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