Airbag Chords

KeyAsus CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays870

Airbag by Radiohead is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Asus. It uses the chords Asus2, Aadd9, Aadd#11, Asus4, B7, Dm9, F#m, Esus4, Em, A and Dmadd9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Asus
Text
16
Speed
  			By davidedante 
 
 
Chords used: 
 
            EADGBe 
Asus2       x02200 
Aadd9       x07600   or  x0 11 900 (intro) 
Aadd#11     x07800 
Asus4       x07700 
B7          x212xx 
Dm9         x0 12  10 00 
F#m         244222 
Esus4       022200 
Em          022100 
A           x77600 
 
 
Intro: 
 
Dm9, Aadd9(intro)   x3 
Dm9 
 
Riff.1 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------7-| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------6-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------7-| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--0--1--8--7--9--5--0--1--8--7--5--9--12--13--8--7--9--5--0--1--8--7----| 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
Asus2             Aadd9        Aadd#11 
       In The Next      World War 
Asus4 
       In a Jacknifed Juggernaut 
                   Aadd9 
       I am born again 
 
riff.2 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|--14-12-11-12-11-11--| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 
 
                    Aadd#11 
       In the neon sign 
Asus4 
       scrolling up and down 
                   Aadd9  riff.1 
       I am born again 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
               B7            F#m 
       In an intestellar bur  -  st 
             Esus4             Em          A 
       I am back to save the u  -  niverse. 
 
 
 
 
Verse 2: 
(same as the first) 
(play riff.2 during the verse) 
 
       In a deep, deep sleep 
       of the innocent 
       I am born again 
 
       In a fast German car 
       I'm amazed that I survived 
       An airbag saved my life 
 
 
Strum.: 
 
Dmadd9, A   x3 
 
riff.3 (Trem. picking with Chorus) --------------------------------------| 
e|--------------------------5---7---/8---7---5----------------------------- 
B|-10---9---7---9  /6---3-------------------------5s6-5-3-2---5s6-/6-5-3-2- 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
------------------------8---7---5---7---8---7---5-------------------------| 
-------10---9---7---9-------------------------------6---8-----------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
Effetcs in A, then... 
 
 
e|-7---5-------------------------------------5--7----5--------------------| 
B|--8----6--8--6--6--5--3--2---------2-2----------8----5--8--5--5--5--6-5-| 
G|----------------------------2--2--2----4--4-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
       Ah, ah 
 
play riff.2 
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------8--7--5--7--8--7--5--------| 
B|--5s6-5-3-2---5s6-/6-5-3-2------10--9--7--9-----------------------6--8--| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
End: 
(...just play intro) 
 
play riff.1 
 
Dm9, Aadd9(intro)   x3 
Dm9, Asus2 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante