Optimistic Chords by Radiohead

Tempo:
157.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

Dm

Am

E

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Optimistic chords
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[Am] [D]
[Bb] [F] [Em]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[Bb] [C] [Bm]
[Bb] [C] [Em]
[Bm]
[F] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[Em] [D]
[F] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[D] [C] [D]
[Dm] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [Dm] ♪ Ooh, [Am]
[E] ooh, [D] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [Dm] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh [Am]
♪ Flies of bugs around my [D] head, won't you [Am] suck you [Dm] in the dead ♪
[E]
Picking up every [D] last comb ♪
[Am] ♪ Big fish [D] eat the [E] little [D] ones,
[Gm] [Dm]
big fish eat [D] the little ones ♪
♪ Not my problem, give me [Dm] some, [E] try some, give me some ♪
[D]
[Dm] This one drops a pay off, [E] fight off all the [D] animals, [Dm] living on [E] a level four.
[D] You [Am] can try [Dm] the best you can, you can [E] try the best [D] you can,
[Dm] but the best you can is
[C]
[D] getting lost.
[Am] You [Dm] can
[Gm] try the best you can, you can try the best [D] you can, the best you can is [C] getting [D] lost.
[E] [D]
[Dm] [E]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [G]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[E]
[D]
[Dm] I really want to [C] help you man, [Dm] I really want [Am] to help you
[G] [D] man
[A] [D] I'm nervous, messed [C] up man, and [Eb] I'm falling [Dm] right off [Am] with the shit
[Dm] [D] Try
[Am] [Em] [D]
[Am] the [Dm] best you can, you [Gm] can try the [D] best you can, [Dm] the best you can is [C] good
[Dm] [E] enough
[D]
[Am] Try the [A] best you can, you [E] can try the [D] best you can, [F] but it's also in the [D]
[G] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
end
[Am] [E] [D] [Dm]
[Am] [Gm]
[D] [Dm]
[E]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Bb]
[C] [Bm]
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[Bb]
[C] [Bm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[D] [Dm]
[G]
[F]
[G] [Em]
[D] [Dm]
[Ab]
Key:  
D
1321
Dm
2311
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Am
2311
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To learn Radiohead - Optimistic chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Am, E, D, Dm, E, D, Am, Dm and Am. A good strategy is to initiate at 78 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 157 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] ♪ Ooh, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] ooh, [D] _ ooh, _ ooh, ooh, ooh, [Dm] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh [Am]
♪ Flies of bugs around my [D] head, won't you [Am] suck you [Dm] in the dead ♪
[E]
Picking up every [D] _ last _ _ comb ♪
[Am] ♪ Big fish [D] eat the [E] little [D] ones, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
big fish eat [D] the little ones ♪
♪ Not my problem, give me [Dm] some, _ _ _ [E] _ try some, give me some ♪
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] This one drops a pay off, _ [E] fight off all the [D] _ animals, _ [Dm] living on [E] a _ level four.
_ [D] _ _ You [Am] can try _ [Dm] the best you can, you can [E] try the best [D] you can, _
[Dm] but the best you can is
[C] _ _ _
[D] getting lost. _ _ _
[Am] You _ _ [Dm] can _ _ _
[Gm] try the best you can, you can try the best [D] you _ can, the best you can is [C] getting _ _ _ _ _ [D] lost. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I really want to [C] help you man, [Dm] I really want [Am] to help you _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ man _
_ _ [A] _ [D] I'm _ _ _ _ nervous, messed [C] up man, and [Eb] I'm falling [Dm] right off [Am] with the shit
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] Try _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ the [Dm] best you can, you [Gm] can try the [D] best you can, _ [Dm] the best you can is [C] good _
[Dm] _ _ [E] enough
[D] _ _ _
[Am] Try the [A] best you can, you [E] can try the [D] best you _ can, [F] but it's also _ in the [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ end
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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