A

Transports, Motorways, and

E
Tramlines, Starting and then
F#m
Stopping, Taking off and
E
Landing. The emptiest of
A
Feelings. Disappointed
E
People, clinging on to
F#m
Bottles. When it comes it's
E
Oh so Disappointing

D A E
Letdown and hanging around
D A E
Crushed like a bug in the ground
D A E
Letdown and hanging around

(That about covers it)

Title: Let down

Artist: Radiohead
Album: OK omputer
Author: Rhys Evans

This isn't supposed to be an exact transcript of the song, but it

sounds
good if all you have is one acoustic guitar and a pair of lungs.

INTRO/AFTER FIRST CHORUS

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|-----------------2-----------------------1-----------1---| X 4
D|-----0-------0-----------0---2---0-----------0-----------|
A|-4-------4-----------4---------------4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE (Play twice)

A E6
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-----------------------------|
B|----------------2---------------|-----------------
2---------------|-----------------2------------|
G|----2-------------------2-------|-----2-------------------
2-------|-----1-------------------1----|
D|--------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------
2---|---------2-------------------2|
A|0-----------0-------0-----------|-0-----------0-------
0-----------|-------------2----------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
0-------------------0--------|

F#m
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-----------------------------|
B|----------------2---------------|-----------------
2---------------|-----------------2------------|
G|----1-------------------1-------|-----2-------------------
2-------|-----2-------------------2----|
D|--------2-------------------2---|---------4-------------------
4---|---------4--------------------|
A|------------2-------------------|-------------
4-------------------|-------------4---------------4|
E|0-------------------0-----------|-2-------------------2-----------|-
2-------------------2--------|

E6
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|
G|-----1-------------------1-------|-----1-------------------1-------|
D|---------2-------------------2---|---------2-------------------2---|
A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
E|-0-------------------0-----------|-0-------------------0-----------|

CHORUS

D DM7/E E A Asus2
Esus4 E
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-----------------------------|
B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------
0---------------|------------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-
2-----------1----------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------
2-----------------------|-----2---------------2-------2|
A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------
0---|---------2---------------2----|
E|2-----------0-----------0-------|---------------------------------|-
0---------------0------------|
X 2

D DM7/E E A Asus2
Esus4 E
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-----------------------------|
B|3-----------2-----------0-------|-2---------------
0---------------|-----0------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------1---|-----2-------------------2-------|-
1-------1---2---1------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------|---------
2-----------------------|---------------------2-------2|
A|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|-
2-----------------------2----|
E|2-----------0-----------
0-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------
---|
INSTRUMENTAL

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1---------------|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-------2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-----------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1st Ending
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|-----1-------2---1-------2---1---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|---------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

2nd Ending

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------|
A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---|
E|-------------------------0---0---|

BREATHY "LET DOWN" BIT

Repeat, and keep getting louder

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|

on the 3rd "Let down" play

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---2---2---2-----------|
A|-4---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---|
E|-------------------------0---0---|

then back to
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-------2---|
D|-----2-------4-------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
A few times, getting louder and messier, then strum an E for a bar
before the final verse

3RD VERSE AND CHORUS

Strum the chord shapes from the first verses and choruses, finishing
with the
last bar finger-picked

OUTRO

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---2-----------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
X 3
D|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0---------------0-----------0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Finish on an A chord lightly strummed.

LET DOWN

chords over verse: A E F#m E

PART A - (intro/1st part of verses):

E----------5----------0---------4----------0---- (repeat)
B---3----3-----3----3-----3---3-----3---3-------
G-6----6-----6 ---6-----6---6-----6---6---------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

PART B - (2nd half of 1st verse only):

E-----------------------------------------------------
B----3---3---3-3----3----3-3----3---3-3----3----3-3--- etc.
G------6---6------6----6------6---6------6----6-------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

PART C - (transition from verses to chorus):

E-5-4-0-----
B-------0---
G-----------
D-----------
A-----------
E-----------

PART D - (1st chorus only):

-------0---------0-------0--------------5------4-----0-----
----0-------0------0---0--------3----3----3------3-----0--- (repeat)
-11-------9---7------9-----7--6---6----------6-----6-------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

