"Subterranean Homesick Alien" by Radiohead
From "Ok Computer"
Transcribed by Steven McGovern
or
G7 1 : xx151615x G7 2 : 3x546x G6 1 :xx141615x G6 2: 3x545x
Cm/G 1: xx131213x Cm/G 2: 3x554x G 1: xx121212x G 2: 3x543x
Intro
Dm
e--!-5----5---5--------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--!-6----------6p5------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--!-7--7---7-------7-6---5-------6p5-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--!-7--------------------6-----------6-5---4--4-----------4----------4----4--3--3-----3---1------------
A--!-5--------------------6-----------------5-----5-----------5-----------------------------------------
E-------------------------4-----------------5--------3p5h3------3h5p3----5----4-----4-------------------
G7 1 G6 1 Cm/G 1 G 1 Verse (Rhy 1)G7 2 G6 2 Cm/G 2 G 2
Riff 1 ------------------------------]
e------------19-\--------19\----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------18----------17------15-13-12-13-12-\--------------------------------------------3/15----------
G------19----------19--------------------------- Riff 1 ----------------------------------------- Rhy 1-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------20-19-15---------20-19-15----------------------------
B----------------------------------18-17------------16-16---16-15-13-13-12-----
G-- Riff 1 -- Rhy 1 x2 ----------------------------------------------------12-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
Riff 2________________________________________________________________________________________________]
e------3------3------3-------3------3------3------3--------3---------------------------------------------
B----3------3------3------3-------3------3------3-------3------------------------------------------------
G--2------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------3--------------2------0---------------------------------------------0--0--------0-------
A-----------------------3---------------------3----------------0h2-2-3--0h2-2-3-----------3--2h3---3-0-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------
Played over the other bits
Trem.
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--20---------------20\--------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 3__________________________________________________________________________________________________]
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/radiohead/26692.html ]
e------3------3------3------3-------3-----3-----3-------3------------------------------------------------
B----3------3------3------3-------3-----3-----3-------3--------------------------------------------------
G--2------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
D----------------3-------------2------0----------------------------------------------------------0-2-3---
A-----------------------3-------------------3----------------0h2-2-3---0h2-2-3-----0-2-3-2-0-2-3---------
E--------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------3-----------------------
Riff 4 -----------------------------------------------] with Riff 4
e-------------------------14-13--14-13------------14-13---------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------17-16-15-----------16-15-14---13-14-13-12--------------------15----
G- Riff 3 x.5--- Rhy 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------12-14/16----16-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12h14----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.5 fuzz
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17-17/\-15-13-11-10-------
B-17p15-----17p15-----13---------13----12------------3/15--3/16-3/18--21-20-------------------------------
G-------16--------16-----12------12-------- Rhy 1 ---------------------------------------------------7--9-
D---------------------------13---12-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------8h10-7---8h10-7---8h10-7---11-10-8-7----------8h10-7---8h10-7--------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------8-------------------------------------------------------------
G--10---------9--------8----------------------7---10--------9------------- Riff 1x2- Riff 2-- Riff 3 x2.5-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------19\----19-20-19-20-19\---------19\----------19\---19-20-19-20-19\-----
B-----18-----------------------------18-----------17---------------------------
G--19-----------------------------19-----------19------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-!-5---5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-!-6---6-6--6p5---------------------------------------------------------------
G-!-7---7-7------7-6---5----5--6p5---------------------------------------------
D-!-7---7-7------------6-----------6-5----!-5----------------------------------
A-!-5---5-5------------6------------------!-5----------------------------------
E----------------------4------------------!-4----------------------------------
- Steven McGovern