The Numbers - Radiohead ------------------------- From the album "A Moon Shaped Pool" Transcribed by Howard Wright [email protected] Tuning: -------- From low to high: CGCFAD From standard tuning, tune all strings down a tone, then tune the bottom string down one more tone. It's like dropped D but with everything one tone lower. Main riff: ----------- The song is built on one riff, shown in the tab below (chord names given above the tab) Cm7 Gm/C F/C C D--------5----5---5----7--------5---5---------5---5--------- A--------6----6---5----8--------7---7---------7---7--------- F--------5----5---5----7--------7---7---------7---7--------- C-(0)------------------------------------------------------- G-(0)-------------------(0)------------(0)------------------ C--0--0------------------0--0-----------0--0---------------- The open top string is sometimes used for the last C chord, giving Cadd2 (000770), but for much of the time you just play the plain C chord (000775). You can play the open G and middle C strings along with the low C string, though the bottom C string is the dominant sound. In one or two places (e.g. "The future is inside us"), some higher chord voicings are used for the riff, like this: D--------10----10---8----12--------0------------------------- A--------10----10---8----12--------10---10---------10---10--- F--------10----10---9----12--------11---11---------11---11--- C-(0)----10----10---10---12--------12---12---------12---12--- G-(0)-------------------------------------------------------- C--0--0----------------------0--0-----------0--0------------- During the intro and early verses, a few short hammer-on riffs are played between riffs: D----------------------------------------------------------- A--------7-------------------------------------------------- F----7h9---h9--7h9------------------------------------------ C------------------9---------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------- For most of the song, a simple hammer-on fill on the F string (at the 7th and 9th frets) is used between riffs. All chord shapes are given at the end of the tab (based on the alternative guitar tuning). Verse 1 --------- (Repeat the main riff throughout) He holds us like a phantom The touch is like a breeze It shines its understanding See the moon smiling Verse 2 --------- (Main riff continues) Open all channels Ready to receive Cos we're not at the mercy Of your shimmers or spells Your shimmers or spells Verse 3 --------- (Main riff continues) We are of the earth To her we do return The future is inside us It's not somewhere else It's not somewhere else Cm7 Gm/C Bb F (main riff restarts) It's not somewhere else (one day at a time) Chorus 1 --------- Bb F Abmaj7 One day at a time E Gb Ab G Bb F/A (the Ab sounds like it might be played as Ab/C on the guitar) Verse 4 --------- (Main riff continues) We call upon the people People have this power The numbers don't decide The system is a lie The river running dry The wings of a butterfly Verse 5 --------- (Main riff continues) And you may pour us away like soup Like we're dreary broken flowers We'll take back what is ours Cm7 Gm/C Bb F Fm Take back what is ours Chorus ------- E Gb Ab G Bb F/A Abmaj7 One day at a time G7sus4 C(no 3rd) Chord shapes ------------- All chord shapes are shown using the alternative guitar tuning used in the song. CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD 000565 000555 000787 000775 000770 Cm7 Gm/C F/C C C(add2) CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD x32010 5x5433 x1323x 4x432x 6x654x Bb F Abmaj7 E Gb CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD CGCFAD 8x876x x5333x x02220 x20003 5x5333 Ab Ab/C G F/A Fm CGCFAD CGCFAD x02030 000xxx G7sus4 C(no 3rd)
