E|-------------------------------------|
/ Radiohead / I think this song is about Bush and
/ Sail To The Moon. / Radiohead's critical view on him.
/(Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.) / "Sail to the moon" could be a metaphor
/ Hail To The Thief. / for Bush misguiding humanity into a
/____________________________________/ third world war. I've also heard that
this song could be directly dedicated to
his son, Noah, and for them to find a safer place to live (hence "in the flood
you'll build an Ark). Generally I think the album title "Hail to the Thief"
refers to Bush as the thief. Al Gore won more votes in total, but because of
the election score system he didn't win the post - just like winning more
balls but still losing the tennis-match – obviously, this is a bit more serious!
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Gtr I (right speaker) - clean electric
Gtr II (left speaker) - clean electric
*Jonny Greenwood uses his fingers for picking all the the way through.
Intro:
Q=55 bpm
Gtr I
7/4 2/4 7/4
W Q E E Q E E E E H H H.
E|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
B|-^9--------------------10----9---|--8----------|--------------------------|
G|-^9------------------------------|--9-10-9-----|--------------------------|
D|------------------11------11-----|-10------10\-|-3------------------------|
A|-^0------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
6/4 2/4 6/4
H. E E E E Q E. S +E E Q +E. S H H
E|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
B|-^9-----------9----10----9---|--8------------|-----------------------------|
G|-^9--------------------------|--9--10-(10)-9-|-----------------------------|
D|----------------11----11-----|-10------------|-10---(10)-------------------|
A|-^0--------------------------|---------------|-----------8-8-------8-------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
5/4 2/4 5/4
H E E E E Q E E E E W Q
E|-------------------------|-------------|----------------------|
B|-^9-------9----10----9---|--8----------|----------------------|
G|-^9----------------------|--9-10-9-----|----------------------|
D|------------11----11-----|-10------10\-|-3--------------------|
A|-^0----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------|----------------------|
4/4
Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
E|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|
B|-5-------------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|
G|-----7---5-------|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|
D|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st Verse:
4/4 2/4
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
E|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|---------|
B|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----|
G|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-|
D|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
...I sucked...
3/4 4/4
E. S S S E S S S S E. S E S S E S S S S E
E|------------8--------|------------7-----------|
B|------8-------8------|------8-------8---------|
G|----9---9-------9----|----9---9-------9-----5-|
D|------------------10-|----------9---------7---|
A|---------------------|------------------8-----|
E|-8-------------------|-7----------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
E|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|
B|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|
G|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|
D|-----------------|-----9---7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
2nd Verse:
2/4
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
E|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|---------|
B|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----|
G|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-|
D|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
...I was dropped from...
3/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
E|-------------8-------------|-----------------7-----|
B|-----------8---8---8---8---|---------8---8-----8---|
G|---------9-------9---9---9-|-------9---9---9-----9-|
D|------10-------------------|-----9---------------9-|
A|---10----------------------|---7-------------------|
E|-8-------------------------|-7---------------------|
Bridge:
5/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S T T E S T T E E E E
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-8----------------------------------|
G|-6-8-8p6-6-8-9-11-11-9-|-5h7--7--5-5h7p5--4-4h5p4--2--2--0--|
D|-6-6-6---6---9-----9---|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S T T E S T T E E E E
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-8----------------------------------|
G|-6-8-8p6-6-8-9-11-11-9-|-5h7--7--5-5h7p5--4-4h5p4--2--2--0--|
D|-6---6---6---9-----9---|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
3rd Verse:
4/4
PM* PM PM PM
Q S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S S S Q
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
G|-----7-5---5-(5)---5-7-5---5-|-(5)---5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-2---|
D|---------7-------7-------7---|-----7-----------------------3---|
A|-0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
...Maybe you'll...
*when palm muting in this song, lay right hand on the string above the
middle pick-up to almost damp the strings entirely.
