Let Down Radiohead
Title: Let down
Artist: Radiohead
Album: OK omputer
Author: Rhys Evans
This isn't supposed to be an exact transcript of the song, but it sounds
good if all you have is one acoustic guitar and a pair of lungs.
INTRO/AFTER FIRST CHORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------2-------| G|-----------------2-----------------------1-----------1---| X 4 D|-----0-------0-----------0---2---0-----------0-----------| A|-4-------4-----------4---------------4-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (Play twice)
[A] [E6]
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2------------| G|----2-------------------2-------|-----2-------------------2-------|-----1-------------------1----| D|--------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2| A|0-----------0-------0-----------|-0-----------0-------0-----------|-------------2----------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------0--------|
[F#m]
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2------------| G|----1-------------------1-------|-----2-------------------2-------|-----2-------------------2----| D|--------2-------------------2---|---------4-------------------4---|---------4--------------------| A|------------2-------------------|-------------4-------------------|-------------4---------------4| E|0-------------------0-----------|-2-------------------2-----------|-2-------------------2--------|
[E6]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| G|-----1-------------------1-------|-----1-------------------1-------| D|---------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2---| A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| E|-0-------------------0-----------|-0-------------------0-----------|
CHORUS
[D] [DM7/E] [E] [A] [Asus2] [Esus4] [E]
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------0---------------|------------------------------| G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-2-----------1----------------| D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|-----2---------------2-------2| A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|---------2---------------2----| E|2-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0------------|
X 2
[D] [DM7/E] [E] [A] [Asus2] [Esus4] [E]
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------0---------------|-----0------------------------| G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-1-------1---2---1------------| D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|---------------------2-------2| A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|-2-----------------------2----| E|2-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
INSTRUMENTAL
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---| D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------| G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1---------------| D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-------2---| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-----------2---| D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1st Ending
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---| D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2nd Ending
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------| A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---| E|-------------------------0---0---|
BREATHY "LET DOWN" BIT
Repeat, and keep getting louder
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------1-------2---| D|-----2-------4-------------------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------------------------------|
on the 3rd "Let down" play
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------| A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---| E|-------------------------0---0---|
then back to
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------1-------2---| D|-----2-------4-------------------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------------------------------|
A few times, getting louder and messier, then strum an E for a bar before the final verse
3RD VERSE AND CHORUS
Strum the chord shapes from the first verses and choruses, finishing with the
last bar finger-picked
OUTRO
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---2-----------2-------| G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| X 3 D|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------| A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0---------------0-----------0---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Finish on an A chord lightly strummed.
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