Hard To Explain"
                                 (Julian Casablancas)
                                      The Strokes
                                   Is This It,  2001


Intro:

	[4 measure drum beat]

	main riff (guitar 1 (Albert, rt. channel); guitar 2 (Nick, lft.
	           channel) plays chords):

	Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramA minorAm
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

	Chord diagramC/GC/G                               Chord diagramD MajorD
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|3---1/--5-------|7-------5-------|
	5---7/--9-------|----------------|------------5---|----5-------5---|
	----------7~~---|--------5~~~----|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

	                                  Chord diagramC majorC
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	3---1/--5-------|7-------5\------|----------------|----------------|
	------------5---|----------------|0-------2/------|4\----2---------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

	Chord diagramA minorAm
	v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|
	0-------2/------|4\----2---------|
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|
	----------------|----------------|

	link riff (bass):

	Chord diagramG+G (guitar 2: 355433 muted; guitar 1: x1111x not muted)
	                                      0222
	Chord diagramG+G                                    Chord diagramG/BG/B
	v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|------------9--9--9--9--|
	10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-------------|
	------------------------|------------------------|

	Chord diagramG+G                                    Chord diagramG/AG/A
	v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|------------------------|
	10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
	------------------------|------------------------|

Verse 1:

	(w/ main riff:)

	Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramC/GC/G
	   Was... honest man
	Chord diagramD MajorD
	Asked me for...
	(Chord diagramD MajorD)
	Tried to...
	     Chord diagramC majorC
	Oh, I don't see...
	Chord diagramA minorAm
	I don't see...

	(w/ link riff:)

	Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramG/BG/B  Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramG/AG/A
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 2:

	(w/ main riff, hold final note and Chord diagramA minorAm chord two extra bars:)

	We shared some...
	All obsessed...
	Says we're all...
	Oh, I don't see...
	I don't see it...

Pre-Chorus (guitar 1 plays Chord diagramG+G (x1111x) thru-out pre-chorus):
	                         0222

	Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramE minorEm
	Raised... Carolina (2x only: she says)
	Chord diagramG/BG/B           Chord diagramG/AG/A
	     I'm...  like...
	Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramE minorEm
	Trying... remind...
	Chord diagramG/BG/B           Chord diagramG/AG/A
	     When... go back

Chorus 1:

	chorus riff (4x, guitar 2, guitar 1 plays Chord diagramG+G (x1111x) thru-out chorus):
	                                          0222

	v      v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------|------------------------|------------------------|
	------|------------------------|------------------------|
	------|------------------------|------------------------|
	9--12-|---9--10----9-----9--12-|---9--10----9--------9--|
	------|------------------------|------------------10----|
	------|------------------------|------------------------|

	v     v     v     v      v     v     v     v
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|------------------------|
	------------------------|------------------------|
	---------------------9--|------------------------|
	---10-12----10----10----|---10-12----10----9--12-|
	------------------------|------------------------|
	         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	         full band tacet here on 4th repeat of 1st chorus
	                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		 end cold here on 4th repeat of 2nd chorus

	   Chord diagramG+G
	I missed the last bus...
	   Chord diagramG/BG/B                    Chord diagramG/AG/A
	I try, but you see...    hard to...
	   Chord diagramG+G
	I say the right things...
	   Chord diagramG/BG/B                     Chord diagramG/AG/A
	I like it right...        I cannot...
	   Chord diagramG+G
	I watch the TV, forget...
	       Chord diagramG/BG/B                 Chord diagramG/AG/A
	Well, I am too young...  they are...
             Chord diagramG+G
	The joke is on you...
	        Chord diagramG/BG/B          (full band tacet)
	You're right...    true

(Repeat intro)

Verse 3 (as per verse 2):

	Says he can't...
	Shake my head...
	Everything's just...
	Oh, I just can't...
	I just can't...

(Repeat pre-chorus)

Chorus 2:

	I say the right things...
	I like it right here...
	I watch the TV, forget...
	Well, I am too young...
	I'll make it, you see...
	Pretend to be nice so...
	I missed the last bus...
	   Chord diagramG/BG/B                    Chord diagramG/AG/A  [end cold]
	I try, but you see...    hard to explain


Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex @ [email protected]

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