Chords for Pyramid Song (by Radiohead) Piano Tutorial
Tempo:
108.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#
A
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is a tutorial for Pyramid Song by Radiohead.
Let me just make sure you can see everything here.
How the hell does [F#] the song go?
Okay.
It's as low as it goes, so
[G] [A] Alright, we can see everything.
Okay.
[N] Mrs.
Ropa is
that's another YouTube account.
She did this, and I pretty much learned it from her.
It's the only one, so I just wanted to make another one.
And plus, I'm teaching my cousin how to play, so
You can watch that, or you can watch this, whatever you want.
Because they're pretty much the same.
First chord looks like this.
[F#]
The rhythm's kind of tricky.
If you know the song, [F#m] you'll be able to figure out what it's like.
[F#]
And then, keep the pinky here, just move left [G] hand down to this.
And on the right hand, the pinky stays,
but you just move the thumb and the pointer down to this.
Okay, [F#] so let me show you again.
[G] And then play that once, and then you move everything over again.
[A]
That goes to there.
Well, that moves over.
This turns into this.
That plays three times.
And then you go back to the chord you just did [G] before.
And then you add the pinky.
And keep the pinky there just for one [F#] hit.
And then bring it back up when you go back to the original chord.
So it should sound like this.
Let me just show you.
[G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G]
Only do the pinky on the first part, because that's how he plays it.
And then just play it regular the second time.
[N] And then the verse starts [F#] out the same way.
[G] [A]
[G] Except now, when you go to the next chord,
it's the same thing as the original chord, just play it without the thumb.
[F#] Two times.
And then add the thumb on [G#m] the left hand,
and bring the right thumb [F#m] down right here.
Two measures again.
And then the next chord looks like this.
Pointer finger comes here on the right hand, and thumb goes up to here.
So just like [B] this.
[G] Okay, and the left hand comes down to [A] here.
[E] Wait.
Yeah, okay, that's it.
Right here, just like this.
[Em]
Left hand comes right here.
[F#] So let me just show you.
[G] [A]
[G] [F#] [F#m]
[E] And then it goes back to this [G] chord,
which is the second chord of the beginning.
And then it [F#] goes back to this.
[D] Okay, so [F#] it starts out at the beginning of the song.
[G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G] ♪
And the verse.
[F#] ♪ Jumped in [G] a river, what [A] did I see?
[G]
[F#] [F#m] ♪ Black-eyed [E]
angels swam with [G] me
[F#] That's just the whole thing.
And then during the part when it's, like, after the first [G] verse,
in between, like when you go into the next verse,
it's just like, [G#] let me just try to think of what the [G] last line of the verse is.
[A]
Oh, shit.
[F#] ♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
[F#]
[G] [A] [G] ♪
[F#] [G]
So [A] [G] it's just like the beginning.
And then you just play that again.
[F#] [G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G] ♪
And then the next verse, which is the [F#] same exact thing.
Literally, like when you play and when you sing, it's the same.
[C#] [G#]
[F#]
♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
This part gets repeated.
♪ [F#]
There [F#m] was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to doubt
[G] [F#]
Three times.
♪ [F#m] There was nothing [E] to fear, nothing to [G] doubt
And then you [F#] just play it [G] like
[A] [G]
[F#] [G]
[A] [G]
[F#] [G]
[A] [G]
[F#]
♪
So it's really just that main [G] riff the whole time,
[A]
[G] [F#] except for the verse when you just
the only thing that's different is you do it without the thumb
and then you add the thumb [G] with [F#m] this chord.
[E] That's all that's [G] different about it.
[F#]
So it's a pretty [A#] easy song.
I mean, you can watch this, you can watch Mrs.
Roper's version.
I mean, it's the same thing.
I just thought I would make one, too.
Let me just make sure you can see everything here.
How the hell does [F#] the song go?
Okay.
It's as low as it goes, so
[G] [A] Alright, we can see everything.
Okay.
[N] Mrs.
Ropa is
that's another YouTube account.
She did this, and I pretty much learned it from her.
It's the only one, so I just wanted to make another one.
And plus, I'm teaching my cousin how to play, so
You can watch that, or you can watch this, whatever you want.
Because they're pretty much the same.
First chord looks like this.
[F#]
The rhythm's kind of tricky.
If you know the song, [F#m] you'll be able to figure out what it's like.
[F#]
And then, keep the pinky here, just move left [G] hand down to this.
And on the right hand, the pinky stays,
but you just move the thumb and the pointer down to this.
Okay, [F#] so let me show you again.
[G] And then play that once, and then you move everything over again.
[A]
That goes to there.
Well, that moves over.
This turns into this.
That plays three times.
And then you go back to the chord you just did [G] before.
And then you add the pinky.
And keep the pinky there just for one [F#] hit.
And then bring it back up when you go back to the original chord.
So it should sound like this.
