Radiohead - The Bends Chords & Tabs

 

The Bends Chords & Tabs

Radiohead Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

The Bends Tab

   
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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                     Radiohead's Album "The Bends"
                      compilation put together by
                   Sergio Lucero luceros6@cti.ecp.fr
                   "Sulk" added by Tex (randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu)
                   corrections and additions welcome
                      current version 0.75 [9/12]
                           dated Dec. 3rd 1995
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the bends

intro: D, C, B, C, B, C (x4)
verse: E, G, C (x2)

then:
--------------------------------------------------------
-2----2-3-5-8-7-5-----5----5-6-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11^-----
-2--------------------5---------------------------------
-2--------------------5---------------------------------
-0--------------------3---------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------

then: E, G, C again

chorus: D, C, B, C

palm muted chord after
"i wish, i wish, i wish, that something would happen": E

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my iron lung

Here's how to play the beginning:


                                             (bend and
                                              release)
--------10-------------7-------------8------------------------
-----8------8-------8-----8-------8-----8----10-/-\----8------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

--------10-------------7-------------8-----11-----11----------
-----8------8-------8-----8-------8-----8------8------8-------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/the_bends_tab_ver_2.html ]
--------10-------------7-------------8---10---11---10---8-----
-----8------8-------8-----8-------8---------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

--------10-------------7-------------8-----11-----11----------
-----8------8-------8-----8-------8-----8------8------8-------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------


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                        street spirit [fade out]

This just has three really easy picking patterns in it, plus a few bits
over the top which I can't be bothered to work out...

FIG A:

    Am              Asus4           Am              Asus2
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


FIG E:-

    Em              Em7             Em6             Em
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|


FIG C:-

    C               Cadd9           C               Cmaj7
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro: A
Verses: A E
Chorus: C E A


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