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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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SONG TITLE: My Iron Lung
ARTIST/GROUP: Radiohead
ALBUM: The Bends
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE
G (355433) Cm (x35543)
G5 (355xxx) Bb5 (6887xx)
C5 (x355xx) C2 (8-10-10-9-x-x)
E5 (022xxx) C# (9-11-11-10-x-x)
I've seen loads of tabs for this song on the internet, but most, if
not all of them are wrong or incomplete. I'll try to tab every part
that's important in the song but it may not be perfect. I can't really
type lyrics with chords over them because this song is not that simple
so what I'll do, I'll tab the song out in parts an then tell you the
second in the song where it starts (like 01:23, 1 minute, 23 seconds).
Then you can listen to the song on cd and figure out where which part
goes. You probably won't need to because you've heard the song so
you know what it's like, but I always try to make tabs so simple that
anyone, no matter how stupid he/she is, can figure the song out from
my tab. Anyway, then I'll just type the lyrics at the bottom of the
file. Then you'll have it all. But enough with the bullshit, here's
the song...
INTRO: (RIFF1)
------ [if you don't think the intro souunds right it's because he
has some kind of effect. I saw in one tab that someone said he had
a dual pitch shifter, whatever that is! But I'm sure he plays it down
on the first three frets because I've seen him play it in concert.
(00:00)
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|---------3--0--------0-----------1----------------
G|------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2b3r2--0---
D|---------------3-----------1----------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|---3----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------3--0--------0-----------1--------4--------
G------0-----------0-----0-----2-----2-/5-----5-----
D---------------3-----------1-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------3--0--------0-----------1--3--3b4r3--1----
G------0-----------0-----0-----0--------------------
D---------------3-----------1-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3--0--------0-----------1----------------|
G------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2b3r2--0---|
D---------------3-----------1----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E---3----------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
------
When the verse starts, first there just bass
playing this:
(00:20) (RIFF2)
G Cm
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
play that twice and then the guitar plays this:
(00:30) (RIFF3)
G Cm G
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3--|
G|------0----0--------0----0--------0----0--------------------|
D|----0-------0-----0--------0----0--------0------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------3-------------3-----------------------------|
Then play this:
(00:40) (RIFF4)
G Cm
E|---------------------3----|
B|---3----3----4------4-----|
G|---4----4----5-----5------|
D|---5----5----5----5-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Play RIFF4 twice and then play RIFF3 again.
After you play RIFF3 play this:
(00:59)
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|---------3--0--------0-----------1----------------
G|------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2b3r2--0---
D|---------------3-----------1----------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|---3----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------3--0--------0-----------1--3--3b4r3--1----|
G------0-----------0-----0-----0--------------------|
D---------------3-----------1-----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---3-----------------------------------------------|
Then comes the G Cm chord progression again but this
time you play this:
(01:10)
G Cm G Cm G Cm
E|------3----------------3---------------2-------------------------|
B|---------4--3-----3-------4--3-----3-----4-3---3--4-3---3-4---3--|
G|---------------0----------------0------------0--------0-----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
After that a distorted guitar plays this: (another guitar plays RIFF4
at the same time)
(01:30) lets call this RIFF5
G Cm G Cm
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x-4---------------------------x-4------------------------------|
D|--x-5---------------------------x-5------------------------------|
A|--x-5---------------------------x-5------------------------------|
E|--x-3---------------------------x-3------------------------------|
Next play this:
(01:39)
G Cm G
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4p3-4-3--|
G|------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------------------|
D|----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------3-------------3-----------------------------|
Then This: (now the fun starts)
(01:49)
E|------------------------------------------------
B|---------3--0--------0-----------1--------------
G|------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2b3--0---
D|---------------3-----------1--------------------
A|------------------------------------------------
E|---3--------------------------------------------
Start distortion here
|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------3--0--------0-----------------------------|
G------0-----------0-----0---12-11-10-9-xx-8-xx-7---|
