Lotus Flower
by Radiohead
from King of Limbs (2011)
I will sneak myself into your pocket
Invisible, do what you want, do what you want
I will sink and I will disappear
I will slip into the groove and cut me up and cut me up
There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
So now I'll set you free
I'll set you free
There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
So now I'll set you free
I'll set you free
Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
And all I want is the moon upon a stick
Dancing around the pit
Just to see what it is
You can't kick the habit
Just to feed your fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart
We will sink and be quiet as mice
While the cat is away and do what we want
Do what we want
There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
And now I set you free
I set you free
Because all I want is the moon upon a stick
Just to see what if
Just to see what it is
Bird that's flown into my room
Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
All I want is the moon upon a stick
Dance around a pit
The darkness is beneath
I can't kick the habit
Just to feed my fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart
Intro
Bass (though I suspect it is played on keyboard for the intro)
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------8---------------8-10----8-|
e|-10------------------------------8-----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|---------------8---------------8-10----8-|
e|-10--------------8-----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
a|---------------8-----------------------8-------------------------------8-|
e|-10--------------8-------------10--------10----8-10----8-------8-10------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------8-----------------------8-|
e|-10----------------------10----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1(I will sneak myself..)
Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8-----------------8-------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8-----10--------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|---------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-------8-------------------------|
e|---10--------10------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus (There's an empty space)
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|---12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-7-----8-----10--7-----8-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/radiohead/265005.html ]
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--10----------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bridge (slowly we unfurl)
Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3------------2--|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3------------1--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
repeat 4 times.
Post-bridge
Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus
Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass 1
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8------------|
e|---------------------------------10------------8-10------------8-10-|
Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10-------------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10---------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
This keyboard part comes over the top in the chorus (3:05)
Keyboard
e|-8-------------------10-------8--------|
b|-10------------------12-------10-------|
g|-10------------------12-------10-------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
Pre-Bridge
Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3---------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bridge 1 ('cause all I want ..)
Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3------------2--|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3------------1--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3---------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3-------2-------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3-------1-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Regular Bridge
Outro
Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Cheers.
