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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Prove Yourslef
Band: Radiohead
Album: Pablo Honey
Comments: I havn't seen this tab anywhere on the net and its such a good song so i thought i would have a go myself
some of the tab is chorsds just because its easier to understand and the more complicated bits are in tab
hope this is of some use. e mail me with feedback.
Chords:
Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 B/Cadd9 A2? C
e-----3-----------3---------3-------------3--------------3-----------------0-------------0---------
b-----3-----------3---------3-------------3--------------3-----------------0-------------0----------
g-----0-----------0---------2-------------0--------------0-----------------2-------------0----------
d-----2-----------0---------0-------------2--------------x-----------------2-------------2----------
a-----3------------x-----------------------2-------------2------------------0-------------3-----------
e------------------3------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------
Lick 1 used in the bridge Lick 2 used in the bridge
e------------------------------] e----------------------------------]
b-----------------------------] b--------------3-----------------]
g------------0h2-------------] g--------------0------------------]
d------0h2-------0h2-------] d-----0h2------------------------]
a-----------------------------] a---------------------------------]
e-----------------------------] e---------------------------------]
Verse: very slightly distorted guitar
G Can't affordCadd9 to breath in this timGe, nowhere to Gsit without a guCadd9n in my hand G
GHooked back up toCadd9 the cathode Dsus4ray Em7
Bridge:
Cadd9 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 1 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 2 B/Cadd9
Im better off dead, im better off dead, im better off....
Chorus: heavy distortion
A2 C Prove Yourself A2 C prove yourself
A2 C Prove yourself A2 C
"prove your-self" "prove your-self" "prove your-self" "prove your-self"
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
d------------------------------0-----------------------0--------------------0------------------------0---------------]
a--------------2------3-------------------2-----3----------------2---3-------------------2---3---------------------]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
This happenes in every chorus and these notes B,C and D follow Thoms' words "prove yourself and can
be heard faintly behind his voice
Verse: slightly distorted
G I wanna bCadd9reathe, I wanna grow, I'Gd say I waGnt it but I dCadd9on't know how G
G I work, I bleed,Cadd9 I beg aDsus4nd I pray Em7
Bridge:
Cadd9 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 1 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 2 B/Cadd9
Im better off dead, im better off dead, im better off....
Chorus: heavy distortion
A2 C Prove Yourself A2 C prove yourself
A2 C Prove yourself A2 C
Solo:
The solo is a typical radiohead style and these notes are not exact they are a basis of what should
be played. If you just muck about with the key of G in this style it works.
e-----17b19--17b19--17b19--17--15--14--12------------------------------------------------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------15-----12--13--15--17---15--13--12-------------------]
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----12h14----]
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
it the goes into the bridge (im better off dead etc) but with just the bass and drums then kicks in with the chorus
here are the extra bits played over that final chorus
A2 C A2 C A2 C A2 C
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b---2b3--p0--------------------2b3--p0--------------------2b3--p0---------------2b3--p0-----------]
g--------------2----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------------2--------]
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A2 C A2 C
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b-----4b5-4b5 4--2---0------------4b5-4b5--4--2--0----s9----------------------------------------]
g---------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
end on a C and let it ring for a while
hope this is alright. Radiohead are excellent. Jimbob