New York City Cops The Strokes
Band: The Strokes
Track: New York City Cops
Album: Is This It? (First Edition)
Guitarist(s): Albert Hammond Junior (Guitar 1)
Nick Valensi (Guitar 2)
Date: 20/09/03
Tabbed by: Tomsk
Ok, I tabbed the song from start to finish, this song was removed from the first
album in respect of the September 11th events. It's still quite accessible and a
well good anthem. I've seen some good versions of this but i've included both
guitar parts, great to play with someone else.
TomSk
Standard Tuning
...Guitar 1 Intro...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-12/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
...Guitar 2 Intro... downstrokes
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
Am and G played at
e|--5---------3--| B|--5---------3--| G|--5---and---4--| D|--7---------5--| A|--7---------5--| E|--5---------3--|
...Guitar 1 Verse...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
"Here in the streets so mechanised"
"Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life"
"Studied all the rules didn't want no part"
"But I let you in just to break this heart"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3/12-|
"Even though it was only one night"
"it was fucking strange"
...Guitar 2 Verse...
Am G x4
...Guitar 1 Pre-chorus...
e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------|
"Nina's in the bedroom"
e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------|
"She said time to go now"
e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------|
"But leaving it ain't easy"
e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------|
"I've got to let go"
"I've got to let go"
e|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------------------|
"and the hours they ran slow"
"I said everynight she just can't stop saying"
...Guitar 2 Pre Chorus...
[Am]"Nina's in the bedroom"
[G]"She said time to go now"
[D]"But leaving it ain't easy"
[E]"I've got let go,[E] I've got to let go"
[G]"And the hours they ran slow"
"I said everynight she just can't stop saying"
...Guitar 1 Chorus...
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"New York City cops"
"New York City cops"
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"New York City cops"
"The ain't too smart"
...Guitar 2...
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C] "They ain't too[G] smart"
...Guitar 1 Solo...
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x 2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
...Guitar 2 solo...
e|-----------------------------10b14-10p8-------7h10-7---7h87h87h87h87--7-| B|-10b12---10b11-8--8-10b11-8-------------10-10--------8------------------| G|-----------------9---------9--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8-----10-----8-----10-----8-------7----10----7----10----7------| B|----10-----10----10-----10----10------8-----8----8-----8----8---| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8-----10-----8-----10-----8--------7----10----7----10----7-7s8-| B|----10-----10----10-----10----10-------8-----8----8-----8-------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
...Guitar 1 Verse...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
"Oh kill me now cos I let you down"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
"I swear one day im gonna leave this town"
"Stop"
Drum Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 2 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-15/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
"Yes Im leaving"
"Cos it just won't work"
"They act like Romans"
"But they dress like Turks"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--0-3--0-3---|
"Sometime, in your prime"
"See me, I like the summertime but- hey"
...Guitar 2 Verse...
Am G x2
wait for drum solo
Am G x4 with some Am note bend at the end
...Guitar 1 Pre-chorus...
e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------|
"Nina's in the bedroom"
e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------|
"She said time to go now"
e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------|
"But leaving it ain't easy"
e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------|
"I've got to let go"
"I've got to let go OH!"
e|---------------------------12------------12-------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12--13-13-13--12--13-13-13---| G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--12--14-14-14--12--14-14-14---| A|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12---| E|---------------------------12------------12-------------|
"Trapped in an apartment"
e|---------------------------10------------10-------------| B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10--12-12-12---| A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10---| E|---------------------------10------------10-------------|
"She would not let them get her"
e|------------------5-----------5-------------------------| B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7--7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7----------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5--5----5-5-5----------------| E|------------------5-----------5-------------------------|
"She wrote it in a letter"
e|---------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------|
"I've got to come clean"
"The authorities they've seen"
e|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| G|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-12----12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------------------|
"Darling im somewhere in between"
"I said everynight, she just can't stop saying"
...Guitar 2 Pre-chorus...
[Am]"Nina's in the bedroom"
[G]"She said time to go now"
[D]"But leaving it ain't easy"
[E]"I've got let go,[E] I've got to let go- OH!"
[Am]"Trapped in an apartment"
[G]"She would not let them get her"
[D]"She wrote it in a letter"
[E]"I got to come clean, [E]the authorities they've seen"
[G]"Darling im somewhere in between"
"I said everynight, she just can't stop saying"
...Guitar 1 Chorus...
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"New York City cops"
"New York City cops"
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------| G|--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10------------| D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"New York City cops"
"The ain't too smart"
...Guitar 2 Chorus...
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C]"New York City[F] cops"
[C] "They ain't too[G] smart"
...Guitar 1 Last Note...
e|---8----| B|---8----| G|---9----| D|---10---| A|--------| E|--------|
...Guitar 2 Last Note...
[F]
There, that was exhausting! corrections, queries, typos! please inform
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Tabbed by TomSk, please rate
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