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12 51 Acoustic Tab

by The Strokes
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Capo: no capo
Author patydcs96 [a] 55. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
We have an official 12 51 tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
This includes the chords and tab of the song "12:51" by The Strokes from
their sophomore album, "Room on Fire" (2003). If there are any doubts or corrections,
feel free to leave a comment.
 
Chords:
 
(If you don't own a Capo click on "Up 2 Half Steps - Transpose" at the top
of the tab, and play those chords).
 
CAPO ON 1ST.
 
 D (000232)
 G (320033)
Em (022000) or you can also use Em7  (022030)
 A (002220) or you can also use Asus4(002230)
Bm (024432)
Gm (310033)
 
Verse 1:
 
D                  G
Talk to me now I'm older
     Em                      A
Your friend told you 'cause I told her
D                       G
Friday nights have been lonely
Em                        A
Change your plans and then phone me
 
Break:
 
D  Bm  A  (x4)
 
Verse 2:
 
D                   G
We could go and get 40s
Em                A
Fuck goin' to that party
   D                        G
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Em                       A
Alright, let's go, you convinced me
 
Break:
 
D  Bm  A  (x4)
 
Chorus:
 
Gm            D
12:51 is the time my voice
          Gm
Found the words I sought
           D
Is it this stage I want?
    Gm                 D
The world is shutting out, for us
        Gm
We were tense for sure
       D
But we was confident
 
Verse 3:
 
D                    G
Kiss me now that I'm older
Em                A
I won't try to control you
D                       G
Friday nights have been lonely
Em                    A
Take it slow but don't warn me
 
Verse 4:
 
D                   G
We'd go out and get 40's
Em                  A
Then we'd go to some party
D                         G
Oh really, your folks are away now?
 Em                 A
Alright I'm coming...
 
I'll be right there  (fading)
 
 
Tab:
 
 
Verses 1 & 3:
 
 E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|
 
Verse 2:
 
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B -9------9----|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9--11-9|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 
Verse 4:
 
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B 9-----12-10-9-|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 
Break:
 
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus:
 
 
 E ----10-------|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10-------|
 B -13----12-13-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12-|
 G -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
 E -12-----10--------10---|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10--------|
 B -----13--- 12--10---12-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12~-|
 G ---9---------9---------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 D -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 A -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 E -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
 
If that confuses any of you, here it is with both the chords and tab at the same time.
 
 
Verse 1:
 
D                  G
Talk to me now I'm older
     Em                      A
Your friend told you 'cause I told her
D                       G
Friday nights have been lonely
Em                        A
Change your plans and then phone me
 
 
 E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|
 
Break:
 
D  Bm  A  (x4)
 
 
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
D                   G
We could go and get 40s
Em                A
Fuck goin' to that party
   D                        G
Oh really, your folks are away now?
Em                       A
Alright, let's go, you convinced me
 
 
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B -9------9----|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9--11-9|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E -------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 
Break:
 
D  Bm  A  (x4)
 
 
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Gm            D
12:51 is the time my voice
          Gm
Found the words I sought
           D
Is it this stage I want?
 
 
 E ----10-------|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10-------|
 B -13----12-13-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12-|
 G -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
    Gm                 D
The world is shutting out, for us
        Gm
We were tense for sure
       D
But we was confident
 
 
 E -12-----10--------10---|-12-10-------|----10-------|-12-10--------|
 B -----13--- 12--10---12-|-------13-12-|-13----12-13-|-------13-12~-|
 G ---9---------9---------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 D -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 A -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 E -----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
Verse 3:
 
D                    G
Kiss me now that I'm older
Em                A
I won't try to control you
D                       G
Friday nights have been lonely
Em                    A
Take it slow but don't warn me
 
 
 E ---------------|---------------|
 B -/9------9-----|---------------|
 G ---911-9--11-9-|-11-89-811-9-8-| x2
 D ---------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|---------------|
 E ---------------|---------------|
 
Verse 4:
 
D                   G
We'd go out and get 40's
Em                  A
Then we'd go to some party
D                         G
Oh really, your folks are away now?
 Em                 A
Alright I'm coming...
 
 
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 B 9-----12-10-9-|---------------|9-----12-10-9-|---------------|
 G --911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|--911-9-------|-11-89-811-9-8-|
 D --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 A --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 E --------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
 
I'll be right there  (fading)
 
 
 E ------------------------------------------------------|
 B -/12--9----9--/12--9----9----/12--9----9-------9----9-|
 G --------11-----------11-------------11-----\9----11---|
 D ------------------------------------------------------| x2
 A ------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------|

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jdlee21
11 years and I'm the first person to correct that transposing for a capo on 1 is only 1 half step, not 2.
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