Now here comes the tab which demonstrates the way I strum it. It is for sure not exactly the way The National play it, but I think it comes pretty close to the feeling of the song. However, it's just for you to have and idea, maybe you like it, and if not, just do your own thing, it's music :) I also noted the downstrokes with "d" and the upstrokes with "u", so you might get a better idea of the actual rhythm . Progression A: In the intro and first verse I play the | G | C | (guitartabs.cc)