My Iron Lung Tab

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Radiohead - My Iron Lung
 * Album: The Bends
 
* Guitar tab by Wiktor Banck
 
*Note: I've seen many "my iron lung" tabs and all sounds so wrong. so i decided to
tab it myself.
 
 X= pick scrapes (note: to do the pick weird noise right at the end, rub
the plectrum on the up and down on the string (not top to bottom) rapidly
with distort on).
 
This is the main riff, but take note that everytime it's played after every
verse or chorus, there's a slight variation of it.
 
 
E
B
G
D
A
E
 
  /w pitch shifter
e| ----------------------------------|
B| ------3-0-----0-------1-----------|
G| ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^-2-0--|
D| ----------3-------1---------------|
A| ----------------------------------|
E| --3-------------------------------|
 
e| ----------------------------------|
B| ------3-0-----0-------1---/-----4-|
G| ----0-------0---0---2---1/----5---|
D| ----------3-------1-----/---4-----|
A| ----------------------------------|
E| --3-------------------------------|
 
e| ---------------------------------|
B| ------3-0-----0-------1-3^-3-1---|
G| ----0-------0---0---0------------|
D| ----------3-------1--------------|
A| ---------------------------------|
E| --3------------------------------|
 
e| ----------------------------------|
B| ------3-0-----0-------1-----------|
G| ----0-------0---0---0---0-2^--2-0-|
D| ----------3-------1---------------|
A| ----------------------------------|
E| --3-------------------------------|
 
 
Faith, your driving me away
You do it everyday
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
       You don't mean it but it hurts__  like hell
 
e|---------3--3--------------3-------|
B|---------3--3--1-----------4-------|
G|---------4--4--0-----------5-------|
D|---------5--5--0-----------5-------|
A|---------5--5--------------3-------|
E|---------3--3----------------------|
 
My brain       says i'm receiving pain
               A lack of   oxygen
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
        From my life support my  i_____ron     lung____
 
 
*Play main riff*
 
e|-----------------------3--------|
B|----------------------------4-3-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
  We're   too young to fall a sleep
 
e|----------3------------|
B|--------------4--3-----|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
  Too cynical to speak
 
e|--------------2----------------------------------|
B|-----------------4--3------------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
We are losing it       Can't you tell?
 
            G(only 1st time)     G
e|----------3--3-------3---------------|
B|----------3--3--1----4---------------|
G|----------4--4--0----5---------------|
D|----------5--5--0----5---------------|
A|----------5--5-------3---------------|
E|----------3--3-----------------------|
We scratch      our  eternal itch
             A  20th century bitch
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
       We are   grateful for our i____ ron     lung
 
*Play Main riff*
 
e|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
B|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
G|---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
D|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
A|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
E|---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
 
e|------3--------33------3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
B|------3--------33------3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
G|------3--------33--55--3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
D|--55--3--55xx--33--55--3x3xxx3---2222-------------------------|
A|--55-----55xx------33------------2222-------------------------|
E|--33-----33xx--------------------0000-------------------------|
THE HEADSHRINKERS, THEY WANT EVERYTHING, MY  UN___CLE BILL
 
 
e|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
B|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
G|---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
D|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
A|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
E|---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
    MY BELISHA BEACON
 
*Repeat chorus*
 
*Play main riff*
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------------|
G|-------------------------5----4------|
D|----------------5--------------------|
A|---------3---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 Suck,   Suck   your  teenage thumb
 
 
e|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3------|
G|-------------------------5---|
D|----------------5------------|
A|---------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
         Toilet trained  and
 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------5------------|
D|------5----------------5----------|
A|--------5-----------------3-------|
E|----------3--------------------3--|
 dumb       When the power runs out
 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-3-----------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|---4-------------------------|
D|-----5-----------------------|
A|-------5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 We'll just hum
 
 
            G(only 1st time)          G
e|----------3--3----------3------------|
B|----------3--3--1-------4------------|
G|----------4--4--0-------5------------|
D|----------5--5--0-------5------------|
A|----------5--5----------3------------|
E|----------3--3-----------------------|
     This       This is our new song
 
            G                         G
e|----------3--3--------------3------------|
B|----------3--3-----1--------4------------|
G|----------4--4-----0--------5------------|
D|----------5--5-----0--------5------------|
A|----------5--5--------------3------------|
E|----------3--3---------------------------|
              Just like the last one
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
G|-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
 
        A total w.a.s.t.e of time my i_____iron
 
e|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
B|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
G|---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
D|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
A|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
E|---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
 lu______ng
 
 
*Play Chorus twice*
 
---------------------------
 
 
[Outro]
 
    Bb            C                      Db
e|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
B|---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
G|---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
D|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
A|---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
E|---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
  And if you're frightened....
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12--11-10-9--xx--8-xx--7----------------------------------|
D|----x--x--x--x--xx--x-xx--x----------------------------------|
A|---10--9--8--7--xx--6-xx--5----------------------------------|
E|----0--0--0--0--xx--0-xx--0----------------------------------|
IT'S OK!!
 
ok, that's not the whole song but most parts of it.. i tabbed this song at an
acoustic guitar so i couldn't figure out the last part of the song.
But perhaps later on i can tab the whole song for you. Have fun;) please note:
if you find any problems or something that sounds wrong. mail me:)
 
 
Wiktor Banck
 
 
 
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| ^  bend
| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
 
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Best tab on this site, even if it is the live version
damn thought i was on a different version of this song sorry for wasting your time
nah...