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Hey everyone,
Kid A features alot of unnusual chords so i suppose this is more of a tab for a
player but i'll put how to play the chords on guitar at the end of each song
1) Everything In Its Right Place
2) Kid A
3) The National Anthem
4) How To Disappear Completely
5) Treefingers
6) Optimistic
7) In Limbo
8) Idiotique
9) Morning Bell
10) Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Intro]
C - Dbmaj13 - Cm/Eb play that 6 times
[Chorus]
C - Dbmaj13
CmEb F C CmEb
/ Dbmaj13 /
everything everything
F C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
everything
F C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
everything
F C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place
[Verse]
Db C CmEbDb
/
yesterday i woke up sucking a lemon
Db C CmEbDb
/
yesterday i woke up sucking a lemon
Db C CmEbDb
/
yesterday i woke up sucking a lemon
Db C CmEbF
/
yesterday i woke up sucking a lemon
[Chorus]
F - C - Dmaj13
CmEb
/
everything
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
everything
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
everything
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place in its right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place right
C CmEb
Dbmaj13 /
place
[Verse]
Db C CmEbDb
/
there are two coloures in my head
Db C CmEbDb
/
there are two coloures in my head
Db C CmEb Db
/
what, what is that you tried to say?
Db C CmEb Db
/
what, what is that you tried to say?
Db C CmEb Db
/
tried to say?
Db C CmEb Db
/
tried to say?
Db C CmEb Db
/
tried to say?
Db C CmEb
/
tried to say?
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
F C Ebadd9
Dbmaj13
repeat that sequence till fade out
chords (standard tunning):
C CmEbF DbEbadd9
Dbmaj13 /
E--------------3----------------------|
B-1---1--------1------1---2-----------|
G-0---0--------0------2---1---0-------|
D-2---3--------1------3---3---3-------|
A-3---4---------------3---4---6-------|
E---------------------1---------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2) Kid A
[Intro]
F F F F
- - -
F/AGmBb Am/CGmBb
- / - - /
F/AGmBb Am/CGmBb
- / - - /
F/AGmBb Am/CGmBb
- / - - /
F/AGmBb Am/CGmBb
- / - - /
[Verse]
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
I slip away
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
I slipped on a little white lie
GmBbF/A C/BbF/A
/
GmBbF/A C/BbF/A
/
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
We've got heads on sticks
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
you've got ventriloquists
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
We've got heads on sticks
F/A GmBb Am/C GmBb
/ /
you've got ventriloquists
[Chorus]
GmBb F/A C/BbF/A
/
stand ing in the shadows at the end of my bed
GmBb F/A C/BbF/A
/
stand ing in the shadows at the end of my bed
GmBb F/A C/BbF/A
/
stand ing in the shadows at the end of my bed
GmBb F/A C/BbF/A
/
stand ing in the shadows at the end of my bed
[Bridge]
C
N..
C7sus4
C13sus4
C5
C13sus4
hold C5 for quite a while (12 bars)
[Verse]
C5
C13sus4
rats and the children will follow me out of town
C7sus4
rats and the children will follow me out of town
N.C.
c'mon kids!
