********************************************************************** This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile ********************************************************************** This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ********************************************************************** SONG TITLE: High And Dry ARTIST/GROUP: Radiohead ALBUM: The Bends TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** CHORDS: ------- EADGBE EADGBE F#m7 (x44200) F#5 (244xxx) Asus2 (x02200) A5 (577xxx) E (022100) E5 (022xxx) Esus4 (022200) FINALLY I figured out the intro to this song. I've been trying for a long time. I heard them play it unplugged on some bootleg I just bought and now I've figured it out. The same 3 chords go on throughout the song. I've tabbed the intro and guitar solo, but there's some picking in the end that I didn't bother to tab out, it's not important anyway. The Esus4 chord is just an extra chord, when you're playing E you should throw in a bit of Esus4 sometimes. INTRO: ------ OK, I've tabbed out the intro and I think it's pretty much correct. Don't take the timing too seriously, you must listen to the song to really get the rhythm. The way I finger the intro, I use my index finger on the A string and my pinky on the G string, but the index finger also mutes the D string. Try it, you'll see what I mean. [starts with drums, then play the pattern below twice] (F#m7) (Asus2) E|---0--0--0--0--0--0---0-----0--0-------0--0--0--0--0-0--0---0--0-0- B|---0--0--0--0--0--0---0-----0--0-------0--0--0--0--0-0--0---0--0-0- G|---13-13-13-13-11-11--11----11-11------13-13-13-13-9-9--9---9--9-9- D|---x--x--x--x--x--x---x-----x--x-------x--x--x--x--x-x--x---x--x-x- A|---11-11-11-11-9--9---9-----9--9-------11-11-11-11-7-7--7---7--7-7- E|------------------------------------------------------------------- (E) E--0-0-0-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0--| B--0-0-0-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0--| G--9-9-9-----9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----9---9-9-9--| D--x-x-x-----x---x-x-x---x-x-x-----x---x-x-x--| A--7-7-7-----7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----7---7-7-7--| E--------0---------------------0--------------| VERSE 1: -------- F#m7 Asus2 Two jumps in a week I bet you think that's pretty clever E don't you boy F#m7 Asus2 E Flying on your motorcycle, watching all the ground beneath you drop F#m7 Asus2 You'd kill yourself for recognition, kill yourself to never, E ever stop F#m7 Asus2 You broke another mirror. You're turning into something E you are not [In the chorus there's an electric guitar. It just plays basic power chords. Whenever the acoustic plays F#m7 the electric plays F#5, whenever the acoustic plays Asus2 the electric plays A5 and when the acoustic plays an E, the electric plays E5. I've just written out the acoustic chords below.] CHORUS: ------- F#m7 Asus2 E Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry F#m7 Asus2 [stop] E Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry INTERLUDE: ---------- Play INTRO just once. VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1] -------- Drying up in conversation, you will be the one who cannot talk All your insides fall to pieces, you just sit there wishing you could still make love They're the ones who'll hate you when you think you've got the world all sussed out They're the ones who'll spit at you, you will be the one screaming out CHORUS: ------- F#m7 Asus2 E Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry F#m7 Asus2 E Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry GUITAR-SOLO: [real easy] ------------ F#m7 Asus2 E E|---------------------------------------------------0---0------ B|--5-5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5-5/7-5-4---5-5-4-5--5-2-0-----0---2-4-- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- F#m7 Asus2 E E---------------------------------------------------| B--5-5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5-5/7-5-4---5-5-4-5--5-2-0---| G---------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| VERSE 3: [strum each chord once] -------- F#m7 It's the best thing that you've ever had Asus2 E [play Fill1, see below] Best thing that you've ever, ever had F#m7 It's the best that you've ever had Asus2 E The best thing that you've had has gone away FILL1: ------ E|-------<12>-| B|--<12>------| <> = natural harmonics G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| [The CHORUS/OUTRO is just the same old chords again. There's a bit of picking, first repeat the solo and then something else, but it's not too important so I'm not gonna tab it out. Just keep strumming the same chords and slow down on the last line.] CHORUS/OUTRO: ------------- So don't leave me high, don't leave me dry Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry Don't leave me high, Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry ********************************************************************** Questions, comments, corrections, requests, send to: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** Visit the QUALITY TABS INC. Website at: www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Garage/4564/qualtabs.htm **********************************************************************