Drop D Tuning This is the way Thom Yorke played it live on all those videos weve seen on youtube. Its actually fairly simple in this arrangement but if you find the transition in the verse a little difficult, the best way to get the change is to go against your instinct to use your middle finger for the bass note of the first chord (the 3rd fret of the low E, tuned down to D so your 3rd fret sounds an F). You want to fret that bass note with your ring finger, using your middle finger to fret the 2nd fret on G string and your little finger to fret the 3rd fret on the B string. When you get to the third on the A string use your ring finger again. Then when you move up to your next shape, keep your middle finger on the G string moving up the 4th fret, use your ring finger on the 5th fret and your index finger for the 2nd and 3rd frets on that same low E(D) string. Using those finger patterns should help you get a nice smooth change, its how Thom actually plays it too. Verse and bridge E--------------------------------------------------| B---------3--------3--------------3--------3-------| G------2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2-| D--------------------------------------------------| A---------------------3-----------------------3----| D---3--------0--------------3--------0-------------| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------3--------3--------------3--------3--------| G-----2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------3-----------------------3-----| D--3--------0--------------3--------0--------------| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G---------4--------4--------------4--------4-------| D------0--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-| A--------------------------------------------------| D---5--------2--------3-----5--------2--------3----| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------3--------3--------------3--------3--------| G-----2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------3-----------------------3-----| D--3--------0--------------3--------0--------------| Chorus E--------------------------------------------------| B--------3--------3--------------3--------3--------| G-----2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--| D--------------------------------------------------| A--1--------1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----| D--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------3--------3-----3-----------3--------2-----| D-----0--------0--------------0-----------0--------| A--------------------------------------------------| D--5--------5--------5-----5-----5-----3--------3--| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------3--------3--------------3--------3--------| G-----2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--| D--------------------------------------------------| A--1--------1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----| D--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------3--------3-----3-----------3--------2-----| D-----0--------0--------------0-----------0--------| A--------------------------------------------------| D--5--------5--------5-----5-----5-----3--------3--| Ive noticed a couple of different videos are around and Thom varied it a little, as you'd expect. The verse and bridge section doesn't really change but for the chorus you can generally fingerpick around the chords ive noted below at your artistic discretion. Ab7M (partial) E-----| B--3--| G--2--| D-----| A--1--| D-----| Gm (alt. shape) E-----| B--3--| G--3--| D--0--| A-----| D--5--| F (alt. shape) E-----| B-----| G--2--| D--0--| A-----| D--3--| Thanks for reading and I expect to see your version on youtube soon, and dont skimp on the falsetto! Dave
