Under The Cover Of Darkness chords

The Strokes

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
INTRO 
Lead (Only Lead the first time): 
e|------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11----------------| 
B|-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12----9--9--| 
G|-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9------------------------11-11-| 
D|-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11-----------------------11-11-| 
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

e|-7---7-| 
B|-7h9-7-| 
G|-------| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

Second time: 
Lead: 
e|------11----------------11----------|--------12-12-11-11-------------7h9-7-| 
B|-7-7-----11----11--7-7-----11----11-|-9--9---------------14-12-9--9--7---7-| 
G|-8-8--------11-----8-8--------11----|-9--9---------------------9--9--------| 
D|-9-9---------------9-9--------------|-11-11--------------------11-11-------| 
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 

e|-7---7-| 
B|-7h9-7-| 
G|-------| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

Rhythm: 
e|------11hb-11-9-7------18hb-14-16----|-------------------------------11h12-| 
B|-7-7--------------7-7-------------16-|-9--9---12-12-11-11-9-7--9--9--12----| 
G|-8-8--------------8-8----------------|-9--9--------------------9--9--------| 
D|-9-9--------------9-9----------------|-11-11-------------------11-11-------| 
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

e|-11-------11-| 
B|-12-12h14----| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 
VERSE 
Lead: 
e|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------|-----------------8-------6---| 
D|-----------------9-------7--------------7-----|-------------------8---8---8-| 
A|-------------------9-6-9---9-6------6-9---9-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----9-------|
 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------8--8-----------|-----------------------------| 

                                                                 First time: 
e|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| 
B|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------| 
G|------------6-----|----------------------------------------------|-----------| 
D|----------8---8---|-----------------6-------4--------------4-----|-----------| 
A|-9-6--6-9-------9-|-------------------6---6---6----------6---6---|-----------| 
E|------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-------7-4--4-7-------7-|-0-0-0-0-0-| 

e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-------4/6-4-----| 
E|-0-0-0-------4-2-| 

Second time: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| 
E|-4-4-4-4-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 

Rhythm: 
e|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-11-11--11-11--11-11--11-11--| 
B|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--| 
G|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| 
D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|-13-13--13-13--13-13--13-13--| 
A|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| 
Chords: B major       Eb Minor 7            Ab minor 

First time: 
e|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| 
B|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| 
G|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| 
D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
E major 

Second time: 
e|-4-4-44-4--4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| 
B|-4-4-44-4--5-5-55-5--7-7-77-7--9-9-9-9--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| 
G|-4-4-44-4--6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--9-9-9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-| 
D|-6-6-66-6--6-6-66-6--8-8-88-8--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|  

PRE-CHORUS 
Lead and Rhythm: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| 
G|-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-x-11--9-13-9-x-13--9-13-9-x-13--|-8-11-8-x-11--8-11-8-| 
D|-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-x-9---|-9-9--9-x-9---9-9--9-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------| 

e|-------|----------------------| 
B|-------|---7---x-7----7---x-7-| 
G|-x-11--|-6-6-6-x-6--6-6-6-x-6-| 
D|-x-9---|-8-8-8-x-8--8-8-8-x-8-| 
A|-------|----------------------| 
E|-------|----------------------| 

Instead of going starting over after 2nd time, play this: 
e|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| 
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

CHORUS 
Lead and Rhythm: 
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 
G|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9-13-99-13-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-| 
D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--| 
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|-14-1414-1414--11-1111-1111-| 
G|-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| 
D|-11-1111-1111--11-1111-1111-| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------|-----------11-1111-1111-9-99-99---9-99-99--| 
G|-8-11-8-11-8-11-88-11-|-9-13-9-13-9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| 
D|-9-9--9-9--9-9--99-9--|-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9-99-99---9-99-99--| 
A|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------| 
B|-14-1414-1414-14-1414-1414-| 
G|-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| 
D|-11-1111-1111-11-1111-1111-| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 

INTRO 
VERSE (only play second half) 
PRE-CHORUS 
CHORUS 

GUITAR SOLO 
Lead: 
e|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-x-x---------11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-| 
G|-x-x------/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------| 
D|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-x-x-12\0------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------9--7-7/12-11\7---7-11/12-11\0----7/11---------9-11--9----------| 
B|-----11----------------7---------------7------9-11-12--------12p11p9\7-| 
G|-9\8-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----11-12---11-12-11------11-12----11-12-11------11-12---11-12-11-------| 
G|-/9-------9----------9/11-------11----------11\9-------9----------9\8\6-| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Rhythm: 
Strum these chords 
e|-4--6--4--2--| 
B|-5--7--5--2--| 
G|-6--6--6--3--| 
D|-6--8--6--4--| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 
Db minor  Eb minor  Db minor F# major 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-----------------| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
P.M................................................................. 

Strumming again... 
e|-4--6--4--2--2-| 
B|-5--7--5--4--2-| 
G|-6--6--6--4--3-| 
D|-6--8--6--4--4-| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------|