How Can You Be Sure chords by Radiohead

Chords with lyrics

How can you be sure? by Radiohead

From the "High & Dry" CD single... played at a deliberate, medium tempo.
The bass actually echoes most of the melody in the song, so it can sound a
little wack on an acoustic guitar. Try walking the E MajorE up to the A augmentedA on the
"good things and bad" parts to fill things out a little bit.


Verse:
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE      A2->A
 Seen all good...
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A2
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A augmentedA
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A2
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A2->A
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A2
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE  A augmentedA
 E MajorE  BB  E MajorE

Pre-chorus:
 A augmentedA  G# minorG#m F# minorF#m E5E5
 When I'm like...
 BB  A augmentedA  G# minorG#m F# minorF#m

Chorus (inhale deeply!):
 E MajorE BB E MajorE A augmentedA
 Ho-o-w can you...
 E MajorE BB E MajorE A augmentedA

Notes on the chords:

I'm not sure what to call the BB that I hear in the song, but I think it
might be a B5. It's fingered thusly; essentially just a power chord.

e--X---
B--0---
G--4---
D--4---
A--2---
E--X---

Also, the A2->A is accomplished through a hammer-on, like so:

e--0---2-2
B--0---0h2
G--2---2-2
D--2---2-2
A--0---0-0
E--0---0-0

I think the G# minorG#m employed in the chorus is played with some open strings:

e--0
B--0
G--4
D--6
A--6
E--x

And finally, the E5E5 in the chorus is played like an open D, but barred up 2
frets (kinda like how you might play an Eb MajorEb)

e--x
B--5
G--4
D--2
A--2
E--0