* RADIOHEAD - My Iron Lung * The Bends LP * Guitar tab by OJ Lim Steven McGovern Kate *Note: everything is jonny's guitar, and the all the chords written above the tab are thom,(always on distort). Ed's guitar is probably the most fun, but i'm not going to bother tabbing it out. Let's just say it involves a pitch shifter, the tremolo arm, and a lot of feedback:) I realise i didn't put all of Thom's chords in, mainly cause i didn't know them, or couldn't be bothered. And because i didn't know what to use for a pull-off sign, there are no pull-off signs... Key: ^= bend /= slide down X= pick scrapes (note: to do the pick weird noise right at the end, rub the plectrum on the up and down on the string (not top to bottom) rapidly with distort on). This is the main riff, but take note that everytime it's played after every verse or chorus, there's a slight variation of it. /w pitch shifter ---------------------------------- ------3-0-----0-------1----------- ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^-2-0-- ----------3-------1--------------- ---------------------------------- --3------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------3-0-----0-------1---/----4- ----0-------0---0---2-----/--5--- ----------3-------1------1/4----- --------------------------------- --3------------------------------ --------------------------------- ------3-0-----0-------1-3^4-3-1-- ----0-------0---0---0------------ ----------3-------1-------------- --------------------------------- --3------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------3-0-----0-------1----------- ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^3-2-0- ----------3-------1--------------- ---------------------------------- --3------------------------------- Basic bass riff: ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3/5/6/6/8/8 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------- Faith, your driving me away You do it everyday ------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2 -------4---------------5------------4------------------------ -----5---------------5------------5-------------------------- ---5---------------3----------------------------------------- -3---------------3--------------3---------------------------- You don't mean it but it hurts__ like hell ---------3--3--------------3------- ---------3--3--1-----------4------- ---------4--4--0-----------5------- ---------5--5--0-----------5------- ---------5--5--------------3------- ---------3--3---------------------- My brain says i'm receiving pain A lack of oxygen -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2 -------4--------------5--------------4------------------------ -----5--------------5--------------5-------------------------- ---5--------------3------------------------------------------- -3--------------3----------------3---------------------------- From my life support my i_____ron lung____ *Play main riff* -----------------------3------- ----------------------------4-3 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- We're too young to fall a sleep ----------3------------ --------------4--3----- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- Too cynical to speak --------------2---------------------------------- -----------------4--3------------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- We are losing it Can't you tell? G(only 1st time) G ----------3--3-------3--------------- ----------3--3--1----4--------------- ----------4--4--0----5--------------- ----------5--5--0----5--------------- ----------5--5-------3--------------- ----------3--3----------------------- We scratch our eternal itch A 20th century bitch -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------3-------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2 -------4--------------5--------------4------------------------ -----5--------------5--------------5-------------------------- ---5--------------3------------------------------------------- -3--------------3----------------3---------------------------- We are grateful for our i____ ron lung *Play Main riff* --------------- -8-7-6-5---4-3- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Chorus: G G G G C C C C E --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------2^-------2^----0----2^---2^ 2^2^----- --------------------------------------------2 --------------------------------------------2 --------------------------------------------0 THE HEADSHRINKERS, THEY WANT EVERYTHING E E --------------------------- --------------------------- -----0--2^---0---2^----0--- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- MY UN___CLE BILL --------------------------- ----8--7-6-5---4--3-------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- MY BELISHA BEACON *Repeat chorus* *Play main riff* ------------------------------------- ----------------------3-------------- -------------------------5----4------ ----------------5-------------------- ---------3--------------------------- ------------------------------------- Suck, Suck your teenage thumb ----------------------------- ----------------------3------ -------------------------5--- ----------------5------------ ---------3------------------- ----------------------------- Toilet trained and ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -4-------------------5------------ ------5----------------5---------- --------5-----------------3------- ----------3--------------------3-- dumb When the power runs out ----------------------------- -3-----------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ---4------------------------- -----5----------------------- -------5--------------------- ----------------------------- We'll just hum G(only 1st time) G ----------3--3----------3------------ ----------3--3--1-------4------------ ----------4--4--0-------5------------ ----------5--5--0-------5------------ ----------5--5----------3------------ ----------3--3----------------------- This This is our new song G G ----------3--3--------------3------------ ----------3--3-----1--------4------------ ----------4--4-----0--------5------------ ----------5--5-----0--------5------------ ----------5--5--------------3------------ ----------3--3--------------------------- Just like the last one ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------3----- -------4--------------5-----------------4------- -----5--------------5-----------------5--------- ---5--------------3----------------------------- -3--------------3-------------------3----------- A total w.a.s.t.e of time my i_____iron -------------- -8-7-6-5-4-3-- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- lu______ng *Play Chorus twice* *Solo 1* G G G G C C C C E ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -----3-5-----5-3-----5-3-5-3-5^5-3--- -----------------------------------2- -----------------------------------2- -----------------------------------0- -------------------- -5^---5^-8-7-6-5-4-3 -5^-0-5^------------ -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- G G G C E --------------------------- -------5^---5^---5^5^5^5^-- -----0-5^-0-5^-0-5^5^5^5^-- --------------------------2 --------------------------2 --------------------------0 --------------------------- -------5^---5^8-7-6-5-4-3-- -----0-5^-0-5^------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- *Outro* Bb C Db ------------------------------------------------- -3--------------5----------------------6--------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- And if you're frightened, you can be frightened C ----------------------- -------------8--------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- You can be, it's okay Bb C Db ------------------------------------------------- -10-------------8----------------------6--------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- And if you're frightened, you can be frightened ------------------------- -------------8-7-6-5-4-3- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- You can be, it's okay___ *End solo* -----------------------------------14-11-10-11-12-- -8-8-10-11^--8-8-10-11^--8-8-10-11----------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------- -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- *Repeat