Song: Prove Yourslef
Band: Radiohead
Album: Pablo Honey
Comments: I havn't seen this tab anywhere on the net and its such a good song so i thought i would have a go myself
some of the tab is chorsds just because its easier to understand and the more complicated bits are in tab
hope this is of some use. e mail me with feedback.
Chords:
Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 B/Cadd9 A2? C
e-----3-----------3---------3-------------3--------------3-----------------0-------------0---------
b-----3-----------3---------3-------------3--------------3-----------------0-------------0----------
g-----0-----------0---------2-------------0--------------0-----------------2-------------0----------
d-----2-----------0---------0-------------2--------------x-----------------2-------------2----------
a-----3------------x-----------------------2-------------2------------------0-------------3-----------
e------------------3------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------
Lick 1 used in the bridge Lick 2 used in the bridge
e------------------------------] e----------------------------------]
b-----------------------------] b--------------3-----------------]
g------------0h2-------------] g--------------0------------------]
d------0h2-------0h2-------] d-----0h2------------------------]
a-----------------------------] a---------------------------------]
e-----------------------------] e---------------------------------]
Verse: very slightly distorted guitar
G Cadd9 G G Cadd9 G
Can't afford to breath in this time, nowhere to sit without a gun in my hand
G Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
Hooked back up to the cathode ray
Bridge:
Cadd9 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 1 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 2 B/Cadd9
Im better off dead, im better off dead, im better off....
Chorus: heavy distortion
A2 C A2 C
Prove Yourself prove yourself
A2 C A2 C
Prove yourself
"prove your-self" "prove your-self" "prove your-self" "prove your-self"
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
d------------------------------0-----------------------0--------------------0------------------------0---------------]
a--------------2------3-------------------2-----3----------------2---3-------------------2---3---------------------]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
This happenes in every chorus and these notes B,C and D follow Thoms' words "prove yourself and can
be heard faintly behind his voice
Verse: slightly distorted
G Cadd9 G G Cadd9 G
I wanna breathe, I wanna grow, I'd say I want it but I don't know how
G Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
I work, I bleed, I beg and I pray
Bridge:
Cadd9 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 1 B/Cadd9 Cadd9 Lick 2 B/Cadd9
Im better off dead, im better off dead, im better off....
Chorus: heavy distortion
A2 C A2 C
Prove Yourself prove yourself
A2 C A2 C
Prove yourself
Solo:
The solo is a typical radiohead style and these notes are not exact they are a basis of what should
be played. If you just muck about with the key of G in this style it works.
e-----17b19--17b19--17b19--17--15--14--12------------------------------------------------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------15-----12--13--15--17---15--13--12-------------------]
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----12h14----]
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
it the goes into the bridge (im better off dead etc) but with just the bass and drums then kicks in with the chorus
here are the extra bits played over that final chorus
A2 C A2 C A2 C A2 C
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b---2b3--p0--------------------2b3--p0--------------------2b3--p0---------------2b3--p0-----------]
g--------------2----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------------2--------]
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A2 C A2 C
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b-----4b5-4b5 4--2---0------------4b5-4b5--4--2--0----s9----------------------------------------]
g---------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
end on a C and let it ring for a while
hope this is alright. Radiohead are excellent. Jimbob
