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Song: Fog
Artist: Radiohead
Album: Knives Out single CD1
Tabbed By: Jason Lapointe (sellycell@hotmail.com)
Not many people may know this b-side, but it's a great song. Slide a lot
and let the notes ring. The structure is strange, you'll have to listen to
the track to nail it, but the rhythm is the same through the song, so it's not
that hard. Here goes...
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-10--10--10-10--10--107--7--7-7--7--75--5--5-5--5--5-0h5--5--5-5--5--5-
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0h3--3--3-3--3--3/6--6--6-6--6--6/10--10--10-10--10--107--7--7-7--7--7-
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0h5--5--5-5--5--5-0h5--5--5-5--5--5-0h5--5--5-5--5--5-0h5--5--5-5--5--5-|
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Okay, now you go back to the beginning and repeat. There are variations,
I'll include the ending part, but near the middle at the *, goes
into this...
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3/5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-|
(played twice, then into the ending)
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-10--10--10-12--14--147--7--0h5--7--5--7-| repeat until end.
Again, plenty of room to fiddle around with on your own. Later...
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Cushley Wanna Be |
#1 by Cushley at Jul 4, 1973 at 12:30 PM EST |
| That's exactly what images came to my mind when i first heard it. Sad song, but excellent... It has nothing to do with alligators or sewers. The similes and metaphors and imagery that radiohead create in their music is why they are my favorite band and will remain my favorite. The messages in their songs seem to speak directly to me. | |
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systray` Average |
#2 by systray` at May 16, 1976 at 7:19 PM EST |
| I never thought of the Middle East reference before. Good point. ________________ I always thought it was just about how the people you know when you were younger are so innocent, cuz they haven't been affected by the world. But then, as people grow older, they're changed by the difficulties of life, and sometimes, they can treat you differently. They grow fangs. "Baby alligators in the sewers grow up fast Grow up fast Anything you want it can be done How did you go bad?" The narrator in this song is probably baffled by this, as it's a big shock to come across people you haven't seen in years and then end up not knowing them anymore. | |
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AfroMan Average |
#3 by AfroMan at Nov 8, 1976 at 12:47 PM EST |
| the version on the OC was Fog (again) a live version with just thom on the piano. Its terrific. As for the song it just seems to me that the narrator is growing up very fast into somebody much different and not as good. fog is charles dickens' go to symbol for people's pasts making their present relations murky. This is a hauntingly beautiful song and I wish they'd record it. However they never play it live and have no plans for recording which is very sad. | |
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Rebecca Average |
#4 by Rebecca ******* at Oct 2, 1979 at 5:45 AM EST |
| hey guyyyyys, the version of fog played on the O.C wasnt by radiohead was it? Who was it by because i like the piano version better, and it doesnt sound like radiohead? | |
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Sir Dee of Day Lead Player |
#5 by Sir Dee of Day at May 10, 1983 at 1:01 AM EST |
| To me, this song is about someone who's haunted by his past or childhood.These memories and experiences turned him bad and he can't really let go of these memories no matter how hard he tries.I first heared this song in Radiohead's concert for the French program Music Planet (i'm not sure whether this is the correct name of teh program or not). Thom and Johnny Greenwood were the only ones playing from the band in one of the best and most moving acuoustic concerts i've ever seen. It was the first time for them i believe to play this song in the format released in Com Lag and i simply moved to tears from the beauty of this song. | |
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Carsten Average |
#6 by Carsten Stehle at Jan 29, 1988 at 8:46 AM EST |
| I know it's open to interpretation, but I feel like this song could be about a lingering mental disorder or depression of some sort. Maybe the "little child" is the innocent side of someone, and it's always a part of that person despite their flaws. The "fog" could be some kind of depressive or manic episode that clouds the person's thoughts and perceptions. "Baby alligators in the sewers" could be the bad thoughts that one would want to repress and keep underground. "Did you go bad" could be asking the question of how/if the person went from being that innocent child to someone jaded and bitter. "Some things will never wash away" could be a reference to a traumatic event that one will never forget. | |
