The Adults Are Talking Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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"The Adults Are Talking" by The Strokes
 
Tab by Hitsu123
 
Alright ladies and gents, the boys have given us the studio version. This is what I was able to scrap up
based on my old tab(which was based on the Wiltern performance) and what I can hear from the studio version.
This will be the studio version but the live versions just add little inflections here and there that you
can easily add in.
 
This is as good as I can get it in my tired state of mind so hopefully there are no errors.
Be sure to check Mr. Jorge Orellana's version if/when he puts it up.
 
Albert:
 
[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8------------8-8---------------8--8--------8-8-------------|
A|-------10--10-10------10--10-10-10------7--7-7------7--7-7-10--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---------7-7------------7--7---------7-7---------7-|
A|-------8--8-8------8--8-8-10------5--5-5------5--5-5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8------------8-8------------7-8--8--------8-8-------------|
A|-------10--10-10------10--10-10--------7--7-7------7--7-7-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8--8-8------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
 
PM.................................................................................................
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
PM...............................................................................................
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-8-|
 
PM...............................................................................................
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
 
PM.......................................................
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B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-|
 
 
 
PM.................................................................................................
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
PM...............................................................................................
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-8-|
 
PM.................................................................................................
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
PM.......................................................
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B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-|
 
PM.......................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5--5--5----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8------------8-8------------7-8--8--------8-8-------------|
A|-------10--10-10------10--10-10--------7--7-7------7--7-7-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---------7-7------------7--7---------7-7---------7-|
A|-------8--8-8------8--8-8-10------5--5-5------5--5-5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8------------8-8------------7-8--8--------8-8-------------|
A|-------10--10-10------10--10-10--------7--7-7------7--7-7-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---------7-7------------7--7---------7-7-----------|
A|-------8--8-8------8--8-8-10------5--5-5------5--5-5--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------12----12-10-12----|
B|-10-10-10-8-10-8-------------------------10-10-10----10-------------|
G|-----------------10-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------8--|
E|----------------------10--------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------13----13-12-13----|
B|-10-10-10-8-10-8-------------------------10-10-10----10-------------|
G|-----------------10-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------8--|
E|----------------------10--------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------12----12-10-12----|
B|-10-10-10-8-10-8-------------------------10-10-10----10-------------|
G|-----------------10-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------8--|
E|----------------------10--------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------13----13-12-13----|
B|-10-10-10-8-10-8-------------------------10-10-10----10-------------|
G|-----------------10-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------10--------------------------------------------|
 
PM.......................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-|
 
[Verse 2]
No changes from first verse except for the verse not repeating
 
PM.................................................................................................
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A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
PM...............................................................................................
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-8-|
 
PM.................................................................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 
PM.......................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8----8--8--8-8-8-8-8-|
 
PM.......................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5--5--5----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7--7--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8------------8-8------------7-8--8--------8-8-------------|
A|-------10--10-10------10--10-10--------7--7-7------7--7-7-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---------7-7------------7--7---------7-7---------7-|
A|-------8--8-8------8--8-8-10------5--5-5------5--5-5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Repeat x6
 
[Solo]
 
e|--------------------------------15--17-15-13-15-13-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------/17--15-13-15-15-13----|
B|---------------------------------------------------13-----------------------11------------------------15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------15--17-15-13-15-13-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------/17--15-13-15-15-13----|
B|--------------------------13-----------------------13-----------------------11------------------------15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------15--17-15-13-15-13-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------/17--15-13-15-15-13----|
B|--------------------------13-----------------------13-----------------------11------------------------15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------13--15-13-12-13-12-------15--17-15-13-15-13-------13--15-13-12-13-12----|
B|--------------------------13-----------------------13-----------------------11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Live Outro]
 
e|-20--18-17-18-17-----20--18-17-18-17-----18--17-18-17-15-----18--17-18-17-15-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-17--15-17-15-13-----17--15-17-15-13-----15--13-15-13--------15--13-15-13----|
B|------------------------------------------------------15------------------15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Nick:
 
[Verse 1]
 
PM....................................................................
e|--------------------10-------------------------------10-------------|
B|------------12-------------12----------------12--------------12-----|
G|--------12------12-----12------12-----12-12------12------12------12-| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Repeat once
 
