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LET DOWN - Radiohead
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Bassist: Colin Greenwood
Tabbed By : S. M. Spillane
e-mail: letsbeneurotik@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
[Intro] (@ 0:13)
G|-----------|-------7----|-----------|-------------|
D|--7---7-7--|-7---7---11-|--7---7-7--|-7--7-7--7---|
A|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------7-|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
[Verse One]
G|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|--7---7-7--|-7--7--7--7-|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|-----------|------------|--7---7-7--|-7---7-----7-|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|----------|---------6-7-|-----------|------9-7-6--|
A|-9---9-9--|--9--9-------|--7---7-7--|-7--7-------7|
E|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|--7---7-7--|-7--7--7--76|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|-----------|------------|--7---7-7--|-7---7-----7-|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|--------6-7-|---------9-|-7-6---------|
A|--9---9-9--|--9--9------|-7---7-7---|-----7-7-7---|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-9-9-9-11-11|-5-5-7-7-9--|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|---------|-----|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|9-9-7-6--|-7~--|
A|-12-12-11-9|-9-9-9-11-11-|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-------7-|-----|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|--------7|-----|
[Hold for 3 bars]
[Verse Two]
G|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|--7---7-7--|-7--7--7--7-|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|-----------|------------|--7---7-7--|-7---7-----7-|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G|----------|-------------|----------|--------------|
D|----------|---------6-7-|--------9-|76------------|
A|-9---9-9--|--9--9-------|-7--9-7---|--7-5-5-4-5-7-|
E|----------|-------------|----------|--------------|
G|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-7---7-7--|-7--7--7--6--|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|----------|-------------|--7---7-7--|-7--7------7-|
E|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|
D|-----------|--------6-7--|-----------|-----7-6----|
A|--9---9-9--|--9--9-------|-7--7--7--7|-7--7----7--|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------7|
[Chorus]
G|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-9-9-9-11-11|-5-5-7-7-9--|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|---------|-----|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|9-9-7-6--|-7~--|
A|-12-12-11-9|-9-9-9-11-11-|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-------7-|-----|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|--------7|-----|
[Bridge]
G|-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-| x 6 bars
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
G|11-11-11-9-9---------|
D|-------------11-11-11|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
G|-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-| x 9 bars
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-|
E|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-| x 3 bars
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
G|--------7-6-----|-----------|---7-6---7-6-|
D|-7-7-7-7----9-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7---7-7----|
A|----------------|-----------|-------------|
E|----------------|-----------|-------------|
[Verse Three]
G|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-7---7-7--|-7--7--7--6--|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|----------|-------------|--7---7-7--|-7--7------7-|
E|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
D|-----------|--------6-7-|-----------|-----7-6----|
A|--9---9-9--|--9--9------|--7---7-7--|-7--7----7--|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------7|
G|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-7---7-7--|-7--7--7--6--|-----------|-------7-6---|
A|----------|-------------|--7---7-7--|-7--7------7-|
E|----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
D|-----------|--------6-7-|-----------|-----7-6----|
A|--9---9-9--|--9--9------|--7---7-7--|-7--7----7--|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------7|
[Chorus]
G|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-9-9-9-11-11|-5-5-7-7-9--|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|---------|-----|
D|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|9-9-7-6--|-7~--|
A|-12-12-11-9|-9-9-9-11-11-|-5-5-7-7-9-|-12-12-11-9-|-------7-|-----|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|--------7|-----|
Note: All the choruses are the same. The verses are as well, with some minor variations.
I just typed them again for the sake of doing so. ;P
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Let Down |
Artist |
Radiohead |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
ZVgHPSyEIqk |
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a. Strings:
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b. Numbers:
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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).
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Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).