Radiohead: Like Spinning Plates (as played live)
Off the album Amnesiac
Tabbed by Eric Socci (esocci@bucknell.edu)
This is the live version of Like Spinning Plates.
The part tabbed below is played on piano and really
sounds great. These seem to be the same chord sounds
that you hear in the album version of the song.
A few warnings:
-I figured out the basic chords first and then I went
back to find the exact notes and the result was I realized
there are some very tricky moves to new finger positions
for the guitar. The good thing is a lot of the hard
notes to play are very subtle, and you could very nearly
replicate the sound if you follow the chords and the
high notes. If I get around to it I will look through and
see if any notes can be played on other strings to make
some of the chord changes easier.
-This sounds almost nothing like the album version
of the song which is a very abstract sound. If you
want to play this along with the song, you might find it
very difficult at first, but the verse and chords
are easier to play along to.
-The verse/chorus part of this tab got a little messy.
I will try and update it to make it easier to read soon,
though it is correct and in order right now.
(Standard Tuning)
Intro:
A
E -------------5-----4-----------------4-----2-----
B -------2-----------------------2--------------2--
G ----------2-----------2-----------2--------------
D ----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------
A -0-----------------------0-----------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
C#m
E -------------5-----4-----------------4-----4-----
B -------5-----------------------5-----------------
G ----------6-----------6-----------6--------------
D ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----6--
A -4-----------------------4-----------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
G#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------4-----------------------4-----------
G -------5-----------------------5-----------------
D ----------6-----------6-----------6-----------4--
A ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6--------
E -4-----------------------4-----------------------
F#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------2-----------------------2-----------
G -------3-----------------------3-----------------
D ----------4-----------4-----------4-----------2--
A ----4-----------4-----------4-----------4--------
E -2-----------------------2-----------------------
E F#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------0-----------------------2-----------
G -------1-----------------------3-----------------
D ----------2-----------4-----------4-----------2--
A ----2-----------2-----------4-----------4--------
E -0-----------------------2-----------------------
E G#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------0-----------------------4-----------
G -------1--------------1--------5-----------------
D ----------2-----------------------6-----------4--
A ----2-----------2-----------6-----------6--------
E -0-----------------------4-----------------------
F# A
E -------------------5-----------------4-----4-----
B -------------2-----------------2-----------------
G -------3--------------------------2-----------2--
D ----------4-----------7-----2-----------2--------
A ----4-----------4--------0-----------------------
E -2-----------------------------------------------
G# F#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------4-----------------------2-----------
G -------5-----------------------3-----------------
D ----------6-----------4-----------4-----------2--
A ----6-----------6-----------4-----------4--------
E -4-----------------------2-----------------------
E G#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------0-----------------------4-----------
G -------1--------------1--------5-----------------
D ----------2-----------------------6-----------4--
A ----2-----------2-----------6-----------6--------
E -0-----------------------4-----------------------
F# A
E -------------------5-----------------4-----4-----
B -------------2-----------------2-----------------
G -------3---------------------------2----------1--
D ----------4-----------7-----2-----------2--------
A ----4-----------4--------0-----------------------
E -2-----------------------------------------------
G#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------4-----------------------4-----------
G -------5-----------------------5-----------------
D ----------6-----------6-----------6-----------6--
A ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6--------
E -4-----------------------4-----------------------
G#
E -------------------4-----------------------5-----
B -------------4-----------------------4-----------
G -------5-----------------------5-----------------
D ----------6-----------6-----------6-----------7--
A ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6--------
E -4-----------------------4-----------------------
A
E -------------5-----4-----------------4-----2-----
B -------2-----------------------2--------------2--
G ----------2-----------2-----------2--------------
D ----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------
A -0-----------------------0-----------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
C#m
E -------------5-----4-----------------4-----4-----
B -------5-----------------------5-----------------
G ----------6-----------6-----------6--------------
D ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----6--
A -4-----------------------4-----------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
G#
E -------------------4-----------------------4-----
B -------------4-----------------------4-----------
G -------5-----------------------5-----------------
D ----------6-----------6-----------6-----------6--
A ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6--------
E -4-----------------------4-----------------------
G#
E -------------------4-----------------------5-----
B -------------4-----------------------4-----------
G -------5-----------------------5-----------------
D ----------6-----------6-----------6-----------7--
A ----6-----------6-----------6-----------6--------
E -4-----------------------4-----------------------
Now he goes back to the beginning and repeats the intro for a while (all
arpeggiated still). As the first verse comes in he changes the order of the
chords in the intro. Each chord is still played the same way for the same
amount of time.
A C#m
G# F#
E F# E G#
F# A G# F#
Below is the verse. I put some words in to give you an idea when the vocals come
in. A little 4 chord thing where the verse comes in at the end, then it goes into
the verse chords.
E F# E G#
While you
-
(Verse) Play x2:
F# A G# F#
make...
E G# F# A
I'm being...
G# G# G# G# <-(Play fret 4 on the high E, not 5, first time through)
-
-
(Chorus) Play x4:
A C#m
feels like spinning...
G# G# G# G#
-
Outro (all arpeggiated except for the final G# chord which is strummed slowly):
A# C#m
G# G# G# G#
A# C#m
G# F#
E F# E G#
And there it is, the complete tab. If you have questions/comments/corrections
please e-mail me at esocci@bucknell.edu. This is the hardest song I've tabbed
and wouldn't mind comments from others. Suggestions on how to make this look
neater are also appreciated.
