"2+2=5” (studio version)
from "Hail to the Theif”
tabbed by arlen b, 04/01/03
webpage: *

drop-d tuning

intro (w/ channel switching):
  D5
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D-0------------------------------------------------------
A-0------------------------------------------------------
D-0------------------------------------------------------

verse; with variation : ("are you such a dreamer?...”)
  Fm                        Fmaj7sus2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-1------------1------------0------------0--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3---
A------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3-----
D--------3------------3------------2------------2-------
x2

("where two and two always make five...”)
  F7                        Dm           Gm
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-2------------2------------2------------3--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----5-------5---
A------3---3--------3---3--------5---5--------5---5-----
D--------1------------1------------0------------5-------

   F6         C
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------0------------0----------------------------
D---3-------3----2-------2------------------------------
A-----5---5--------3---3--------------------------------
D-3-----3------------2----------------------------------

verse arpeggios x2

pre chorus: ("it’s the devil’s way now...”)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-9--8--6--8----6-----11--6---11--8---------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
x2

chorus: (lead plays pre-chorus riff over top)
   ("payin’ attention... payin’ attention...”
  Fm   Fmaj7sus2   C#     C     Eb     C#     C
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-9------8---------6------5-----8------6------5---------
G-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
D-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
A-8------7---------4------3-----6------4------3---------
D-------------------------------------------------------
(strumming is obviously not indicated)

outro: (very sharp sounding)
  G#6        A#6 G#6        A#6 G7 
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--6--6-x-x-6--6--6--x-x-6-
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--5--5-x-x-5--5--5--x-x-5-
x2

("i try to sing along but the music’s all wrong...”)
  C#6       G7     C#6        G5/7
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-11--11-11-6--6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6--------6-6-------6----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
A-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
D-11--11-11-5--5-5-11-11-11-5-5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
...repeated till end

that should be it. bloody fantastic tune, from a fantastic album. yes, i did tab
this from the leaked version that made its way on to the net at the end of march,
but fear not; i fully intend to purchase the actual album when it comes out in
june. so yeah. thanks, bye.