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Optimistic by Radiohead

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Performed by:Radiohead
Composers: Colin Greenwood, Edward O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thomas Yorke

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song: optimistic
artist: radiohead
tabbed by: jon triggs (ween_the_acid_head@hotmail.com)

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          CHECK OUT A GREAT BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it sounds like the guitar is a telecaster the neck pickup
is the one that sounds like its used mainly except during the
intro riff. also for the intro im very possitive that there
are more than one guitar playing at the same time so im just
doing the best i can to put them together.

dropped d

intro (this isnt the exant strum pattern)
-----
e]--0---0---0---0---0---0-
b]--0---0---0---0---0---0-
g]-14--16--11--10--12--11-
d]--0---0---0---0---0---0-
a]-15--17--12--12--14--12-
d]--0---0---0---0---0---0-

main riff (use neck pick up for a more bassy tone)
---------
e]-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
b]-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
g]-------7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--------9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-
d]-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
a]-------8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-
d]-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0----------------------

chorus riff (i use the hammer-ons cause its easier to sing and play that way
             but if you want it to be accurate then pick the notes individually)
-----------
e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------0h2-3-5-7-9/12-11-
d]-------0h2h3-------------------
a]-0h2h3-------------------------
d]------------------------------- after you play that play the main riff

interlude (im pretty sure that first part of this is wrong)
---------
   (the pull-offs have to be fast this sounds right with delay)
e]-------------------------|
b]-3-----------------------|
g]---5p3p2--2--2--2-0-p3-0-|
d]-------------------------|
a]-------------------------|
d]-------------------------|

the other part is basically like this i think this is right
just play this with the drums
e]-----------------
b]-----------------
g]-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0-
d]-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0-
a]-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0-
d]-----------------

ending (use some delay and play it all funky like)
------
e]------------------------------
b]------------------------------
g]---7-----5--------9-----7-----
d]-7---7-5---5----9---9-7---7---
a]-8-----7-----7-10-----9-----9-
d]------------------------------

okay thats it it may not be in order but hey
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