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The Clock - Thom Yorke
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Tabbed By :
e-mail:
Tuning:
The riff only has about 3 or 4 basic variations of triplets of short-short-long, but
order changes quite a lot so I have tabbed it all out continuously. Sorry if it is hard to
it is the only way!
I have tried to add time and lyrical reference point to help you keep track of where you
be, however the mixing of the song still makes it hard at the end as it fades in and out.
(There are mutes and implied notes and small slides etc throughout but these are just a
of playing style so I haven't tabbed them)
no bass until (0:41)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------77-7-7-9-------------------|
A|-----------5---------------5-------5-------------------------------------------------5-----|
E|-5-5-7---5---7---5-5-7---5---7---5---7---5-5-7---5-5-7---5-5-7-------------5-5-7---5---7---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------77-7-7-9---------------------------77-7-7-9---7-7-9---|
A|----------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-7--------------5---7---5-5-7---5-5-7----------------------|
"You throw coins in the wishing well..."
G|----------------------7----------------------------------7-------------|
D|-----------------77-7---9---------------------------7x-7---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------5---------------------------------5-----|
E|-5-5-7---5-5-7---------------5---7---5-5-7---5-5-7-------------5---7---|
"You just move your hands upon the clock..."
G|----------------------7----------7---------------------|
D|-----------------77-7---9---77-7---9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-7---5-5-7-------------------------5-5-7---5-5-7---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thom_yorke/clock_btab.html ]
(1:39) - the humming starts here
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7x-7-7-9---7x-7-7-9-------------------------------------------7-7-9-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------5-5-7---5-5-7---5-5-5-7-7-7---------------------5-5-7---|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-7-9-----------|
A|-------------5-5-5-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-7-7-7---------------------5-5-7---|
I think there is then a break with no bass from (2:02), though it may just be that it is
low in the mix, in which case simply repeat the last part of the tabbed humming section.
(2:15)
G|-------------------7-------------|
D|-7-7-9-----------7---9-----------|
A|---------------------------5-----|
E|---------5-5-7-----------5---7---|
G|----------------------7---------------7--------------------------------|
D|-77-7-7-9-----------7---9-----------7---9-----------7x-7-7-9-----------|
A|------------------------------5---------------5------------------------|
E|------------5-5-7-----------5---7-----------5---9--------------5-5-7---|
"But you just move your hands upon the clock..."
G|------7------------------------------------------------|
D|-77-7---9-----------7-7-9-----------77-7-7-9---7-7-9---|
A|--------------5----------------------------------------|
E|------------5---7-----------5-5-7----------------------|
Break (2:47) ("Throw coins in the wishing well...")
(3:15) - oooohoooooohoohoooo...
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-9/----------------7-7-7-9---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-7-7-7-------------|
^ i think this is faded out in the song so there could be another bit but it is
^
(3:37) - barely audible, faded out again...
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-9-----------77-7-7-7-9--77-7-7-9---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|---------5-5-7--------------------------|
(3:51)
G|--------------------------------------7----------7-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-9---------------------------77-7---9---77-7---9-----------------------------------|
A|-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------5---7---5-5-7---5-5-7-------------------------5-5-7---5-5-7---5-5-7---5-5-7---|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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