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Down Is The New Up

Radiohead

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Saw a couple of mediocre tabs listed for this, so I thought I'd show how I've
been playing it. The timing is odd, since it's written as a piano song, but I'm
sure you can work out the rhythm listening to the song. 

Intro:

Em   -  EmaddG - B    
022000  322000     224442

X2

Verse is basically the same: ("Get yourself together...")

Em  -  EmaddG - B

X4

until the pre-chorus: ("Down is the new up, What is up Buttercup?")

A        G        D
002220   320003   xx0323

X2

Then it gets interesting: (Chorus)

Am      Cm      Ebm     Dm
002210  335543  668876  557765

X1

There's a pre-verse/bridge part: ("Your services are not required...")

Em - Cm (I throw the Cm in at the end of the beat, you mostly play the Em for that section)

X8

Then repeat!

Verse 2 ("Ladies and Gentlemen, without a safety net..")

Em - EmaddG - B

X4

Pre-Chorus: ("Down is the new up, What if I flip-flopped?")

A - G - D

X2

Now the bridge thingy gets different:

Am - Cm (back down to Am: Cm, Bm, Bbm, Am) 
Am - Cm (back down to Am: Cm, Bm, Bbm, Am)

Am - Cm - Ebm - Dm

Last part: ("You're on candid camera...")

Em with a Cm at the end of the measure(?), I'm guessing, no music training here.. 

Hope that helps anyone out trying to learn this incredible song. If you have any
questions.... write to your congressman...
-Anthony Berry

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Down Is The New Up

Radiohead