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Creep by Radiohead: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Creep" by Radiohead features a simple but effective guitar riff played by Jonny Greenwood, utilizing a classic grunge-inspired progression. The song's dynamics build tension with Thom Yorke's vulnerable vocals and explosive chorus. The band initially disliked the song, considering it too derivative, but it became a massive hit and a staple in their live shows. The use of the quiet-loud-quiet dynamic is a key element in creating the song's emotional impact.
Hmmm, I saw a few replies for this one already, but here is the tab as far
as I learned it anyway...

"Creep"
Words and Music by Radio Head
	If you have any comments, questions, want the baseline, or
	whatever, leave me a message.
	yrashid@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca


A) INTRO
   Gtr.1 (clean elec w/ tremolo effect), let ring throughout

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|3-----------------------3---------|
G |--------------------4-------------|----4-------4---------------------|
D |--------5-------5-----------5-----|--------5-------------------5/----|
A |----5-------5---------------------|----------------------------------|
E |3---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
{MP}
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e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--------8-----------8-------------|9-----------8-----------8---------|
D |------------9---------------------|------------9---------------9-----|
A |----9-----------9-----------------|----9-----------------------------|
E |7---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--------9-----------9-------------|10----------9-----------9---------|
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------10----|
A |----10------10--------------10----|--------10----------10------------|
E |8---------------8-----------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----8-----------8-----------------|----8-----------8-----------------|
D |--------10----------10------10----|--------10----------10------------|
A |10----------10----------10--------|10----------10----------10--------|
E |------------------------8---------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
..........................................1.When you were here...


e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|4-----------------------4---------|
D |--------5----------5--------------|--------5-------------------5-----|
A |----5-------5---------------5-----|------------5-------5-------------|
E |3---------------3-----------------|----------------3-----------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
B) 1st Verse

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|8-----------------------8---------|
D |(8)-----9-----------9-------------|----9-------9---------------9-----|
A |----9-----------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-------------|
E |7---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--------------------9-------------|9---------------------------------|
D |--------10-----10-----------10----|----10------10----------10--------|
A |----10------10--------------------|--------10----------10------10----|
E |8---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------8-----------------|8-------------------8-------------|
D |----10------10------10------10----|--------10--------------10--------|
A |--------10--------------10--------|----10------10--10----------10----|
E |8---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|3-----------------------3---------|
B |----------------------------------|3-------------3-------------------|
G |--------4-----------4-------4-----|--------4-----4-------------4-----|
D |------------5---------------------|------------5---------------------|
A |----5-----------5-----------------|----------------------------------|
E |3---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|7-----------------------7---------|
B |--------7-----------7-------7-----|7---7-------7---------------7-----|
G |--------8-------8-------8---------|--------8-----------8-------------|
D |----9-------9---------------------|----------------------------------|
A |9---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e |----------------------------------|8-----------------------8---------|
B |------------------------8---------|----8-------8---------------8-----|
G |--------9-------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-------------|
D |----10--------------10------------|----------------------------------|
A |10----------10--------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   (Gtr.1 cont.)
e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----8-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |--------8-------8-----------------|----8-----------8-----------------|
D |------------10------10------10----|--------10----------10------10----|
A |10----------------------10--------|10----------10----------10--------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  |
  |(Gtr.2, elec. w/ HEAVY dist)
e |----------------------------------|------------------------*---------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------x-x---------------|----x-x-----------------x-x-0-0---|
D |----------------x-x---------------|----x-x-----------------x-x-0-0---|
A |----------------x-x---------------|----x-x-----------------x-x-------|
E |----------------x-x---------------|----x-x-----------------x-x-------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
	  {ff}  {mute open strings behind 2nd fret}   {*fdbk, pitch D}

{Gtr.2}
e |3---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |3---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |0---------------------------------|--------------------0---0---0-0---|
D |0---------------------------------|--------------------0---0---0-0---|
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |3---------------------------------|--------------------3---3---------|
  |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  |
{Gtr.1}
e |--------3-------3-----------------|----------------------------------|
B |------------------------0-1-3-----|----------------------------------|
G |0-------------------0-------------|----0-----------------------------|
D |0---------------------------------|------------0---------------------|
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |3---------------------------------|--------------------3/-(22)\------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
{f, let ring}
C) 1st Chorus

{Gtr.2}
e |7-----------------7-7-7-7---7-----|----------------------------------|
B |7-----------------7-7-7-7---7-----|----------------0-0-0-0-0---------|
G |8-----------------8-8-8-8---8-----|----------------------------------|
D |9---------------------------9-----|----------------------------------|
A |9---------------------------9-----|----------------------------9-9---|
E |7---------------------------7-----|----------------------------7-7---|
  |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  |
{Gtr.1}
e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |------------------------7---------|----------------------------------|
G |------------------------8-9-8-----|----------------------------------|
D |9-----------------------9---------|----9-----------------------------|
A |9---------------------------------|------------9-----------9---------|
E |7---------------------------------|--------------------7-------------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
{f, let ring}

e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |(10)*-*-*-10-10-10-10/-12-12------|(12)*-*-*-*-----------------------|
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |-8--------8--8--8---8/-10-10------|(10)------------------------------|
  |          >This is Sextet#4<
{*play the last couplet as a SEXTET (two triplets),
  ie. just go NUTS, play the two note chord 24 times in a measure}
  |
e |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |------------------------8---------|----------------------------------|
G |9-----------------------9-10-9----|----------------------------------|
D |10----------------------10---10---|----10----------------------------|
A |10--------------------------------|------------10--------------------|
E |8---------------------------------|------------------------8---------|
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4    &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|(13)*-*-*-13-13-13-13/-15-15----|15-15-15-15--15--------------15/---17-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|(11)------11-11-11-11/-13-13----|13-13-13-13--13--------------13/---15-|
 |          >This is Sextet #4<     1        &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 |
e|--------------------------------|----8---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----8---------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|----8---------------------------------|
D|(10)----------------------------|---(10)-------------------------------|
A|(10)----------------------------|---(10)-------------------------------|
E|8-------------------------------|----8---------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &        1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

					  ------------  ///  -------------
	Berzerker@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca

Well, that's the first verse and first chorus. The second verse is similar
to the first, but the second chorus goes even more psycho then the first
chorus shown here.  The 3 verses of the song are played with a clean
electric sound until a heavily distorted 2nd guitar comes in to dish out
the chorus.

	Symbols I used:
	/   slide up,   \   slide down
	{mp}    moderate volume
	{f}     loud
	{ff}    loud as hell

   I hope nobody complains about wasting space... later...

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