Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:39:32 +0800 (MYT)
From: Onn-Jian Lim
Subject: TAB: You by Radiohead
You by Radiohead
Off the album ‘Pablo Honey’
I don’t know why anyone has put this great song out, so I decided to transcribe
it myself.
Key: b = bend string up a note
/ = hold note
~ = slide to next note
Intro: (with chorus effect)
e|——0——-0——0——-0——0——0——0——0-|
B|—-0——15——0——15——0——0——0——0—|
G|-13——13——13——13——16——16——14——14——| repeat this
D|————————————————————| once
A|————————————————————|
E|————————————————————|
E Em C G E C G
e|———0-0—————————|
B|———0-0————-11b/———|
G|-x-x-1-1-0-0-5-5——1-1——5-5——|
D|-x-x-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2——5-5-5-5-|
A|-x-x-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-2-2——3-3-5-5-|
E|-x-x-0-0-0-0——3-3-0-0———-3-3-|
{Note: if the bit above doesn’t sound right, it’s because theres a bass line
in the
background. I’m no bassist, but i think it goes something like this}
G|————————|
D|————————|
A|———3-3-2-0——-|
E|-0-0-0-0———3-2-0-|
First verse:
(E chord, let ring while bassline plays in background)
You are, the sun the moon and stars are you
And I, could never run away from
Pre-Solo:
C# C C# C
e|——————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-0————0————6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3————————-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|——————————————————————|
you…
Solo:
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12-14-14-14-16-16-16-17-17-17-16-16-16————|
D|—————————————————————9-12-9-13b-|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
{repeat this once, on the second go, hold the last note and let it go into a
feedback frenzy}
E Em(let ring) E
You try, but when can I can I eat this
Em(let ring)
And why, should I believe myself, not
e|-4~3~0——————-2-0-|
B|————-3—————|
G|————0—0——-0——| repeat this once too
D|———0——-0—0——-|
A|——-3———————|
E|——————-3———|
you…..
It’s like, the world is gonna end so soon
And why, should believe myself
{after that, play the pre-solo, and there’s a bit like the intro chords,
then there’s the
solo again.}
You, me and everything
Caught in the fire (play the main riff during this section)
I, can see me drowning
Caught in the fire
E Em C G
You, me and everything
E Em C G
Caught, in the fire
E Em C G
I, can see me drowning
E Em C G
Caught, in the fire
{End on an E}
Thats basically the whole song. What, something’s wrong/missing? If there is
email me
at : [email protected]
Onn-Jian Lim