Song: The Modern Age
Artist: The Strokes
Album: Is This It
Tabbed by: ifoughtpiranhas ([email protected])

NOTE: All guitars in standard tuning (low to high) EADGBE


~= vibrato
= slide
x= muted string
8b10= bend
8p6= pull off
8b10r8= bend and release


I haven't seen any complete tabs for this song so I thought I would do 
one. It is a fairly easy song although some of the chord shapes are tricky.
I know this tab is right because it sounds right if you play along and 
I watched The Strokes DVD of them performing this song a 2$ Bill. Enjoy.



Intro:
Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---
B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---
G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---
B---1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---
G---2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

2nd Intro:
Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---11---11---11---11-----|----9---9---9---9---------|
D|----x----x----x----x-----|----x---x---x---x---------| x2
A|----9----9----9----9-----|----7---7---7---7---------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|

Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9--|--7---7---7---7--|
D|--x---x---x---x--|--x---x---x---x--| x2
A|--7---7---7---7--|--5---5---5---5--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse: Same as second intro.

Pre Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7--|
D|--x---x---x---x--|--x---x---x---x--|
A|--5---5---5---5--|--5---5---5---5--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 1(Nick Valensi)
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2(Albert Hammond Jr.)
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar Solo:
NOTE: Guitar 2 (Albert Hammond Jr.) plays barred D and G chords
      (Just play 2nd intro/verse part as many times as called for)
      Solo performed by Guitar 1 (Nick Valensi)

E|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B|--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-|-8b10r8p6---6----6-8-|-8b10r8p6---6---6-8|
G|----------------------|----------7----7-----|----------7---7----|
D|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|

E|----------------------|---------------------|----------|
B|-8b10r8-8b10r8-8b10r8-|--8b10r8-8b10r8p6----|----------|
G|----------------------|------------------7--|-7-7-7----|
D|----------------------|---------------------|-------7|
A|----------------------|---------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|----------|

E|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-0000000000000000-|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-|-3-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-00-|
A|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-4-0-|-4-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-0-0-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-12-0-10-0-7-0-5-0-4-0-|-4-0-5-0-7-0-10-12-0-0-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-1416--16-16-14--14-|-1416--16-16--------|
D|-1517--17-17-15--15-|-1517--17-17--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

E|-13b15r13-13b15r13-13b15r13-|-13b15-13~~~~--|
B|----------------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------|

Ending:

Guitar 1 slides G chord upwards
E|-3-
B|-3-
G|-4-
D|-5-
A|-5-
E|-3-

Guitar 2 slides G chord downwards
E|-7-
B|-8-
G|-7-
D|----
A|----
E|----

Sequence:
1st Intro
2nd Intro (X2)
Verse (X2)
Pre-chorus
Chorus (X2)
Guitar Solo
Verse (X2)
Pre-chorus
Chorus (X2)
Ending (in 1 measure)

There you have it. Please rate this and let me know if you think it
is right. Listen to the CD for the correct sequencing.