Radiohead
‘Paranoid Android’
‘OK Computer’
tabbed by nongoth
This is undoubtedly one of the best Radiohead songs, and a true rock anthem. It is also a favourite live track as the crowd always go wild at the distinctive introduction.
In terms of playing the song, it’s great fun. You’re going to need a distortion pedal, medium distortion level with slightly raised volume and level equalisation. Also, if you want to play the song properly you’re going to need a wah pedal as well (although you only need it for the last 4 notes of the song), set to cry-baby wah with a high wah range and then bypassed so no wah sound can be heard until you need it.
Enjoy.
Song Order at the end of the tab.
Standard tuning
Part1
e:--------------------------------------------------
b:-------8----------8----------8--------------------
g:---------8----------8----------8------------------
d:--------------------------------------------------
a:-----------------------0-8-8------8-0-0-0---------
e:---8-8------0-6-6-------------------------6-3-3-3-
Part1b
e:--------------------------------------------------
b:-----3----------3----------3------------3---------
g:-------3----------3----------3------------3-3-3---
d:---------------------0-2-2------2-2-2-2-----------
a:----------0-1-1-----------------------------------
e:-3-3----------------------------------------------
Part2
e:--------------------|%|-------------------|%|
b:-----------3--3-3-3-|%|----------3--3-3-3-|%|
g:-----------3--3-3-3-|%|----------3--3-3-3-|%|
d:--------------------|%|--3---3------------|%|
a:--------------------|%|--3---3------------|%|
e:---3---3------------|%|--1---1------------|%|
Part2b
e:--------------------|%|
b:-----------1--1-1-1-|%|
g:-----------3--3-3-3-|%|
d:-----------2--2-2-2-|%|
a:---2---2------------|%|
e:--------------------|%|
Part3
d:---------------------------
a:-0--0-0-3-0-0----------3-5-
e:--------------4--4-4-4-----
Part3b
d:------------------------------
a:-0--0-0-3-0-0---5-3-0-3-5-5-5-
e:--------------4---------------
Part4
e:--0---0--0--0---0--0-0-0---0---
b:--8---8--8--8---4--4-4-4---6---
g:--0---0--0-10---0--0-0-0---0---
d:--9---9--9--9---5--5-5-5---7---
a:-10--10-10-10---6--6-6-6---8---
e:--0---0--0--0---0--0-0-0---0---
Part4b
e:--0---0--0--0---0---0--0-0---
b:--8---8--8--8---7---6--5-4---
g:--0---0--0--0---0---0--0-0---
d:--9---9--9--9---8---7--6-5---
a:-10--10-10-10---9---8--7-6---
e:--0---0--0--0---0---0--0-0---
Part5 (hit distortion pedal)
e:-------|--------------------------------------
b:-------|--------------------------------------
g:---2---|---/7-2--2-2-5-5-5-0--0-0-0---5---7---
d:---2---|---/7-2--2-2-5-5-5-6--6-6-6---5---7---
a:---0---|----0-0--0-0-3-3-3-6--6-6-6---3---5---
e:---0---|----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-4--4-4-4—--0---0---
Part5b (with distortion)
e:--------------------------------------
b:--------------------------------------
g:-7--7-7-7b---7b---7b---7b---7-7-7-7-7-
d:-7--7-7-7b---7b---7b---7b---7-7-7-7-7-
a:-5--5-5-5b---5b---5b---5b---5-5-5-5-5-
e:-0--0-0-0----0----0----0----0-0-0-0-0-
Part5c (with distortion)
e:-------x-x------------------x-x-|%|%|-------------------------------
b:-------x-x------------------x-x-|%|%|-------------------------------
g:---2---x-x-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-7-x-x-|%|%|---2---x-x-7-7-x-x-11-10-9--8--
d:---2---x-x-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-7-x-x-|%|%|---2---x-x-7-7-x-x-11-10-9--8--
a:---0---x-x-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-5-x-x-|%|%|---0---x-x-5-5-x-x-9---8-7--6--
e:-------x-x------------------x-x-|%|%|-------x-x-----x-x-------------
Solo1
e:---/20^^-23/-20^^------20-17-20----20-17-20----20-17-20^---
b:--------------------17----------17----------17-------------
c:-----------------------------------------------------------
e:--------------------------------------------------
b:-8h10-10b-10bp8-8--9h11-11bp9-9--8h10-10b-10bp8-8-
g:--------------------------------------------------
e:-----------------------------
b:---9---8---7---6------2~~~---
g:--10---9---8---7------2~~~---
d:----------------------2~~~---
Part6
e:-----------3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-
b:-----------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4--8---8--8--8--8--8--8-
g:-----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--9---9--9--9--9--9--9-
d:---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-
