In Limbo - Radiohead
Tuning: , E A D G B E
IN LIMBO for guitar - 4/4, 2/4 time signature
transcribed from live the version in Arles, France - 13/06/00
[KEY]
H - hammer on
P - pull off
x - muted scratch
[INTRO RIFF](4/4, 2/4)
Here is the little riff before it kicks in. It might
have a short delay on, that's why it was so damn hard
to tab..!
1 + 2
e|------------
B|--1-3-3-3---
G|---H--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
+ 3 +
--------------
--1-3-3---3---
---H----------
--------------
--------------
--------------
4 + 1 +
--------------
3-3-3-3-5-3-1-
---------P---H
--------------
--------------
--------------
2 +
---------|
3---3-3--|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
1 + 2
e|------------
B|--1-3-3-3-3-
G|---H--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
Then it all ki
quietly throug
+ 3 +
--------------
3-1-3-3-3-3-3-
---H----------
--------------
--------------
--------------
cks in but thi
hout the verse
4 + 1 +
--------------
3-3-3-3-1-3-3-
---------H----
--------------
--------------
--------------
s guitar still
s, varying a l
2 +
-----------|
3---3-1-3--|
-------H---|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
continues
ittle.
[VERSE RIFF](4
This is the ma
1 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------0---
D|-----3------
A|--5---------
E|-----------5
/4, 2/4)
in riff, playi
3
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----0--------
--3--------2--
--------0-----
ng triplets:
4 1
--------------
--------------
--------------
0-------------
------2-------
---------0--3-
2
--------------
--------------
--------------
----0--------0
-2--------3---
-------1------
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
Jonny does delayed scratching a lot and sometimes plays
little delayed licks on the 4th beat:
4 +
e-------|
B-------|
G--2-0--|
D---P---|
A-------|
E-------|
4 +
e-------|
B--2-4--|- (discordant)
G---H---|
D-------|
A-------|
E-------|
[CHORUS RIFF](
[Still playing
1 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------0---
D|-----1------
A|--3--------1
E|------------
4/4)
triplets]
3
--------------
--------------
-----0--------
--0--------5--
--------6-----
--------------
4 1
--------------
--------------
0--------0----
------2-----2-
---3----------
--------------
2 (3) (4)
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
-3--2-----|
----0--0--|
Jonny does mor
of the above r
[CHORUS ONE]
4
e|--0--|
B|--0--|
G|--0--|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
e delayed lick
iff
4
e|--3--|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
s on the final
4
e|--3--|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4th beat
4
e|--x
B|--x
G|--x
D|--x
A|--x
E|--x
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
[CHORUS TWO]
4
e|--3--|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4
e|-----|
B|--3--|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4
e|-----|
B|--3--|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4
e|--x
B|--x
G|--x
D|--x
A|--x
E|--x
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
[CHORUS THREE]
4
e|--3--|
B|--0--|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4
e|--3--|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
4
e|-----|
B|--4--| - rpt. this to end
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
[SONG STRUCTURE]
[INTRO 4/4, 2/4 - play INTRO RIFF, then VERSE RIFF x4]
[VERSE 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF x7]
[CHORUS 4/4 - play CHORUS RIFF x4]
[OUTRO 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF x2]
[VERSE 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF x8]
[CHORUS 4/4 - play CHORUS RIFF x4]
[OUTRO 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF x2]
[VERSE 4/4, 2/4 - play VERSE RIFF x6]
[CHORUS 4/4 - play CHORUS RIFF to end]
The chorus riff to "in limbo" has an incorrect part. At
the end of the "chorus riff", it ends on what looks like an Eminor or a
C/B. It actually ends on a C. Here's how it should look:
1 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------0---
D|-----1------
A|--3--------1
E|------------
And the into t
it, so it shou
3 4 1 2
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-----0--------0--------0--------0--0--|
--0--------5--------2-----2-----2--2--|
--------6--------3-----------3--3--3--|
--------------------------------0--0--|
o Everything in it's right place shouldn't have an F in
ld be:
[intro]
[C C# D# C]
And it should probably even lack the C at the end (kind of useless)