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* RADIOHEAD - Street Spirit (fade out)
* The Bends LP
* Guitar tab by Hugh Nettar
Mike
jEaNNe
Igal Gorlach
Hugh Nettar
NOTE: This is only the main guitar part played by Thom Yorke.
Jonny Greenwood's part is played up an octave (courtesy of a capo),
and should be available from most other "Street Spirit" tabs. It is
basically a variant, less-intricate picking of the same chord shapes
of the main guitar part. I have no idea what Ed O'Brien does during
this song.
Street Spirit is based almost entirely upon three base chords
-- Am, Em and C. They are spiced up with ornamentations, and are played as follows:
Am riff
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D-|
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---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em riff
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
C riff
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
If you have a decent ear and an intelligent mind, you should be able to
figure out when they are played and for what duration :) The only
change occurs in the final segment, beginning with the lyrics: "Immerse
your soul in love." In this part, the C is replaced with a C/G, and the
E minor becomes an E major. They are played as follows:
C/G riff
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E riff
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
And that's it! Simple, yet mesmerising song. The only part that will be a stumble
is getting the E riff right, which requires a different fingering from the rest.
I play it with my index finger planted on the G-string, using my pinky and middle
finger to do the descending notes on the B-string. Finally, the middle finger moves
at the end to the D-string to get that E on the second fret. Sounds complicated,
but with practice, you'll get it. Enjoy!
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FIG. 1
Am Asus4 Am Asus2
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FIG. 2
Em Em7 Em6 Em
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
FIG. 3
C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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This is Jonny's powerful part in "Street spirit"
(The high notes)
Well check it out...
*******Ok ! put the capo on the 12th fret.**********
this part begins at 2:19 "cracked eggs ..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----13---12---------12--13-----13--12--------------12------13---------
G-------------12--12-------------------12------12----------------------
D---------------14--------------------------14-------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--12-----------12-----------12-------------12-------------------------
E------------------12---------------
B--------13--12--------13--12-------
G--14------------14------------14---
D------14---------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E----------------------------------- 2 TIMES
E-----------------------------------
B--------13--12------------12--13---
G--12------------12-----12----------
D------14------------14-------------
A-----------------------------------
E----------------------------------- 2 TIMES
E-----------------------12------------------------------------------------
B----------13--12------------13--12-----------------13------12------------
G-14--------------14-----------------14-------14---------14------14---12--
D-----14--------------------------------14--------14--------------------14
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+G--12----14---
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------13--12----------------12--13--------13--12------------------12--13G------------------12--------12------------------------12-------12-----------D-----14-----------------14---------------------------------12---------------A--15------------------------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------12----------------12---------------
E----------------------12--------------------------------12-----------------
B----------13--12----------13--12------------13--12----------13--12---------
G--14--------------14--------------14----------------14----------------14--12D------14------------------------------14------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
These are the main riffs just try them out, if you listen to the song you won't have any problem to fugure this out.
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Tabs to RADIOHEAD's "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" from the album "The Bends" (1995)
by Igal Gorlach.
part 1: (I'll call it Am on the lyrics)
Am Asus4 Am Asus2
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Its easy to play and to skip your fingers. Play it like this: put your 2nd and 3rd fingers on the second riff, on strings 3 and 4. And when u play it just put and remove your 1st and 4th fingers. very easy to play. like the whole song.
part 2: (I'll call it Em on the lyrics)
Em Em7 Em6 Em
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Same as the 1st part except this time put just your 2nd finger on the 4th string, on the second riff. And, again, just put and remove your 4th and 1st fingers. Make sure that the 6th string is well heard thru all this part.
part 3: (I'll call it C on the lyrics)
C Cadd9 C Cmaj7
E-|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|
B-|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------|
G-|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A-|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
This is is a bit harder but still very simple to play. This time put your 2nd finger on the 4th string like at part 2, and put your 3rd finger on the fifth string on the third riff. Again, put and remove only the 1st and the 4th finger.
Here's how it goes with the lyrics:
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STREET SPIRIT FADE OUT
Am Am
Rows of houses all bearing down on me
Am Am
I can feel their blue hands touching me
Em
All these things in all positions
Em Am
All these things we'll one day swallow whole _______
Cm Em Am
And fade out again
Cm Em
And fade out
Am
This machine will
Am
Will not communicate
Am
These thoughts
Am
And the strain i am under
Em Em
Be a world child form a circle before we all
Am
Go under
C Em Am
And fade out again
C Em Am
And fade out again
C Em Am
oooh... oooh... oooh...
C Em
oooh... oooh
Am
Cracked eggs, dead birds
Am
Scream as they fight for life
Am
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