Planet Telex Bass Tab

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Planet Telex - Radiohead
The Bends LP
Bass tab stolen from <daleau@worldnet.fr>

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5---5---5h7-------------|
E|---7---7-----0-0--0-0--0-|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------6-7--|
A|-------------------4-5--------------------------|
E|--5h7-7-5h7-5h7--7---------4h5-5-4h5-4h5-5------|


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jaymz Average	#1 by Jaymz Lemaitre at Mar 5, 1987 at 3:50 AM EST
	"Chasing you home"... yea, that supports it too. I almost forgot.

No Picture chris Average	#2 by chris rowley at Jan 14, 1998 at 10:20 AM EST
	I agree with Eatcarpet. One of my favorite Radiohead songs.

No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#3 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Jul 13, 2001 at 5:12 PM EST
	Let me first say I'm no religious fanatic - believe me on this one. I believe Eatcarpet came the closest in his interpretation. My interpretations are usually long, so i'll try to get straight to the point. The subject is hard to describe with words, but I think the "it" in the song refers to something that's been with humanity since the beginning. You could call "it" the soul, or even God (I believe it's the latter). It's the impulse of creation ("you can taste it but it will not form") - the very thing that drives mankind into progress. Progress into what? To put it simply, to transform planet Earth into "Planet Xerox" - mankind's material (or rather physical) copy of heaven. "Everything is broken" refers to how things are not yet at their full potential, or form. "Everyone is broken" refers to how people aren't who they think they are; they belong to something... "more", something that's been hidden from us (we hide it)but we can't forget about it. The original title of the song was "Planet Xerox", but had to be changed to "Planet Telex". I believe the decision for "Telex" supports the idea, since the two titles have roughly the same meaning and are both appropriate for the song (look up the definitions for telex and xerox to better understand). The "it" refers to gifts God "communicates" to humanity. It could be intelligence, love, wisdom, or all three in some odd way. It's what brought us from the Stone Age to modern times, and it will eventually bring us to something wonderful. Basically, the "it" in the song is God's love for humanity. By the way, the same thinking can be applied to Airbag also.

No Picture (DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player	#4 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Aug 17, 2005 at 5:14 PM EST
	I love the way he sings this - drunk, wasn't he? - and the sharp intake of breath at the beginning, just before he sings is magical. I like the idea that it's a love song...