* RADIOHEAD - Let Down * OK Computer LP * Guitar tab by Drew Steven McGovern 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. - Caffeen@ix.netcom.com (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 capo 7th fret 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 capo 7th fret 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven McGovern ======================================= Guitar Archive at Planet Telex http://www.underworld.net/radiohead/ Max Kolombos ---------------------------------------