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/ 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.
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-^9--------------------10----9---|--8----------|--------------------------|
|-^9------------------------------|--9-10-9-----|--------------------------|
|------------------11------11-----|-10------10\-|-3------------------------|
|-^0------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
6/4 2/4 6/4
H. E E E E Q E. S +E E Q +E. S H H
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|-^9-----------9----10----9---|--8------------|-----------------------------|
|-^9--------------------------|--9--10-(10)-9-|-----------------------------|
|----------------11----11-----|-10------------|-10---(10)-------------------|
|-^0--------------------------|---------------|-----------8-8-------8-------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
5/4 2/4 5/4
H E E E E Q E E E E W Q
|-------------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-^9-------9----10----9---|--8----------|----------------------|
|-^9----------------------|--9-10-9-----|----------------------|
|------------11----11-----|-10------10\-|-3--------------------|
|-^0----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|----------------------|
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
|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|
|-5-------------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|
|-----7---5-------|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|
|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---7-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|---------|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----|
|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-|
|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
...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
|------------8--------|------------7-----------|
|------8-------8------|------8-------8---------|
|----9---9-------9----|----9---9-------9-----5-|
|------------------10-|----------9---------7---|
|---------------------|------------------8-----|
|-8-------------------|-7----------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|
|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|
|-----------------|-----9---7-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----4---5---7---|-----------------|-----4---5---7---|---------|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----6p5---5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----|
|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-----5---|-----7---5---7---|-5---7h9-|
|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
...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
|-------------8-------------|-----------------7-----|
|-----------8---8---8---8---|---------8---8-----8---|
|---------9-------9---9---9-|-------9---9---9-----9-|
|------10-------------------|-----9---------------9-|
|---10----------------------|---7-------------------|
|-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
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-8----------------------------------|
|-6-8-8p6-6-8-9-11-11-9-|-5h7--7--5-5h7p5--4-4h5p4--2--2--0--|
|-6-6-6---6---9-----9---|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S T T E S T T E E E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-8----------------------------------|
|-6-8-8p6-6-8-9-11-11-9-|-5h7--7--5-5h7p5--4-4h5p4--2--2--0--|
|-6---6---6---9-----9---|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
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
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
|-----7-5---5-(5)---5-7-5---5-|-(5)---5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-2---|
|---------7-------7-------7---|-----7-----------------------3---|
|-0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
...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
|---------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|-6-5--------------|
|-----7-5---5-(5)---4h5---5-|-----7--5-7--5----|
|---------7-------------7---|---------------7--|
|-0-------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
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
|-------------------8--------|-------------------7------------------------|
|-----------8---8-----8------|-----------------8------8-------------------|
|---------9---9---9-----9----|--------------9-------9-------9--------5----|
|------10--------------------|------------9--------------9--------7-------|
|---10--------------------10-|---------------------------------8----------|
|-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
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-----6---6---6---6---6----|----8----8----8----8----8----10----10----10-|
|----9----9---9---9---9----9-|-11---11---11---11---11---11----12----12----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
4/4 3/4
Gtr I
PM
Q S S E Q S S S S +E E S S S S Q
|------------------------|-------1-----------|
|------------------------|-------3-1-----0---|
|-----7-5---5---7-5----5-|-(5)-------2---2---|
|-------------------7----|-----2-------3-3---|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
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
|-----4---5---7---|-----------0-|------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------5-|---5---------|------------------------------|--------------|
|-----7---5---7---|-5---4---2---|-----7-5----5-(5)---5-7-5---5-|-(5)---7-5----|
|-----------------|-------------|---------7--------7-------7---|-----------7--|
|-0---------------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------|
...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
|---------------------8--------|----------------------7---------------------|
|--------------8--------8------|---------8--7h8---------8-------------------|
|---------9------9--------9----|-------9---------9---------9-----------5----|
|------10---10-----10-------10-|----9--------------9----------9-----7-----7-|
|---10-------------------------|---------------------------------8----------|
|-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
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-----6----6---6----6---6----|----8----8----8----8----8----10----10----10-|
|----9----9----9----9---9----9-|-11---11---11---11---11---11----12----12----|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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
|-----------------------------|---------5-------|
|---------------------6-5-----|-----------5-----|
|-----7-5-----------5-------5-|-(5)---5-----5---|
|-7---------7-(5)-7-------7---|-----7-----------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
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
|---------------------8--------|---------------------------------|
|--------------8--------8------|---------0-------0h1---------1---|
|---------9------9--------9----|-------0---0---------2-----2---2-|
|------10---10-----10-------10-|-----2-------2---------2-3-------|
|---10-------------------------|---2-----------2-----------------|
|-8----------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
4/4 2/4
Q S S E E. S S S S S +E S S S S S S
|------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------0---0---|---------6-5-----|
|-----7-5---5--4---5---5-|-(5)-5-------5---|
|------------------------|---------------7-|
|------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|
3/4 2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------8--------|-----------------|
|--------------8--------8------|---------4-------|
|---------9------9--------9----|-------4---4-----|
|------10---10-----10-------10-|-----6-------6---|
|---10-------------------------|---7-----------7-|
|-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
|-15---15---15---15---15---|-15---15---23---23---|-27---27----------------27--|
|-17---17---17---17---17---|-17---17---24---24---|-28---28---28-------28------|
|-17---17---17---17---17---|-17---17---24---24---|-29---29---29---29----------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------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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