I Cant Win Tab

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This version includes the strumming pattern of the song's main riffs and chords as well as the accurate timing and structure of the recorded song.Was this info helpful?
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Author dominicbutton [a] 169. Last edit on Feb 5, 2017
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                  The Strokes - I Can't Win (2:35) - 2003
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Tuning: Standard
 
Strumming pattern: See each section *
- No other tabs had the strumming pattern so I've given it my best for
how I think the main riff and some other parts are done.
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[Guitar 1: Nick Valensi]
 
[Guitar 2: Albert Hammond Jr.]
 
Both guitars should have overdrive on
and optionally set to the Bridge PU.
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[Intro] 0:00
 
[Guitar 1 & 2] - Single down strum together (let it ring out).
 
      C#m7
e|-----4--------|
B|-----5--------|
G|-----4--------|
D|-----6--------|
A|-----4--------|
E|-----x--------|
 
[Intro/Main Riff] 0:02 - 0:16
 
[Guitar 1]
 
   D D D D U   D U D U D U   D D D D U   D U D U D U  *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4—4---4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|-6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4-----------------| (x3)
D|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse] 0:17 - 0:36
 
[Guitar 1]                 You can do all of these as down strums *
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4---------4--------4--------------------------------------------|
D|---4--(x16)--2--(x8)--2--(x8)--------------------------------------| (x4)
A|---2---------2--------4--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2] The tabs here should line up with each chord from Guitar 1
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6----(x2)-----7-7-7-7--6-6-4-4-4----(x2)---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus/Main Riff] 0:37 - 0:46
 
[Guitar 1]
 
   D D D D U   D U D U D U   D D D D U   D U D U D U  *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4—4---4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|-6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4-----------------| (x2)
D|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]   These two chords can be strummed the same as the main riff *
 
       B        C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4---------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|----(2)-------(4)--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Post Chorus] 0:47 - 0:56
 
[Guitar 1]
 
e|----7---9---7----6---7---6----6---9---6---6---9---6----------------|
B|--9---9---9----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9999-999-9999-999-8888-888-8888-888-8888-888-8888-888------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2] 0:57 - 1:16
 
[Guitar 1]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4---------4--------4--------------------------------------------|
D|---4--(x16)--2--(x8)--2--(x8)--------------------------------------| (x4)
A|---2---------2--------4--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--7-7-6-6-6----(x2)-----7-7-7-7--6-6-4-4-4----(x2)---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus/Main Riff] 1:16 - 1:25
 
[Guitar 1]
 
   D D D D U   D U D U D U   D D D D U   D U D U D U  *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4—4---4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|-6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4-----------------| (x2)
D|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
       B        C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4---------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|----(2)-------(4)--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Post Chorus] 1:26 - 1:35
 
[Guitar 1]
 
e|----7---9---7----6---7---6----6---9---6---6---9---6----------------|
B|--9---9---9----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2] Fast picking - DUDU UDU on each set here *
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9999-999-9999-999-8888-888-8888-888-8888-888-8888-888------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo] 1:36 - 1:55
 
[Guitar 1]
 
- The solo tab for [Guitar 1] is probably best shown on a Youtube tutorial.
There is already the solo tabbed in one of the versions on here but I
can't be sure as to how accurate it is, thus why I'm leaving it out.
 
[Guitar 2]   Each chord strummed down 8 times in a stacato rhythm *
 
e|---4---------9------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---------9------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4---------9------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
D|--(6)-------(11)----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus/Main Riff] 1:56 - 2:24
 
[Guitar 1]
 
   D D D D U   D U D U D U   D D D D U   D U D U D U  *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4—4---4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|-6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4---6-6-4-4-4-4-----------------| (x6)
D|-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
       B        C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4---------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------| (x6)
D|-----4---------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|----(2)-------(4)--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro] 2:25 - 2:35
 
[Guitar 1 & 2]  Struming pattern is - DD DD DD DD *
 
       G#7
e|-----(4)-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7---- < Pinky finger on 7 instead of 4 sounds more like it --|
G|------5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------6------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------4------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
End.
 
Feel free to give feedback! :)
 
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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo
 
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