* RADIOHEAD - No Surprises * OK Computer LP * Bass tab by PHILIPPE PATRICK STRAFORELLI andrewwilson@hotmail.com Intro: G)----------------------------------- Repeat four times, with D)---------------------8--8--7------- slight ad lib on 3rd and A)--8-----8-8----8------------------- and 4th time. E)----------------------------------- 1st verse: A heart that's filled up like a landfill... G)------------------------------------------------------------------- D)------------------------------------------------------------5-5---- A)--8----8-8----8----8-8----7-5---5-5----5----5-7-8------------------ E)------------------------------------------------------------------- G)-------------------------------------------------------------------- D)---5-5----7s5----------------------------------------8---8---7------ A)-------------------3-3-3---3------8----8-8----8--------------------- E)-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd verse is pretty much the same as the 1st verse, but there are some slight differences not worth transcribing. Basically repeat the bass line. 3rd verse: I'll take a quiet life, a handshake... G)------------------------------------------------------------ D)-----------10----8----7s5----------------------------------- A)--8---8-----------------------5-----5-5-----5-----5-5------- E)------------------------------------------------------------ 1st Chorus: With no alarms and no surprises... G)------------------------------------------------------------------- D)------------------------------------------------------------------- A)--------------3----------------------3----7----------------3------- E)--3----6----------0-1---3----6-----------8---3----6---------------- Let the C die out when Thom sings "Silence..". When he's at "my final fit..." play a light high E (14 on D string) followed by a high D (12 on the D string), and go back to chorus: Riff 1: G)----------------------------- D)----------------------------- A)-------------3--------------- E)--3----6--------6----5------- Play that riff twice, and then go: G)------------------------------------------------------------- D)------------------------------------------------------------- A)-------------3----5---7----8-----8-8----8-------------------- E)--3----6-----------------------------------------6--5--6----- Interlude: G)---------------------------------------------------------------- D)---------------------------------------------------------------- A)---------------------------------------------------------------- E)---8----8-8----6-----6-5-6----8-----8-8----6-----6--5----------- G)-------------------------------- D)-------------------------------- A)----------------------3-4-6----- E)--3---3-3----5-6---------------- 4th verse: Such a pretty house and such a... G)-------------------------------------------------------- D)-------------------------------------------------------- A)-----------------------5---5-5---5----5-7---7-8--------- E)-1---1-1---1----1--------------------------------------- Then for the ending chorus, go back to riff 1, with more strumming this time, and on the third time, instead of going back to a low G, end on a low F (1 on E string). Finally, in the outro, do: G)--6------------------------- D)-----8----------------------- A)----------6--------8--------- E)---------------8----------- PHILIPPE PATRICK STRAFORELLI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G------------------------------------- | D------------------------------------- | A------------------------------------- | E-0-------------------0--0------------ | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------- E--0-------------------------5-----4---2-- I think this works o.k, but the 5-4-2 bit sometimes changes. This is this basic pattern. Its fairly easy, just keep in the right timing. andrewwilson@hotmail.com ======================================= Guitar Archive at Planet Telex http://www.underworld.net/radiohead/ Max Kolombos ---------------------------------------