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Staircase - Radiohead
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Tabbed by: Etienne049
email: pope777@comcast.net
Standard tuning
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"
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 third
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
E|---------------------------------------| ONLY
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
D|-10-12------10-12----10-12----10-12----| ONLY
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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