Paranoid Android Bass Tab

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Title: Paranoid Android
Artist: Radiohead
Album: OK COmputer]
Tabbed: Bugman bugman184@hotmail.com]




Chorus:

The bass comes in just before the chorus, on the last beat of the
verse.


   (Bar)(Chorus)(Matches in with Kick Drum)
G|----|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|7-8-|---------------------------7-8-|--------------------7-8-|
A|----|10---10-10-----10--10--10------|8---8-8----8--8--8------|
E|----|-------------------------------|------------------------|


G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------8-7-----|
A|7---7-7-----7--7---------8-9-|
E|-----------------------------|


G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------7-8-|--------------------7-8-|
A|10---10-10-----10--10--10------|8---8-8----8--8--8------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|


G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------8-7-----|--------------------------|
A|7---7-7----7--7----------7---|7---7-7------------5---4--|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|


Verse 2:

G|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|3---------1----3---|--------0----1-------|--------0------1------|
E|-------------------|1--------------------|3---------------------|


G|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------0----1-------|----------------------|
E|0------------------|3--------------------|0---------------------|

                                                        (x 2 2/3)


Middle:

(Part 1)

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------3------------3-3-5---|--------3------------3-3-5-5-|
E|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|

                                              (Straight Up)
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------14-15-------|
A|--------3------------3-3-5---|--------3------------/------13-14-|
E|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|5---5-5---5--4--4-----------------|


(Part 2)

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------13-14-15----|
A|15--15-15----------11-----------13-|
E|----------13-14-15-----------------|


G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------15-14-13-12------|
A|15--15-----------10-11------------13-14-|
E|--------12-13-14------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------13---15--|
A|15--15----------10-11x-11----------|
E|-------12-13-14--------------------|


G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|15--15----------10-11-------------------|
E|-------12-13-14-------8-7--6-----------|


(Part 3)
  (Tap the A - Sticatto)
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------3------------3-3-5---|
E|5x--------------------------|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|


G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------3-5-----|--------3------------3-3-5---|
E|5-x--------------------3-4-|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|


Heavy Part/Solo:

G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------3------------3-3-5---|
E|5-x------------------------|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|


G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|x---------------------------|--------3------------3-3-5---|
E|----------------------------|5---5-5---5--4--4--4---------|

                  (Slide)
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------7-------6--/8---|--------7-------6-7-8---|
E|8---8-8-----4-----------|8---8-8-----4-----------|


G|------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------7-------6--/8---|--------7----------------------|
E|8---8-8-----4-----------|8---8-8---------8-7--6--5-4----|  (All x 2)

Then The slow, soft middle section. After that, repeat
"Heavy Part/Solo" x 2 to finish out.


Song Format:

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus (Bass comes in here)
Verse 2
Chorus
Middle
Heavy Part/Solo

Soft Section

Heavy Outro


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/radiohead/131022.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Bjorn Average	#1 by Bjorn Nordvall at Jun 22, 1974 at 11:07 AM EST
	Jove, we can't understand what you're writing.

No Picture Mark Wanna Be	#2 by Mark at Sep 19, 1981 at 10:51 AM EST
	Maybe they wrote this song with all of those meanings in mind... or maybe they wrote it and didn't have a meaning at all. That's what's so great about Radiohead, their songs have many interpretations.

No Picture k Wanna Be	#3 by k k at Dec 19, 1986 at 12:32 PM EST
	^ WHAT??? lol. neways... I love this song. It is clearly made up of 3 parts and I definitely think there is no one interpretation to it. The third vocal part is my favorite.

No Picture albrecht Wanna Be	#4 by albrecht cherlet at Nov 30, 1992 at 8:51 PM EST
	it definently has something to do with the hitchhickers guide to the galaxy and marvin. If you listen very closely in the chorus, someone is saying "something something something Paranoid android." I think this could be a book on tape version of THGTTG.

No Picture brad Rhythm Player	#5 by brad sorensen at Dec 11, 1993 at 10:29 AM EST
	What exactly does "first against the wall" mean? I read it in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and then I heard it in this song, but I've never heard it anywhere else. Is it a common expression in Britain?

No Picture Aaron Average	#6 by Aaron NoOneKnows at Jan 20, 2002 at 6:02 PM EST
	This song doesnt even has a meaning to radiohead themselfs, it was put together of 3 songs, in an interwiew the song was ascociated with the fall of the roman empire, and Radiohead thought that was a good explanation for the lyrics so chose that one, it is just a good song without a real meaning behind it... but it still kix a hell lot of ass!!

No Picture Matt Badass	#7 by Matt Germs at Dec 4, 2002 at 10:59 AM EST
	i didnt mean to offend, sorry if i did

No Picture Ben Average	#8 by Ben Braz at May 4, 2006 at 6:13 AM EST
	A better song has not been made.