D---------------3------------x--x--x--x-xx-x-xx-x---|
A----------------------------10-9--8--7-xx-6-xx-5---|
E---3-----------------------------------------------|
And now, finally, comes the CHORUS-RIFF:
(01:59) ~ = slight vibrato
G5 C5
E|-----------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------
G|-------3~~-------3~~---5-5-3~~--3~3~3~---
D|--5-5-------5-5--------5-5---------------
A|--5-5-------5-5--------3-3---------------
E|--3-3-------3-3--------------------------
E5
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-------3~~-------3~~-----12-11-10-9-xx-8-xx-7---|
D--2-2-------2-2----------x--x--x--x-xx-x-xx-x---|
A--2-2-------2-2----------10-9--8--7-xx-6-xx-5---|
E--0-0-------0-0---------------------------------|
OK, play the CHORUS-RIFF twice and then:
(02:17)
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|---------3--0--------0-----------1----------------
G|------0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--2b3r2--0---
D|---------------3-----------1----------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|---3----------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------3--0--------0-----------1--------4--------
G------0-----------0-----0-----2-----2-/5-----5-----
D---------------3-----------1-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------------------------------
Now the verse starts again but this time you play this:
(02:27)
G Cm G Cm G Cm G
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----------3-1-0---------3-1-0-----1-----3-----4p3-4-3----4-3----|
G|-4--------0-------------0-------0-----0-----0-----------0------0--|
D|-5------1-------------1----------0-----0-----0--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----3-----3-------------------|
Next one guitar plays RIFF4 while another is playing RIFF5 (02:46)
After that comes this:
(02:56)
G Cm G
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-------------1-------------3-----------------------------|
G|------0---0---------0---0---------0---0----12-11-10-9-xx-8-xx-7---|
D|----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0--x--x--x--x-xx-x-xx-x---|
A|-------------------------------------------10-9--8--7-xx-6-xx-5---|
E|--3-------------3-------------3-----------------------------------|
Then at (03:05) you play the CHORUS-RIFF twice.
After that at (03:23) you play the chorus
riff a little differently, like this:
(03:23) ~ = slight vibrato p = pull-off b = bend
G5 C5
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|-------5p3~------5p3~--5-5-5p3-5p3-5b6-5-3~-
D|--5-5-------5-5--------5-5------------------
A|--5-5-------5-5--------3-3------------------
E|--3-3-------3-3-----------------------------
E5
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-------5p3~------5p3~----12-11-10-9-xx-8-xx-7---|
D--2-2-------2-2----------x--x--x--x-xx-x-xx-x---|
A--2-2-------2-2----------10-9--8--7-xx-6-xx-5---|
E--0-0-------0-0---------------------------------|
After that at (03:32) comes yet another variation on the chorus riff
I'm not quite sure how it is. It's basically like the
normal chorus riff but with some strange bend. Anyway,
mail me if you know it.
After that comes the bridge I guess.
The bridge is just strummed chords.
EADGBE
The chords are Bb (6887xx)
C (8-10-10-9-x-x)
C# (9-11-11-10-x-x)
The bridge starts at (03:41) and it goes like this:
Bb C C# C Bb C C# (just strum those chords)
Next at (03:57) comes this part yet again:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----12-11-10-9-xx-8-xx-7---|
D|----x--x--x--x-xx-x-xx-x---|
A|----10-9--8--7-xx-6-xx-5---|
E|---------------------------|
Then, finally, at (03:59) comes this final solo:
(The other guitar plays the CHORUS-RIFF while you play this
ultra cool solo)
(03:59) ~ = slight vibrato b = bend r = release h = hammer-on
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------15~~------------15~~------------15--17-15-17b21r17--
D|---15-16-17--------15-16-17--------15-16-17---------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--15h17-15--12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12--12-15--
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------15~~------------15~~------------15--17b21r17-15h17-15-
D--15-16-17--------15-16-17--------15-16-17-----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-- Keep playing this
D------------------------------------------------- latest part many
A------------------------------------------------- times
E-------------------------------------------------
Then play the CHORUS-RIFF with slight variations and weird noise a
few times and then the song is over. I'd really appreciate some
comments about this tab since I've spent many hours transcribing
this song and writing it down.
OK, here are the lyrics, straight out of the CD liner notes so
don't blame me if they're wrong.
MY IRON LUNG LYRICS:
Faith
you're driving me away
you do it everyday
you don't mean it but it hurts like hell
My brain
says I'm receiving pain
a lack of oxygen from my life support
my iron lung
We're
too young to fall asleep
too cynical to speak
we are loosing it can't you tell?
We scratch
our eternal itch
our twentieth century bitch and we are grateful for our
iron lung
suck
suck your teenage thumb
toliet trained and dumb
when the power runs out we'll just humm
This
this is our new song
just like the last one
a total waste of time
my iron lung
Phew!, finally over. :)
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