Radiohead - Optimistic (Tutorial)

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How to play Radiohead's "Optimistic" accurately. Accompanying cover version can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5dptZUrUhs

Enjoy!

Tuning: D A D G B E (a.k.a. Drop D)

Based on the album and From the Basement versions.

Intro/Outro strum pattern: D _ D U D _ D U D U D _ D _ D _ _ U D _ D _ D U D U D U _ U D U, or 1 _ + a 2 _ + a 3 e + _ 4 _ + _ _ e + _ 2 _ + a 3 e + a _ e + a

Main riff pattern: D _ D _ D U D U _ U _ U _ U D U, or 1 _ + _ 2 e + a _ e _ a _ e + a

"Try the best you can" pattern: D U D _ D _ D U _ U _ U _ U D U, or 1 e + _ 2 _ + a _ e _ a _ e + a

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[HEMAPDX]

hey warren, sorry about your acoustic. i got a question i've been asking around on - do you know how radiohead gets their haunting sound on guitar, which starts at 3:41 of weird fishes(basement version)

wondering if its a pedal or what? thanks to you or anyone else who knows.

mike

[warrenmusic]

@HEMAPDX I believe that's Ed using a Fernandes Sustainer Kit. You could probably reproduce that particular sound with an E-Bow. Either way, you should put some delay/reverb on there...

[shamurodeo]

If there's one thing I could ask for, it's a Go to Sleep tutorial.

[iRECKONER]

Nothing can do you justice to how you have helped the world of us Guitar Players, esp with regard to teaching / playing R_adiohead. Cheers.

[sharkmcleod]

Can you put the chords in the info? Its slightly annoying to keep rewinding to make out '0 0 10 x 10 0 0' and the other ones lol.

[VirtualHumanoid]

this is awesome! thank you!

[RockitMusic101]

Hey Warren what effect are you using??

[DarkAngelEU]

fuck yeah, I just learned two Radiohead songs in one day! :D

[tomatrix6]

Good job my fellow musician! Excellent explanation my friend. I knew how to play this already, but I just wanted to make sure it was correct. And this is definitely a perfect guide to learning this excellent song! Keep up the good work man.

[joegamba4]

during the chorus when he says the best you can is good enough doesnt it change up? isnt it not 10x10 9x10 8x8 7x7?

[thechewbaccadefence]

Great work dude, I'm astounded that three people hit dislike. Dicks.

[dontleadmedry]

i love you so much