Kid A
View chords used in this chart
[Intro: ]
there's a piano bit i won't bother to tab...
F A# Dm C
C A# ----> 4 times
Verse:
F A# Dm C C A#
I sit away
F A# Dm C C A#
I sit down away
Bridge:
A# A#/A F ---> 4 times
Verse:
F A# Dm C C A# and so on...
We got heads on sticks
And you got them toothpicks
We got heads on sticks
But you go in circles
[Refrão]
A# A#/A F
Stand and shout
A# A#/A F
Have no problems
A# A#/A F
Stand and shout
A# A#/A F
Have no problems
A# A#/A F
I am standing in the shadow
A# A#/A F
By the end of my bed
during the chorus and the bridge try to play the last 3 strings along with the bass of the note so to get the effect of the organ that is playing in the song.
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Artist: Radiohead
Title: Kid A
Album: Kid A
Transcribed by: Diogo Fangueiro
Email: diogofangueiro@globo.com
Standard tuning
This is played on some sort of synthesizer on the album but I've arranged it for guitar here.
Here is the progression played throughout the verses
-----------------17--17--17------15----------18-------------------------------
-----15--15--18--------------18------17--------------13------15---------------
-15--15------15------------------------------------------12-------------------
-------------------------15------14------17------15------14-------------------
-----------------17-----------------------------------------------------------
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Then the bass riff begins overtop
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-1-1----3-3----6-6-----5-5-------5-5----3-3-----------------------------------
The bass riff at the end of the first verse goes like this
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-5-5--3-3-------------5-5--3-3------------------------------------------------
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--------------1-1--------------------1-1--------------------------------------
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Contribuição: Diogo da Silva Fangueiro(diogofangueiro@globo.com)
How to play Kid A
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.