To Be A Brilliant Light Chords

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To Be A Brilliant Light by Radiohead is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, Fm, C, G#, Dm, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			Play the intro for as many times as needed and pick the last part. 

Intro: (C#) Fm C G# Dm 

Fm 
I’m getting sort of worried 
         C 
like the time of life I’ve reached 
    G# 
I’m getting pretty old 
            Dm              (C#) 
I should be reaching my peak 

      Fm 
but I haven’t made the stairs yet 
        C 
but you know what mean girls say 
       G# 
if you haven’t got it when your thirty 
Dm                      (C#) 
that’s the way you stay 

Fm C G# Dm (C#) 

      Fm 
I can wash and clean the bedrooms 
      C 
I can make some egg and toast 
       G# 
if you let me stay the night 
          Dm                    (C#) 
then I’ll let you get some rest 

         Fm 
we could talk awhile on the futon 
     C 
if that’s the way you want it 
        G# 
tell me where you want me 
        Dm             C# 
tell me where to sit 

         Bb               F 
where to start to build a clock 
Bb      F 
yeah, I depended on you 
Bb    F 
uh, I depended on you 
   Bb                   F 
to be a brilliant light yeah 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light yeah 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light 

      Fm 
bring me in the church 
       C 
on the corner of your street 
        G# 
I’ll be praying for forgiveness 
        Dm                    (C#) 
I’ll be praying for some love 

          Fm 
because I haven’t got a job 
       C 
and my heart’s been closed 
          G# 
you could start with the trousers 
                   Dm 
’cause it’s what’s stopping the blood flow  

(C#) Fm C G# Dm (C#) 
heeeeeeeeeey 

         Bb               F 
where to start to build a clock 
Bb      F 
yeah, I depended on you 
Bb    F 
uh, I depended on you 
   Bb                   F 
to be a brilliant light yeah 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light yeah 
   Bb             F 
to be a brilliant light 
    	

Chord diagrams

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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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante