Drop D Tuning!!!
D A D G B E
Riff I: (slide to all these chords)
e |---------------------0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0---0---------|
b |---------------------x---x---x--x--x---x---x---x--x--x---x---------|
g |--14-14---14-16--16--11--11--11-11-11--10--10--10-12-12--11--------|
d |--15-15---15-17--17--12--12--12-12-12--12--12--12-14-14--12--------|
a |--15-15---15-17--17--12--12--12-12-12--13--13--13-15-15--12--------|
D |--0--0----0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0---0---------|
Riff II:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g |------7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5------9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
d |------x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------|
a |------5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3------7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
D |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
Riff III:
e |----------------------------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
b |----------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
g |--5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
d |--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
a |--3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/optimistic_tab_ver_6.html ]
Riff IV:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |---3--3---3--3--------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
g |---2--0---3--2--------0-0-0-2--------------------------------------|
d |---0--0---0--0--------0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
a |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
NAME EADGBe
F x00565
G 320033
D xx0232
A# x13331
C x32010
Dm xx0231
Dsus2 xx0230
Dsus4 xx0233
INTRO:
F-G-D A#-C-D --> 2 times
A#-C-D
Dm Dsus2 Dsus4 D --> 2 times
VERSE
Dm Dsus2
Flies are buzzing around my head
Dsus4 D
Vultures circling my bed
A# C D
Picking up every last crumb
Dm Dsus2
The big fish eat the little ones
Dm Dsus2
The big fish eat the little ones
A# C D
Not my problem give me some
CHORUS
F
You can try the best you can
G G
If you try the best you can
A# C D
The best you can is good enough
Then theres a little lick that goes like this...
e--------------------------------------
B--3----1------------------------------
G---------3-2----0-3-2----------------- It goes over and over during
D----------------------0--------------- the Dm Dsus2... chords on
A-------------------------------------- the verse.
E--------------------------------------
