Spring Sale: Pro Access 80% OFF
0
days
:
00
hrs
:
41
min
:
11
sec

Present Tense Tab

by Radiohead
60,793 views, added to favorites 1,975 times
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author pmalavi [a] 13,956.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jul 27, 2020
We have an official Present Tense tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
Capo 1st fret for A Moon Shaped Pool album version (live versions typically have no capo)
 
 
[Intro]
 
   Gm                            Cm                         D/Gb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----11---11---------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|  |
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|  |
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|-------12-----12-------12---|  |
A|-10---------------10------10-|------10----10-------10---|-9----------------9-------9-|  |
E|-----------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|----------------------------|  |
                                                                                          |
   Bm                            Bb                         Eb                            |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8----8----------8-------|  |
G|------7----7----------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|  |
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8------8---------8----|  |  x2
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6---------------6-------6--|  |
E|--7----------------7-------7-|-6--------------6-------6-|----------------------------|  |
                                                                                          |
   Ab                            Fm                         Bb                            |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|  |
G|------5----5----------5------|--------------------------|----7----7----------7-------|  |
D|-----------------------------|------10----10-------10---|----------------------------|  |
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8--------------8-------8-|------8------8---------8----|  |
E|--4----------------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6---------------6-------6--|  |
 
   Gm                            Cm
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|----8----8---------8------|
G|--------0------0---------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------| x2
A|-10---------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
                    This      dance,                                      this      dance
 
   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                    Is like a weapon,                                     is like a weapon
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
                    Of self defense,                                      of self defense
 
   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                  Against the present,                                  against the present
 
   Eb                         Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-8--------------8-------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                     Present tense
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
                  I won't get heavy,                                      don’t get heavy
 
   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|-6--------------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7--------------7-------7-|
                      Keep it light and,                                    keep it moving
 
   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|----8-----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|-6--------------6-------6-|-8--------------8-------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                         I am doing,                                             no harm
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
                        As my world,                                          comes crashing down
 
   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|----8-----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-5--------------5-------5-|-6--------------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7--------------7-------7-|
                      I'll be dancing,                                     freaking out
 
   Eb                         Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6--------------6-------6-|-8--------------8-------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                        Deaf, dumb,                  and
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
   Gm                         Gm             F           Bb                         Bb
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|
G|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|-------3-----3--------3---|-------3-----3--------3---|
D|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-1--------------1---------|-1--------------1---------|
E|-3--------------3---------|-3--------------1---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   blind
   Eb                         C                          Gm                         Gm             F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
A|-6--------------6------6--|-3--------------3-------3-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--3-------------3---------|-3--------------1---------|
                                                                                                   In you I'm
   Bb                         Bb                         Eb                         C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|-------3-----3--------3---|-------3-----3--------3---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1--------------1---------|-1--------------1---------|-6--------------6------6--|-3--------------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Lost,                                      in you I'm lost
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Gm                            Cm                         D/Gb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11---11---------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|-------12-----12-------12---|
A|-10---------------10------10-|------10----10-------10---|-9----------------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|----------------------------|
            I won't turn around,      when the penny drops,            I won't stop now
 
   Bm                            Bb                         Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8----8----------8-------|
G|------7----7----------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8------8---------8----|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6---------------6-------6--|
E|--7----------------7-------7-|-6--------------6-------6-|----------------------------|
              I won't slack off,          or all this love,             will be in vain
 
   Ab                            Fm                         Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5----5----------5------|--------------------------|----7----7----------7-------|
D|-----------------------------|------10----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8--------------8-------8-|------8------8---------8----|
E|--4----------------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6---------------6-------6--| 
 
 
   Gm                            Cm                         D/Gb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11---11---------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|-------12-----12-------12---|
A|-10---------------10------10-|------10----10-------10---|-9----------------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|----------------------------|
              Stop from falling,               down a mine,      it's no one's business
 
   Bm                            Bb                         Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8----8----------8-------|
G|------7----7----------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8------8---------8----|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6---------------6-------6--|
E|--7----------------7-------7-|-6--------------6-------6-|----------------------------|
                      But mine,         that all this love,            could be in vain
 
   Ab                            Fm                         Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5----5----------5------|--------------------------|----7----7----------7-------|
D|-----------------------------|------10----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8--------------8-------8-|------8------8---------8----|
E|--4----------------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6---------------6-------6--| 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
   Gm                         Gm             F           Bb                         Bb
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|
G|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|-------3-----3--------3---|-------3-----3--------3---|
D|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-1--------------1---------|-1--------------1---------|
E|-3--------------3---------|-3--------------1---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                            In you I'm   Lost,                                      in you I'm
   Eb                         C                          Gm                         Gm             F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
A|-6--------------6------6--|-3--------------3-------3-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--3-------------3---------|-3--------------1---------|
   lost                                                                                            in you I'm
 
   Bb                         Bb                         Eb                         C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|-------3-----3--------3---|-------3-----3--------3---|-------0-----0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1--------------1---------|-1--------------1---------|-6--------------6------6--|-3--------------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   lost                                       In you I'm lost
 
[Outro]
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
 
   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|--------0----0--------0---|-------8-----7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|-10------------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8--------------8-------8-|
 
   Gm
e|--------------------------|
B|-11-----------------------|
G|--0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-10-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

X
By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ
Create correction
Please rate this tab
 
×
Present Tense – Radiohead
How to play
"Present Tense"
Font
8 comments
mperryman22
this is really good, but the picking pattern is just a little off. It goes (notes of strings): A,B,D,B,D,A,B,D. And it's that same pattern for when it goes to the E string as well
+4
gpeddino
Excellent tab. One important thing, though: the capo on the first fret is only valid for the album version. The live versions (even the recent ones with the full band) are played half step lower.
+3
marioperozo10
Anyone has figured out the chord on the end of the bridge? “Will be in vain”... theres a uuuuu back vocal that follows a quick change between ab and fm
0