OPTIMISTIC Radiohead DROPPED-D TUNING no bass during the first two times a verse
is sung. *RIFF #1 The bass comes in quietly at
1:07: G----------------------------------------------|x2 D----------5-----------------------------------| A--------------5---3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5-5--5-5--5-| D--0---0---------------------------------------| During the interim between the first refrain
and second verse: G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| A-----5--3h5-5-5-----5--3h5-5-5---| D--0--------------0---------------|Repeat
until 2nd verse Repeat Riff #1 during the second refrain.
Then, at 2:32: *RIFF #2 G--------------------------------------------|x4 D--------------------------------------------| A--7h8-8-8--8h7-7--7--9h10-10-10--10h9-9--9/-| D--------------------------------------------| During the third semi-verse, just thumb the
low D-string: G--------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| D--0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-0----0------| Now, repeat Riff #1, then play Riff #2 with
slight variation on the second repetition: G--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--7h8-8-8--8h7-7--7--9h10-10-10--10-10--9/12-12/5-| D--------------------------------------------------| On the fourth repetition, leading to the
outro, play this: G--------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------12h10------| A--5-7-7h8-8-8--8h7-7--7--9h10-10-10--10h9-9-------12h10-| D--------------------------------------------------------| The first part of the outro features improv
on high D: G--------------------------------------------------------| D-0--12--0-10-0-10-10--12/0--12-0-10-12-12/0--3-/-5-5--4-| A--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| You can also hit the 7th fret and bend the
12th if you like. The final part of the outro is light and
jazzy, and goes: G--------------------------------------------------------| D-0-12-0-10-10-0-12--0-0-----10-0-12-0-10-10-0-12--0---0-| A-------------------------10-----------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| Click here to return to my Radiohead
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