The Stroke


OK now theres a handful of billy squier's the stoke tabs and theyre all pretty close but not completely correct. This is very very close. Enjoy playin one of the greatest classic rock songs of the 80's. Thanks, T-Struck1065 p= pulloff /=slide up x=play muted strings Vocal and drum intro (0:00-0:15) Guitar Intro (0:16-0:26) e-----------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G--10/12-12-12-12-------------------10/12-12-12-12----------| D--10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12--10/12-12-12-12--7-5-3-2-| A---8/10-10-10-10---10/12-12-12-12---8/10-10-10-12--7-5-3-2-| E--------------------8/10-10-10-10------------------5-3-1-0-| Main Riff (0:27-0:36) e--------------------------------| B----6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------| G--7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x D--7--------7-------7--------5-5-| A--5--------5-------5--------3-5-| E------------------------------3-| Verse 1 (0:37-0:55) e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-| E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------| [palm mute---] Chorus 1 (0:55-1:18) e------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------5-7--77------5-7--77-7-x---------5-7--77------5-7--77---| D--7-5-3-2-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77---| A--7-5-3-2-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55---| E--5-3-1-0----------3-1-------------3/5-3-1----------3-1-----------| Main Riff (1:19-1:28) e--------------- [-------------------------------| B--------------- [---6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------| G--------------- [-7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x D--3-0---------- [-7--------7-------7--------5-5-| A------3p0-3p0-- [-5--------5-------5--------3-5-| E--------------1 [-----------------------------3-| Verse 2 (1:29-1:47) e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-| E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------| [palm mute---] chorus 2 (1:48-2:12) e------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------5-7--77------5-7--77-7-x---------5-7--77------5-7--77---| D--7-5-3-2-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77---| A--7-5-3-2-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55---| E--5-3-1-0----------3-1-------------3/5-3-1----------3-1-----------| Main Riff (2:22-2:32) e------------------ [-------------------------------| B------------------ [---6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------| G----------------5- [-7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x D--3-0-----------5- [-7--------7-------7--------5-5-| A------3p0-3p0---3- [-5--------5-------5--------3-5-| E--------------1--- [-----------------------------3-| Verse 3 (2:33-2:56) e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-| A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-| E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------| [palm mute---] chorus 3 (3:13-3:30) e-------------- -----[---------------------| B-------------- -----[---------------------| G----------5-7- -5---[-5-7--77-7-x---------| D--7-5-3-2-5-7- -5-5-[-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-| 3x A--7-5-3-2-3-5- -3-5-[-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-| E--5-3-1-0----- ---3-[-------------3/5-3-1-| (3:31-end of the song e-------------------------| B-------------------------| G--5-7--77----------------| D--5-7--77--3-0-----------| A--3-5--55------3p0-3p0---| E-----------------------1-|