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Radiohead - Idioteque
Tabbed by Karma Police (antoninthesky@aol.com)
Standard Tuning - E A D G B E
The instrumental part of this song is based on one keyboard riff. It repeats at various
times throughout the song, so listen to the drums and vocals for your cue when to play
along. The keyboard sounds like it has some chorus effect on it, so you can use a chorus
pedal or flanger pedal at full speed for this riff.
|E----------------18---------------------|
|B----------15---------------------------|
|G-----------------------12--------------|
|D-----------------------13--------------|
|A----13-----------------13--------------|
|E----10-----------------11--------------|
Tips: Try to hold each note or chord for as long as possible until you switch, and switch
smoothly. Vibrato the seperate notes for a richer effect.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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#1 by ♥WeEzY♥ at Apr 12, 1973 at 2:56 AM EST |
| When Thom worked in a mental hospital, I think he himself went a little crazy. He stopped caring about anything, epecially people. He might put on some fascade of caring, but really wouldn't have cared if the entire world population died on his account. This song is his way of showing what he thought, like most songs are. | |
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#2 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at Oct 8, 1975 at 5:44 PM EST |
| it fits better within the concept of the album which is the first human clone...the clone is in a mental institute (hence the chorus, "here I'm allowed anything all the time") and he's seeing fighting breaking out over the creation of the clones... "the first of children" prolly refers to a clone of the first clone... | |
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#3 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Feb 11, 1978 at 8:31 PM EST |
| well yeah. a monger is a kind of merchant, is that right? i just looked it up in a dictionary, cos i'm not a native speaker. and we all know, what scare means...maybe thom wants to say that people aren't trading with fear or angst or whatever you may call it, but that the fear is legitimated because we destroy our environment. | |
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zach Wanna Be |
#4 by zach lilly at Dec 8, 1989 at 3:12 PM EST |
| Well, it's working on (at least) two levels. Sure, on the first level there's the impending nuclear war theme. However, take the title and the way it's spelt - see how it's a pun on the words 'idiot' and 'discoteque' ? Now take into account the industrial sounds, electronic sounds? To me it's using the analogy of someone in a bunker to compare what he feels when he is in a crowded nightclub (discoteque) with the pummeling sounds and flashing lights. It's making a point about the vacousness of people listening to electronic music when the same technology is being used to create hi-tech war. Notice the lines, "Take the money and run", a dig at the nightclub owners who run 'raves' in giant warehouses (many of which ironically used to be aircraft hangers used by the military) - making a quick buck. It's using the theme of literal alienation ( a man alone in a bunker) to the more metaphysical alienation you often find when you are 'alone' in a crowded room of people off their heads (see The Smith's 'How Soon Is Now?'). | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#5 by Brad Vincent at Jul 15, 1991 at 12:15 AM EST |
| I think the global warming and pollution thing makes the most sense (by the way, soowt, its Thom YORKE) | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#6 by jimmy rodrigues at Jul 29, 1993 at 6:38 PM EST |
| cuban missle crisis | |
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Sara Average |
#7 by Sara Sunshine at Aug 4, 1994 at 12:36 AM EST |
| Originally released: October 2000 Found on: Kid A Also found on: (live) I Might Be Wrong - Live Recordings "Idioteque" can be seen in two ways: A blatantly stupid attempt at making a cheesy dance song (hence the name), or genius. What "Idioteque" essentially is, is a dance song, beats, and all. This, of all the songs on the album, is the experimental one that stands out as much as "Electioneering" did on OKC. It will either be your favorite song, or your most hated. However, it can't be ignored. The song samples a bit from Paul Lansky's 1975 computer-made song "Mild Und Leise." For more info about Lansky and his RH experience, check out his website. | |
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camilo Average |
#8 by camilo velasquez at Mar 15, 2003 at 10:38 PM EST |
| i'd like to know what "scaremongering" means...does anyone know? it's good to see that there are so many people who like radiohead. the world needs more. | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#9 by Justin at Nov 26, 2005 at 3:54 PM EST |
| man... this band is like soooo awesome. i don't know what this song is about, much less any of their other songs. But what can u expect from a musical genious? U can surely expect music that is far beyond the simple minds of us normal people. i have such a great respect for the members of radiohead, and they continue to amaze me. EVERYONE SHOULD DEFINETLY DOWNLOAD IDIOTEQUE WHEN RADIOHEAD PLAYED IT LIVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.... IT'S SOOOOOO GREAT. | |
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