Let me just show you.
[G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G]
Only do the pinky on the first part, because that's how he plays it.
And then just play it regular the second time.
[N] And then the verse starts [F#] out the same way.
[G] [A]
[G] Except now, when you go to the next chord,
it's the same thing as the original chord, just play it without the thumb.
[F#] Two times.
And then add the thumb on [G#m] the left hand,
and bring the right thumb [F#m] down right here.
Two measures again.
And then the next chord looks like this.
Pointer finger comes here on the right hand, and thumb goes up to here.
So just like [B] this.
[G] Okay, and the left hand comes down to [A] here.
[E] Wait.
Yeah, okay, that's it.
Right here, just like this.
[Em]
Left hand comes right here.
[F#] So let me just show you.
[G] [A]
[G] [F#] [F#m]
[E] And then it goes back to this [G] chord,
which is the second chord of the beginning.
And then it [F#] goes back to this.
[D] Okay, so [F#] it starts out at the beginning of the song.
[G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G] ♪
And the verse.
[F#] ♪ Jumped in [G] a river, what [A] did I see?
[G]
[F#] [F#m] ♪ Black-eyed [E]
angels swam with [G] me
[F#] That's just the whole thing.
And then during the part when it's, like, after the first [G] verse,
in between, like when you go into the next verse,
it's just like, [G#] let me just try to think of what the [G] last line of the verse is.
[A]
Oh, shit.
[F#] ♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
[F#]
[G] [A] [G] ♪
[F#] [G]
So [A] [G] it's just like the beginning.
And then you just play that again.
[F#] [G] [A]
[G]
[F#] [G] [A]
[G] ♪
And then the next verse, which is the [F#] same exact thing.
Literally, like when you play and when you sing, it's the same.
[C#] [G#]
[F#]
♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
This part gets repeated.
♪ [F#]
There [F#m] was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to doubt
[G] [F#]
Three times.
♪ [F#m] There was nothing [E] to fear, nothing to [G] doubt
And then you [F#] just play it [G] like
[A] [G]
[F#] [G]
[A] [G]
[F#] [G]
[A] [G]
[F#]
♪
So it's really just that main [G] riff the whole time,
[A]
[G] [F#] except for the verse when you just
the only thing that's different is you do it without the thumb
and then you add the thumb [G] with [F#m] this chord.
[E] That's all that's [G] different about it.
[F#]
So it's a pretty [A#] easy song.
I mean, you can watch this, you can watch Mrs.
Roper's version.
I mean, it's the same thing.
I just thought I would make one, too.
Key:
G
F#
A
F#m
E
G
F#
A
_ _ _ _ _ This is a tutorial for Pyramid Song by Radiohead.
Let me just make sure you can see everything here.
_ How the hell does [F#] the song go?
Okay. _ _
It's as low as it goes, _ so_ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ Alright, we can see everything.
Okay.
[N] _ Mrs.
Ropa _ is_
that's another YouTube account.
She did this, and I pretty much learned it from her.
It's the only one, so I just wanted to make another one.
And plus, _ I'm teaching my cousin how to play, so_
You can watch that, or you can watch this, whatever you want.
Because they're pretty much the same.
First chord looks like this.
[F#] _
_ _ _ The rhythm's kind of tricky. _
If you know the song, [F#m] you'll be able to figure out what it's like. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ And then, keep the pinky here, just move _ left [G] hand down to this.
And on the right hand, the pinky stays,
but you just move the thumb and the pointer down to this.
_ Okay, [F#] so let me show you again. _ _ _
[G] And then play that once, and then you move everything over again.
[A] _
That goes to there.
Well, that moves over.
This _ turns into this. _ _ _ _ _
That plays three times.
And then you go back to the chord you just did [G] before.
_ _ _ And then you add the pinky.
_ _ And keep the pinky there just for one [F#] hit.
_ _ And then bring it back up when you go back to the original chord.
So it should sound like this.
Let me just show you.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Only do the pinky on the first part, because that's how he plays it.
And then just play it regular the second time.
[N] And then the verse starts [F#] out the same way.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Except now, when you go to the _ next chord,
it's the same thing as the original chord, just play it without the thumb.
[F#] _ _ _ _ Two times.
And then add the thumb on [G#m] the left hand,
and bring the right thumb [F#m] down right here.
_ _ _ Two measures again.
And then the next chord looks like this.
Pointer finger comes here on the right hand, and thumb goes up to here.
So just like [B] this.
[G] Okay, and the left hand comes down to [A] here.
[E] Wait. _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, okay, that's it.
Right here, just like this.
_ [Em]
Left hand comes right here.
[F#] So let me just show you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And then it goes back to this [G] chord,
which is the second chord of the beginning. _
And then it [F#] goes back to this.
[D] Okay, so [F#] it starts out at the beginning of the song.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ ♪
And _ _ _ the verse.
