• Song:

    Paranoid Android

  • Artist:

    Radio Head

  • Album:

    Paranoid Android

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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