Black Star Chords Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

The Bends Tabs:

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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 12:14:17 -0500
From: Jason Matthew Knott
Subject: CRD:r/radiohead/black_star
Black Star by Radiohead from the album The Bends (1995)
Chords by Jason Knott
Intro (Fade in)
D-G/B-Cadd9-G/B-A repeats
Verse Chords are G-C-G/B-Em
I get home from work and you're still standing in your dressing gown...
C				D
What are we coming to?  What are we gonna do?
Chorus
(D)			Am	G/B C       D
Blame it on your black star
(D)			Am    G/B C       D
Blame it on your falling sky
(D)			G	C	G
Blame it on your satellite
C			D
That brings me home
Verse 2 (Troubled thoughts and troubled mind...)
After 2nd chorus play intro figure
3rd verse (I just stay in the back of the train...) only play bassline
play chorus again
then intro with vocal (too late..this is killing me)
end on A.

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/radiohead/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Obtuse Professional	#1 by Obtuse at Sep 29, 2007 at 7:53 AM EST
	this song has so much emotion and like to me radioheads lyrics arent always so clear, but the message that he was saying was very clear to me in this song. awesomeeeee lyrics

No Picture ALEX Lead Player	#2 by ALEX FOWLER at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:36 PM EST
	Ya, iI like the Christopher O'Riley cd too. This song is truely amazing. I agree that this is a relationship song (well obviously) and it really hits home with me, especially the last stansa. I love the bass line on this song too. It is so awesome. How much ass does Radiohead kick?

No Picture Jordan Rhythm Player	#3 by Jordan at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:56 PM EST
	I think he's trying to find an excuse about why his life is so dysfunctional but doesn't want to blame it on the "Black star" which happens to be the relationship.

No Picture scotty 2 hotty Rhythm Player	#4 by scotty 2 hotty at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:51 AM EST
	same as above! great song!!! the black star and fallin sky is something that is consuming and taking over his loved one and he doesn't know how to deal with it!

No Picture Brett Professional	#5 by Brett Czap at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:38 AM EST
	I've always interpreted it as the girl in the song having a mental disorder that the guy cant understand, and eventually couldnt deal with it anymore...."now that i dont think of you" Ever see the movie Mad Love? think of it in that vein...

No Picture Trent Average	#6 by Trent Zelasney at Oct 7, 2007 at 6:51 AM EST
	This is my favorite Radiohead song because of its simplicity in style, background sounds and lyrics. The whole transition through the song really gets to me with the last lines before the chorus. "What am I coming to? I'm gonna meltdown." Just mindblowing.

No Picture Aaron Average	#7 by Aaron Doyle at Oct 7, 2007 at 10:41 AM EST
	It's about a guy whose girlfriend or partner or whatever has mental problems, and is at a complete loss as to what to do about it.

No Picture TAMARA Musical Genius	#8 by TAMARA at Oct 11, 2007 at 8:45 AM EST
	this song seemed simple enough for me to understand and easily appreciate until i heard Thom say that it was about "Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as you've cleaned your teeth beforehand." Just like Thom, to confuse me as fuck. anyways, great, lovely, absolutely heart-breakingly beautiful song.

No Picture nick Wanna Be	#9 by nick at Oct 19, 2007 at 5:00 AM EST
	This is definatly my favorite radiohead song. It reminds me of my relationship with a good friend of mine. listen to the Black Star by Christopher O-Riley, he does a good job with it.