Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 11:52:24 +0000
From: «Steven.McDonald»
Subject: Re: Radiohead — Street Spirit
>There are four picking patterns used throughout the song. One for each of
>the Am, Em and C chords used, with a change of pattern on the Am in the
>second and subsequent verses (although the original pattern is still used
>for the choruses and outro). Its hard to tell what the fingerpicked
>guitar does when the chords change in the outro, as there is another
>guitar over the top, playing some similar ideas up an octave (I might get
>round to transcribing these one day!)
>
>Here is the chord structure for the song:
>Note that the complete picking pattern takes up two bars.
>
>INTRO
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>VERSE
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>Em—:Em—:Em—:Em—:
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>CHORUS
>C—:C—:Em—:Em—:
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>C—:C—:Em—:Em—:
>VERSE (Am picking pattern changes)
>CHORUS (Double length of first chorus)
>VERSE
>CHORUS (Double length)
>OUTRO (From «Immerse your soul….»)
>G—:G—:E—:E—:
>Am—:Am—:Am—:Am—:
>G—:G—:Em—:Em—:
>Am—:Am—:
>
>Am picking pattern (First verse/chorus)
>
>——0———-0————0——————————-
>————3————1————0————————-
>———2——2——2——2——2———2——————-
>—2———————————-2——2—————-
>-0————————————————————
>————————————————————-
>
>
>Am picking pattern (Second & Third verses)
>
> Am Asus2 Am
>——————————————————————-
>——1—0—————-0——1———————————
>—————2—————————————————-
>—-2—2—2—2—2—2——2——2——————————
>—0—————————————————————-
>——————————————————————-
>
>
>Em and C picking patterns as first verse Am, butthe appropriate chord
shapes formed (Standard Em and C) using the same descending notes on the
B string.
> > > >Watch out for cramps playing this one, as you have to hold
that > >open Am shape for a hell of a long time. Its best played on an
>electroacoustic, with just a hint of reverb.
>
>
Am
Rows of houses, all bearing down on me
I can feel their blue hands touching me
Em
All these things into position,
All these things we’ll one day swallow whole
Am (4 bars)
C Em Am
And fade out again
C E*m Am
And fade out again
C Em Am
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhhh
C Em
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhh
*First chorus ends here.
Third chorus as above, but with a double length «Ohhhhh» section.