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Let Down
Radiohead
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Title: Let down
Artist: Radiohead
Album: OK omputer
Author: Rhys Evans
This isn't supposed to be an exact transcript of the song, but it sounds
good if all you have is one acoustic guitar and a pair of lungs.
INTRO/AFTER FIRST CHORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|-----------------2-----------------------1-----------1---| X 4
D|-----0-------0-----------0---2---0-----------0-----------|
A|-4-------4-----------4---------------4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (Play twice)
A E6
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2------------|
G|----2-------------------2-------|-----2-------------------2-------|-----1-------------------1----|
D|--------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2|
A|0-----------0-------0-----------|-0-----------0-------0-----------|-------------2----------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------0--------|
F#m
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2------------|
G|----1-------------------1-------|-----2-------------------2-------|-----2-------------------2----|
D|--------2-------------------2---|---------4-------------------4---|---------4--------------------|
A|------------2-------------------|-------------4-------------------|-------------4---------------4|
E|0-------------------0-----------|-2-------------------2-----------|-2-------------------2--------|
E6
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|
G|-----1-------------------1-------|-----1-------------------1-------|
D|---------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2---|
A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
E|-0-------------------0-----------|-0-------------------0-----------|
CHORUS
D DM7/E E A Asus2 Esus4 E
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------0---------------|------------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-2-----------1----------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|-----2---------------2-------2|
A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|---------2---------------2----|
E|2-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0------------|
X 2
D DM7/E E A Asus2 Esus4 E
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------0---------------|-----0------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-1-------1---2---1------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|---------------------2-------2|
A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|-2-----------------------2----|
E|2-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
INSTRUMENTAL
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1---------------|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-----------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1st Ending
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2nd Ending
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------|
A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---|
E|-------------------------0---0---|
BREATHY "LET DOWN" BIT
Repeat, and keep getting louder
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
on the 3rd "Let down" play
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------|
A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---|
E|-------------------------0---0---|
then back to
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
A few times, getting louder and messier, then strum an E for a bar before the final verse
3RD VERSE AND CHORUS
Strum the chord shapes from the first verses and choruses, finishing with the
last bar finger-picked
OUTRO
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---2-----------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| X 3
D|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0---------------0-----------0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Finish on an A chord lightly strummed.