RADIOHEAD - "paranoid android" Tablature

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Subject: Radiohead tabs from OK Computer
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 14:10:04 +0000
From: "Ido S." <idos@star.net.il>

NOTE: this is the newer, more complete version...the older versions are still
online in an unlinked file called paranoid2.txt. you'll have to type it in
for access...there seems to be alot of question as to what exactly is played
in this song...!

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"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead
From "ok computer".
Transcribed by Steven McGovern <srmcg@hotmail.com>

J.G. - Jon Greenwood's guitar parts
/-bendup one tone _ /(.5)above-bendup semitone \-release
/\-bend&release
\ / (sl.)-slide \-slide without hitting second note
Riff 1
[______repeat_______________]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------8----------8--------8-----------3--------3-----3------3----------
G-------8----------8--------8------------3-------3-----3-----3----------
D--------------------------------------------------2-2---2-2------------
A----------------------8-8----0-0----------0-0-1------------------------
E--8-8----8-6-6-6----6------------6-3-3---------------------------------

Its good of you to stop the noise im tryna get some rest....
J.G .5 .5
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-15--15----15--15---15------15-------3--3---3--3---3----3-4----3/-3/\-3
G---15--15----15--14---12-12---15-------3--3---3--2---0-0---------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2 x2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-
G------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-
D------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-
A--------------------------3-3---------3-3---------2-2--------2-2-------
E--3-3---------3-3---------1-1---------1-1---------0-0--------0-0-------

Whats this? Whats this?.............

Riff 3---------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-3-0-------3-5-0-0-0-3-0---5-3-0-5-5-3----------------------------
E-----------4-4-4---------------4----------------------------------------

Riff 4
e-----------------------]-----------------------------------------------
B--8--8--8--8--8-4-6-6--]------8-7-6------------------------------------
G--0--0--0-10--0-0-0-0---------9-8-7------------------------------------
D--9--9--9--9--9-5-7-7--------------------------------------------------
A-10-10-10-10-10-6-8-8--]-----10-9-8------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
J.G.
trem trem [-----x4---] sl.
e-20-----20/--20------20----20-17--17-20-20-20-20-20-20-----------------
B------------------------17---------------------------------------------
G-17-----17/--17--------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------18\-------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-8h10-10/\-10/\-8-9h11-11/\-9-8h10-10/\-10/\-8-9\7-7\5-4\2-8h10-10/\-10/\
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------0----------------------------------------------------------
B-8-10-9-8-7-2----------------------------------------------------------
G------------2----------------------------------------------------------
D------------2----------------------------------------------------------
A------------0----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5 Dm A
e------3--3-3------------------------------------------------------------
B------4--4-4-----4--4-4-----6--6-6-----5--5-5-----6--6-6-----5--5-5-----
G--0-0-0--0-0-----0--0-0-7-7-7--7-7-6-6-6--6-6-7-7-7--7-7-----6--6-6-----
D-------------0-0----0-------------------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7----7-7-----
A--3-3-------------------8-8--------7-7--------5-5--------7-7------------
E-------------3-3-----------------------------------------5-5------------

Rain down, Rain dowm ,............................

Dm ? Bb A G F
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----6--6-6------6--6-6---------6-6-----5--5-5--------3----------1------
G-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7------7--7-7-----6--6-6-----4--4-4-----2--2-2----
D-7-7-7--7-7--------------8-8-8--8-8-7-7-7--7-7-5-5-5--5-5-3-3-3--3-3----
A-5-5---------8-8------8--8-8-8----8-7-7--------5-5-5----5-3-3-3----3----
E-------------------------6-6--------5-5--------3-3--------1-1-----------

E A
e----------------------0-0-0-0--------]----------------------------------
B------0-0-0-0-0--2----2-2-2-2-2------]----------------------------------
G---1--1-1-1-1-1--2-2--2-2-2-2-2------]----------------------------------
D-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2------]----------------------------------
A-2-2--2---2-2-2--0-0-----------------]----------------------------------
E-0-----------------------------------]----------------------------------
The strum pattern changes every so often for this so just do whatever
its not very important.

[-----X4----] grad. slide up
e-9----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--8--8-5------13--16--15--4--12-------13--16--15--4--12--12/------------
G---------8-5--15/-18/-17/-6/-14/------15/-18/-17/-6/-14/-14//-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------10-8-10/-10h8------------------
B-10-8-8-------10-8-----------10-8-8--------------------10-8-8-------10-8
G---------_--8------10/\-10h8---------_--8----------------------_--8-----
D--------8/9-------------------------8/9-----------------------8/9-------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
C B Bb A
e----------------------------------]-------------------------------------
B-----------10-8-8-----------------]-------------------------------------
G-10/\-10h8--------8-9---9-8-7-6---]-------------------------------------
D-----------------------10-9-8-7---]-------------------------------------
A-----------------------10-9-8-7---]-------------------------------------
E------------------------8-7-6-5---]-------------------------------------

-Steven <srmcg@hotmail.com>


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i also got this <from: 93sperry@worth.org.uk>...
does anybody really know for sure about this song?

slight adjustment:

Chord G/B: [x2003x]
Dm/C [x30231]

Cm G/B Bb A Dm A Dm Dm/C
Rain down, rain down, come on rain down on me
Bb Am Gm F E A
from a great height, from a great height, height

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