[F#] ♪ Jumped in [G] a river, what [A] did I see?
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] ♪ Black-eyed [E]
angels swam with [G] me _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] That's _ just the whole thing.
And then during the part when it's, like, after the first [G] verse,
in between, like when you go into the next verse,
it's just like, [G#] let me just try to think of what the [G] last line of the verse is.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Oh, shit.
[F#] ♪ _ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] ♪ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G]
So [A] _ _ _ _ [G] it's just like the beginning.
And then you just play that again.
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ ♪
And then _ the next verse, which is the [F#] same exact thing.
Literally, like when you play and when you sing, it's the same.
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
This part gets repeated.
♪ [F#] _
There [F#m] was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to doubt
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
Three times.
♪ [F#m] There was nothing [E] to fear, nothing to [G] doubt _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And then you [F#] just play it _ [G] like_
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
♪
So it's really just that main [G] riff the whole time,
[A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] except for the verse when you just_
the only thing that's different is you do it without the thumb
and then you add the thumb [G] with [F#m] this _ chord.
[E] _ _ That's all that's [G] different about it.
_ _ [F#]
So it's a pretty [A#] easy song.
_ I mean, you can watch this, you can watch Mrs.
Roper's version.
I mean, it's the same thing.
I just thought I would make one, too.
Let me just make sure you can see everything here.
_ How the hell does [F#] the song go?
Okay. _ _
It's as low as it goes, _ so_ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ Alright, we can see everything.
Okay.
[N] _ Mrs.
Ropa _ is_
that's another YouTube account.
She did this, and I pretty much learned it from her.
It's the only one, so I just wanted to make another one.
And plus, _ I'm teaching my cousin how to play, so_
You can watch that, or you can watch this, whatever you want.
Because they're pretty much the same.
First chord looks like this.
[F#] _
_ _ _ The rhythm's kind of tricky. _
If you know the song, [F#m] you'll be able to figure out what it's like. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ And then, keep the pinky here, just move _ left [G] hand down to this.
And on the right hand, the pinky stays,
but you just move the thumb and the pointer down to this.
_ Okay, [F#] so let me show you again. _ _ _
[G] And then play that once, and then you move everything over again.
[A] _
That goes to there.
Well, that moves over.
This _ turns into this. _ _ _ _ _
That plays three times.
And then you go back to the chord you just did [G] before.
_ _ _ And then you add the pinky.
_ _ And keep the pinky there just for one [F#] hit.
_ _ And then bring it back up when you go back to the original chord.
So it should sound like this.
Let me just show you.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Only do the pinky on the first part, because that's how he plays it.
And then just play it regular the second time.
[N] And then the verse starts [F#] out the same way.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Except now, when you go to the _ next chord,
it's the same thing as the original chord, just play it without the thumb.
[F#] _ _ _ _ Two times.
And then add the thumb on [G#m] the left hand,
and bring the right thumb [F#m] down right here.
_ _ _ Two measures again.
And then the next chord looks like this.
Pointer finger comes here on the right hand, and thumb goes up to here.
So just like [B] this.
[G] Okay, and the left hand comes down to [A] here.
[E] Wait. _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, okay, that's it.
Right here, just like this.
_ [Em]
Left hand comes right here.
[F#] So let me just show you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ And then it goes back to this [G] chord,
which is the second chord of the beginning. _
And then it [F#] goes back to this.
[D] Okay, so [F#] it starts out at the beginning of the song.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ ♪
And _ _ _ the verse.
[F#] ♪ Jumped in [G] a river, what [A] did I see?
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] ♪ Black-eyed [E]
angels swam with [G] me _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] That's _ just the whole thing.
And then during the part when it's, like, after the first [G] verse,
in between, like when you go into the next verse,
it's just like, [G#] let me just try to think of what the [G] last line of the verse is.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Oh, shit.
[F#] ♪ _ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] ♪ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G]
So [A] _ _ _ _ [G] it's just like the beginning.
And then you just play that again.
[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ ♪
And then _ the next verse, which is the [F#] same exact thing.
Literally, like when you play and when you sing, it's the same.
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
♪ [F#m] There was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to [G] doubt
This part gets repeated.
♪ [F#] _
There [F#m] was nothing to [E] fear, nothing to doubt
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
Three times.
♪ [F#m] There was nothing [E] to fear, nothing to [G] doubt _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And then you [F#] just play it _ [G] like_
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
♪
So it's really just that main [G] riff the whole time,
[A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] except for the verse when you just_
the only thing that's different is you do it without the thumb
and then you add the thumb [G] with [F#m] this _ chord.
[E] _ _ That's all that's [G] different about it.
_ _ [F#]
So it's a pretty [A#] easy song.
_ I mean, you can watch this, you can watch Mrs.
Roper's version.
I mean, it's the same thing.
I just thought I would make one, too.