Subterranean Homesick Alien tab by Radiohead
Guitar Tab
Radiohead 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' (Yorke, Greenwood, O'Brian, Selway, Greenwood) >From 'OK Computer' Tabbed by Gavin (venus_in_furs@postmaster.co.uk) This is my work and no-one else's. strum along to, but here's the complete tab for all Jonnys weird delayed parts. I've not seen this tabbed anywhere else. b = bend string p = pull off h = hammer on / = slide up \ = slide down
Have phaser switched on throughout
Also a delay set to around 240ms
Intro
e--------5-----------------------------------------------
B------6---6p5-------------------------------------------
G-----7--------7-6-----5-5h6p5---------------------------
D----7----------------6-------6-5----4-----4-----4-----3\
A---5----------------6--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--4-\
E-------------------4--------------5-----5-----5-----4--\
e---------19--------19----10-8-7-8-7-
B------15-----15-17------------------
G---16-------------------------------
D------------------------------------ X 2
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Verse
after "smell of the warm summer air"
e---------
B---3/15--
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------
e---------19--------19----10-8-7-8-7-
B------15-----15-17------------------
G---16-------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
after "for the folks back home"
e------------------------------------------
B---3/15----------------------------3/16---
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
after "live for their secrets"
e---20-19-15--13--12----20-19-15--12--11----10-8-8-7\
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Chorus
During chorus this gradually comes in as Thom sings "uptight"
e---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
B---------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------- etc
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
at [2:00]
[----------------Delay off----------------]
e---10--12----12-10-7---11-10-8--8--8----7-
B--------------------------------8--8----8-
G--------------------------------8--8----7-
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
Second verse
after "when i'm driving..."
e---------
B---3/15--
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------
after "their beautiful ship..."
e---------/14h17b-15-----15-17-19b-17-15-11b-10-
B---3/16----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
[-----------------Overdrive-------------------]
e----------------------------------------------
B------------13h15-12----13h15-12----13h15-12--
G----------------------------------------------
D---12-14-15----------14----------13-----------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
[-----------------Overdrive-------------------]
e----------------------------------------------
B---16-15-13-12----------13h15-12----13h15-12--
G---------------12-10--------------------------
D---------------------15----------14-----------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
"they'd shut me away...."
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
e---------19--------19----10-8-7-8-7-
B------15-----15-17------------------
G---16-------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Second chorus (as first time)
[----------]If you have a pitch shifter,
shift up one octave here
e---------19--------19----10-8-7-8-7-
B------15-----15-17------------------
G---16-------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Ending
e--------5-------------------------------
B------6---6p5---------------------------
G-----7--------7-6-----5-5h6p5-----------
D----7----------------6-------6-5-----4--
A---5----------------6---------------5---
E-------------------4---------------5----
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