House Of Cards tab by Radiohead

The song is in Drop D tuning and also has a Capo on the 3rd fret.
I'll be referring to the frets as they are marked on your guitar
meaning the first fret directly after the Capo will be referred to as "the fourth fret"/"4".
Also if it says "0" I just mean empty string.

I am going to split the rhythm part into 4 essential progressions and then tab
it out to the lyrics to make it easier to both read and create.

The strumming rhythm can be quite tricky, so i would suggest learning it by listening.

Prog1
e|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
B|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
G|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--12---12X--12----------------------|
D|--X---X--X------X--X------X--X----X-X--0-----------------------|
A|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--12---10X--0-----------------------|
D|--0---X--0------X--0------X--0----0-X--0-----------------------|

Prog1.5(You can skip this if you want as it basically sounds the same
without but I'm pretty sure this is how Thom plays it.)
e|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
B|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
G|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--12---12X--12----------------------|
D|--X---X--X------X--X------X--X----X-X--0-----------------------|
A|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--10---10X--0-----------------------|
D|--0---X--0------X--0------X--0----0-X--0-----------------------|


Prog2
e|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
B|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
G|--10--X--10-----X--10-----X--10---10X--10----------------------|
D|--X---X--X------X--X------X--X----X-X--0-----------------------|
A|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--12---10X--0-----------------------|
D|--0---X--0------X--0------X--0----0-X--0-----------------------|

Prog2.5
e|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
B|------X---------X---------X---------X--------------------------|
G|--10--X--10-----X--10-----X--10---10X--10----------------------|
D|--X---X--X------X--X------X--X----X-X--0-----------------------|
A|--12--X--12-----X--12-----X--10---10X--0-----------------------|
D|--0---X--0------X--0------X--0----0-X--0-----------------------|

Prog3
e|-------X-------X-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------X-------X-----------------------------------------------|
G|---8---X---7---X-----------------------------------------------|
D|---X---X---X---X-----------------------------------------------|
A|---X---X---X---X-----------------------------------------------|
D|---8---X---8---X-----------------------------------------------|

Prog4
e|--------X-------X-------X---------X----------------------------|
B|--------X-------X-------X---------X----------------------------|
G|--------X-------X-------X---------X----------------------------|
D|---5----X---5---X---5---X---5--12-X--15------------------------|
A|---5----X---5---X---5---X---5--12-X--15------------------------|
D|---5----X---5---X---5---X---5--12-X--15------------------------|


INTRO

Prog1, Prog1.5, Prog2,

Prog2.5  Prog4
   Ooh oh oh

VERSE

Prog2, Prog1

Prog2.5
I don't want to be your friend

Prog3                  Prog1, Prog2
I just want to be your lover

Prog2.5
No matter how it ends

Prog3            Prog1, Prog1.5
No matter how it starts


CHORUS


Prog2.5
Forget about your house of cards

Prog3       Prog1, Prog1.5
And I'll do mine

Prog2.5
Forget about your house of cards

Prog3       Prog1, Prog1.5
And I'll do mine

Prog3    Prog3      Prog3     Prog1, Prog1.5
Fall off the table, Get swept under

Prog4    Prog4
   Denial   Denial (solo1)


VERSE


Prog1, Prog2

Prog2.5
Infrastructure will collapse

Prog3        Prog1, Prog2
From voltage spikes

Prog2.5
So throw your keys in the bowl

          Prog3       Prog1, Prog1.5
Kiss your husband goodnight


CHORUS


Prog2.5
Forget about your house of cards

Prog3       Prog1, Prog1.5
And I'll do mine

Prog2.5
Forget about your house of cards

Prog3       Prog1, Prog1.5
And I'll do mine

Prog3    Prog3      Prog3     Prog1, Prog1.5
Fall off the table, Get swept under (solo2)

Prog4    Prog4
   Denial   Denial

Prog1 Prog1.5

Prog4    Prog4
   Denial   Denial

Prog1            Prog1.5
Your ears should be burning

Prog4    Prog4
   Denial   Denial

Prog1            Prog1.5
Your ears should be

        Prog4
Oh o~oh oh

        Prog4, Prog1, Prog1.5, Prog2, Prog2.5
Oh o~oh oh


For the solos you really need to listen in order to get the timing down, but i tabbed it out for you.
You need something to rub the string at the frets with in order to produce the echoey sound,
Jonny uses a coin. using alot of reverb helps too.


Solo1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------22---------------------------------------|
G|--15---17---19---22--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------22---------------|
G|------------------------------------19---22--------------------|
D|--8---10---12---15---19---20---22------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---15---14---7---5---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7---5-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------------------------------|