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Bodysnatchers - Radiohead

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Tabbed by: Gallagher2006

 

For the tone, try getting an old amplifier and just push everything at “10”, as

well as distortion.

 

Tuning: Drop D on all guitars

 

Thom, main riff until bridge after chorus:

 

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----|

A|--9--10--12--x--------10h12-------x--x-----| x2

D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|

 

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----|

A|--9--10--15--x--------10h12-------x--x-----|

D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|

 

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----|

A|--9--10--14--x--------10h12-------x--x-----|

D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|

 

 

Johnny and Ed play mutes on each snare hit:

 

e|-----------------|

B|---x------x------|

G|---x------x------|

D|---x------x------|

A|---x------x------|

D|---x------x------|

 

Thoms variation before chorus:

 

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------12-11v---------|

D|-------------------------------------------|

A|--9--10--12--x--------10h12----------------|

D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|

 

 

Johnnys chorus riff:

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|--11-12--17v-----------------11-12--16v------------------|

D|--x--x---x------------10h12---------------------10h12----|

A|--9--10--15v----10h12--------9--10--14v---10h12----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|--11-12--14v-----------------11-12--14v------------------|

D|--x--x---x------------10h12---------------------10h12----|

A|--9--10--12v----10h12--------9--10--12v---10h12----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|

 

Eds chorus riff:

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-4-5--10\--------------10h12------4-5--9\--------------10h12---|

A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------|

D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-4-5---7\--------------10h12------4-5--7\--------------10h12---|

A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------|

D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|

 

Thoms new verse/chorus riff (live he just goes back to the main riff for the rest of the

part of the song)

 

e|---------------------------|

B|---------------------------|

G|-7-x-7-7---x--7-7----------|

D|-x-x-x-x---x--x-x---etc----|

A|-5-x-5-5---x--5-5----------|

D|-0-x-0-0---x--0-0----------|

 

 

Johnny/Ed bridge riff

 

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|--9-10-12---x-x-x-x---|

D|------------x-x-x-x---|

A|--7-8--10---x-x-x-x---|

D|----------------------|

 

Here, ed plays an open D note with a phaser/wah/reverb. Let it ring until the chorus again

 

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|

D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

A|---------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------|

 

Johnny’s new verse/chorus riff:

 

e|-----------------------------|

B|-------------15b17r15-12-----|

G|-----------------------------|

D|----------x--------------0---|

A|-9-10-12v-x------------------|

D|-----------------------------|

 

Ed plays his Chorus riff again:

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-4-5--10\--------------10h12------4-5--9\--------------10h12---|

A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------|

D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-4-5---7\--------------10h12------4-5--7\--------------10h12---|

A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------|

D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|

 

Then it goes back into the bridge and goes to...another bridge...

 

Thoms acoustic chords are:

 

Bb (x1333x)

Dm (xx0231)

C (x32010)

F/D (xx3230)

G (555xxx)

 

Bb Dm C F/D

 

Bb

Has the light gone out for you?

Dm

Because the light's gone for me

C

It is the 21st century

F/D

It is the 21st century

Bb

You can fight it like a dog

Dm

And they brought me to my knees

C

They got scared and they put me in

F/d

They got scared and they put me in

Bb

All the lies run around my face

Dm

All the lies run around my face

C

And for anybody else to see

F/d

And for anybody else to see

 

G

I'm alive...

 

Jonny with delay and reverb: listen to song for timing

 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--14--10--12--14-15--10-x2---14-12-10v---12-14----17\12----x3----|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 

Eds synced up notes: played with delay and an E Bow, so the notes fade in

 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--14------12-/14--9-/-7-x2---14-12-10v---12-14----15\10----x3----|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 

Jonny does some bends here...

 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-2---2----4---4---0--0---2--2--4--4---0--0---5--5--------------------------|

G|-4b--4b---6b--6b--2b-2b--4b-4b-6b-6b--2b-2b--7b-7b-------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

Then Ed and Jonny just hit on a G:

 

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|-4---4--4-4-4---|

D|-5---5--5-5-5---|

A|-5---5--5-5-5---|

D|-5---5--5-5-5---|

 

Ed plays an open D again

 

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|

D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

A|---------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------|

 

And jonnys plays this riff:

 

e|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|

D|-----------2-0----------2-0---|

A|-----0-2-3--------0-2-3-------|

D|--0--0---------0--0-----------|

 

After a few bars of this, and Thoms “No, no, no...”, Ed comes back in with a few chords

then leads into the solo...

 

e|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--|

D|--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--|

A|--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--|

D|----------------------------|

 

Thom plays this while Ed and Jonny do the synced up solo:

 

e|---------------------------|

B|---------------------------|

G|-7-x-7-7---x--7-7----------|

D|-x-x-x-x---x--x-x---etc----|

A|-5-x-5-5---x--5-5----------|

D|-0-x-0-0---x--0-0----------|

 

Jonny

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------9p7---------5h-7----------12p10--------9p7---------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------|

Ed |

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------4-gradual bend---------4-gradual Bend-----|

A|--5--5--5--5-5-~~-------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0--0--0-0~~~-------------0--0-0-0----------------------|

 

Jonny

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------9p7---------5h-7----------12p10--------9p7---------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------|

Ed |

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---5vvvvvvvvvvv-----------4vvvvvvvvvv-----------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

Jonny

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------13h17-------13h17---------13h17--------13h15-------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------|

Ed |

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------4-gradual bend---------4-gradual Bend-----|

A|--5--5--5--5-5-~~-------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0--0--0-0~~~-------------0--0-0-0----------------------|

 

Jonny

e|--------15p13-------12p10-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------13h15--------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------7-Grad bend-|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------|

Ed |

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---5vvvvvvvvvvv-----------4vvvvvvvvvv-----------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

Thom ends on A

 

Hope this tab helps somewhat.

 

Cheers =]

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