“2+2=5” (studio version)
Radiohead
from “Hail to the Theif”
tabbed by arlen b, 04/01/03
webpage: www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos
drop-d tuning
intro (w/ channel switching):
D5
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D-0------------------------------------------------------
A-0------------------------------------------------------
D-0------------------------------------------------------
verse; with variation : (“are you such a dreamer?...”)
Fm Fmaj7sus2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-1------------1------------0------------0--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3---
A------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3-----
D--------3------------3------------2------------2-------
x2
(“where two and two always make five...”)
F7 Dm Gm
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-2------------2------------2------------3--------------
D----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----5-------5---
A------3---3--------3---3--------5---5--------5---5-----
D--------1------------1------------0------------5-------
F6 C
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------0------------0----------------------------
D---3-------3----2-------2------------------------------
A-----5---5--------3---3--------------------------------
D-3-----3------------2----------------------------------
verse arpeggios x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/2_2_5_tab.html ]
pre chorus: (“it’s the devil’s way now...”)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-9--8--6--8----6-----11--6---11--8---------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
x2
chorus: (lead plays pre-chorus riff over top)
(“payin’ attention... payin’ attention...”
Fm Fmaj7sus2 C# C Eb C# C
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-9------8---------6------5-----8------6------5---------
G-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
D-10-----10--------6------5-----8------6------5---------
A-8------7---------4------3-----6------4------3---------
D-------------------------------------------------------
(strumming is obviously not indicated)
outro: (very sharp sounding)
G#6 A#6 G#6 A#6 G7
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--6--6-x-x-6--6--6--x-x-6-
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
D-6--6--x-x---8--6--6--x-x---8--5--5-x-x-5--5--5--x-x-5-
x2
(“i try to sing along but the music’s all wrong...”)
C#6 G7 C#6 G5/7
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-11--11-11-6--6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6--------6-6-------6----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
A-----------------------------5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
D-11--11-11-5--5-5-11-11-11-5-5-5-x-x-x--5-5-x-x-x-5----
...repeated till end
that should be it. bloody fantastic tune, from a fantastic album. yes, i did tab
this from the leaked version that made its way on to the net at the end of march,
but fear not; i fully intend to purchase the actual album when it comes out in
june. so yeah. thanks, bye.