4/4 2/4
PM PM PM
Q S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S S E
E|---------------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------------|-6-5--------------|
G|-----7-5---5-(5)---4h5---5-|-----7--5-7--5----|
D|---------7-------------7---|---------------7--|
A|-0-------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------|
3/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S E
E|-------------------8--------|-------------------7------------------------|
B|-----------8---8-----8------|-----------------8------8-------------------|
G|---------9---9---9-----9----|--------------9-------9-------9--------5----|
D|------10--------------------|------------9--------------9--------7-------|
A|---10--------------------10-|---------------------------------8----------|
E|-8--------------------------|-7------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----6---6---6---6---6----|----8----8----8----8----8----10----10----10-|
G|----9----9---9---9---9----9-|-11---11---11---11---11---11----12----12----|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
4/4 3/4
Gtr I
PM
Q S S E Q S S S S +E E S S S S Q
E|------------------------|-------1-----------|
B|------------------------|-------3-1-----0---|
G|-----7-5---5---7-5----5-|-(5)-------2---2---|
D|-------------------7----|-----2-------3-3---|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
4th Verse:
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
PM PM
Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q S S S S +E S S S S S S +Q S S E
E|-----4---5---7---|-----------0-|------------------------------|--------------|
B|---------------5-|---5---------|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-----7---5---7---|-5---4---2---|-----7-5----5-(5)---5-7-5---5-|-(5)---7-5----|
D|-----------------|-------------|---------7--------7-------7---|-----------7--|
A|-0---------------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------|
...Or in the flood you'll...
3/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|---------------------8--------|----------------------7---------------------|
B|--------------8--------8------|---------8--7h8---------8-------------------|
G|---------9------9--------9----|-------9---------9---------9-----------5----|
D|------10---10-----10-------10-|----9--------------9----------9-----7-----7-|
A|---10-------------------------|---------------------------------8----------|
E|-8----------------------------|--7-----------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----6----6---6----6---6----|----8----8----8----8----8----10----10----10-|
G|----9----9----9----9---9----9-|-11---11---11---11---11---11----12----12----|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
4/4 2/4
Gtr I
Q S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S S S S S
E|-----------------------------|---------5-------|
B|---------------------6-5-----|-----------5-----|
G|-----7-5-----------5-------5-|-(5)---5-----5---|
D|-7---------7-(5)-7-------7---|-----7-----------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------|
3/4 4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|---------------------8--------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------8--------8------|---------0-------0h1---------1---|
G|---------9------9--------9----|-------0---0---------2-----2---2-|
D|------10---10-----10-------10-|-----2-------2---------2-3-------|
A|---10-------------------------|---2-----------2-----------------|
E|-8----------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
4/4 2/4
Q S S E E. S S S S S +E S S S S S S
E|------------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------0---0---|---------6-5-----|
G|-----7-5---5--4---5---5-|-(5)-5-------5---|
D|------------------------|---------------7-|
A|------------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|
3/4 2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|---------------------8--------|-----------------|
B|--------------8--------8------|---------4-------|
G|---------9------9--------9----|-------4---4-----|
D|------10---10-----10-------10-|-----6-------6---|
A|---10-------------------------|---7-----------7-|
E|-8----------------------------|-0---------------|
Outro: (piano transcription for guitar)
*I don't suppose you have 29 frets, but just use an octaver to reach the pitch
5/4
Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E
||--3---3---3---3---3---|-7---7---7---11---------||
||o-4---4---4---4---4---|-8---8---8---12---12---o||
||--5---5---5---5---5---|-9---9---9---12---12----||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||--4-----4---4---4---4-|-8-----8---8--0------0--||
5/4 4/4 6/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E|-15---15---15---15---15---|-15---15---23---23---|-27---27----------------27--|
B|-17---17---17---17---17---|-17---17---24---24---|-28---28---28-------28------|
G|-17---17---17---17---17---|-17---17---24---24---|-29---29---29---29----------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------24---24---|-28-------------------------|
(Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.)
I sucked
The moon
I spoke
Too soon
And how much
did it cost?
I was dropped from
Moonbeams
And sailed
On shooting stars
Maybe you'll
be president
But know
right from wrong
Or in the flood you'll
build an Ark
And sail us to the moon
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2nd /February /09
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