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My Iron Lung Bass

(ver. 3)
Radiohead
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                             Radiohead - My Iron Lung
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Notes: I used the original bass master track to tab it. The chorus parts have slapping 
and popping in it.

Tuning: standard (EADG)

  Intro
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-5-5-6-6-8\--|
E|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
                     * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * *
                        (only 3s on E and A strings, the whole song)
  Verse 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---7---8---10\|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3---5---6---8----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3/5-5/6-6/8-8-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

  Interlude 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-------5---|-------0-1-0-----|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-3-3-5-5-6-6-8\--|
E|-3-3-----3-3-----|---------------1-|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|
  | - let ring  - |                    | - let ring - |

  Verse 2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3/5-5/6-6/8-8\|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-33--3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-33--3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-------5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3/5-5/6-6/8-8\|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------6-6-5-5-|-3-3---3-333---3-|-----------------|
                                      | - let ring - |

  Interlude 2
                                                         S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----5-5-----5-5-|-------0-1-0-----|-----5-------5-5-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-3-3-----3-3-----|---------------1-|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|
  | - let ring - |                     | - let ring - |  * * * *

  Chorus 1

   S S P   S S P     S S P   S S S S     S S  S  S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x 2
A|-----------------|-3-3-----4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-X-3-----3-3-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *
  Interlude 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Verse 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---7---8---10\|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3---5---6---8----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-33--3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|-3-33--3-3-3-3-3-|---------------0-|

                                                         S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------6-6-5-5-|-3-3-3~~-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *

  Chorus 2

   S S P   S S P     S S P   S S S S     S S  S  S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x 2
A|-----------------|-3-3-----4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-X-3-----3-3-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *

  Guitar solo

   S   P    S  P     S   P               S S  S  S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x 2
A|-----------------|/3\------4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|/3\------/3\-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *

  Bridge
                                             SSP SSP
G|-----------------|    REST       |-----------5---5-|
D|-5---------------|    FOR        |-----------------|
A|-----------------|    FIVE       |---------XX--XX--|
E|-3---------------|    MEASURES   |-----------------|

  Guitar solo

   S S P   S S P     S S P   S S S S     S S  S  S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-----4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-X-3-----3-3-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *

   S S P   S S P     S S P   S S S S     S S   S S S S   S S S S S   S
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-----4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-----12\-|
E|-X-3-----3-3-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|--------/12------|
                                                         * * * *

  Outro Chorus

   S   P    S  P     S   P   S S S S     S S  S  S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----5-------5---|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|/3\------4-3-1---|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|/3\------/3\-----|---------------0~|~~-0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *

   S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S     S S   S S S S   S S S S SSP SSP
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------5-4-2~|~~---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------0-1-|-3-0-1-2-3-------|-----7--7p5--7---|-4-4-4-4-XX--XX--|
E|-3-0-1-2-3-4-----|-----------------|---0-------0---0-|-----------------|
                                                         * * * *
   S
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3\--------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| X  muted note
| *  staccato (short note)

| S  slap
| P  pop
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