Optimistic Chords
by Radiohead
Optimistic by Radiohead is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F, Dsus4, Am, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Transcribed BY: Chris McGuire
This is how I play it. I got the chorus from Andrew Prefontaine's Tab i just
put in the opening riffs. You have to listen to the album to get the rythm
and timing right.
(drop D tuning)
E---------------------
B---------------------
G---------------------
D----7-7-9-9-4-4-3-5-4 RIFF 1 (2X)
A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
E----------
B----------
G----------
D-----3-5-4
A-----0-0-0
D-----0-0-0
E----------------------------
B----------------------------
G----------------------------
D----12-12-10-10--14-14-12-12 RIFF 2 (played throughout)
A----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-
D----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-
E----------------------
B----------------------
G---5-5--3-3--7-7--5-5-
D---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x- RIFF 2 (alternate)
A---5-5--3-3--7-7--5-5-
D---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-
CHORUS:
F Dsus4 D F Am (?) D
E------------------------------------------
B--10-10--8-8--8-8----7-7--6-6----5-5------
G--10-10--7-7--7-7----7-7--5-5----5-5-----7
D--10-10--7-7--7-7----7-7--7-7----7-7-----7
A--0--0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-----0
D--0--0---0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0-----0
>>Outra Versão
Optimistic By Radiohead
Tabbed by Andrew Prefontaine
Here's how the song is supposed to go. The previous tabs of it were
pretty close
but not quite on the mark.
I won't post lyrics with this tab because there seems to be a big stink
about it if
you do.
It's pretty simple, and believe it or not repetitive
Use your own beat style. I only wrote it like this so it would be easy
to understand the dsus4 d dsus4 d part.
standard tuning
Verse:
D F? Dsus4 D
--5---5--5-5---5-5--5--5--5---5---5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--
--7---7--7-7---6-6--6--6--6---8---8--8-8--7--7--7-7-7--
--7---7--7-7---5-5--5--5--5---7---7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7--
--7---7--7-7---7-7--7--7--7---7---7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7--
--5---5--5-5---8-8--8--8--8---5---5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--
---------------5-5--5--5--5----------------------------
F? C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
-5---5--5-5---3--3--3--3----5--5--5-5---5-5-5----
-6---6--6-6---5--5--5--5----8--7--7-7---8-7-7----
-5---5--5-5---5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7---7-7-7----
-7---7--7-7---5--5--5--5----7--7--7-7---7-7-7----
-8---8--8-8---3--3--3--3----5--5--5-5---5-5-5----
-5---5--5-5--------------------------------------
Chorus:
D F? G D
--5---5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5---10--10--10-10---10--10--10-10-10---
--7---7--7-7--6-6-6--6-6---12--12--12-12---10--10--10-10-10---
--7---7--7-7--5-5-5--5-5---12--12--12-12---11--11--11-11-11---
--7---7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7---12--12--12-12---12--12--12-12-12---
--5---5--5-5--8-8-8--8-8---10--10--10-10---12--12--12-12-12---
--------------5-5-5--5-5-------------------10--10--10-10-10---
F C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
-8--8--8--8---8----8--8--8--8--8-----5--5--5-5---5-5-5----
-10-10-10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8-----8--7--7-7---8-7-7----
-10-10-10-10--10---9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7-7---7-7-7----
-10-10-10-10--10---10-10-10-10-10----7--7--7-7---7-7-7----
-8--8--8--8---8----10-10-10-10-10----5--5--5-5---5-5-5----
-------------------8--8--8--8--8--------------------------
And that's it. Repeat as necessary.