Band: Wilco
Song: Radio Cure
Album: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Tabber: oddmenout4@yahoo.com
Dropped D Tuning (DADGBe)
Chords Used:
E: 222100
D: 000230
A: 707655 or x02220
A/G: 507655 or 5x2220
F#: 4x4322
G: 5x0033
D5: 12x12-11-10-10
D/C#: 11x12-11-10-10
F#/F: 3x4322
Ebm: 111xxx
Bb: 8x8766
B: 9x9877
Intro:
(E)
e-----------------------------------------|
B----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
G----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
D----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----| and on for a while
A-----------------------------------------|
D--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|
This the general idea for the strumming that Jeff does for the song. I use my thumb
to hit the bass note continually, and my ring and middle fingers to do quick strums of
some of the middle strings (it's not precise). I'll indicate with an "x" when the bass
note is slapped with the thumb (at leaat for the first verse, because it's an essenstial
part of the way the song is played, and gives it that eerie sound it has.
(D)
e-----------------------------------------|
B----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
G----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
D----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
A-----------------------------------------|
D--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
Verse 1:
D
cheer up
A x x E
honey I hope you can
x x x x D x x A
there is something wrong with me
x E x x x x x D
my mind is filled with silvery stuff
A x x x D
honey kisses clouds of fluff
E
shoulders shrugging off
D
Verse 2: (tabs for shly played electric guitar)
D
cheer up
e----------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------9-10-9-----10-9-10--|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------10-/11----------11-----------|
A
honey I hope you can
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wilco/radio_cure_tab_ver_2.html ]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--9---7-------------7-------------10--7--------9/10----7-----------|
G--------9-------------9-----------------9--------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------10-/11--|
E D
there is something wrong with me
e-----------------------------------------|
B--10---9-10------9-10------------9--7----|
G--------------------------------------9--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A E
my mind is filled with radio cures
e---------------------------------------|
B--9--7----9----9-10--------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------10-/11--|
D A A/G F# G
electronic surgical words
D5 D/C# A G
picking apples for the kings and queens of things I've
F# x x x G x x x
never seen
F# xx F#/F x x Ebm xx /Bb x x/B x x
O, distance has no way of making love
/D5 \F#
understandable
E
D
Verse 3:
cheer up
honey I hope you can
there is something wrong with me
my mind is filled with silvery stars
honey kisses clouds of love
picking apples for the kings and queens of things I've
never seen
Light electric plays this (or slight variations) over and over
e-----------------------------------------------|
B--------11----9----9-11-------11----9----9-11--|
G-----11----11---11---------11----11---11-------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A--9---------------------9----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
O, distance has no way of making love
understandable
O, distance has no way of making love
understandable
E
D
D
cheer up
A A A A
honey I hope you can
That's it! For suggeestions, corrections, and requests, email me
