by Radiohead

from King of Limbs (2011)

[Dmin/F]Turn to nasty now

The dark [D/F#]cell

The pillar of my soul

[Dmin/F]The last one out of the [D/F#]box

The one who broke this spell

[Dmin/F] [D/F#]  

Little by little by hook or by crook

I’m such a tease

And you’re such a flirt

Once you’ve been hurt

You’ve been around enough

Little by little by hook or by crook

Never get nervous

Never get judged

I don’t know where it is

I should look

[Dmin/F] [D/F#]  

[Dmin/F] [D/F#]  

Your clue on hold, snapped up

Crawling with my love

The last one out of the box

The one that broke the seal

Ob li [D/F#]ga tion

Com pli [D/F#]ca tion

Routines and [D/F#]schedules

Drug and [D/F#]kill you

[D/F#]Kill you

Little by little by hook or by crook

Never get nervous

Never get judged

I don’t know where it is

I should look

Throughout the song, the guitar riffs are played with variations.

Sometimes the rhythm changes slightly, and other times notes are left out.

Verse

High guitar

e|-10————10——-10—————|
b|-10———-10———10—————|
g|-11——–12———–11—————|
d|-12——12————-12—————|
a|—————————————–|
e|—————————————–|

The arpeggiated 2nd chord is played irregularly during the song.

Also, the reversed guitar sound is most likely this chord backwards.

Guitar 1 is in drop D, but you might as well play guitar 2 in drop D

too, since it is possible to play both at the same time.

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————|
d|——————————————————————|
a|—5—5—5——-5—5—5——-8—8—7——-10–10–9——|
D|—3—3—2—0—5—5—4—0—8—8—7—0—10–10–9—0–|

This is the guitar 2 riff. A lot of the notes are left out on

each repetition. The last bit should always be played though.

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|—2—2—1——-3—3—2——-7—7—6——-9—9—7—2–|
d|—–0—0—0——-0—0—0——-0—0—0——-0—0—0—-|
a|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|

Chorus

With the second guitar, there are actually two guitars playing in either

ear. For the first two lines of the chorus they play roughly the same thing.

For the third the left plays 2a and the right plays 2b.

Notes in brackets are played on some variations.

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|——————————————————————–|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|-0—–(7)-8——-10————–0———8——10——10——|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|—–11——10——10——97——1110—–10——10—–107-|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|——————————————————————–|

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|——————————————————————–|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|-0——-8——-10——10——–5———5-5—-7——8–10—-|

Guitar 2a

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|—–7——-7——-7——-7————————————–|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|——————————————————————–|

Guitar 2b

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|—–11——10——10——97——–3———3—5—–7—9—|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|——————————————————————–|

A few more repetitions of the verse

Then the guitar for the chorus.

obligations part

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————|
d|——————————————————————|
a|——————————————————————|
D|-5————-1———1—–1—4————0—————–|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|—-7—–7———7—-7————-7—–7——-7——7—–|
d|—-5—–5———5—-5————-7—–7——-7——7—–|
a|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————|
d|——————————————————————|
a|——————————————————————|
D|-5————-1———1—–1—4————0—————–|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|—-7—–7———7—-7————-7—–7——-7—8–7—–|
d|—-5—–5———5—-5————-7—–7——-7—7–7—–|
a|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————|
d|——————————————————————|
a|——————————————————————|
D|-5————-1———1—–1—4————0—————–|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|—-7—–7———7—-7————-7—–7——-7—8–7—–|
d|—-5—–5———5—-5————-7—–7——-7—7–7—–|
a|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|——————————————————————|
d|——————————————————————|
a|——————————————————————|
D|-5————-1———1—–1—4————0—————–|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————|
b|——————————————————————|
g|—-7—–7———7—-7————-7—–7——-7—8–7—–|
d|—-5—–5———5—-5————-7—–7——-7—7–7—–|
a|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|

Guitar 1

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|——————————————————————–|
d|——————————————————————–|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|–4————0——————5———5-5—-7——8–10—–|

Guitar 2

e|——————————————————————–|
b|——————————————————————–|
g|——7—–7——-7—8–7———–3———3—5—–7—9—-|
d|——7—–7——-7—7–7—————————————-|
a|——————————————————————–|
D|——————————————————————–|

Cheers.