Here's how to play the beginning: (bend and release) --------10-------------7-------------8------------------------- -----8------8-------8-----8-------8------8----10-/-----8------ --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------10-------------7-------------8------11-----11---------- -----8------8-------8-----8-------8------8------8------8------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------10-------------7-------------8----10---11---10---8----- -----8------8-------8-----8-------8---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------10-------------7-------------8------11-----11---------- -----8------8-------8-----8-------8------8------8------8------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -10-------------8-------------6-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Have Fun! -Dan --- MY IRON LUNG Radiohead written by: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jzg1/ this post is in response to the errant version of the My Iron Lung intro I found all over the web (no offense to it's creator - the differences are minor, but important) so, while nothing, including this file, is perfect, I'm sure it is a marked improvement over the previous one - enjoy NEW IMPROVED intro: Note: / = slide up play w/ dual pitch shifter (bend, hold & release) -------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1----------------- -----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--22^^^^--0-- --------------3-----------1----------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --3----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1--------5---5---- -----0-----------0-----0-----3-----3//66---6---6-- --------------3-----------1----------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --3----------------------------------------------- (bend, hold & release) -------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1-/3--33^^^------ -----0-----------0-----0-----0-------------------- --------------3-----------1----------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --3----------------------------------------------- (bend, hold & release) -------------------------------------------------- --------2--0--------0-----------1----------------- -----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0--22^^^^--0-- --------------3-----------1----------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --3----------------------------------------------- If you'd like the rest of the song, there's a good chance I've got that down by the time you read this - so just e-mail me. Right now, however, I simply don't have the time... hope you enjoy it, and I also hope you have a pitch shifter, or else you just can't play this correctly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A child's rhyme stuck inside my head It said that "life was but a dream" ... I spent so many years in question to find I've known this all along ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TOOL-easily the~ best 90's band Jonathan Z. Gehman Cornell University Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 20:53:40 PST From: Ricky Lee This is pretty risky, trying to tabulate "my iron lung," which is one of Radioheads best songs for that awesome breakdown/chorus. I can almost guarantee you it should be different, but then again, Radiohead doesn't really seem like the usual barre chord sort... Trans. by Ricky Lee (captain_zodiac@hotmail.com) Both of the previously posted intros work pretty good, depending on what type of equipment you have. The rest goes something like: --intro-- then verse one: (the verses have continual feedback. you'll have to figure out the tones) bass plays G C ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------0------------------1--------------3-------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ------0---0--------------0---0----------0---0--------------------- ----0-------0----------2-------2-----0--------0------------------- --------------0------3-----------3--------------0----------------- --3--------------------------------3------------------------------ verse one riff: neck mute v v v v v ----------------------------------------- -----------3----3-3--3----4------4------- -----------4----4-4--4----5------5------- -----------5----3-3--3--0---------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1-------------3-------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3- ------0---0-------------0---0--------0----0--------------------- ----0-------0---------2------2-----0--------0------------------- --------------0-----3----------1--------------0----------------- --3------------------------------3------------------------------ --intro riff again-- the second verse is exactly like the first except there's a second guitar now that plays these parts: verse two: ------------------------/15--11--10-- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (don't play the riff that should go here) ----------------/14-11-10----------11-110-11-10-11- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ----------3-------------/15--11--10--3--- ----------3--------------------------3--- ----------0--------------------------0--- ----------0--------------------------0--- ----------------------------------------- ----------3--------------------------3--- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1--------------3--------------------------- ------0---0-------------0---0---------00---0------------------------- ----0-------0---------2-------2-----0--------0----------------------- --------------0-----3-----------3--------------0--------------------- --3-------------------------------3---------------------------------- --intro again, then (the fun part)-- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4- -10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5- ---------------------- bridge/chorus: (this is what I play, it's not perfect, but it's a start. listen to the album for the rythm. there's a lot of sliding and noise in here. it's pretty easy to reproduce...play this twice for a chorus) (^=1/4 bend) ----------------------0-0----0----0--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --0-0-3^-0-x-x-0-3^---0-0-3^-x-3^-x-3^--3^-------------3^---------3^- --0-0----0-x-x-0------2-2----x----x--------x-x-x-0-2-2----2-2-2-2---- --2-2----2-x-x-2----2-3-3----3----3--------x-x-x---2-2----2-2-2-2---- --3-3----3-x-x-3---------------------------x-x-x---0-0----0-0-0-0---- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -x-x--9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4- repeat, thenn two bars of intro. -x-x-10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5- -x-x---------------------- --verse three-- ---------------------------------------------------- --0-------------3--1-0-------------------3----1--0-- --0----------0---------------0-------0-------------- --0-------2----------------0------2----------------- -------3-----------------2-----3-------------------- --3--------------------3---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------0-----------------1-------------3-------4-3-4--3--4-3-4--3-- ------0---0-------------0---0--------0----0------------------------- ----0-------0---------2------2-----0--------0----------------------- --------------0-----3----------1--------------0--------------------- --3------------------------------3---------------------------------- (play the second part of the verse like the second part of the vs.2) (bridge/chorus again 4x. on third and fourth time, there's a little solo-type thing. listen to the album to see how it's placed:) solo 1: G G G G C C E E E E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------3--------------------------8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3- ------5p3-----5p3-----5p3h5---5p3h5p3------5p3-----5p3----------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G G G G C C E E E E E ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------5^------5^-----5^-5^-5^-----5^------5^---8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3-3-3- ------5^------5^-----5^-5^-5^-----5^------5^----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- real bridge (not to be confused with that other thing I'm calling a bridge...) I'm getting tired, so I'm not going to draw a bunch of the same chord. You can figure out the rythm: ---------------0----------------------------------------------------- ---3-----------1----------------------22--------------------3-------- ---0-----------0----------------------------------------------------- ---------------2----------------------33--------------------5-------- ---2-----------3----------------------44--------------------6-------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- if you're frightened you can be frightened you can be that's ok then the chorus 4 more times and you're done. The sencond time on the chorus there is yet another solo, but, in typical Radiohead fashion, it's not that tough: ('b'=1/2 bend) G G G G C C E E --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------8__----------8__---------8---110-8-10b-10-8-10-8--------8__- --8h9h10-------8h9h10------8-9-10-------------------------8h9h10----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- (scratch and make noise E E for one more bar.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------8-7-6-5-4-4-4-3-3--3---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------8__ 10-8--------------------------------------------------- ---8-9-10------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------