"Where I End And You Begin"
Radiohead
from "Hail to the Thief"
tabbed by arlen b, 04/06/03
website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos
standard tuning
main bass line (with occasional slight variation):
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-h10--10--10-10--10-10--10-8-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-3-/5--6--6--6-6--6-6--6-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---3--3--3-3--3-3-3-1-/3--5--5--5-5--5-5--3-1------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--/6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8--8--8-8--8-8--5-8-----------------------------|
A|-6---6-6--6-6--6--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
there's a gap in between
there's a gap where me meet
where i end and you begin... and so on
fill (between verses):
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3-3--3-3-1-3-6-3----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
after a while, this guitar fill is heard:
e|------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------|
B|--9--9--9-9--9-9--8-8------------------------------8-8-9--------------|
G|----------------------5--x4---8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------x2----------|
D|--6--6--6-6--6-6--5-5------------------------------5-5-6--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
outro:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-1-3-6-6-6--3-1-3-6-6-6--3-1-3-6-6-6--3-1-3-8-8-8------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
i will eat you alive x4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-3-6--3--3--6-3-6--3--3--6-3-6--3--3--6-3-6--3--3------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
there'll be no more lies x4
there is also a bunch of synth in this song, but i don't think it's worth
to tab out. it's mostly just bass and synth, so that's pretty much it.
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Where I End And You Begin |
Artist |
Radiohead |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
pyTY6Z-Fqzw |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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