My Iron Lung Tab

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My Iron Lung By Radiohead
 
Did this on New Year's Day, cos I was bored and slightly out of it...
 
Enjoy!
 
p = pull off
h = hammer on
b = bend
r = release
/ = slide
 
Intro/Chorus [pitch-shifter fx]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0------0--------1-----------------------------|
G|---0--------0---0----0---0--2b3r2p0------------------|
D|----------3--------1---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0------0--------1----/------4---------------|
G|---0--------0---0----2---1--/----5-----------------|
D|----------3--------1--------/--4-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0------0--------1-3b4r3-1--------------------|
G|---0--------0---0----0------------------------------|
D|----------3--------1--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0------0-------1-----------------------------|
G|---0--------0---0---0---0-2b3r2p0-------------------|
D|----------3-------1---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------1-----------3-------------------|
G|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------|
A|---2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3-------------------------|
 
e|-----   X4
B|-3-4-
G|-----
D|-----
A|-----
E|-----
 
[Chorus/Intro]
 
Verse 1
 
e|-------3-|   X2
B|-------3-|
G|-4-3-5-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|
 
[Bridge]
 
[Chorus/Intro]
 
Verse 2
 
Guitar 1 [pitch-shifter fx]:
 
e|-3-----3-----2---------------|
B|---4-3---4-3---4-3---2-3-2-3-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
Guitar 2 [overdriven, lots of reverb]:
 
e|---
B|---
G|---
D|-5- [hold, bend down to 4 w/ wammy releasing and bending to 7 now and again...]
A|---
E|---
 
e|-----   X4
B|-3-4-
G|-----
D|-----
A|-----
E|-----
 
Guitar 1 [Clean]:
 
e|-----------3--------------3-|
B|-----------3--------------3-|
G|-----4-3-5-0--------4-3-5-0-|
D|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-|
A|-----2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-|
E|-----3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-|
 
Guitar 2 [overdriven, lots of reverb]:
 
e|---
B|---
G|---
D|-5- [hold, bend down to 4 w/ wammy releasing and bending to 7 now and again...]
A|---
E|---
 
Guitar 3 [lots of distortion]:
 
e|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
B|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
G|-x-4-[hold]---x-4-[hold]----|
D|-x-5----------x-5-----------|
A|-x-5----------x-5-----------|
E|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
 
[Intro/Chorus]
 
Breakdown
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
[lots of distortion]
 
e|---------  X3  -----------------|
B|---------      -----------------|
G|-----3b4-      -3b4-3b4-3b4-3b4-|
D|-3-3-----      -----------------|
A|-3-3-----      -----------------|
E|-1-1-----      -----------------|
 
e|---------  X3  -----------------|
B|---------      -----------------|
G|-----3b4-      -3b4-3b4-3b4-3b4-|
D|-2-2-----      -----------------|
A|-2-2-----      -----------------|
E|-0-0-----      -----------------|
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
 
[Intro/Chorus]
 
Verse 3:
 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3~-----3-1-0----3-1-0-------1-------3-------|
G|-----------------------0-------0-------0-----|
D|-------------------------0-------0-------0---|
A|------2--------2-----------------------------|
E|----3--------3-------------3-------3-------3-|
 
e|-----   X4
B|-3-4-
G|-----
D|-----
A|-----
E|-----
 
Guitar 1 [Clean]:
 
e|-----------3--------------3-|
B|-----------3--------------3-|
G|-----4-3-5-0--------4-3-5-0-|
D|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-|
A|-----2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-|
E|-----3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-|
 
Guitar 2 [overdriven, lots of reverb]:
 
e|---
B|---
G|---
D|-5- [hold, bend down to 4 w/ wammy releasing and bending to 7 now and again...]
A|---
E|---
 
Guitar 3 [lots of distortion]:
 
e|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
B|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
G|-x-4-[hold]---x-4-[hold]----|
D|-x-5----------x-5-----------|
A|-x-5----------x-5-----------|
E|-x-3----------x-3-----------|
 
Guitar 4 [Clean]
 
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-00000- [comes in near end of verse]
A|-22222-
E|-33333-
 
Breakdown 2:
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
[lots of distortion]
 
e|---------  X3  -----------------|
B|---------      -----------------|
G|-----3b4-      -3b4-3b4-3b4-3b4-|
D|-3-3-----      -----------------|
A|-3-3-----      -----------------|
E|-1-1-----      -----------------|
 
e|---------  X3  -----------------|
B|---------      -----------------|
G|-----3b4-      -3b4-3b4-3b4-3b4-|
D|-2-2-----      -----------------|
A|-2-2-----      -----------------|
E|-0-0-----      -----------------|
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
e|---------  X3  -------------------|
B|-----5p3-      -5p3-5p3-5p3h5b6p3-|
G|---------      -------------------|
D|-3-3-----      -------------------|
A|-3-3-----      -------------------|
E|-1-1-----      -------------------|
 
e|---------  X3  -------------------|
B|-----5p3-      -5p3-5p3-5p3h5b6p3-|
G|---------      -------------------|
D|-2-2-----      -------------------|
A|-2-2-----      -------------------|
E|-0-0-----      -------------------|
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
e|------3---  X3  -3---3---3---3---|
B|------3---      -3---3---3---3---|
G|------5b7-      -5b7r5b7r5b7r5b7-|
D|-3-3------      -----------------|
A|-3-3------      -----------------|
E|-1-1------      -----------------|
 
e|------3---  X3  -3---3---3---3-----|
B|------3---      -3---3---3---3-----|
G|------5b7-      -5b7r5b7r5b7r5b7---|
D|-2-2------      -------------------|
A|-2-2------      -------------------|
E|-0-0------      -------------------|
 
[overdriven]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12-11-10--9--8-7/-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
Guitar 1 [overdriven]:
 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-12~/14~/15~/17~/19~-17~-15b16-|[slow bend]
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2 [clean]:
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-55555-77777-88888-1010101010-888888-1010101010-1111111111-|
A|-55555-77777-88888-1010101010-888888-1010101010-1111111111-|
E|-33333-55555-66666-8-8-8-8-8--666666-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9--|
 
Solo [overdriven]:
 
=========================================================
 
e|-------------------------------------12b13r12----------|
B|----------11----------11----------11----------11h12p11-|
G|-10-11-12----10-11-12----10-11-12----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---- X7
B|-12-
G|-12-
D|----
A|----
E|----
 
e|----------|
B|-10-10h12-|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
 
===========================X2============================
 
Add some scratching and pissing about around that scale and job's done!
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e|--------- X3 -------------------| B|-----5p3- -5p3-5p3-5p3h5b6p3-| G|--------- -------------------| D|-3-3----- -------------------| 5 A|-3-3----- -------------------| 5 E|-1-1----- -------------------| is not right imo. 3 most likely
337763? is that possible?
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