Reckoner - Radiohead (Tutorial)

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How to play Radiohead's Reckoner accurately. Enjoy!!!

Inspired by the Acoustic Version: http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/thom-yorke-plays-acoustically-on-bbc-radio-...

General Strum Pattern: DU__D__U__D___DU

Edit: Found out Thom plays it differently on the From the Basement version (same chords and basically the same voicings), so was a bit sheepish after that, but then I saw him at SF Outside Lands and he played it this way! Go me. *Pats self on the back*

For a tab, please check this one out (made by a fellow YouTuber, TheIllustratedSeries)

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/r/radiohead/reckoner_acoustic_ver2_crd.htm

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[farmerbongi]

hey, is there anyway to transcript/show what strumming pattern you are using?

cool work by the way.

[warrenmusic]

@farmerbongi Check the video description

[1malandrino1]

guys help,when I play eg. fake plastic trees the 1st tab X 0 2 2 2 0 that I understand it tells me to mute the 1sr string leave the 2nd one open then put my finger on the 3rd string 2nd fret on the 4 th string 2nd fret and on the 5th string second fret and leave the last string open and so on .But here I dont get the tabs somehow :(eg the 1st x35050 warren doesnt put any finger on the 3rd fret he bars it and he doesnt put his finger on the 3rd string 5th fret. how do these numbers work please?

[warrenmusic]

@1malandrino1 Nobody's barring anything for C, and the ring finger is on the 5th fret of the D string (what you call the 3rd string). You've got it right, except that people generally reverse the string numbers, thickest actually being 6th string and thinnest being the 1st string. Otherwise you have it exactly right. This means the D string is actually called the 4th string, and not the 3rd. The chord tabs I talk about are always from thickest to thinnest, in that order.

[1malandrino1]

@warrenmusic oh thank you very much for your response! so if I understand it correctly, the1st tab x35050 means that I dont play the thickest E string than put my finger on the 3rd fret on the A string then another finger on the 5th fret on the D string then I leave the G string open then put my finger on the 5th fret on the b string and leav the last E open?...sorry to bother you with these simple things:( I just really like Radiohead songs and your tutorial is awesome so I wanted to learn:)

[warrenmusic]

@1malandrino1 That's exactly right, no need to apologize. To avoid playing the open 6th string E (thickest string), try muting it with the tip of your index finger that is already on the 5th string.

[warrenmusic]

@TheGrimReeferx No need to be rude, man. You're entitled to play your version but understand, mine is based on the acoustic version from the Jonathan Ross show. Thom also plays it similarly in the Age of Stupid performance. Your fingerpicked version is actually more like the album version, although they use the other fingerings on the 6th string. You can see these shapes in the Basement version: C (8 10 x 9 0 x) Em (12 14 x 12 0 x) D (10 12 x 11 0 x).

[newarkan]

Some people are just jackasses.... There u are, giving free tutorials on how to play some of our favourite songs, just teaching us how to make it sound like what we like to hear, and some just come over here to give bad comments... Just don't give a shit, dude, that's a great job you're doing, and please just carry on, your work is very much appreciated indeed. Thanks for all this, Warren, sincerely.

[yourlasthought]

I just started playing a month ago, barely know the chords. And I'm gonna hopefully play this in front of my class D:

[warmbloodedanimal]

@warrenmusic i got the same problem because it seems you are using your median finger so i didn't understand

[bigwaves81]

Thanks for the tab. Awesome song and awesome teacher!

[lukeskymac]

Oh man Reckoner is so awesome

(You're awesome too, don't worry)

[09081952able]

Nice



[fapf26]

Look-up "Reckoner (live for their VH1 special)", and go to the 4:10 spot to see the part that i'm referring to. Happy strumming!

[fapf26]

Great tutorial on a great song. I was checking out your outro, and though I really like what you're showing, i'm wondering if Thom actually ever sneaks in that Bminor part or not..I was watching a live version of Reckoner, and when you see the shot of him playing the outro, it looks like he's switching only between two chords..check it out, but either way, great tutorial --keep it up!

[kuroda0]

Thank you veyr much. This one is difficult.

[elfranko47]

warren, you are my hero

[WavieCassiopeia]

thank youuu!