Little By Little

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Little By Little

by Radiohead
from King of Limbs (2011)

[Verse]
Dmin/F        E7
Turn to nasty now
Gm       D/F#
The dark cell
Bb      A    C   Bm
The pillar of my soul

Dmin/F   E7  Gm         D/F#
The last one out of the box
Bb  A          C          Bm
The one who broke this spell

Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm


[Chorus]
D         Bb        Csus4
Little by little by hook or by crook
D          Bb
I'm such a tease
    Csus4
And you're such a flirt
D                Bb
Once you've been hurt
       Csus4
You've been around enough
Gm     Am  Bb C

D         Bb        Csus4
Little by little by hook or by crook
D         Bb
Never get nervous
Csus4
Never get judged
D            Bb
I don't know where it is
Csus4
I should look
Gm     Am  Bb C

Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm

Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm


[Verse]
Your clue on hold, snapped up
Crawling with my love
The last one out of the box
The one that broke the seal


D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4


Gm Ebmaj7 D/F# D
Ob li     ga   tion
Gm  Ebmaj7 D/F# D
Com pli    ca   tion
Gm Ebmaj7    D/F# D
Routines and schedules
Gm   Ebmaj7 D/F# D
Drug and    kill you
D/F# D
Kill you
Gm      Am Bb C

D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4

[Chorus]
Little by little by hook or by crook
Never get nervous
Never get judged
I don't know where it is
I should look 


D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4


Throughout the song, the guitar riffs are played with variations.
Sometimes the rhythm changes slightly, and other times notes are left out.


[Verse]

High guitar

e|-10------------10-------10---------------|
b|-10----------10---------10---------------|
g|-11--------12-----------11---------------|
d|-12------12-------------12---------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|

The arpeggiated 2nd chord is played irregularly during the song.
Also, the reversed guitar sound is most likely this chord backwards.


Guitar 1 is in drop D, but you might as well play guitar 2 in drop D
too, since it is possible to play both at the same time.

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---5---5---5-------5---5---5-------8---8---7-------10--10--9------|
D|---3---3---2---0---5---5---4---0---8---8---7---0---10--10--9---0--|


This is the guitar 2 riff. A lot of the notes are left out on
each repetition. The last bit should always be played though.

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---2---2---1-------3---3---2-------7---7---6-------9---9---7---2--|
d|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0----|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

With the second guitar, there are actually two guitars playing in either
ear. For the first two lines of the chorus they play roughly the same thing.
For the third the left plays 2a and the right plays 2b.

Notes in brackets are played on some variations.

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----(7)-8-------10--------------0---------8------10------10------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----11------10------10------9\7------11\10-----10------10-----10\7-|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------8-------10------10--------5---------5-5----7------8--10----|
Guitar 2a
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----7-------7-------7-------7--------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2b
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----11------10------10------9\7--------3---------3---5-----7---9---|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


A few more repetitions of the verse

Then the guitar for the chorus.


obligations part

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------1---------1-----1---4------------0-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----7-----7---------7----7-------------7-----7-------7------7-----|
d|----5-----5---------5----5-------------7-----7-------7------7-----|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------1---------1-----1---4------------0-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----7-----7---------7----7-------------7-----7-------7---8--7-----|
d|----5-----5---------5----5-------------7-----7-------7---7--7-----|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------1---------1-----1---4------------0-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----7-----7---------7----7-------------7-----7-------7---8--7-----|
d|----5-----5---------5----5-------------7-----7-------7---7--7-----|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------1---------1-----1---4------------0-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----7-----7---------7----7-------------7-----7-------7---8--7-----|
d|----5-----5---------5----5-------------7-----7-------7---7--7-----|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------------0------------------5---------5-5----7------8--10-----|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------7-----7-------7---8--7-----------3---------3---5-----7---9----|
d|------7-----7-------7---7--7----------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cheers.

************************************

| (n)  Ghost note
| \    Slide down
| b    Bend

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Little By Little chords and lyrics

Free chords for Little By Little by Radiohead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Little By Little
by Radiohead
from King of Limbs (2011)
[Verse]
Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm
[Chorus]
Gm     Am  Bb C
Gm     Am  Bb C
Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm
Dmin/F  E7  Gm  D/F#
Bb      A   C   Bm
[Verse]
Your clue on hold, snapped up
Crawling with my love
The last one out of the box
The one that broke the seal
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
Gm      Am Bb C
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
[Chorus]
Little by little by hook or by crook
Never get nervous
Never get judged
I don't know where it is
I should look 
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
D    Bb  Csus4
Throughout the song, the guitar riffs are played with variations.
Sometimes the rhythm changes slightly, and other times notes are left out.
[Verse]
High guitar
The arpeggiated 2nd chord is played irregularly during the song.
Also, the reversed guitar sound is most likely this chord backwards.
Guitar 1 is in drop D, but you might as well play guitar 2 in drop D
too, since it is possible to play both at the same time.
Guitar 1
This is the guitar 2 riff. A lot of the notes are left out on
each repetition. The last bit should always be played though.

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