chords(standard tunning):
F F/AGmBbAm/C C7sus4C5
/ C13sus4
E-1--------------------8--------8-------8---|
B-1--------------------10-------8-------8---|
G-2-------0------2-----10-------10----------|
D-3--3----0------------8--------8-----------|
A-3--0----1------3-----8--------8-----------|
E-1-----------------------------------------|
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3) The National Anthem
intro/verse/chorus:
D
[Bridge]
D C7D
- /
and that's it for the chords
techniclly this is bass not guitar but there us no other guitar in the song
whole song(Drop-D tunning):
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D-4-0-0-0-4-0-0-0---0-3-0-0-0-2-0-0-0---0-|
chords(Can be played in either standard or Drop-D tunning):
D C7D
/
E-2----0-------|
B-3----1-------|
G-2----3-------|
D-0----0-------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4) How To Disappear Completely
Capo on 2nd fret to match key of recording
[Intro]
Cadd9Cadd9Cadd9Cadd9Em Em6Em Em6
- - - - - - -
Cadd9Cadd9Cadd9Cadd9Em Em6Em Em6
- - - - - - -
[Verse]
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
that there that's not me I
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
go where I please I
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
walk through walls I float down the liffey I'm not
[Chorus]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here this isn't
Em Em6 Em Em6
happening I'm not
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here I'm not
Em Em6 Em Em6
here In a
[Verse]
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
little while I'll be gone the moment's
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
already passed yeah, yeah, it's gone and I'm not
[Chorus]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here this isn't
Em Em6 Em Em6
happening I'm not
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here I'm not
Em Em6 Em Em6
here
[Verse]
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
strobe lights and blown speakers
Cadd9 Em Em6 Em Em6
strobe lights and blown speakers I'm not
[Chorus]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here this isn't
Em Em6 Em Em6
happening I'm not
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
here I'm not
Em Em6 Em Em6
here ah
Em Em6 Em Em6
ah ah ah
[Bridge]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
ah
Em Em6 Em Em6
ah ah
Em Em6 Em Em6
ah ah
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Em Em Em Em6
(Maj6)
Em Em6 Em
chords(remember - capo on 2nd fret):
Cadd9 Em Em6 G D Dsus4
E------------0----3----2---2--|
B-3------0---1----3----3---3--|
G-0------0---0----0----2---0--|
D-2------2---2----0----0---0--|
A-3------2---2----2-----------|
E--------0---0----3-----------|
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5) Treefingers
F#6/9F#6/9F#6/9E6 E6
- - - - -
Badd9C#add9C#add9
- - -
F#6/9F#6/9F#6/9E6 E6
- - - - -
Badd9C#add9C#add9
- - -
E6 - F#6/9 - F#6/9 - E#7sus4 - F#add9 - F#add9
Badd9
- B9sus4 - B9sus4 - Badd9 - Badd9
F#6E6 E6 D#add9D#add9
- - - -
F#6G#6G#6G#6
- - -
F#6/9F#6/9F#6/9
- -
chords:
F#6/9E6Badd9C#add9 F#add9
E#7sus4
D#add9G#6
B9sus4
E-4------0---2------4-------4--------4-------0-------6-------------|
B-4------2---2------4-------4--------2-------2-------6-------6-----|
G-3------1---4------6-------3--------3-------4-------8-------5-----|
D-4------2---4------6-------3--------4-------4-------8-------6-----|
A------------2------4------------------------2-------6-------------|
E--------0---------------------------------------------------4-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) Optimistic
[Intro]
Am/D BmD Dadd9
/
ooh
Bb6D C/D D6/9
/
ooh
Am/D BmD Dadd9
/
ooh
Bb6D C/D D6/9
/
ooh
Bb6D C/D D6/9
/
ooh
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
Dm C/D Em/D E
*
[Verse]
Dm C/D
flies are buzzing round my head
Em/D D
vultures circlin' the dead
Dm C/D Em/D D
picking up every last crumb the
Dm C/D
big fish eat the little ones
Em/D D
big fish eat the little ones
Dm C/D Em/D D
not my problem give me some you can try
[Chorus]
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
best you can is good enough you can try
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
best you can is good enough
D D D D
[Verse]
Dm C/D
this one's optimistic
Em/D D
this one went to market
Dm C/D Em/D D
this one just came out of the swamp
Dm C/D
this one drops a payload
Em/D D
fodder for the animals
Dm C/D Em/D D
living on animal farm you can try
[Chorus]
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
best you can is good enough you can try
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Dm C/D
*
best you can is good enough oh
[Bridge]
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
[Verse]
Dm C/D
really like to help you man I'd
Dm C/D Em/D D
really like to help you man
Em/D D
Dm C/D
nervous messed up marrionette
Dm C/D
floating round on a prison ship
Em/D D Em/D D
if you try
[Chorus]
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
best you can is good enough you can try
Am Asus2 Gm6 Gm D
/9 *
the best you can if you try the best you can the
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dm C/D Em/D D
*
dinosaurs roaming the earth ah
[Outro]
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Dm C/D Em/DD
- * - -
Am/CBmD Dadd9
- / -
Bb6C/DD6/9
- -
Bb6C/DD6/9
- -
Dm C/EEm/DD
- - -
Dm C/EEm/DD
- - -
Dm C/DEm/DD
- - -
Dm C/DEm/DD
- - -
C
N..
