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name=Chris Blackburn
band=Radiohead
song=Optimistic
inst_type=Guitar
body=/=slide
h=hammer on
^=bend

intro (with slight distorsion)

        (oooooooooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooooh)

     F    G     D     F    D#     D
-----5----7-----2-----1-----3-----2-----
-----6----8-----3-----1-----4-----3-----
-----5----7-----2-----2-----3-----2-----
---------------------------(1)----------
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verse chords are these
          Dm   Dsus2 Dsus4 D         F      D#     D
-(5)----(5)----(5)---(5)-------------------------
--6------5------8-----7------6------8------7-----
--7------7------7-----7------5------8------7-----
--7------7------7-----7------7------8------7-----
--5------5------5-----5-----(8)-----6------5-----
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then its the chorus, the first guitar keeps on playing the same chords
while the second guitar is playing along...

e-----------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------
g-------------0-2-3-5-7-9h11---11^12^11---
d-------0-2-3----------------0------------
a-0-2-3-----------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------


(you can try the best you can)

----------------------------2^*--------
-----------------------3-5-------------
------------------2-4-5----------------
------------2-4-5----------------------
------2-3-5----------------------------
-3-5-----------------------------------

second verse the second guitar playes along like this

--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x
--x--x--x--x--5--x--x--5--5--x
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x

 this is played simultaneously. this is actually a keyboard riff.

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-7--5---------------------------
--------8--7--5--8----7---------
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 outro both guitars

-----5----7-----2-----1-----3-----2-----
-----6----8-----3-----1-----4-----3-----
-----5----7-----2-----2-----3-----2-----
-----3----5-----0-----3-----1-----0-----
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