Radiohead – Bodysnatchers (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
For the tone, try getting an old amplifier and just push everything at “10”, as
well as distortion.
Tuning: Drop D on all guitars
Thom, main riff until bridge after chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----| A|--9--10--12--x--------10h12-------x--x-----| x2 D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----| A|--9--10--15--x--------10h12-------x--x-----| D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------10h12-x-12-----| A|--9--10--14--x--------10h12-------x--x-----| D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|
Johnny and Ed play mutes on each snare hit:
e|-----------------| B|---x------x------| G|---x------x------| D|---x------x------| A|---x------x------| D|---x------x------|
Thom's variation before chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------12-11v---------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|--9--10--12--x--------10h12----------------| D|--0---0---0--x--10h12----------------------|
Johnny's chorus riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--11-12--17v-----------------11-12--16v------------------| D|--x--x---x------------10h12---------------------10h12----| A|--9--10--15v----10h12--------9--10--14v---10h12----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--11-12--14v-----------------11-12--14v------------------| D|--x--x---x------------10h12---------------------10h12----| A|--9--10--12v----10h12--------9--10--12v---10h12----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eds chorus riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5--10\--------------10h12------4-5--9\--------------10h12---| A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------| D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5---7\--------------10h12------4-5--7\--------------10h12---| A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------| D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|
Thom's new verse/chorus riff (live he just goes back to the main riff for the rest of the
part of the song)
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-7-x-7-7---x--7-7----------| D|-x-x-x-x---x--x-x---etc----| A|-5-x-5-5---x--5-5----------| D|-0-x-0-0---x--0-0----------|
Johnny/Ed bridge riff
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--9-10-12---x-x-x-x---| D|------------x-x-x-x---| A|--7-8--10---x-x-x-x---| D|----------------------|
Here, Ed plays an open D note with a phaser/wah/reverb. Let it ring until the chorus again
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| A|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|
Johnny's new verse/chorus riff:
e|-----------------------------| B|-------------15b17r15-12-----| G|-----------------------------| D|----------x--------------0---| A|-9-10-12v-x------------------| D|-----------------------------|
Ed plays his chorus riff again:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5--10\--------------10h12------4-5--9\--------------10h12---| A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------| D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-5---7\--------------10h12------4-5--7\--------------10h12---| A|-----------------10h12---------------------------10h12---------| D|-----------10h12---------------------------10h12---------------|
Then it goes back into the bridge and goes to...another bridge...
Thom's acoustic chords are:
Bb (x1333x)
Dm (xx0231)
C (x32010)
Dmadd9/F (xx3230)
G (555xxx)
Bb Dm C Dmadd9/F
Bb
Has the light gone out for you?
Dm
Because the light's gone out for me
C
It is the 21st century
Dmadd9/F
It is the 21st century
Bb
It can follow you like a dog
Dm
It brought me to my knees
C
They got a skin and they put me in
Dmadd9/F
They got a skin and they put me in
Bb
All the lines wrap around my face
Dm
All the lines wrap around my face
C
And for anybody else to see
Dmadd9/F
And for anybody else to see
G
I'm a lie...
Jonny with delay and reverb: listen to song for timing
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14--10--12--14-15--10-x2---14-12-10v---12-14----17\12----x3----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed's synced up notes: played with delay and an E Bow, so the notes fade in
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14------12-/14--9-/-7-x2---14-12-10v---12-14----15\10----x3----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Jonny does some bends here...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-2---2----4---4---0--0---2--2--4--4---0--0---5--5--------------------------| G|-4b--4b---6b--6b--2b-2b--4b-4b-6b-6b--2b-2b--7b-7b-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then Ed and Jonny just hit on a G:
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|-4---4--4-4-4---| D|-5---5--5-5-5---| A|-5---5--5-5-5---| D|-5---5--5-5-5---|
Ed plays an open D again
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| A|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|
And Jonny plays this riff:
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----------2-0----------2-0---| A|-----0-2-3--------0-2-3-------| D|--0--0---------0--0-----------|
After a few bars of this, and Thom's “No, no, no...”, Ed comes back in with a few chords
then leads into the solo...
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--| D|----------------------------|
Thom plays this while Ed and Jonny do the synced up solo:
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-7-x-7-7---x--7-7----------| D|-x-x-x-x---x--x-x---etc----| A|-5-x-5-5---x--5-5----------| D|-0-x-0-0---x--0-0----------| Jonny e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9p7---------5h-7----------12p10--------9p7---------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------| Ed | e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------4-gradual bend---------4-gradual Bend-----| A|--5--5--5--5-5-~~-------------------------------------------| D|--0--0--0--0-0~~~-------------0--0-0-0----------------------| Jonny e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------9p7---------5h-7----------12p10--------9p7---------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------| Ed | e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---5vvvvvvvvvvv-----------4vvvvvvvvvv-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| Jonny e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------13h17-------13h17---------13h17--------13h15-------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------| Ed | e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------4-gradual bend---------4-gradual Bend-----| A|--5--5--5--5-5-~~-------------------------------------------| D|--0--0--0--0-0~~~-------------0--0-0-0----------------------| Jonny e|--------15p13-------12p10-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13h15--------------------| G|------------------------------------------------7-Grad bend-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0--0-0-------0-0-0-------0--0--0--------0-0-0-------------| Ed | e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---5vvvvvvvvvvv-----------4vvvvvvvvvv-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------|
Thom ends on A
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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