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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:15:19 -0500 From: nate f Subject: r/radiohead/optimistic.tab Song: OPTMISTIC Artist: RADIOHEAD Album: KID A Transcribed BY: Chris McGuire With additions by: Nate (zero606@excite.com) This is how I play it. I got the chorus from Andrew Prefontaine's Tab i just put in the opening riffs. You have to listen to the album to get the rythm and timing right. [Nate: I added a few second guitar parts] (double drop D tuning) E--------------------- B--------------------- G--------------------- D----7-7-9-9-4-4-3-5-4 RIFF 1 (2X) A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 E---------- B---------- G---------- D-----3-5-4 A-----0-0-0 D-----0-0-0 E---------------------------- B---------------------------- G---------------------------- D----12-12-10-10--14-14-12-12 RIFF 2 (played throughout) A----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0- D----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0- E---------------------- B---------------------- G---5-5--3-3--7-7--5-5- D---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x- RIFF 2 (alternate) A---5-5--3-3--7-7--5-5- D---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0- CHORUS: Dm7 Dsus4 D F Am4 D5 E--0--0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-----0 B--10-10--8-8--8-8----7-7--6-6----5-5-----3 G--10-10--7-7--7-7----7-7--5-5----5-5-----2 D--10-10--7-7--7-7----7-7--7-7----7-7-----0 A--0--0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-----0 D--0--0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-----0 ============================================================================ Nate's adds... Gtr. 2 (double drop d) played during the "if you try the best you can...." part Dm7 Dsus4 D F Am4 D5 d--------------------------------------------- B---------------------3-5-7-7b8r7-6~~-5~~-3~~- G---------------2-4-5------------------------- D---------2-3-5------------------------------- A-0-2-3-5------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------- During Second/Third Verse Gtr. 2 d--------------------0(let ring)- B------------------------1------- G--3--2--0--3--2----------3------ D-----------------0--------0----- A---------------------------0---- D----------------------------0--- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 23:44:24 -0400 From: Andrew Prefontaine Subject: r/radiohead/optimistic.crd Optimistic By Radiohead >From the Album Kid A Tabbed by Andrew Prefontaine Here's how the song is supposed to go. The previous tabs of it were pretty close but not quite on the mark. I won't post lyrics with this tab because there seems to be a big stink about it if you do. It's pretty simple, and believe it or not repetitive Use your own beat style. I only wrote it like this so it would be easy to understand the dsus4 d dsus4 d part. standard tuning Verse: D F? Dsus4 D --5---5--5-5---5-5--5--5--5---5---5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-- --7---7--7-7---6-6--6--6--6---8---8--8-8--7--7--7-7-7-- --7---7--7-7---5-5--5--5--5---7---7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-- --7---7--7-7---7-7--7--7--7---7---7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-- --5---5--5-5---8-8--8--8--8---5---5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-- ---------------5-5--5--5--5---------------------------- F? C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D -5---5--5-5---3--3--3--3----5--5--5-5---5-5-5---- -6---6--6-6---5--5--5--5----8--7--7-7---8-7-7---- -5---5--5-5---5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7---7-7-7---- -7---7--7-7---5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7---7-7-7---- -8---8--8-8---3--3--3--3----5--5--5-5---5-5-5---- -5---5--5-5-------------------------------------- Chorus: D F? G D --5---5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5---10--10--10-10---10--10--10-10-10--- --7---7--7-7--6-6-6--6-6---12--12--12-12---10--10--10-10-10--- --7---7--7-7--5-5-5--5-5---12--12--12-12---11--11--11-11-11--- --7---7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---12--12--12-12---12--12--12-12-12--- --5---5--5-5--8-8-8--8-8---10--10--10-10---12--12--12-12-12--- --------------5-5-5--5-5-------------------10--10--10-10-10--- F C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D -8--8--8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8-----5--5--5-5---5-5-5---- -10-10-10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8-----8--7--7-7---8-7-7---- -10-10-10-10--10---9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7-7---7-7-7---- -10-10-10-10--10---10-10-10-10-10----7--7--7-7---7-7-7---- -8--8--8--8---8----10-10-10-10-10----5--5--5-5---5-5-5---- -------------------8--8--8--8--8-------------------------- And that's it. Repeat as necessary.