Radiohead

Let Down(Tabs)

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Key: A

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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. 
                               - [email protected]  (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 
 
 
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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  
 
  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  
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
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Contribuição: Rafael Ortiz P. Silva([email protected]) 

	        

Written by Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke, Edward John O_brien, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood

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