The Bends Ver 4 by Radiohead
Radiohead - The Bends ver 4 bass tab
Song: The Bends
Band: Radiohead
Album: The Bends
Tabbed by Brian Cooper, mx newbie extraordinaire
This may seem a little busy and badly organized but just give one good listening to the bass line and it’ll make sense
P= pull up to next note
X= muted note
/= slide up
= slide down
Intro:
G |:---------------------------------
D |:---------------------------------
A |:-5----32---3---p2-2---3--3-2-0---
E |:-------------------------------3-
G |:--------------------------------
D |:------------------------2-5-7540
A |:-5----32---3----p2-2--3---------
E |:--------------------------------
G |:-------------------------------
D |:-------------------------------
A |:-5----32---3---p2-2--3—3-2-0---
E |:-----------------------------3-
G |:--------------------------
D |:----7-5-4-----------------
A |:-5--------2—3/1433-3 3-3-
E |:--------------------------
Verse 1
G |:----------------------------------------------------
D |:----------------------------------------------------
A |:--7-------7--10-------10--3---------2-3~----------3-
E |:----------------------------------------------------
G |:------------------------------------------------------
D |:------------------------------------------------------
A |:--7-------7--10-------10--3---------2-3~------33-2-0-2
E |:------------------------------------------------------
Little bridge in between verses
G |:---------------------------|--------------------------5420---
D |:---------------------------|-------------8--58--5---------32-
A |:-------2-4-5/12--10--7--XX-|3--33-5-7-8---------------------3
E |:5--5-----------------------|---------------------------------
Note: that final fill is played VERY quickly, listen to recording to get it down.
Verse 2
G |:------------------------------------------------------
D |:------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-3---33---3---3--5-7-7-7/10
E |:------------------------------------------------------
G |:-------------------------------------------------------
D |:-------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-12-10---33---3---3--3-2-0-2
E |:-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
The chorus is very similar to the intro, and the bass stands out a lot in it.
G |:------7-5-40-5----------------------
D |:---------------------------2-5-75-2-
A |:-5-5--------------2--3--------------
E |:------------------------------------
G |:-------------------------------
D |:-------7-5-4-0-----------------
A |:-5-5------------3/143---3-2-02
E |:-------------------------------
Post Chorus “Talking to my girlfriend” section
Play 2x
G |:-----------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------
A |:-----------------------------------------
E |:5-5------55----5-5------55---0-0-------00
Verse 3
Play 2x…
G |:-------------------------------------------------------
D |:-------------------------------------------------------
A |:7----77--7-9-10---1010---10-12-10---33---3---3--3-2-0-2
E |:-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus- exactly the same as before
G |:------7-5-40-5------------------
D |:-----------------------2-5-75-2-
A |:-5-5------------2--3------------
E |:--------------------------------
G |:--------------------------------
D |:-------7-5-4-0------------------
A |:-5-5------------3/14/3---3-2-02-
E |:--------------------------------
Post Chorus “Talking to my girlfriend” section again
Play 2x
G |:-----------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------
A |:-----------------------------------------
E |:5-5------55----5-5------55---0-0-------00
And finally, the grand bridge type thing at 3:08
Basically he just switches back and fourth between g and c with very small fills in between. Just add your own style in when you feel it’s appropriate.
Played 4x
G |:-----------------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------------
A |:---------------------------3---3-33---3-33--3-3
E |:3---3-33---3--33-3---3-------------------------
Outro
G |:-----------------------------------------------
D |:-----------------------------------------------
A |:------------------3----------------------------
E |:0-------3--------------------------------------
THE END
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