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Artist: The Strokes
Title: Automatic Stop
Album: Room On Fire (RCA 2003)
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Chords:
Guitar 1: Albert
F# D#m A#m G#m C#
e|----9----11----9-----7-----9-----|
B|----11---11----11----9-----9-----|
G|----11-- 11----10----7-----10----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Nick
F# D#m A#m G#m C#
e|----6----6-----6-----4-----9-----|
B|----7----7-----6-----4-----6-----|
G|----6----8-----6-----4-----6-----|
D|----8----8-----8-----6-----6-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Intro] (x2) - Guitar 1
F# D#m
e|----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-|----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-|
B|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|
G|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Intro] (x2) - Guitar 2
F# D#m F# D#m
e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse] - Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 - same chords transposed * see chords above *)
F# D#m F#
e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#m F# D#m
e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F# A#m G#m
e|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
B|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G#m A#m A#m
e|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
B|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G#m A#m C#
e|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-|
B|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C#
e|----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-|
B|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
G|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
D|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Break 1] - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 Chords played with verse rhythm - slightly
different progression)
F# D#m
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F# A#m
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F# D#m
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F# F#
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
* These two bars replace the two bars above the second time Guitar 1 plays this break.
* Guitar 2 chord also changes for last bar
F# A#m
e|*E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|*B||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|*G||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|*D||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|*A||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------------------------|
E|*E||----------------------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
[Break 2] (x2) - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 chords played with verse rhythm - different progression)
F# A#m
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--11-----------11----11-----11------|--9------------9------------9------|
G|---------11--------------11---------|--------10-----------10------------|
D|------11----11-----11-----------11--|-----11-----11----11-----11----11--|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D#m D#m F#
e|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--7--------7----------7-----|--7--------7----------7-------|--9----------9------------------|
G|-------8---------8----------|-------8---------8------------|-------11---------11----10--11--|
D|-----8----8----8----8----8--|-----8----8----8----8----8/10*|-----8-----8----8-----8---------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F# D#m D#
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-9----------9----------9----|--9----------9-----------9-----|--9----------9----------9---------|
G|-----11---------11----------|-------11---------11-----------|-------11---------11--------------|
D|---8-----8----8------8------|-----8-----8----8-----8-----8--|-----8-----8----8-----8----10/11*-|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
* very slight bend
[Song Structure]
[Intro] (x2)
[Verse]
[Break 1]
[Break 2 (x2)
[Break 3] (Played the same as Intro - x2)
[Break 1]
[Verse]
[Break 2] (x2)
There are easier ways to play Break 2 but I was getting the best tone from my
guitar when I played it in this position. This is also how Albert appeared to
be playing this when I saw them in Chicago.
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