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2 2 5

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Song

“2+2=5” (studio version)

Radiohead

from “Hail to the Theif”

tabbed by arlen b, 04/01/03

webpage: www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos

drop-d tuning

intro (w/ channel switching):

D5

e--------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------

D-0------------------------------------------------------
A-0------------------------------------------------------
D-0------------------------------------------------------

verse; with variation : (“are you such a dreamer?...”)

Fm Fmaj7sus2

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------

G-1------------1------------0------------0--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3---
A------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3-----
D--------3------------3------------2------------2-------

x2

(“where two and two always make five...”)

F7 Dm Gm

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------

G-2------------2------------2------------3--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----5-------5---
A------3---3--------3---3--------5---5--------5---5-----
D--------1------------1------------0------------5-------

F6 C

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------

G-------------0------------0----------------------------
D---3-------3----2-------2------------------------------
A-----5---5--------3---3--------------------------------
D-3-----3------------2----------------------------------

verse arpeggios x2

pre chorus: (“it’s the devil’s way now...”)

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-9--8--6--8----6-----11--6---11--8---------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------

x2

chorus: (lead plays pre-chorus riff over top)

(“payin’ attention... payin’ attention...”

Fm Fmaj7sus2 C# C Eb C# C

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-9------8---------6------5-----8------6------5---------
G-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
D-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
A-8------7---------4------3-----6------4------3---------

D-------------------------------------------------------

(strumming is obviously not indicated)

outro: (very sharp sounding)

G#6 A#6 G#6 A#6 G7

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--6--6-x-x-6--6--6--x-x-6-

G-------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------

D-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--5--5-x-x-5--5--5--x-x-5-

x2

(“i try to sing along but the music’s all wrong...”)

C#6 G7 C#6 G5/7

e-------------------------------------------------------

B-11--11-11-6--6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6--------6-6-------6----

G-------------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
A-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
D-11--11-11-5--5-5-11-11-11-5-5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----

...repeated till end

that should be it. bloody fantastic tune, from a fantastic album. yes, i did tab

this from the leaked version that made its way on to the net at the end of march,

but fear not; i fully intend to purchase the actual album when it comes out in

june. so yeah. thanks, bye.

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