Radiohead – Bones (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: bobbycdm
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"Bones" by Radiohead, off the album "The Bends"
There were a couple of tabs for this song, but they only listed the chords and didn't have it fully tabbed
out. Here's my shot at a tab, based off of their chords, live footage of the band, and playing along to the
song.
EDIT 12/5/2014: Fixed the verse riff for gtr 2, I thought it was an A note but it's actually an E.
Gtr. 1: Johnny Greenwood- distorted, tremolo (during intro and verses)
Gtr. 2: Ed O'Brien- clean for verse 1, then distorted
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard) (both guitars)
INTRO Gtr 1: Strum the A5 chord with tremolo, slowly increasing in volume/strumming force until the verse. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2: Hit the D chord once right at the beginning of the verse (when the band enters) e|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 1 Gtr. 1: Hit A5 once (listen for the timing- right at the end of each of Thom's lines), again with tremolo; start with a very fast tremolo and turn the "rate" or "speed" knob down as the chord rings out. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x5 A|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then, the last time before the chorus, strum the chord progressively harder, just like the intro.
Gtr. 2: At the same time that Gtr. 1 comes in during the verse, play this (let the notes ring out) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5------------------------------------------| G|x-------x---x---x---x---x---x---x------------------------------------------| D|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------------------------| x6 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| In case you want to know, the bassline goes something like this: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|5-5-5-5---------------0---0---0-0-0-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-2--------------------| E|--------3-3-3-3-2-0-2-------3---------------3----------------------------|
CHORUS
Gtr.s 1 and 2: it sounds like Johnny (Gtr. 1) plays a bit of a lead here, but both guitars basically follow this progression: Em F#m G A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-------2----------------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-------2---4-----2---2-4---2-2-4---2-2-4---2-2-4------------------| D|----2-2-2---4-4-4---5-5---2---2-4---2-2-4---2-2-4---2-2-4------------------| x2 A|----2-2-2---4-4-4---5-5---0---0-2---0-0-2---0-0-2---0-0-2------------------| E|3-2-0-0-0---2-2-2---3-3----------------------------------------------------| Note: I might be wrong about the B5's, it could also be this chord: e|-- B|-- G|2- D|4- A|0- E|-- I'm not sure, so I'd just say to use whichever sounds best to you.
VERSE 2:
On the album version, a third guitar enters here and plays the power chords tabbed out below while Gtr. 1
plays the same part from VERSE 1 and Gtr. 2 plays arpeggios, but in live performances Ed (Gtr. 2) plays this
part. I've given it to Gtr. 2 to stay consistent with the live versions.
Gtr. 2- same timing as before, but now play this (with distortion) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------| D|2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-4-2-4-2----------------------------------| x3 A|0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS 2:
Same as CHORUS 1.
VERSE 3:
It's hard to differentiate the two guitars here; play these chords with distortion; also, Johnny has a few
guitar licks in there but I'm not sure what they are.
e|2---2-------3--------------------------------------------------------------| B|3---3(0)3---3--------------------------------------------------------------| G|2---2(0)0---0---------2---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4----------------------|x2 D|0---0(0)0---0---------2---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4----------------------| A|--------2---2---------0---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2----------------------| E|--------3---3---2-0-2------------------------------------------------------| Note: The notes in parentheses are optional, just some guitar noise between chords. Also, the second time you play this, make sure to end with the E|3-2-0- at the beginning of the chorus.
CHORUS 3:
Same as CHORUSes 1 and 2.
OUTRO:
Continue playing the chords from the chorus; Johnny has another lead here, which sounds to me like bending
strings in E minor (again, I don't know for sure).
Towards the end, hit the Em and F#m chords once, then play G, A5, and B5 normally.
End on A5- Gtr. 1 with tremolo.
And that's all, folks. I know it's not 100% complete, so any comments or corrections are welcome.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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