Codex
by Radiohead
from King of Limbs (2011)
Intro
C Bb9add6 Dm
C Bb9add6 Dm
Dm
Piano
e|---------------------------------|
b|-5---5--5---3---3-3---3--3-------|
g|-5---5--5---5---5-2---2--2-------|
d|-5---5--5---5---5-3---3--3-------|
a|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
Bass
g|------------------7---7--7-------|
d|-10--10-10--8---8----------------|
a|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
Piano
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|-5---5--5---3---3-3---3----------3---3--3---------|
g|-5---5--5---5---5-2---2----------2---2--2---------|
d|-5---5--5---5---5-3---3----------3---3--3---------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
g|------------------7---7----------7---7--7---------|
d|-10--10-10--8---8---------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
This is the basic piano riff, which is modified a little throughout the intro.
(i.e. by leaving out one of the chords or adding one in, you'll have to listen
for the little changes)
Verse
C Bbadd6 Dm
Sleight of hand
F Gm F/A Bb
Jump off the end
Bb Am C Bb
Into a clear lake
C Bbadd6 Dm
No one around
Dm
C Bbadd6 Dm
Just dragonflies
F Gm F/A Bb
Flying to the side
Bb Am C Bb
No one gets hurt
C Bbadd6 Dm
You've done nothing wrong
Dm
Piano
e|---------------------------------|
b|-5---5--5---3---3-3---3--3-------|
g|-5---5--5---5---5-2---2--2-------|
d|-5---5--5---5---5-3---3--3-------|
a|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
Bass
g|------------------7---7--7-------|
d|-10--10-10--8---8----------------|
a|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
Piano
e|-1---1--1------------------------|
b|-1---1--1------------------------|
g|-2---2--2---3---5-7---7--7-------|
d|-3---3--3---5---7-8---8--8-------|
a|------------5---8-8---8--8-------|
e|---------------------------------|
Bass
g|---------------------------------|
d|------------5---7-8---(8-8)------|
a|-8---8--8------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
Piano
e|-----------------------------------|
b|------------------5---5--5-----3---|
g|-7---7--7---5-----5---5--5-----3---|
d|-8---8--8---7-----5---5--5-----3---|
a|-8---8--8---7----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
Bass
g|-----------------------------------|
d|-8---8--8--(7)-------10--10-10-8---|
a|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/codex_tab.html ]
Piano
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-5---5--5--3------3---3--3----------3---3--3---------|
g|-5---5--5--5------2---2--2----------2---2--2---------|
d|-5---5--5--5------3---3--3----------3---3--3---------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bass
g|------------------7---7--7----------7---7--7---------|
d|-10--10-10--8---8------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
Then an intro between the verses.
A third verse the same as above, then the last two lines of the verse.
C Bbadd6 Dm
Slide your hand
F Gm F/A Bb
Jump off the end
Bb Am C Bb
The water's clear
C Bbadd6 Dm
And innocent
Dm
Bb Am C Bb
The water's clear
C Bbadd6 Dm
Dm
And innocent
Then there's a change at 3:34
Strings
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-0-----------------0-----------------|
g|-0-----------------0-----------------|
d|-3-----------------2-----------------|
a|-3-----------------0-----------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Piano
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
b|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Bass
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-8-----------------7-----------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Strings
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-7-----------------7-----------------|
d|-5-----------------4-----------------|
a|-7-----------------5-----------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Piano
e|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
b|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Bass
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-10----------------9-----------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Strings
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-7---------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------|
a|-8---------------------------------|
e|-6----------5-----8---8--8-----6---|
Piano
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-6---6--6---------5---5--5-----3---|
g|-7---7--7---5-----5---5--5-----3---|
d|-8---8--8---7-----5---5--5-----3---|
a|------------7----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
Bass
g|-----------------------------------|
d|-8---8--8---7--------10--10-10-8---|
a|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
Strings
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-8---8--8---6----------------------------------------|
Piano
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|-5---5--5--3------3---3--3----------3---3--3----------3-|
g|-5---5--5--5------2---2--2----------2---2--2----------2-|
d|-5---5--5--5------3---3--3----------3---3--3----------3-|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
g|------------------7---7--7----------7---7--7----------7-|
d|-10--10-10--8---8---------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
Cheers
