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My Iron Lung (Live) - Radiohead
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Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
Email: Rikkimackenzie2006@fsmail.net
Jonnys Guitar
Tuning: EBGDGE
Ed/Thom Guitar
Tuning: EBGDAE
Intro (Ed) w/ Ebow/ Sustain Delay
Whenever you hear a droning noise in the background, it’s Ed playing around with this
while adjusting the volume on his guitar. It is played with an Ebow, but can be
for a heavily Reverbed and Delayed Guitar.
|---------Eds Riff For Most Of Song----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------|
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------|
A|--10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~12b13r12~~10~|~~~|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---|
Intro (Jonny) Pitch Shifter
Fade in w/ Pich Shifter/volume Knob
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3p0------0---------1------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------0--------0---0-----0---0-2b3r2-0--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------3---------1----------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0------0---------1-------4----------3p0------0-------1----3b4r3-1-0---------|
G|---0--------0---0-----3---3---5---5------0--------0---0---0---0--------------------|
D|----------3---------1-------4-------------------3-------1--------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3p0------0-------1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0--------0---0---0---0-2b3r2-0~~~~---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3-------1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just Before second verse (With pitch shifter off):-
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0~~~~-------1~~~~~~------0-------4---4---4---4-------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------0---0---0---7---7---7---7-----------|
D|---0-----------1------------0-------0-----------------------------|
G|-0-----------0------------0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 riff
(Stacato, not strummed while muted)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~---------------------|
G|-------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~---------------------|
D|-------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~---------------------|
G|--0~~--------------0~~~~--0~~-------------0~~~~---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0~~~~-------1~~~~~~------0-------4---4---4---4---------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------0---0---0---7---7---7---7-------------|
D|---0-----------1------------0-------0-------------------------------|
G|-0-----------0------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude played w/ Pitch Shifter
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3p0------0-------1----------------3p0------0----1p0-------1---1h3p0~~~~------|
G|-----0--------0---0---0---0-2b3r2-0----0--------0---0------2---2---2----------------|
D|------------3-------1-------------------------3--------------1----------------------|
G|--0----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
As Eds riff fades in a bit stronger now, Jonny plays this along to Thoms vocals
e|-------------3-----------------------3--------------2---------------------------------|
B|------------------4-3-------------------4--3-----------4-3---1-3/4-4---4---4---4------|
G|-----------------------0~~~------------------0-------------0---------7-------7---7—-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Jonny Plays his riff again but Thom strums at an open G with heavy distortion
e|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
B|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
G|-x-x-0~~~~~~------------x-x-0~~~~~~--------------------|
D|-x-x-0~~~~~~------------x-x-0~~~~~~--------------------|
A|-x-x-2~~~~~~------------x-x-2~~~~~~--------------------|
E|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
| |
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~--------|
G|-------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~--------|
D|-------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~--------|
G|--0~~--------------0~~~~--0~~-------------0~~~~--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0~~~~-------1~~~~~~------0-------4---4---4---4-------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------0---0---0---7---7---7---7-----------|
D|---0-----------1------------0-------0-----------------------------|
G|-0-----------0------------0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
With Pitch Shifter Distortion and Pitch Shifter off
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3p0-----0-------1----3b4r3-1-0-----3p0-----0----8-7-6-5--------------------|
G|----0-------0---0---0---0--------------0-------0---0----------x-x-8-x-x-7--------|
D|----------3-------1--------------------------3-----------------------------------|
G|--0----------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Jonnys Chorus Riff
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/radiohead/86212.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-x--3----x-x--3-------x-x--5------x-x--3--x-x-3--8-7-6-5-----------------|
G|----x-x--3----x-x--3-------x-x--5------x-x--3--x-x-3----------x-x-8-x-x-7-----|
D|----x-x-------x-x----------x-x---------x-x-----x-x----------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------3----------3-----------0~~~~~~~~----------------------------------|
Ed/Thom Riff. Ed tends to strum the chords more loosely like below, but Thom seems to
stick to strumming the chords without the mutes. If you are using this tab for a band with
two guitarists though, I’d recommend using Eds way as it goes along with Jonnys riff a
better. Also, I couldn’t line it up exactly, so isten to Song for the timing.
