Radiohead – Creep (Guitar Tab)

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HEY. This is and early acoustic version played by Thom which can be found in the "My Iron Lung Ep". The song is in standard tuning and in 4/4 rhythm. All the chords are Barre chords so you will need to have strengthened your fingering for these shapes. [Intro]
   Gmaj                            Gsus4
E--3-------------------------------3-----------3------------------|
B--3-------------------------------3-----------3------------------|
G--4-------------------------------5-----------4------------------|
D--5-------------------------------3-or-x------5------------------|
A--5-------------------------------5-----------5------------------|
E--3-------------------------------3-----------3------------------|
   V . . . V . . ^ V . v . V ^ v ^ V . . ^ V ^ v . . ^ v . V . v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .

   B                               Bsus4
E--7-------------------------------7-----------7------------------|
B--7-------------------------------7-----------7------------------|
G--8-------------------------------9-----------8------------------|
D--9-------------------------------7-or-x------9------------------|
A--9-------------------------------9-----------9------------------|
E--7-------------------------------7-----------7------------------|
   V . . . V . . ^ V . v . V ^ v ^ V . . ^ V ^ v . . ^ v . V . v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .

   C                               Csus4
E--8-------------------------------8---------------8---------------|
B--8-------------------------------8---------------8---------------|
G--9-------------------------------10--------------9---------------|
D--10------------------------------8-or-x----------10--------------|
A--10------------------------------10--------------10--------------|
E--8-------------------------------8---------------8---------------|
   V . . . V . . ^ V ^ v . V . v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v . V . v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .

   Cm
E--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V . . . V . v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V . v . V . v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
When you were here be- [Verse starts]
   Gmaj
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
B--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
G--4-----------------------5-------4------------------------------|
D--5-----------------------3-------5------------------------------|
A--5-----------------------5-------5------------------------------|
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V . v . V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -fore                                        couldn't look you in the-

   B
E--7-----------------------7-------7------------------------------|
B--7-----------------------7-------7------------------------------|
G--8-----------------------9-------8------------------------------|
D--9-----------------------7-------9------------------------------|
A--9-----------------------9-------9------------------------------|
E--7-----------------------7-------7------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V . v . V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -eye                                         you're just like an-

   C
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
B--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
G--9-----------------------10------9------------------------------|
D--10----------------------8-------10-----------------------------|
A--10----------------------10------10-----------------------------|
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -angel                                       your skin makes me -

   Cm
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
B--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
G--8-----------------------10------8------------------------------|
D--10----------------------8-------10-----------------------------|
A--10----------------------10------10-----------------------------|
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V . v . V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -cry                                         You float like a -
(repeat verse chords) feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so VERY-
   Cm
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
B--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
G--8-----------------------10------8------------------------------|
D--10----------------------8-------10-----------------------------|
A--10----------------------10------10-----------------------------|
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
   V . . . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V . v . V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -special                                     but I'm  aa       cr-
[CHORUS] Begins (same chords as verse):
  Gmaj
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
B--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
G--4-----------------------5-------4------------------------------|
D--5-----------------------3-------5------------------------------|
A--5-----------------------5-------5------------------------------|
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -rreep                                           I'm aa        W-
(same as verse chords) B Bsus4 B Weirdo C Csus4 C What the hell am I doing here? Cm Csus4 Cm I don't belong here I don't care if it hurts I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice when I'm not around You're so very special I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing--
   Cmaj              Csus?    Cmaj
E--8-----------------------8-------8-------------------------------|
B--8-----------------------8-------8-------------------------------|
G--9-----------------------9-------9-------------------------------|
D--10----------------------12------10------------------------------|
A--10----------------------10------10------------------------------|
E--8-----------------------8-------8-------------------------------|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
 --here?   (*take note of the chord here*)      I don't be-

   Cm
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
B--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
G--8-----------------------10------8------------------------------|
D--10----------------------8-------10-----------------------------|
A--10----------------------10------10-----------------------------|
E--8-----------------------8-------8------------------------------|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -long here                        whoah          ooh            -
BRIDGE/INTERLUDE is same chords as verse and chorus but its kinda played like this:
   Gmaj              Gsus4    Gmaj                   Gsus4   Gmaj
E--3-----------------3-------3-----3-----------------3-------3----|
B--3-----------------3-------3-----3-----------------3-------3----|
G--4-----------------5-------4-----4-----------------5-------4----|
D--5-----------------x-------5-----5-----------------x-------5----|
A--5-----------------5-------5-----5-----------------5-------5----|
E--3-----------------3-------3-----3-----------------3-------3----|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
-Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's    r -u - nning       out
B and Bsus4 (sometimes no Bsus4) --agaaaaaaeeaaaiiiinn....--
   Cmaj              Csus?    Cmaj
E--8-----------------8-------8-----8------------------------------|
B--8-----------------8-------8-----8------------------------------|
G--9-----------------9-------9-----9------------------------------|
D--10----------------12------10----10-----------------------------|
A--10----------------10------10----10-----------------------------|
E--8-----------------8-------8-----8------------------------------|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
   She's ------                    running              out....
Cm G etc.....B etc...C etc.....Cm etc.. She runs runs runs RRUUUUUUUUUUNS RUUUUUUUUNS (play same as the original verse riff) Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so VERY special i wish i was special but i'm a cr-
FINAL CHORUS (the samechords as verse):
  Gmaj
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
B--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
G--4-----------------------5-------4------------------------------|
D--5-----------------------x-------5------------------------------|
A--5-----------------------5-------5------------------------------|
E--3-----------------------3-------3------------------------------|
   V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^ V . v . V . v ^ V ^ v ^ V ^ v ^
   1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
  -rreep                                           I'm aa        W-
(same as verse chords) B Bsus4 B Weirdo C Csus4 C What the hell am I doing here? Cm Csus4 Cm I don't belong here Gmaj i don't belong here. That's it i hope you enjoy it. I tried to make it as detailed as possible.. and its annoying... but here it is.. i got tired of typeing. HAVE FUN! :) ************************************ | x Dead note ************************************