Radiohead – Staircase (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed by: Etienne049
email: [email protected]
For this song, there are really only 3 sections you need. For brevity I'll
write the sections, and then list the order at the bottom. Each section is
8 beats. It'll be easiest to read if you listen to the song while playing
(Live From the Basement version)*.
Part "A"
1 2 3 4
G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x 2 A|-3-5---0-3---5---3-5---0-3---3---| E|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5---0-3---5---3-5---0-3---5---| E|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-5---0-3---5---3-5---0-3---3---| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-2-----3---2---3-2-----3---2---| E|-------3---------------3---------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| (This line is skipped on 3RD E|-3-5---0-3---5---3-5---0-3---5---| time played ONLY)
Part "B"
G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-1-3-----1---3---1-3-----1--(3)---| (listen for last note) E|-------3---------------3----------| G|----------------------------------| D|-3-5-----3---5---3-5-----3--(5)---| (listen for last note) A|-------5---------------5----------| E|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-1-3-----1---3---1-3-----1---3---| A|-------3---------------3---------| E|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-0-2-----0---2---0-2-----0---2---| x 2 A|-------2---------------2---------| E|---------------------------------|
Part "C"
G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-| D|-10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| G|-------12-------12-------12--------12--| D|-10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12------| A|----------------------------------[12]-| A[12] played 2ND time ONLY E|---------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12----| A|-------12-------12-------12-------12-| E|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12----| A|-------10-------10-------10-------10-| E|-------------------------------------| G|-------[10]----------------------------| G[10] played 1ST time ONLY D|-10-12------10-12----10-12----10-12----| A|--------12--------12-------12-------12-| E|---------------------------------------|
So the song goes:
A x 4 times (The THIRD time only, do not play the last line)
B x 1 time
C x 2 times
A x 1 time
C x 2 times
B x 3 times (The LAST time repeats the last line about 4.5 times, all
slightly varied from usual, but normal works)
*I would like to note, that this is somewhat of a generalization. The last
note in the staff may sometimes not be played, repeat the note before it,
go up two frets, or slide down.
I'm sorry if this seemed confusing, I tried to do it in a concise way that made sense.
Leave me a comment if you think of a more clear way to write it or find any mistakes.
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