On last time only hold
e|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-2-x-|----------------|
D|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x--2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-1-x-1-x-|--5~~~~---------|
A|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x--4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-3-x-3-x-|--5~~~~---------|
E|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x------------------------------------------|--3~~~~---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3p0------0-------1---------------3p0-----0--------1------------------|
G|----0--------0---0---0---0—2b3r2-0---0-------0---0----0---0-2b3r2-0--------|
D|-----------3-------1-----------------------3--------1----------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Jonnys Pre-2nd Verse riff again
e|-------------3-----------------------3--------------2---------------------------------|
B|------------------4-3-------------------4--3-----------4-3---1-3/4-4---4---4---4------|
G|-----------------------0~~~------------------0-------------0---------7-------7---7—-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thom and Jonny again, while Ed puts down his Ebow and gets his guitar pick ready
e|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
B|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
G|-x-x-0~~~~~~------------x-x-0~~~~~~--------------------|
D|-x-x-0~~~~~~------------x-x-0~~~~~~--------------------|
A|-x-x-2~~~~~~------------x-x-2~~~~~~--------------------|
E|-x-x-3~~~~~~------------x-x-3~~~~~~--------------------|
| |
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------3-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~--------|
G|-------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~------4-x-4-x-0-x-5~~~~--------|
D|-------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~------5-x-3-x-1-x-4~~~~--------|
G|--0~~--------------0~~~~--0~~-------------0~~~~--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0~~~~-------1~~~~~~------0-------8-7-6-5-------------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------0---0-------------x-x-8-x-x-7-------|
D|---0-----------1------------0-------0-----------------------------|
G|-0-----------0------------0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus again
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-x--3----x-x--3-------x-x--5------x-x--3--x-x-3--8-7-6-5-----------------|
G|----x-x--3----x-x--3-------x-x--5------x-x--3--x-x-3----------x-x-8-x-x-7-----|
D|----x-x-------x-x----------x-x---------x-x-----x-x----------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------3----------3-----------0~~~~~~~~----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-2-x-|
D|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x--2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-1-x-1-x-|
A|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x--4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-3-x-3-x-|
E|-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x------------------------------------------|
Played twice then Jonny goes into his 1st solo, while Thom and Ed play the chorus chords
the background:-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x--5p3---x--5p3---------3-----------3-3-3-3--8-7-6-5-------------------|
G|----x--5p3---x--5p3--5-x-5--5b7r5~~~----3-3-3-3----------x-x-8-x-x-7-------|
D|----x--------x-------5-x-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-0~~~------0~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------0~~~~~-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----x-x-x-5/6----x-x-x-5/6-----5/6-6-6------3-3-3-3--8-7-6-5--------------|
G|-----x-x-x-5/6----x-x-x-5/6-----5/6-6-6------3-3-3-3----------x-x-8-x-x----|
D|-----x-x-x--------x-x-x----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~~~~--------3~~~~----------3~~~~~~---0~~~~~-----------------------------|
Bridge
Thom strums at a sequence of Bb / C / Db / C twice then goes into the chorus
Chords again.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~~~~~~~9~~~~~~10~~~~~12~~~~12p10-12/14~~~~~~12~~~~10~~~~----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thom strums the chorus chords and Ed plays Jonnys Riff over the solo:-
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------15~~-~-------------------------15-17-17b19r17-15-------------------17~~~-|
D|---15h16-17-------15h16-17-------15h16-17---------------------17-x-17-x-17-x---------|
G|----------------------------16~~~--------------------------------------------15------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0~~~~~------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------15~~~---------------------------15-17-17b20r17-15-------------------------|
D|--15h16-17-------15h16-17--------15h16-17-----------------------17-x-17-x-17-x-17-x--|
A|---------------------------16~~~-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
Continue to mash at that 17 while Thom sings the chorus again. The rest of Jonnys part
impossible to tab because he his pitch shifter and pick scratches a lot, creating an
impossible to tab sound.
So for Jonnys final solo part, just try and stick to the main solo, but pick scrape and
your pitch shifter a lot. Also, it sounds more like the original if you slide up and
the neck a lot and play random notes.
End on a G5 and pull off.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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