The Adults Are Talking by The Strokes

The Adults Are Talking bass tab by The Strokes

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Album: The New Abnormal (2020)
Bassist: Nikolai Fraiture

Intro:
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8\--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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D|-5---5-5-5---5---5---5-----5-5/--|-10----10-10-10----10-10-10-------10----10-10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3---3-3.----------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 1: "They've been saying ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2.------2.--2-----2---------|-2---2.------2.--2-----2---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2.------2.--2-----2---------|-2---2.------2.--2-----2---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Don't go there ..."
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D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5/--|-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10----10-10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3/|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8\--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5/--|-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10----10-10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3/--|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8.--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Solo:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5.--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2.------2.--2-----2~--------|-2---2.------2.--2-----2~----2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 2: "You were waiting ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2---2.------2.--2-----2-2---2---|-2---2.------2.--2-2---2-2---2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "Don't go there ..."
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D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5/--|-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10----10-10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  \
                                            (x6) (Minor variations
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|        /   here and there)
D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3/--|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8\--|        /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Solo & Outro:
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D|-5---5~----------5---5-5---5-5/--|-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10----10-10----10-10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3/--|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8\--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------------3---3-----|-------------------9--9--------------------9-----|
D|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5-------5-5/|-10----10----10----------10~---------------10\---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3~--------------------------3/--|-8~------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-8~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-3~--------------------------/---|-9-~-----------------------------|
D|-5~--------------------------/---|-10~-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-14~-----------------------------|-15~-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-15~-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

From here on Nikolai plays around strumming these chords, but it's quite difficult to tab
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  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|--14---------------------------------------------|--15---------------------------------------------|
D|--15---------------------------------------------|--15---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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