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Present Tense

by Radiohead
Tab
4.9 (182)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 1th fret
Version:
v2v1v3v4v5
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Capo fret 1 or tune your guitar a half step up (low to high: F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C-F).
This is the album version on Radiohead's newest album a Moon Shaped Pool.
*note*
I've made an step for step video tutorial for this song so for the rhythm and chord shapes.
So please check out this video, it will definitely help you!
https://youtu.be/1a868pzelTo
[Part A]
    Gm                                          Cm
e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------11-------11------------11----------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----8------8-----------8---------|
D|-----------12---------12------------12-----|----------------------------------|
A|--10----------10-----------10----------10--|-------10-------10----------10----|
E|-------------------------------------------|--8-------8----------8---------8--|
    D/F#                                 Bm
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------10-----10----------10--------|-------------------------------|
G|----------7--------7-----------7----|-----7-----7----------7--------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--9---------9----------9---------9--|-------9-------9----------9----|
E|------------------------------------|--7------7---------7--------7--|
    Bb                             Eb
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----8-----8----------8--------|
G|-----7-----7----------7-------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------8-------8----------8----|
A|-------8-------8--------------|--6------6---------6--------6--|
E|--6------6---------6----6--4--|-------------------------------|
    Ab                              Fm
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----9------9-----------9---------|
G|-----5-----5----------5--------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------10-------10----------10----|
A|-------6-------6----------6----|--8-------8----------8---------8--|
E|--4------4---------4--------4--|----------------------------------|
    Bb
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7----------7--------| x2
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------8-------8----------8----|
E|--6------6---------6--------6--|
[Link]
e|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|------------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7----------7---0-|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--10----------10----------10---------10---|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--8------8---------8--------8---|
[Verse 1]
                                     "This Dance"
    Gm                                              Cm           Cmadd9
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8---------8---------|
G|-----------------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7---------7---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| x2
A|--10---------------10----------10---------10---|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|--8------8--------8--------8---|
                           "It's like a weapon"
    Eb                               Dm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--5------5---------5--------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
                           "Self Defence"
    Gm                                          Cm           Cmadd9
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7----------7---0-|
D|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--10-----------10----------10---------10---|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--8------8---------8--------8---|
                          "Against the present"
    Eb                               Dm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--5------5---------5--------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                            "Present Tense"
    Eb                               Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|------8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|--------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--8-------8---------8--------8---|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
                                 "I won't get heavy"
    Gm                                          Cm           Cmadd9
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7----------7---0-|
D|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--10-----------10----------10---------10---|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--8------8---------8--------8---|
                             "Keep it light and"
    Eb                               Dm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--5------5---------5--------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                              "Keep it moving"
    Eb                               G7/B
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--7------7---------7--------7---|
                                "I am doing "
    Eb                               Dm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--5------5---------5--------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                "No harm"
    Eb                               Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--8------8---------8--------8---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
                                    "As my world"
                               "Comes crashing down"
    Gm                                          Cm           Csus2
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7----------7---0-|
D|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
A|--10-----------10----------10---------10---|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--8------8---------8--------8---|
                            "I'm dancing"
    Eb                               Dm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--5------5---------5--------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                           "Freaking out"
    Eb                               G7/B
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----6-----6----------6---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--7------7---------7--------7---|
                       "Deaf, dumb, and blind"
    Eb                               Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--8------8---------8--------8---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Bridge]
    Gm                                  Gm          F
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------3-----3---------3---------|-----3-----3------2------2---|
D|-----------0------0----------0---0-|-------0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--3----------3--------3--------3---|--3------3----1------1-------|
    Bb
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7----------7--------|-----7-----7----------7--------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------8-------8----------8----|-------8-------8----------8----|
E|--6------6---------6--------6--|--6------6---------6--------6--|
    Eb                               C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----5-----5----------5---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--3------3---------3--------3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    Gm                                  Gm
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------3-----3---------3---------|-----3-----3------2------2---|
D|-----------0------0----------0---0-|-------0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--3----------3--------3--------3---|--3------3----1------1-------|
  "In you I'm lost"
    Bb
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7----------7--------|-----7-----7----------7--------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------8-------8----------8----|-------8-------8----------8----|
E|--6------6---------6--------6--|--6------6---------6--------6--|
  "In you I'm lost"
    Eb                               C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----5-----5----------5---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--3------3---------3--------3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Part A]
               "I won't turn around when the penny drop"
    Gm                                          Cm
e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------11-------11------------11----------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----8------8-----------8---------|
D|-----------12---------12------------12-----|----------------------------------|
A|--10----------10-----------10----------10--|-------10-------10----------10----|
E|-------------------------------------------|--8-------8----------8---------8--|
                "I won't stop now I won't slack off"
    D/F#                                 Bm
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------10-----10----------10--------|-------------------------------|
G|----------7--------7-----------7----|-----7-----7----------7--------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--9---------9----------9---------9--|-------9-------9----------9----|
E|------------------------------------|--7------7---------7--------7--|
                 "Or all this love will be in vain"
    Bb                             Eb
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----8-----8----------8--------|
G|-----7-----7----------7-------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------8-------8----------8----|
A|-------8-------8--------------|--6------6---------6--------6--|
E|--6------6---------6----6--5--|-------------------------------|
    Ab                              Fm
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----9------9-----------9---------|
G|-----5-----5----------5--------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------10-------10----------10----|
A|-------6-------6----------6----|--8-------8----------8---------8--|
E|--4------4---------4--------4--|----------------------------------|
    Bb
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7----------7--------|  x2
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------8-------8----------8----|
E|--6------6---------6--------6--|
[Bridge]
    Gm                                  Gm          F
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------3-----3---------3---------|-----3-----3------2------2---|
D|-----------0------0----------0---0-|-------0---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--3----------3--------3--------3---|--3------3----1------1-------|
    "In you I'm lost"
    Bb                              Bb
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-----7----------7--------|-----7-----7----------7--------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------8-------8----------8----|-------8-------8----------8----|
E|--6------6---------6--------6--|--6------6---------6--------6--|
    "In you I'm lost"
    Eb                               C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8----------8---------|-----5-----5----------5---------|
G|-------0-------0----------0---0-|-------0-------0----------0---0-| x2
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--6------6---------6--------6---|--3------3---------3--------3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
    Gm                                        Cm           Csus2
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------11------11-----------11----------|-----8-----8----------8---------|
G|-----------0---------0------------0----0-|-------8-------7----------7---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| x4
A|--10---------10----------10---------10---|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--8------8---------8--------8---|
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