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Palo Alto by Radiohead

Bass Tab

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Intermediate 💪

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Intro:
 (0:00)

Bass rests

Verse 1: (0:21)

Bass rests

[Chorus 1 (instrumental)] (0:45)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Postchorus: (1:02)

G|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
D|0-0-----0-------|0-0-----0-------|0-0-----0-------|0-0-----0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------0-|--------------0-|--------------0-|--------------0-|

Verse 2: (1:10)

G|----5---5h7-5-----|----5-----5-----|----5---5h7-5-----|----------------|
D|0-0---------------|0-0-----0-------|0-0---------------|------------1-3-|
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|------1-3-3-----|
D|----------------0-|--------------0-|------------------|5-5-5-----------|

G|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
D|0-0-----0-------|0-0-----0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------0-|--------------0-|

G|----5---5h7-5-----|----5-----5-----|----5---5h7-5-----|----------------|
D|0-0---------------|0-0-----0-------|0-0---------------|------------1-3-|
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|------1-3-3-----|
D|----------------0-|--------------0-|------------------|5-5-5-----------|

G|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
D|0-0-----0-------|0-0-----0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------0-|----------------|

Chorus 2: (1:35)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

[Interlude] (1:51)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-3---3-------|5-5---3-3-------|----------------|----------------|
A|------0---5---0-|----3-----5---5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  x2
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 3: (2:07)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5---4-3-3-3---|
A|5-5-3-5-------3-|5-5-3-5-------3-|5-5---4-3-3-3-3-|--------------3-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-3-5-------3-|5-5-3-5-------3-|
D|----------------|----------------|

G|----------5-----|----------5-----|----------5-----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3-5-|
A|5-5-5---------3-|5-5-3-5-------3-|5-5-3-5---------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-----3---------|

G|----------5-----|----------5-----|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5-5---------3-|5-5-5-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|

Chorus 3: (2:33)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5---5-5-5-5---|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-7-7---------|7-7-7-7---------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

[Theme/Outro] (2:49)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-3---3---------|3-3---3---------|--3-------------|----------------|
A|----5-----5---5-|----5-----5-5-5-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  X4
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|5-5-3-5---------|
D|----------------|


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Palo Alto Bass Tab Info

Published: January 14, 2026

Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