[Chorus 1]
 
e|-------1--------------1-------------3-------------3-------|
B|---3------3---3---3-----3---3---5-----5---5---5-----5---5-|
G|-3---3------3---3---3-----3---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5--------------5-------------6-------------6-------|
B|---6------6---6---6-----6---6---6-----6---6---6-----6---6-|
G|-5---5------5---5---5-----5---7---7-----7---7---7-----7---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------1--------------1-------------3-------------3-------|
B|---3------3---3---3-----3---3---5-----5---5---5-----5---5-|
G|-3---3------3---3---3-----3---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5--------------5-------10--------------------------|
B|---6------6---6---6-----6---6-11--------------------------|
G|-5---5------5---5---5-----5---10--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------12--12-12-12--7--7-7-7--3--3-3-0--0-0-0-|
E|-13--13-13-13--8--8-8-8--5--5-5-1--1-1-1--------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------(15)----(9)----(5)-----15-----9-----5-|
D|---------------------------------------------x------x------x-------x-----x-----x-|
A|--------------------------------------------12------7------3------12-----7-----3-|
E|-13--13-13-13--8--8-8-8--5--5-5-1--1-1-1-----------------------------------------|
 
e|-13--13-13-13------------------------------------------17--17-17-17---------------------------------------|
B|---------------13--13-13-13------------------------------------------17--17-17-17-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14--14-14---------------------------------------------17--17-17--------------|
D|---------------------------------------15--15-15-15------------------------------------------19--19-19-19-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-17-----17------17------17-18-17-------------------------------------8----8---------8----8--|
B|-----18-----18------18--------------17--15-17--15--17--15--17-18-17--8----8---------8----8--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------9----9---------9----9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------(10)-(10)------(10)-(10)-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------(10)-(10)------(10)-(10)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------(8)--(8)-------(8)--(8)-|
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|-----------------10----------------5-------------10-|
B|-----------------10----------------6-------------10-|
G|-----------------10----------------7-------------10-|
D|-----------------12----------------7-------------12-|
A|-----------------12----------------5-------------12-|
E|-----------------10----------------5-------------10-|
 
PM....................................................................
e|--------------------10-------------------------------10-------------|
B|------------12-------------12----------------12--------------12-----|
G|--------12------12-----12------12-----12-12------12------12------12-| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
 
e|-------1--------------1-------------3-------------3-------|
B|---3------3---3---3-----3---3---5-----5---5---5-----5---5-|
G|-3---3------3---3---3-----3---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5------5---5---5--------------6------6------6--------|
B|---6------6-----6---6---6---6----6------6------6------6---6-|
G|-5---5------5-------------5----7---7------7------7------7---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------1------1------1-------------3------3-------3-------|
B|---3------3------3------3---3---5-----5------5------5---5-|
G|-3---3------3------3------3---5---5-----5------5------5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5------5------5-------------6------6-------6-------|
B|---6------6------6------6---6---6-----6------6------6---6-|
G|-5---5------5------5------5---7---7-----7------7------7---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------1------1------1-------------3------3-------3---------|
B|---3------3------3------3---3---5-----5------5------5---5---|
G|-3---3------3------3------3---5---5-----5------5------5-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|\
E|------------------------------------------------------------| \
                                                                x2
e|-------5------5------5-------------6------6---5---3---1---0-| /
B|---6------6------6------6---6---6-----6-----6---5---3---1---|/
G|-5---5------5------5------5---7---7-----7-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|
B|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-5---3---1---0---|
B|-6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6---5---3---1---|
G|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|
B|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6--(1)-|
B|-6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6--(3)-|
G|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--(3)-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
[Solo]
 
e|--10----10------------12-----12-------------13-----13------------13-----13--------|
B|-----11-----11------------13-----13-------------13-----13------------15-----15----|
G|---------------12-------------------12--------------------14-------------------15-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10-----10------------12-----12-------------13-----13----------------------13-----13--------|
B|-----11-----11------------13-----13-------------13-----------------------------15-----15----|
G|---------------12-------------------12-----------------12/14\12--10/12\10----------------15-| x2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--10----10------------12-----12-------------13-----13------------13------|
B|-----11-----11------------13-----13-------------13-----13--------15------|
G|---------------12-------------------12--------------------14-----15------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Live Outro]
*Nick plays this, and the previous solo, with an octave pedal to make it sound a lot fuller.
 
e|-10----12----13----13----|
B|-11----13----13----15----|
G|-12----14----14----15----|
D|-------------------------| Repeat until satisfied
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
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jorge orellana nation represent
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What should the settings be on the guitar and amp? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I learned to play on acoustic and I am only know picking up an electric guitar for the first time.
pussy slay