No Surprises - Radiohead
Bass Tab
Tabbed by Conan Thorogood (errolschmidt@powerup.com.au)
[Intro]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|:------------------------------------3---3----2--:|
D|:3-----------3--3--------3-----------------------:|
A|:------------------------------------------------:|
E|:------------------------------------------------:| x4
[Verse]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------3--3--------3-----------3--3--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0--0--------0-----------0--2--3--5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|(5)---------------5---5-------7\----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3----3----------3----3-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------3---3----2--|
D|-3-----------3--3--------3--3--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
This is repeated, but with some variations:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------3--3--------3-----------3--3--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0--0--------0-----------0--0--2--3--|
A|----------------------0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----------------5---5-------7\-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3----3----------3/5\3-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------3---3----2--|
D|-3-----------3--3--------3--3--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
then,
"I'll take a quiet life..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------5--------3--------2------|
D|-3-----------3--3-----3---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0--0--------0-----------0--0---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus) "No alarms and no surprises..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-----3---------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------------0--1------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-----3---------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------12\----|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-----3---------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------|
"Silent..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[2nd Chorus] (different from 1st...)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-----3--------------1-----0------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-----3--------------1-----0------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----2------|
A|----------------1-----3---------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------3--3--------3-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1--0--1--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3--3--------1-----------1--1--0--1---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3--3-----3--1-----------1-----0--1---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------1------|
A|----------------------0--1-----3-----4------------|
E|-3-----------3--3---------------------------------|
[Last Verse]
(This bit i'm extremely uncertain about, any suggestions would be highly welcome...)
"Such a pretty house..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1/--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-13\----|
[Last Chorus]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|:-------------------------------------------------:|
D|:-------------------------------------------------:|
A|:---------------1--1--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--0--0---:|
E|:3--3--3--3--3------------------------------------:| x3
1
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-1-----|
[Last Bit]
(rit.)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|-------------6--3--------------------------------||
D|-------------------------3-----------------------||
A|-------------------6--4--------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------||
Bloody great song, this, one of their best, and the bass part has some great moments,
particularly towards the end of the first verse.
Please enjoy, i hope at least most of it's right... :-)
Any comments or whatever, please email me at errolschmidt@powerup.com.au.
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
No Surprises |
| Artist |
Radiohead |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
u5CVsCnxyXg |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
