Song: A Reminder
Band: Radiohead
Tabbed by: Soldier Poet (Pieter K.)
Tuning: Standard
This is a nice but quite unknown song. But like almost all Radiohead songs, it has this
ambience. :)
There are three different guitars playing in this song; I`ve put the Guitar 1 parts first
and at the end you can find the other parts if you need them.
I`ve done this because the Guitar 1 parts are the most important, and to avoid confusion.
GUITAR 1
During the intro, Guitar 1 plays something like this:
e|------------------|
B|----5-------------|
G|-------9--9-9-----|
D|----------9-9-----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Just vary a bit with this. Or just strum the E chord!
Verse 1:
Guitar 1 plays these chords in this order:
E C G Gmaj7 E
e|-0-|-3-|-3-|-2-|--0-|
B|-0-|-5-|-3-|-3-|--0-|
G|-1-|-5-|-4-|-0-|--1-|
D|-2-|-5-|-5-|-0-|--2-|
A|-2-|-3-|-5-|-1-|--2-|
E|-0-|---|-3-|-3-|--0-|
Listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
E C G Gmaj7 E
If I get old, I'll not give in
And if I do, remind me of this
Remind me that I was once free
Once I was cool Once I was me
E C G Gmaj7 E
And if I sit down and cross my arms
Hold me up to this song
Chorus:
D A C E
Knock me out, smash out my brains
C E B Am E
If I take a chair, start to talk shit...
Verse 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/reminder_tab.html ]
E C G Gmaj7 E
If I get old, remind me of this:
That night we kissed, and I really meant it
Whatever happens, if we're still speaking
Pick up the phone, play me this song
GUITAR 2 & 3 PARTS
Intro:
Guitar 2 (distorted) plays small fills through the intro, like:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-----11/12\11-----| Also just improvise a bit in E major and with
D|------------------| the notes from the Guitar 1 part, use your
A|------------------| imagination!
E|------------------|
Guitar 3: from around 0:55 you can hear a third guitar strumming this chord. It`s best
strum this with your nails
because it sounds too heavy when played with a plectrum:
e|---|
B|---|
G|-9-| Listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
D|-9-|
A|-7-|
E|---|
Verse 1:
Guitar 2 (overdriven) just plays this chord a lot during the verse (once at the
of each bar):
e|------|
B|--5---|
G|--9---|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
And at certain moments he plays this:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-11/12\11-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
He also plays other fills, but again just improvise a bit.
Guitar 3 quietly strums this all the time (every bar, just listen to the song):
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--9-9-9-9------|
D|--9-9-9-9------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus:
I think Guitar 2 just plays arpeggio`s here but I`m not sure yet. I`ll do this later I suppose.
Soloish thingy by Guitar 2 (distorted):
e|---12~----/17~-----12~---------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Now THAT is hard, huh? :)
Verse 2:
Guitar 2: repeat earlier notes and fills, the only clear fill that can be heard here is
little bend:
G|-11b-| (distorted)
