Molasses

Song

"Molasses"

Radiohead

Tabbed by Danny I.

This short little b-side is a pretty easy song to play by Radiohead, since

there is no chorus; just a repetitious bridge. I wish it was a lot longer

(it's only two verses), since I find it fun to listen to. Like always,

you'll have to hear the song to get the rhythms right, its in an odd meter

(I've attempted to count it out). The hammer-ons in the base don't

necessarily need to be there, since you could just slide up and down to

those bass notes.

VERSE:

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2

 e|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
 B|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------:|  After two
 G|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|  times the
 D|-----3---3----|-----8---8----|-----6---6----|-------------|  lyrics kick
 A|-----2---2----|-----7---7----|-----5---5----|------------:|  in
 E|-3-----3---3--|-7^8---8---8--|-5^6---6---6--|---5---5-----|

Play the above ten times, until the bridge comes in, with some

strange distortion that makes it pretty tough to hear:

BRIDGE:

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

 e|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|--5---6---5---3---1---|
 B|------(3)-(3)-|------(3)-(3)-|------(3)-(3)-|-(5)-(6)-(5)-(3)-(1)--|
 G|--0--0---0----|--0--0---0----|--0--0---0----|----------------------|
 D|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
 A|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
 E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|

Verse x10 (eight with lyrics)

Bridge x2

Verse x8

Bridge x4

Verse lyrics:

Shake hands, genocide, molasses

Jet-powered caravans, molasses

I'm too good, you're stuck on

Rent free earthquake zone

Molasses

I need someone else's glasses

Starving waitresses in plasters

Fat houseflies

Genocide

We've been stitched up

Molasses

And thats it. It's a fun quick song to learn. Now if only it had a nice little chorus....