*Radiohead - "Optimistic" *From the Kid A EP *Tabbed by Craig Armstrong (LostBard@TheFragile.Com [obscuredreflections.cjb.net]) --------------------------------------------------------------------- CC = Crash RC = Ride HH = Hi-hat TT1 = Tom 1 TT2 = Tom 2 SD = Snare FT = Floor Tom BD = Bass Drum --------------------------------------------------------------------- |4/4 Intro |Repeat 9 times | TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o--------------------------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o---o---o---o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-----------------------o-------o------| |Repeat 4 times | TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| Verse 1 "Flies are buzzing round my head" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Vultures cir - cling the dead" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Picking up every last" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Crumb. The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Big fish eat the little ones. The" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Big fish eat the little ones" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Not my problim, give me some" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "You Can try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus "The best you can If Can try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can. The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Best you can is good enough" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "If you try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "The best you can If you try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Best you can is good enough" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o--------------------------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o---o---o---o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-----------------------o-------o------| |Repeat 4 times | TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| Verse 2 "This one's op - timistic" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "This one went to market" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "This one just came out of the swamp" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "This one dropped a payload" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Fodder for the a - nimals" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Li - ving on a - ni - mal" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Farm. If Can try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus "The best you can If Can try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can. The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Best you can is good enough" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "If you try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "The best you can If you try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Best you can is good enough" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o-------o--| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| |Repeat 7 times | HH |-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x------| SD |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o-------o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "I'd" HH |-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x------| SD |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Real - ly like to help you, man" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Real - ly like to help you, man" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Ner - vous messed up marionettes" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "Floating a - round on a prison ship" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| If you try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus "The best you can If you try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can The" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Best you can is good enough" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| If you try" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "The best you can If you try" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o----------| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o---o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| "The best you can" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Dinasours roaming the Earth" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Dinasours roaming the Earth" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Dinasours roaming the" TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| FT |------------------------------%---------------------------------| BD |----------------------------------------------------------------| "Earth" TT1 |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o-------o--| FT |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| |Repeat 8 times | HH |-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x------| SD |-----o-----------o-----------o-------o-----------o---o-------o--| BD |-o-----------------------o-------------------------------o------| Outro CC |---------------------------------------------------------o------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o--------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o-------o---------------o------| CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o--------------------------------------| TT1 |-------------------------------------------------o---o----------| TT2 |---------------------------------------------------------o---o--| SD |-----------------o---------------o---o---o---o------------------| BD |---------o------------------------------------------------------| CC |-o-------------------------------------------------------o------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o--------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o-------o---------------o------| CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o--------------------------------------| TT1 |-------------------------------------------------o-o-o-o--------| TT2 |---------------------------------------------------------o-o-o-o| SD |-----------------o---------------o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o----------------| BD |---------o------------------------------------------------------| CC |-o-------------------------------------------------------o------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o--------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o-------o---------------o------| |3/3 CC |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o------------------------------------------------------| TT1 |---------------------------------------------------------o---o---o---o----------| TT2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------o---o--| SD |-----------------o---------------o---o---o---o---o---o--------------------------| BD |---------o----------------------------------------------------------------------| |4/4 CC |-o-------------------------------------------------------o------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o--------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o-------o---------------o------| CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o------------------------------| TT1 |-------------------------------------------------o---o----------| TT2 |---------------------------------------------------------o---o--| SD |-----------------o---------------o---o-o-o---o------------------| BD |---------o------------------------------------------------------| CC |-o-------------------------------------------------------o------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| TT1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| TT2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o--------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o-------o---------------o------| CC |-o--------------------------------------------------------------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o---o----------| BD |-o-------------------------------o------------------------------| |Repeat 2 times | CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o---o----------| BD |-o-------------------------------o------------------------------| CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o--------------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o---o---o---o--| BD |-o-------------------------------o-------o----------------------| CC |-o-------------------------------o------------------------------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| SD |-----------------o-----------o-------------------o-----------o--| BD |-o-------------------------------o------------------------------| |Repeat 3 times | CC |----------------------------------------------------------------| RC |---------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o-------o------| SD |-----------------o---o---------------------------o-----------o--| BD |-o-------------------------------o------------------------------| CC |---------------------------------o------------------------------| RC |-o-------o-------o-----------------------o----------------------| SD |-----------------o---o---o---o----------------------------------| BD |-o-------o-----------------------o------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitter Happier - Radiohead Tabs @ http://fitterhappier.org