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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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SONG TITLE: Lucky
ARTIST/GROUP: Radiohead
ALBUM: OK Computer
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Em (022000) C (x32010) Em/F (122000)
Am (x02210) A (x02220)
G (320033) C7 (x32310)
Bm (x24432) B7 (x2120x)
This is probably Radiohead's best tune ever. I'll try to transcribe
it completely, not just the chords.
The first Bm in the verse is played like this:
E|--2---2-------2-0--0--0--|
B|--3---3-----3------3--3--|
G|--4---4---4--------4--4--|
D|--4---4------------4--4--|
A|--2---2------------2--2--|
E|-------------------------|
\
\
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VERSE 1: |
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Em Am G Bm Em
I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll....this time
C G Bm Em
I feel my luck could change
Em Am
Kill me sarah
G Bm [play tab] Em
Kill me again.... with love
C G Bm Em
It's gonna be a glorious day
OK, for the chorus I'll tab out what the lead guitar is doing
and put the chords above the tab. Then I'll have the lyrics
with the chords above them. Then you should see where which
part of the tab goes. Sound complicated? Well, you'll get it.
(unless you're completely tonedef and have never heard this song ;)
b = bend
r = release
--14b15r14-- means you bend the note on thhe 14th fret until it
sounds like the note on the 15th fret and then release it back
down. All the bends in the chorus are rather slow bends.
CHORUS TAB:
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A Em A Em
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--14b15r14--12------------------------------14b15r14--12----------
G|----------------14--12---------12------12-----------------14--12--
D|------------------------14---------14-----------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
A Em C7 B7
E--14b15r14--12-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------14b15r14--12-------------------------------1---0--|
G-------------------------------14--12--------------------3------2--|
D---------------------------------------14--12---------2---------1--|
A---------------------------------------------------3------------2--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
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A Em
Pull me out of the aircrash,
A Em
Pull me out of the lake,
A Em
Cause I'm your superhero
C7 B7 [stop]
we are standing on the edge.....
Em Em/F Em (play Em/F for a VERY short time)
VERSE 2:
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Em Am G Bm Em
The head of state, has called for me, by name...
C G Bm Em
but I don't have time for him
Em Am G Bm Em
It's gonna be, a glorious day....
C G Bm Em
I feel my luck could change
CHORUS: [play like first chorus, with chorus tab]
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A Em
Pull me out of the aircrash,
A Em
Pull me out of the lake,
A Em
Cause I'm your superhero
C7 B7 [stop]
we are standing on the edge.....
BRIDGE:
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OK, you strum this. I'll tab up and downstrokes for you.
d = downstrokes
u = upstrokes
BRIDGE-RIFF 1:
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-7-7-7-7--5--x-x-3--x-x-1--------------------|
G|-------0-0-0-0-0--0--x-x-0--x-x-0-----0---0---0---0--|
D|-------x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----0---0---0---0--|
A|-------9-9-9-9-9--7--x-x-5--x-x-3--------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------2---2---2---2----|
d d u d u d d d u d d u d d u d u d u d u
OK, you start by playing BRIDGE-RIFF 1 twice. Then you
play BRIDGE-RIFF 1 and BRIDGE-RIFF 2 together twice.
BRIDGE-RIFF 2:
E|-------14-14-14-14-14-12---10----8-----2---2--2-3-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
OK, when you've played BRIDGE-RIFF 1 two times and then
BRIDGE-RIFF 1 and BRIDGE-RIFF 2 together two times then
you play this:
Em [the rhythm guitar strum Em like crazy]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12----12-|
D|-12/14-14-14--12/14-14-14--12/14-14-14--14-14-14-14----14----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
The lead guitar has some effect on it, maybe a wah-wah?
And when that's done you go into the last chorus. The last chorus
is played just like the previous choruses, but the singer doesn't
sing anything until the last line, 'we are standing on the edge',
and then the song ends. Enjoy!
P.S. Just in case you want to know, when I play this song alone on my
acoustic guitar I play it a little differently. The verses I just
strum normally. But in the chorus I play different chords. Instead
of strumming 'A Em' I use 'A Asus2 Em'. If you don't know Asus2 it's
this (x02200). This sounds good to me although it isn't like that
in the song. When the chorus ends on 'C7 B7' I play the tab for those
two chords.
I play the bridge differently too when I'm playing alone.
Then I play it like this:
Em Em9 Em Em7 Em6 F#somethingorother
E|-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-3--3-3-1--1-1---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
I play this two times instead of four, then I strum the Em chord
for a little while and then I play the last chorus. And I sing
the last chorus because listening to someone strum it on one
guitar isn't really very much fun ;)
Anyway, hope you find this useful, don't be afraid to email me.
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