D
chords(Drop- tunning):
Am/CBmD Dadd9Bb6D
/ /
D6/9DmC/D D D Am Asus2
* Em/
E-------------0------0------0-----0------------------------------------|
B-10----12----7------6------9-----7------------------------10---10-----|
G-9-----11----7------0------0-----9-----7---5-----9-----7--9----9------|
D-10----12----7------8------11----9------------------------10---9------|
A-------------0------0------0-----0-----8---7-----10----9--0----0------|
D-0-----0-----0------0------0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--------------|
Gm6 GmD
/9 *
E-------------------|
B-10-----2---7------|
G-9------1---7------|
D-8------2---7------|
A-10---------0------|
D------------0------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7) In Limbo
[Intro]
N.C.
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
D-|madd4 - Amadd4 - Em7 - G - Fmaj7
[Verse]
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
I'm on your side
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
nowhere to hide
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
trap doors that open
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
I spiral down
[Chorus]
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
living in a fantasy
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
world you're
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
living in a fantasy
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
world
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
[Verse]
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
I'm lost at sea
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
don't bother me
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
I've lost my way
Cm GmBb Eb C C/E
/
I've lost my way
[Chorus]
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
living in a fantasy
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
world you're
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
living in a fantasy
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
world you're
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
living in a fantasy
Em7 G Fmaj7
Dmadd4 Amadd4
world this
[Outro]
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
beautiful world
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
can't
Cm GmBb Eb Cm Em
/
read I
N.C.
can't read
chords(standard tunning):
Em7G Fmaj7Cm
Dmadd4 Amadd4
Eb C C/E Em
E---------------------------------------------------------0----|
B---------------------------------------------------------0----|
G-0-------------------------------0---0------0---0---0----0----|
D-3-------0-------0----0---2------1---0------5---2---2----2----|
A-5-------3-------2----2---3------3---1------6---3---3----2----|
E---------5-------0----3---1-------------------------0----0----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8) Idiotique
[Intro]
(7 bars drums + fx)
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
(12 bars solo drums)
[Verse]
Gm6 Ebmaj9
who's in a bunker who's in a bunker
Gm6 Ebmaj9
women and children first
and the children first
and the children I
Gm6 Ebmaj9
laugh until my head comes off
Gm Ebmaj9
I swallow til I burst
until I burst
until I
[Chorus]
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
[Verse]
N.C.
ice age coming
ice age coming
let me hear both sides
let me hear both sides
let me hear both
ice age coming
ice age coming
throw it on the fire
throw it on the fire
throw it on the
mobile's working
mobile's chirping
take the money and run
take the money and run
take the money
[Chorus]
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Ebmaj9
here I'm allowed everything all of the time
[Outro]
N.C. (solo drums)
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gm6Ebmaj9Gm Ebmaj9
- - -
Gsus2
chords(standard tunning):
Gm6 Ebmaj9 Gm Gsus2
E--3------------------3------5------|
B--4-------6----------3------8------|
G--3-------7----------3------7------|
D--5-------5----------5------5------|
A--5-------6----------5-------------|
E--3------------------3-------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
9) Morning Bell
[Intro]
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
-
Gsus2D
-
Gsus2D
-
[Verse]
Am Amaj7 Am Amaj7
morning bell the morning bell
Am Amaj7 Gsus2 D
light another candle release me re
Gsus2 D
lease me
Am Amaj7 Am Amaj7
you can keep the furniture a bump on the head
Am Amaj7 Gsus2 D
howling down the chimney release me re
Gsus2 D
lease me
Am Amaj7
please
Am Amaj7
Am Amaj7
re
Gsus2 D
lease me re
Gsus2 D
lease me
Am Amaj7
where'd you park the car?
Am Amaj7
where'd you park the car?