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steven Average |
#7 by steven shunnarah at Apr 5, 1989 at 4:16 AM EST |
| Get your hands on the Com Lag version of this song, the piano is truly beautiful. | |
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Grimani Wanna Be |
#8 by Grimani at Nov 29, 1989 at 9:30 PM EST |
| i think its about a good boy growing up turning bad. "some things will never wash away" - like a criminal record maybe, or like a bad act or something that will always haunt you if you have morals. | |
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Tom Average |
#9 by Tom Ott at Dec 30, 1990 at 7:39 PM EST |
| LOVE the percussion in this song - RADIOHEAD is my FAVE group! Saw them in Houston last year - great concert (aside from another great band - Beta Band - not showing up). | |
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chris the pirat Lead Player |
#10 by chris the pirate. arr at Jan 7, 1991 at 8:08 AM EST |
| I wanna make Thome Yorkes Balls to GOLD. | |
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Nikki Sixx Badass |
#11 by Nikki Sixx Is The Flippin God. at Apr 16, 1992 at 8:13 AM EST |
| It's about some horrible tragedy, some past torment in your childhood. And it'll never leave you. It'll make you grow up fast, knowing too much about the bad side of the world, and it will certainly never wash away into nothing. You can do anything you want to...but it'll never go away. A personal song, with a big personal resonance for me. | |
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Garrey Average |
#12 by Garrey Adams at Dec 7, 1994 at 5:15 PM EST |
| i thought this was about growing up yet still remain a kid. =/ still this song's frikking awesome. esp the live version. | |
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masahiro Average |
#13 by masahiro rekisha at Dec 31, 1995 at 4:22 AM EST |
| Agreed, the Com Lag version is the best. | |
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Tommy The Cat Lead Player |
#14 by Tommy The Cat at Jun 23, 1997 at 2:41 PM EST |
| It's really, really hard to say what any of Radioheads songs are about for sure (some of the earlier ones aside). The only thing I can say for sure is what it means to me. To me this song is about (like others have said) someone's past haunting them. Some event that may not have seemed so bad at the time grows up (the alligators in the sewer) and twists someone's life out of shape (the person "goes bad"). The version I've been listening to with heavy bass and some weird beat in the background doesn't sound melancholy at first but after another listen it's clearly a mix of sadness and something else... kinda acceptance. Damn I'm so deep. I can definately relate if that's what it is supposed to mean. | |
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Punk rocks man! Average |
#15 by Punk rocks man! at Jul 4, 1997 at 4:07 AM EST |
| to thom_yorke above this message: i'm sorry but that made no sense | |
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Cody Rhythm Player |
#16 by Cody Stone at Jul 9, 2000 at 1:48 AM EST |
| I think it's one of thom yorke's most personal songs,he seems to be asking himself the question,how did you go bad? has the stink of being rich and famous finally corrupted him?it's self inquiry and honesty such as this that make radiohead such an important and unique project.The song also depresses the shit out of me when I equate it to my own life and now I'm going to bed boo hoo | |
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Tom Rhythm Player |
#17 by Tom at Oct 28, 2000 at 11:50 PM EST |
| True that. The "Tower Above the Rest" version is where it's at. I love this fuckin song. :^) | |
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Seymon Average |
#18 by Seymon Seymon at Oct 7, 2002 at 12:37 PM EST |
| ithink the little boy running round the house is the ghost of a child that haunts the killer. thom is asking the killer when he turned bad. the baby aligators is probabley a reference to the fact that you cant just ignore your problems and flush them away.if you flush a baby aligator in the sewers it will grow and cause problems further down the line. interpretation is relative to the listeners artisic capacity, although i feel the mass majority of radiohead fans are of above average intelligence peace | |
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luke Wanna Be |
#19 by luke chaffey at Apr 1, 2003 at 9:02 AM EST |
| I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean, exactly, but "Bleak" is a word that I think sums it up quite well. Bleak. | |
