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Skirting On The Surface

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                    Skirting on the Surface - Radiohead
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Tabbed by: Etienne049
email: [email protected]

Standard tuning


The song is by Thom Yorke (solo), but this is a tab for Radiohead's version 
of it. I used their 2012 American Airlines Center live performance for this.


*The bass part is legato, i.e. tie all your notes together for the most part.

**When you see a 20 or 40, it's quick 2-0 or 4-0, not 20th and 40th fret


   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-0-2-------------|---0-2-----------|-0-2-------------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|

                                     "When we realize...."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-0-2-------------|-0-2-------------|-0-2-------------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------4---------|---2-------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A|-----2-----------|-----------------|---0-2-----------|---0-2-----------|
E|---3-------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------4---------|---2-------------|-----2-4---------|-------2---------|
A|-----2-----------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
E|---3-------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A|---2---0---------|---2-------------|---0-2-----------|---0-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0-----0---|---2-------------|
A|-----------------|---0-2-----------|---0-2-----------|-----------------|
E|---3-2-----------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------0-----0---|---2-------------|-------0-----0---|-----------------|
A|---0-2-----------|-----------------|---0-2-----------|--02-------------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|


Rest for 4 measures


"When we realize..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-2--2------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
A|-2--2--0-------0-|-----------------|-----2-----------|---0-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|---3-------------|-------0---------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-2---------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A|-2--2-20-------0-|----2------------|-----------------|---0-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|---3-2-----------|-------0---------|
        **see top note

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---------------0-|-2---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|----2------------|-2--2--2-0--0--0-|-4/5--5--5---------|
E|-3--3----2--2----|-------0-0--0--0-|-----------------|-----------0--0--03|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---0-2-----------|---2-------------|-----------------|-0--0--2---------|
E|-----------------|-------0---------|-3--3--3-2--2--2-|---------0--0--0-|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0--0-|-2--2--2---------|---------0--0----|-----------------|
A|-2--2--2---------|------------0--0-|-2--2--0-------0-|-----------------|***
E|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-0--0--0-0-------|


                                      Johnny's part and bass start differing
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-2--2--2-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2--2-20-------0-|-----------------|-2--2--2-0--0--0-|--------------020|
E|-----------------|---------0--0----|-----------------|-0--0------------|
                                                                     

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-------------40--|---------0-------|------2222-4-0---|
A|-2--2-20-------0-|---------------20|-2---2-0---------|----02---------2-|
E|-----------------|-0--0--0---------|-----------------|-----------------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0-----4-|-2----2222---4-0-|--------0--0-----|-2--2------0-2-0-|
A|-2---2-0---------|----02-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3--3------------|-----------------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-22-2------4--0--|---------0--0----|-2--2------40----|
A|-2--22-0---------|---------------02|-2--2--0---------|--------------02-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------0--0----|-2--2----2--2----|-----------------|
A|-2--22-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|


Final note - once you get to the part where the bass starts ad-libbing, you 
can either repeat a more "standard" verse until the end (the one I marked 
with *** is an example), or throw your own licks in.        
                                      
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