a:---3---3-3---------0---0-0---------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-
e:---0---0-0---------3---3-3----------0---0--0--0--0--0--0-
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
b:-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-
g:-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-
d:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-
a:-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
e:--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
b:--8---8--8--8--8--8--8-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
g:--9---9--9--9--9--9--9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-
d:--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-
a:-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-
e:--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
b:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
g:-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
d:-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
a:-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
e:-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
Part6b
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
b:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
g:-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
d:-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
a:-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
Part6c
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
b:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
c:-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-
d:-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
a:-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
e:-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
Part7 (d = hit distortion pedal)
d
d:------------------------------------------------------
a:-0--0-0-3-0-0----------3-7/-0--0-0-3-0-0----------3-5-
e:--------------4--4-4-4-------------------4--4-4-4-----
d:----------------------------------------------------------------
a:-5--5-5-5b---5b---5b---5b---5-5-5-5-5-0--0-0-3-0-0----------3-5-
e:---------------------------------------------------4--4-4-4-----
Solo2
e:-9--------------------|%|%|-9----------------
b:---8b---8-8-----------|%|%|---8b---8-9-8-7-6-
g:------------6---7-7---|%|%|------------------
d:--------------------5-|%|%|------------------
e:--------------------------------------------------
b:--------------------------------------------------
g:-15-15-15-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-/4/-
d:--------------------------------------------------
e:------------------------------------------
b:------------------------------------------
g:-14-14-14-14-14b-14-14b-14-14b-14-14b-14b-
d:------------------------------------------
e:--------------------------------------------------
b:--------------------------------------------------
g:-15-15-15-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-/4/-
d:--------------------------------------------------
e:------------------------------------------
b:------------------------------------------
g:-14-14-14-14-14b-14-14b-14-14b-14-14b-14b-
d:------------------------------------------
e:-------------------------------------10-8-10b-10p8-
b:-10-8-8-----10-8----8-----10-8-8-------------------
g:-----------------10---10---------------------------
d:--------8h9----------------------8h9---------------
w w w w
e:-------------------------------------------------------
b:-10-8-8-----10-8----8-----10-8-8-----------------------
g:-----------------10---10---------------9---8---7---6---
d:--------8h9-----------------------8h9-10---9---8---7---
a:--------------------------------------10---9---8---7---
e:---------------------------------------8---7---6---5---
Song Order:
intro
Part1 x1
Part1b x2
verse1
Part1 x1
Part1b x1
Part1 x1
Part1b x1
bridge1
Part2 x1
Part2b x2
Part2 x1
Part2b x1
verse2
Part1 x1
Part1b x2
Part1 x1
Part1b x1
bridge2
Part2 x1
Part2b x2
Part2 x1
Part2b x1
interlude1
Part3 x1
Part3b x1
Part3 x1
Part3b x1
Part4 x3
Part4b x1
Part3 x4
Part4 x3
Part4v x1
interlude2
Part5 x1
Part5b x1
Part5 x1
Part5c x1
Solo1 x1
Interlude3
Part6 x1
Part6b x1
Part6 x1
Part6b x1
Part6 x1
Part6b x1
Part6 x1
Part6c x1
Ending
Part7 x1
Solo2 x1
There you go, not a particularly easy song to play or a particularly easy tab to read but very satisfying once you’ve got the hang of it. Have fun.
nongoth
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