end solo* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -8---8-8-8-8-8-----8-----8----8----8----8---8-8-----8----8----8----8-8----8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HEADSHRINKERS THEY WANT EVERYTHING MY UN__CLE BILL MY BELISHA BEACON --XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HEADSHRINKERS THEY WANT EVERYTHING MY UN__CLE BILL MY BELISHA BEACON --------- --12/0--- --------- --------- --------- --------- OJ Lim ================================================================================ From : Steven McGovern /(\)=bend up(release) one tone(unless indicated) ~(')= slide down ~(')/ = slide up p= pull off h= hammer on ~ above = without hitting the string and ' is with hitting the string Intro (jon with pitch shifter up one octave) Riff 1a-------------------------] Riff 1b------------------------------] e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------3p0------0-------1-----------------3p0-----0--------1--------4---------- G----0--------0---0---0-----2/\-0-------0-------0---0----2---2----5---5-------- D-----------3-------1-----1-------------------3--------1--------4-------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--3---------------------------------3----------------------------------------- Riff 1c------------------------------] e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------3p0------0-------1--3--/3\--1---------3p0-----0--------1---------------- G----0--------0---0---0--------------------0-------0---0----0------2/\--0------ D-----------3-------1----------------------------3--------1-----1-------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--3-------------------------------------3------------------------------------- Riff 2----------------------------------------------------------] e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--------0---------------1-------------3----------4---4---4---4--------------- G------0----0---0------0----0--------0----0---0-----7---7---7---7-------------- D----0--------0------1--------1----0--------0---------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--3---------------3-------------3--------------------------------------------- Riff 3------------------] G G7 Am? G? e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B---3-----3-----1-----4-------------------------------------------------------- G---4-----4-----0-----5-------- Riff 3 ----- Riff 2 ----Riff 1a-----Riff 1c---- D---5-----3-----1-----4-------------------------------------------------------- A---5-----5-----0-----3-------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------3-------------------------------------------------------- Riff 4----------------------------------------------------------------------] e---------3--------------3-------------2--------------------------------------- B--0---------4--3----------4--3----------4--3--1--3-3--3-3---4-----4---4------- G-----------------0-------------0-------------------------------7----7---7-0-7- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------3p0--------0------ G---Riff 3 x2--------- Riff 2 ----------- Riff 1a --------0----------0----0---- D-----------------------------------------------------------------3------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------3----------------------- C#m6: x423xx Cm6: x312xx Gm7: 3533xx C7: x323xx E?: 0123xx Chorus (jon plays riff and thom and ed play the chords) Riff 5--------------------------------------------------------------------- C#m6 Cm6 Gm7 C7 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--8--7--6--5---4----3----------3------------3--------------------------------- G-------------------------------3------------3-----------3-----3--3--3--3------ D-----------------------------------------------x-x---------------------------- A-----------------------------------x-----------x-x--x-3----------------------- E-----------------------3--x--x-----x-x-x-3------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------] (the riff can be trashed adlib) E? C#m6 Cm6 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B----------------------8--7--6--5----4----3------------------------------------ G--------3---3-x----3----------------------------------- Riff 5 --------------- D-----x--------x--------------------------------------------------------------- A-----x------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--0-------------0------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B-----------------------------3--1--0------3--1--0----------1-------3---------- G-Riff 1a---Riff 1b---------0------------0----------0---------0-------0-------- D---------------------0---0------------0---------------0--------0-------0------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--------------------------------------------------------3--------3-------3---- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B---4---4----4----------------------------------------------------------------- G-----7---7----7--- Riff3 x2-------- Riff 2 x.75----- Riff 5 x2---------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--x-x--5p3--x-x-x--5p3--x-x-x--5p3--5--5/-\--x-------5p3---x-x-x--3----------- D--x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x----------------x-----x-------x-x-x--3----------- A--x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x------------------------------x---x-------------- E-----------------------------------------------0------------------------------ .5 .5 .5 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--8--7--6--5---4-4-4--3-3-3----------6/---------6/--------6/--6--6--6--------- G------------------------------x-x-x--6/--x-x-x--6/--x-x-x-6/--6/-6/-6/-------- D------------------------------x-x-x------x-x-x------x-x-x--------------------- A-----------------------------------------x-x-x-------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------0----- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B-----6/--------6/----8--7--6--5---4-4---3-3-3---------~/5--------~/6-----~/8-- G-----6/-x-x-x--6/------------------------------------------------------------- D--------x-x-x----------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------- grad. bend up .5 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--'/10---------~\8-------~\6------///-----------8--7--6--5----4----3---------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e-----------------------------------------------------11----------------------- B-------------11----------------------------11-13-11--13/-\--11h13-11---------- G--10--11-12------10--11-12------10--11-12-----------------------------12--12-- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A----------------------------13------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 e----------------------------------------------------------------------11------ B----------------------------11-------------11-------------------------13/----- G--12--12--12--12---12-12-12------10--11-12----10--11-12----10--11-12---------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A--------------------------------------------------------13-------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Riff 6-------------------------] e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--11h13--11------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----- Riff 6 x2--------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Sorry I couldnt work out the last four bars but jon does some stuff around the same area with some effect) e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D--12\------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--10\------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ================================================================================ From : Kate Using the tuning EGDGBE (low to high) for Jonny's part makes the song much easier to play. ======================================= Guitar Archive at Planet Telex http://www.underworld.net/radiohead/ Max Kolombos ---------------------------------------