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Radiohead: My iron lung

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MY IRON LUNG Radiohead written by: jzg1@cornell.edu 4/8/97 http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jzg1/ intro: Note: / = slide up play w/ dual pitch shifter (bend, hold & release) ------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1---------------- -----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2^^^^\--0-- --------------3-----------1---------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --3---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1-------5---5---- -----0-----------0-----0-----3-----3//6---6---6-- --------------3-----------1---------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --3---------------------------------------------- (bend, hold & release) ------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1-/3--3^^^\------ -----0-----------0-----0-----0------------------- --------------3-----------1---------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --3---------------------------------------------- (bend, hold & release) ------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1---------------- -----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2^^^^\--0-- --------------3-----------1---------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --3---------------------------------------------- If you'd like the rest of the song, there's a good chance I've got that down by the time you read this - so just e-mail me. Right now, however, I simply don't have the time... hope you enjoy it, and I also hope you have a pitch shifter, or else you just can't play this correctly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 20:53:40 PST From: Ricky Lee This is pretty risky, trying to tabulate "my iron lung," which is one of Radioheads best songs for that awesome breakdown/chorus. I can almost guarantee you it should be different, but then again, Radiohead doesn't really seem like the usual barre chord sort... Trans. by Ricky Lee (captain_zodiac@hotmail.com) Both of the previously posted intros work pretty good, depending on what type of equipment you have. The rest goes something like: --intro-- then verse one: (the verses have continual feedback. you'll have to figure out the tones) bass plays G C --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------0------------------1-------------3-------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ------0---0--------------0---0---------0---0--------------------- ----0-------0----------2-------2-----0-------0------------------- --------------0------3-----------3-------------0----------------- --3--------------------------------3----------------------------- verse one riff: neck mute v v v v v ---------------------------------------- -----------3----3-3--3----4------4------ -----------4----4-4--4----5------5------ -----------5----3-3--3--0--------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1------------3-------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ------0---0-------------0---0--------0---0--------------------- ----0-------0---------2------2-----0-------0------------------- --------------0-----3----------1-------------0----------------- --3------------------------------3----------------------------- --intro riff again-- the second verse is exactly like the first except there's a second guitar now that plays these parts: verse two: ------------------------/15--11--10-- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (don't play the riff that should go here) ----------------/14-11-10----------11-10-11-10-11- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------3-------------/15--11--10--3-- ----------3--------------------------3-- ----------0--------------------------0-- ----------0--------------------------0-- ---------------------------------------- ----------3--------------------------3-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1-------------3--------------------------- ------0---0-------------0---0---------0---0------------------------- ----0-------0---------2-------2-----0-------0----------------------- --------------0-----3-----------3-------------0--------------------- --3-------------------------------3--------------------------------- --intro again, then (the fun part)-- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4- -10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5- ---------------------- bridge/chorus: (this is what I play, it's not perfect, but it's a start. listen to the album for the rythm. there's a lot of sliding and noise in here. it's pretty easy to reproduce...play this twice for a chorus) (^=1/4 bend) ----------------------0-0----0----0-------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --0-0-3^-0-x-x-0-3^---0-0-3^-x-3^-x-3^-3^-------------3^---------3^- --0-0----0-x-x-0------2-2----x----x-------x-x-x-0-2-2----2-2-2-2---- --2-2----2-x-x-2----2-3-3----3----3-------x-x-x---2-2----2-2-2-2---- --3-3----3-x-x-3--------------------------x-x-x---0-0----0-0-0-0---- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -x-x--9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4- repeat, then two bars of intro. -x-x-10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5- -x-x---------------------- --verse three-- --------------------------------------------------- --0-------------3--1-0------------------3----1--0-- --0----------0---------------0-------0------------- --0-------2----------------0------2---------------- -------3-----------------2-----3------------------- --3--------------------3--------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1------------3-------4-3-4--3--4-3-4--3-- ------0---0-------------0---0--------0---0------------------------- ----0-------0---------2------2-----0-------0----------------------- --------------0-----3----------1-------------0--------------------- --3------------------------------3--------------------------------- (play the second part of the verse like the second part of the vs.2) (bridge/chorus again 4x. on third and fourth time, there's a little solo-type thing. listen to the album to see how it's placed:) solo 1: G G G G C C E E E E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------3-------------------------8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3- ------5p3-----5p3-----5p3h5---5p3h5p3-----5p3-----5p3----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G G G G C C E E E E E ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------5^------5^-----5^-5^-5^-----5^-----5^---8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3-3-3- ------5^------5^-----5^-5^-5^-----5^-----5^----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ real bridge (not to be confused with that other thing I'm calling a bridge...) I'm getting tired, so I'm not going to draw a bunch of the same chord. You can figure out the rythm: ---------------0---------------------------------------------------- ---3-----------1----------------------2--------------------3-------- ---0-----------0---------------------------------------------------- ---------------2----------------------3--------------------5-------- ---2-----------3----------------------4--------------------6-------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- if you're frightened you can be frightened you can be that's ok then the chorus 4 more times and you're done. The sencond time on the chorus there is yet another solo, but, in typical Radiohead fashion, it's not that tough: ('b'=1/2 bend) G G G G C C E E -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------8__----------8__---------8---10-8-10b-10-8-10-8--------8__- --8h9h10-------8h9h10------8-9-10------------------------8h9h10----- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (scratch and make noise E E for one more bar.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3-3-3---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------8__ 10-8-------------------------------------------------- ---8-9-10----------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- and you're done. I love this song, and when I play it this way it pretty much rocks. Look on the previous postings for the intro riffs (one is good if you don't have a tone-thingy--I don't, but the other's probably more authentic.) If I've missed anything or screwed it up, write me at captain_zodiac@hotmail.com. Thanks. Ricky.