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Radiohead - Letdown guitar tab

* RADIOHEAD - Let Down

* OK Computer LP

* Guitar tab by Drew

Steven McGovern

NOTE:

Transcribed to generate appreciation for an outstanding guitar part.

Style of a tweaked REM progression. Odd time signature-- beautiful

transition into the song (when the band kicks in, during the 1st and

2nd verse). During the break, use (Part H) as a guide, but best to make

up your own or just take a smoke break, since there's all kinds of

guitar/synth going on at that point. It should be noted that this

illustration in no way condones cigarette smoking of any kind.

- Caffeen@ix.netcom.com (Drew) 7/29/97

chords over verse: A E F#m E

PART A - (intro/1st part of verses):

E----------5----------0---------4----------0---- (repeat)

B---3----3-----3----3-----3---3-----3---3-------

G-6----6-----6 ---6-----6---6-----6---6---------

D-----------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

PART B - (2nd half of 1st verse only):

E-----------------------------------------------------

B----3---3---3-3----3----3-3----3---3-3----3----3-3--- etc.

G------6---6------6----6------6---6------6----6-------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------

PART C - (transition from verses to chorus):

E-5-4-0-----

B-------0---

G-----------

D-----------

A-----------

E-----------

PART D - (1st chorus only):

-------0---------0-------0--------------5------4-----0-----

----0-------0------0---0--------3----3----3------3-----0--- (repeat)

-11-------9---7------9-----7--6---6----------6-----6-------

-----------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------

PART E - (ending to all choruses):

-------0--------0-------0------0--------0-----------------

----0------0------0---0----------0--------0---------------

-11------9---7------9-----7--6-----6--4-----2--1----------

-------------------------------------------------2--------

---------------------------------------------------2--(0)-

----------------------------------------------------------

PART F - (2nd half of 2nd verse), played quickly:

-------0---------5--------0---------4----------0---

---3--------3--------3---------3---------3--------- repeat from *

-6---6---*6---6----6---6-----6----6----6----6------

---------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------

PART G - (2nd & 3rd choruses): play quickly from ++

------0---------0-------0--------------5--------4--------0-------0---

----0------0------0---0-----------3---------3--------3-------3-------

-11------9---7------9-----7--++6----6-----6---6----6---6---6---6-----

---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

PART H - SOME of the guitar from the break (a sonic cacophony/barrage of guitar).

Start on fret 14 (fourteen) of D string:

-------------------------------------------------

--------------------*10-------10--------14-------

--------11----13--------13-------13---------13--- repeat from *

-14--14----14----14--------14-------14-----------

-------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------

PARTS IN ORDER: A, B, C, D, E, A, F, C, G, E, H (break), verse, G, E

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro & Verse

Rhy 1--------------------------------------------------------]

e--------------5--------------0--------------4---------------0------------------------------------------------

B-----3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3---------3-----3---------------------------------------------------

G--6-----6--------6-----6--------6-----6---------6-----6--------- Rhy 1 x7------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse A | A | E | E | F#m | F#m | E | E | A | A | E | E | F#m | F#m | E | E |

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------5---4---0--------------------------

B----3---3----3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3----3-3--------------------0-----------------------

G--6---6---6----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------etc----------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus D Dsus2 | A D/F# | D/F# | x2 | D Dsus2 | A D/F# | E |

Rhy 2_________________________________________________________]

e------0--------0--------0-------------5--------4--------0----------------------------------------------------

B----0-----0------0----0---3----3---3-----3--------3----------------------------------------------------------

G-11-----9---7-------9--------6---6----------6--------6-----6----- Rhy 2 ------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------0-------0-------0--------0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------

B----0-----0-----0---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-11-----9---7-----9------7--6-----4--6--4-----4--2--1-------- Rhy 1------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After 2nd verse Gtr 2 capo 7th fret

Rhy 3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5------------------

B-----------3------3------3-----------------3-----3-------7------------------3-----3---------0---------------3

G--2--4--6----6------6------6---2---4---6-----6-----6---6---6----2---4---6-----6-----6---6-------2---4---6----

D---------------0------0------0---0---0---0-----0-----0--------0---0---0---0-----0-----0-------0---0---0---0--

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------]

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----3-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-6-----6---6---6---- Rhy 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr.1 Rhy 4__________________________________________________________________________________________________]

e--------------------------------------------------------5-4-0--4--0-------5--4-------0-----4---0-------------

B----3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------3----------3-----3-----3---3---3---3---

G--6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--------------6---6------6---6-----6---------6---6---6-

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr.2 capo 7th fret

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------8---8-7---5---5------------3----3---------------------------------------3----------------------

G--- Rhy 4 ------7-----7---7-----2--4--6-----6----6--6--2--4--2--0-------2--4--2--4--6---4--6-6--6------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------2h4---------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Let Down.....

Gtr 3 (acoustic)

Rhy 5-------------------------------------]

e----------------------------------------------------------!-0------------------------------------------------

B-------3---------3----------3--2-------2------------------!-2------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------- Rhy 5 x2 ----!-2----------------------------------------------

D----2---------2----------2----------2---------------------!-2------------------------------------------------

A--0------0--0-------0--0----------0-----------------------!-0------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Steven McGovern

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Guitar Archive at Planet Telex

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