Just Bass

"Just" by Radiohead
 
tabbed by John Kavalhuna
johnnykav@gmail.com
 
I've seen the bassline for this song butchered all over the internet.
Here's my interpretation of it, and in my opinion, the correct one.
 
***This is definitely not the "easy" version of this song, but it's not
exactly the "hard" version either.
 
If you want to play this song casually, you're reading the wrong tab.
If you want to learn this song for real, pick up your bass, and lets get
started.
 
Now to get the rhythm down, I suggest playing along with the cd (or mp3)
a few times.  It's too hard (and confusing) to imply rhythm in a guitar
tab.
 
 
(Guitar starts alone for one measure, then the rest of the band starts)
 
Intro:
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-1-2-3-------|
A |--3-3-3----------------------0-1-2|
E |----------------------------------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-------------|
A |--3-3-3---------------3-----------|
E |------------------------3-1----3--|
 
 
Verse:  'can't get the stink out'...
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |----------------|
D |--1---/5-3-5-/7-|
A |----3-----------|
E |----------------|
 
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |-----0---------|
D |-1-3--------0--|
A |-------1--3----|
E |---------------|
 
 
Prechorus: 'one day he'll get to you'...
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------5-6-5---4-5-4----3|
A |-0--0-0-2-3-2-0-----------------------(6)-----(5)--|
E |------------------4--4-4-6-8-6-4-------------------|
 
 
Chorus: 'you do it to yourself'...
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |-3--------0-1-2-|
E |----2--1--------|
 
(repeat this riff)
 
 
Postchorus (same as the intro):
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-1-2-3-------|
A |--3-3-3----------------------0-1-2|
E |----------------------------------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-------------|
A |--3-3-3---------------3-----------|
E |------------------------3-1----3--|
 
 
Verse (again, same as first verse):
 
   'don't get my sympathy'...
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |-------------------|
D |--1---/5-3-5-/7----|
A |----3--------------|
E |------------------3|
 
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |-----0---------|
D |-1-3--------0--|
A |-------1--3----|
E |---------------|
 
Prechorus: 'one day I'll get to you'...
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------5-6-5---4-5-4----3|
A |-0--0-0-2-3-2-0-----------------------(6)-----(5)--|
E |------------------4--4-4-6-8-6-4-------------------|
 
 
Chorus: 'you do it to yourself'...
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |-3--------0-1-2-|
E |----2--1--------|
 
(repeat this riff)
 
 
Postchorus:
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-1-2-3-------|
A |--3-3-3----------------------0-1-2|
E |----------------------------------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-------------|
A |--3-3-3---------------3-----------|
E |------------------------3-1-------|
 
 
Bridge:
G |------------------|
D |--------------5---|
A |--7---5---4-------|
E |------------------|
 
(repeat this riff)
 
 
Guitar Solo (it's the verse/prechorus arranged differently):
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |-----0---------|
D |-1-3--------0--|
A |-------1--3----|
E |---------------|
 
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |-0-(let it ring)------|
E |------------------4---|
 
G |------------------|
D |5-6-5---4-5-4----3|
A |-----(6)-----(5)--|
E |------------------|
 
 
(rest)
 
 
Chorus:
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |-3--------0-1-2-|
E |----2--1--------|
 
(repeat 3 times)
 
 
Postchorus (slightly different):
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-1-2-3-------|
A |--3-3-3----------------------0-1-2|
E |----------------------------------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-------------|
A |--3-3-3---------------3--------8--|
E |------------------------3-1-------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-1-2-3-------|
A |--3-3-3----------------------0-1-2|
E |----------------------------------|
 
G |----------------------------------|
D |--------0-1-1-1---1-0-------------|
A |--3-3-3---------------3-----------|
E |------------------------3-1-------|
 
 
Outro:
 
G |-------------------------|
D |-----------1-1---1---1-3-|
A |--3--1--0------3---3-----|
E |-------------------------|
 
G |-------------------3-----------|
D |---------------3-5---3-5-3-1---|
A |-1(h)3--1--0-------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
 
G |-------------------------|
D |-----------1-1---1---1-3-|
A |--3--1--0------3---3-----|
E |-------------------------|
 
G |--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-1(h)3--1--------8(improv the slide)--|
E |--------------------------------------|
 
G |-------------------------|
D |-----------1-1---1---1-3-|
A |--3--1--0------3---3-----|
E |-------------------------|
 
G |--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-1(h)3--1--0-----8(improv the slide)--|
E |--------------------------------------|
 
G |-------------------------|
D |-----------1-1---1---1-3-|
A |--3--1--0------3---3-----|
E |-------------------------|
 
G |--------------|
D |--------------|
A |--1(h)3--1--0-|
E |--------------|
 
There you go!  I know it's a lot to remember, but it's really not that
difficult.  You just have to remember which parts go where.
 
Feel free to post this somewhere else if you choose to, but please give
me the credit for writing it out.  It took me a long time to complete.
 
johnnykav@gmail.com
 
Questions/comments apprietiated.
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