Am Amaj7
clothes are on the lawn with the
Am
Amaj7
furniture
now I
Am Amaj7
might as well I
Am Amaj7
might as well
Am Amaj7
sleepy jack the fire drill
Am Amaj7
round and round and round and round and round and round and round
Gsus2 D
round
Gsus2 D
Em G#m
cut the kids in half
Em G#m
cut the kids in half
Em G#m
cut the kids in half
D A
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
-
Am Amaj7
dum dum dum dum dum dum
Am Amaj7
dum dum dum dum dum dum
Am Amaj7
dum dum dum dum dum dum
Am Amaj7
dum dum dum dum dum dum
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am Amaj7
oh oh
Am - Amaj7 for the rest of the song
end on:
Am
chords (standard tunning):
Am Amaj7 Gsus2 D A G#m
E--1-----4--------3--------2------0-----4-----|
B--1-----5--------3--------3------2-----4-----|
G--1-----6--------2--------2------2-----4-----|
D--3-----6--------0--------0------2-----6-----|
A--0-----0------------------------0-----6-----|
E-----------------3---------------------4-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
10) Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Intro]
G C Bm6Cmaj7
- - -
G Csus2Bm6Cmaj7
- - -
[Verse]
G C
red wine and sleeping pills
Bm C
help me get back to your arms
G Gsus4 C
cheap sex and sad films
Bm C
help me get back where I belong I think you're
[Chorus]
Em C G D/F#
craaaaaaaazy maaaaaaaaaaybe I think you're
Em C G D/F#
craaaaaaaazy maaaaaaaaaaybe
[Verse]
G C
stop sending letters
Bm C
letters always get burned It's
G Gsus4 Bm
not like the movies they
Bm C
fed us on little white lies I think you're
[Chorus]
Em C G D/F#
craaaaaaaazy maaaaaaaaaaybe I think you're
Em C G D/F#
craaaaaaaazy maaaaaaaaaaybe
B Bsus4
I will see you
Em BmD
/
in the next life
C#m7b5
Cmaj9
G
chords (standard tunning):
G C Bm6 Cmaj7 Csus2 Bm
Gsus4 Em D/F# B Bsus4
E--3----0----2----0------3------2----3------0--------------------|
B--0----1----0----0------3------3----1------0----3-----4---4-----|
G--0----0----0----0------0------4----0------0----2-----4---3-----|
D--0----2----0----2------0------4----0------2----0-----4---3-----|
A-------3----2----3------3------2-----------2----------2---2-----|
E--3---------------------------------3------0----2---------------|
BmD Cmaj9
/ C#m7b5
E--2-----0-------0-----|
B--3-----0-------3-----|
G--4-----0-------4-----|
D--0-------------2-----|
A--------4-------3-----|
E----------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
...And that is Kid A
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Kid A chords and lyrics
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Hey everyone,
Kid A features alot of unnusual chords so i suppose this is more of a tab for a
player but i'll put how to play the chords on guitar at the end of each song
1) Everything In Its Right Place
2) Kid A
3) The National Anthem
4) How To Disappear Completely
5) Treefingers
6) Optimistic
7) In Limbo
8) Idiotique
9) Morning Bell
10) Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Intro]
C - Dbmaj13 - Cm/Eb play that 6 times
[Chorus]
C - Dbmaj13
[Verse]
[Chorus]
F - C - Dmaj13
[Verse]
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
F C Dbmaj13 Ebadd9
repeat that sequence till fade out
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2) Kid A
[Intro]
F - F - F - F
F/A - Gm/Bb - Am/C - Gm/Bb
F/A - Gm/Bb - Am/C - Gm/Bb
F/A - Gm/Bb - Am/C - Gm/Bb
F/A - Gm/Bb - Am/C - Gm/Bb
[Verse]
Gm/Bb F/A C/Bb F/A
Gm/Bb F/A C/Bb F/A
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
N.C.
C13sus4 C7sus4
[Verse]
N.C.
c'mon kids!
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The chords for "Kid A" show the original chord names (including A, C, Cm/Eb, Cm, Eb, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.