Post Modern Girls Chords
by The Strokes
Post Modern Girls by The Strokes is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tabbed By: Devan Burke
Intro:
Guitar 1
e|-----------9---------------10-9----------9--------------10-9--|
B|-----10-----------12----10----------10---------12----10-------|
G|--11----11-----10----10-----------9----9----10----10----------| x6
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--7-----6-----5-----6-----7-----6-----5-----6--|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--| x2. After playing this, strum the chords faster
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----7-----7--| (This is evident in the song)
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--5-- e|-----
B|--5-- B|--7--
G|--6-- x16 G|--7-- x16
D|--7-- D|--7--
A|--7-- A|--5--
E|--5-- E|-----
Bridge 1:
Guitar 1
e|--2-- e|-----
B|--3-- B|-----
G|--2-- x16 G|--1-- x16
D|--0-- D|--2--
A|----- A|--2--
E|----- E|--0--
Guitar 2
e|----- e|-----
B|--7-- B|--9--
G|--7-- x16 G|--9-- x16
D|--7-- D|--9--
A|----- A|-----
E|----- E|-----
^(Bm)
"Bridge 1" leads right back into the "Verse". The "Verse" and "Bridge 1"
are played once more each.
Bridge 2:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------7---------------------|
G|----------------7---------------------| After 4 measures or so, Guitar 2 plays the barr chords A and D over top
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--| of this Bridge. (It's hard to describe, but I'm sure if you listen to the
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/--| song, you'll get the idea.)
E|--------------------------------------|
**(palm muted throughout)
After playing that, it shifts into Bridge 2.
The Ending is the same as the Intro with the strumming patterns reversed.
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