Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead
Chord diagrams
30 px/s
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
All bars are based on chords; the riff is an arpeggiated picking pattern over each chord. Tabbed by Paul Goulding. Album: The Bends.
Main riff (Am) — repeat for verse phrasing
Am
e|---------0--------------0------------0-----------------|
B|---------------3-------------1---------------0---------|
G|-----------2------2------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|-----2-----------------------------------------2-------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------0--------------0------------0-----------------|
B|---------------3-------------1---------------0---------|
G|-----------2------2------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|-----2-----------------------------------------2-------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Am
Rows
of houses, all bearing down on me
Am
I
can feel their blue hands touching me
Em
All
these things into position
Em
All
these things we'll one day swallow whole
C
Fade
Em
out
A
Am
gain
C
Fade
Em
out
Chord shapes used in the chorus tab
Chorus chords (picked)
C Em
e|-----0-------0-------0----------|----0-------0-------0----------|
B|---------3-------1-------0------|--------3-------1-------0----0-|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|------0---0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---------------------------2----|--2-----------------------2----|
A|-3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
Verse 2
Am
This
machine will, will not communicate
Am
These
thoughts and the strain I am under
Em
Be
a world child, form a circle
Em
Before
we all go under
C
Fade
Em
out
A
Am
gain
C
Fade
Em
out
?
Verse 3
Am
Cracked
eggs, dead birds, scream as they fight for life
Am
I
can feel death, can see its beady eyes
Em
All
these things into position
Em
All
these things we'll one day swallow whole
C
Fade
Em
out
A
Am
gain
C
Fade
Em
out
Outro — G6 / E / Am / G6 / E / Am (end on A)
G6 E
e|----0---------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
B|---------3---------1-------0--|---------3-------1-------0-----0-|
G|--0---0----0----0----0---0---0|---------------------------1-----|
D|---------------------------0--|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Am G6 E
e|----0-------0--------0--------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
B|--------3-------1--------0----|---------3-------1-------0-----0-|
G|------2---2---2---2---2---2-2-|-------0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---2-----------------------2--|---------------------------0-----|
A|-0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Am
e|------0-------0-------0-----------|----|
B|----------3-------1-------0-------|----|
G|--------2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|----| End on A
D|---2-----------------------2------|----|
A|-0--------------------------------|-0--|
E|----------------------------------|----|
e|----0---------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
B|---------3---------1-------0--|---------3-------1-------0-----0-|
G|--0---0----0----0----0---0---0|---------------------------1-----|
D|---------------------------0--|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Am G6 E
e|----0-------0--------0--------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
B|--------3-------1--------0----|---------3-------1-------0-----0-|
G|------2---2---2---2---2---2-2-|-------0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---2-----------------------2--|---------------------------0-----|
A|-0----------------------------|---0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Am
e|------0-------0-------0-----------|----|
B|----------3-------1-------0-------|----|
G|--------2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|----| End on A
D|---2-----------------------2------|----|
A|-0--------------------------------|-0--|
E|----------------------------------|----|