PART E - (ending to all choruses):

-------0--------0-------0------0--------0-----------------
----0------0------0---0----------0--------0---------------
-11------9---7------9-----7--6-----6--4-----2--1----------
-------------------------------------------------2--------
---------------------------------------------------2--(0)-
----------------------------------------------------------

PART F - (2nd half of 2nd verse), played quickly:

-------0---------5--------0---------4----------0---
---3--------3--------3---------3---------3--------- repeat from
*
-6---6---*6---6----6---6-----6----6----6----6------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

PART G - (2nd & 3rd choruses): play quickly from

++
------0---------0-------0--------------5--------4--------0-------0---
----0------0------0---0-----------3---------3--------3-------3-------
-11------9---7------9-----7--++6----6-----6---6----6---6---6---6-----
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

PART H - SOME of the guitar from the break (a sonic cacophony/barrage

of guitar).
Start on fret 14 (fourteen) of D string:
-------------------------------------------------
--------------------*10-------10--------14-------
--------11----13--------13-------13---------13--- repeat from *
-14--14----14----14--------14-------14-----------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------

PARTS IN ORDER: A, B, C, D, E, A, F, C, G, E, H (break), verse, G, E

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------

Intro & Verse

Rhy 1--------------------------------------------------------]
e--------------5--------------0--------------4---------------
0------------------------------------------------
B-----3-----3--------3-----3--------3-----3---------3-----
3---------------------------------------------------
G--6-----6--------6-----6--------6-----6---------6-----6--------- Rhy
1 x7------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
Verse A | A | E | E | F#m | F#m | E | E | A | A | E | E | F#m | F#m |
E | E |

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----5---4---0--------------------------
B----3---3----3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3----3-
3--------------------0-----------------------
G--6---6---6----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------
etc----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

Chorus D Dsus2 | A D/F# | D/F# | x2 | D Dsus2 | A D/F# | E |

Rhy 2_________________________________________________________]
e------0--------0--------0-------------5--------4--------
0----------------------------------------------------
B----0-----0------0----0---3----3---3-----3--------
3----------------------------------------------------------
G-11-----9---7-------9--------6---6----------6--------6-----6----- Rhy
2 ------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

e------0-------0-------0--------0-----------
0-----------------------------------------------------------------
B----0-----0-----0---
0---------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
G-11-----9---7-----9------7--6-----4--6--4-----4--2--1-------- Rhy
1------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

After 2nd verse Gtr 2 capo 7th fret

Rhy
3---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------5------------------
B-----------3------3------3-----------------3-----3-------
7------------------3-----3---------0---------------3
G--2--4--6----6------6------6---2---4---6-----6-----6---6---6----2---
4---6-----6-----6---6-------2---4---6----
D---------------0------0------0---0---0---0-----0-----0--------0---
0---0---0-----0-----0-------0---0---0---0--
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

------------------]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
B-----3-------
7---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
G-6-----6---6---6---- Rhy 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------
D---0-----
0---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

Gtr.1 Rhy
4_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________]
e--------------------------------------------------------5-4-0--4--
0-------5--4-------0-----4---0-------------
B----3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3---3---3---3---3---
3------------------3----------3-----3-----3---3---3---3---
G--6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--------------
6---6------6---6-----6---------6---6---6-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

Gtr.2 capo 7th fret

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
B--------------8---8-7---5---5------------3----
3---------------------------------------3----------------------
G--- Rhy 4 ------7-----7---7-----2--4--6-----6----6--6--2--4--2--
0-------2--4--2--4--6---4--6-6--6------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
2h4---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
Let Down.....
Gtr 3 (acoustic)
Rhy 5-------------------------------------]
e----------------------------------------------------------!-
0------------------------------------
B-------3---------3----------3--2-------2------------------!-
2-----------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------- Rhy 5 x2 ----!-
2----------------------------------------------
D----2---------2----------2----------2---------------------!-
2-----------------------------------
A--0------0--0-------0--0----------0-----------------------!-
0------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------