Creep

by Radiohead

🌟 Must-Learn Songs
Difficulty ★★☆☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

Radiohead's breakout hit from Pablo Honey (1993). The song revolves around four chords with a distinctive dead-string crunch before each change. Its quiet-to-loud dynamics make it an excellent exercise in controlling tone and feel.

[Intro] - Clean tone, let chords ring
    G                                B
e|--3---------3---------3---------7---------7---------|
B|--3---------3---------3---------7---------7---------|
G|--4---------4---------4---------8---------8---------|
D|--5---------5---------5---------9---------9---------|
A|--5---------5---------5---------9---------9---------|
E|--3---------3---------3---------7---------7---------|

    C                                Cm
e|--0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------|
B|--1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------|
G|--0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------1---------1---------|
A|--3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] - Clean tone, gentle strumming
    "When you were here before..."
    G
e|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
G|--4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---------|
D|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
A|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|

    "Couldn\'t look you in the eye..."  (crunch: x)
    B                              xxxx
e|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--8-------8-------8-------8------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--9-------9-------9-------9------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--9-------9-------9-------9------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "You\'re just like an angel..."
    C                              xxxx
e|--0-------0-------0-------0------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--0-------0-------0-------0------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--2-------2-------2-------2------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "Your skin makes me cry..."
    Cm
e|--0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0------|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1---------1-------1------|
G|--0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0------|
D|--1-------1-------1-------1---------1-------1------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 1] - Build volume, strum harder
    "But I\'m a creep..."
    G                              xxxx
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "I\'m a weirdo..."
    B                              xxxx
e|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "What the hell am I doing here..."
    C                              xxxx
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "I don\'t belong here..."
    Cm
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
D|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] - Back to clean, quiet
    "I don\'t care if it hurts..."
    G
e|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
G|--4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---------|
D|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
A|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|

    "I want to have control..."  (crunch: x)
    B                              xxxx
e|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--8-------8-------8-------8------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--9-------9-------9-------9------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--9-------9-------9-------9------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--7-------7-------7-------7------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "I want a perfect body..."
    C                              xxxx
e|--0-------0-------0-------0------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--0-------0-------0-------0------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--2-------2-------2-------2------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "I want a perfect soul..."
    Cm
e|--0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0------|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1---------1-------1------|
G|--0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0------|
D|--1-------1-------1-------1---------1-------1------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 2] - Louder, more aggressive strumming
    "But I\'m a creep..."
    G                              xxxx
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "I\'m a weirdo..."
    B                              xxxx
e|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "What the hell am I doing here..."
    C                              xxxx
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "I don\'t belong here..."
    Cm
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
D|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge] - Very quiet, almost whispered
    "She\'s running out the door..."
    G
e|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
B|----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---------|
D|--------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|--------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|

    "She\'s running out..."
    B
e|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------------|
B|----7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------|
G|------8-----------8-----------8-----------8---------|
D|--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------|
A|--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------|
E|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7-------------|

    "She run, run, run, run..."
    C
e|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
B|----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|
G|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
A|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "Run..."
    Cm
e|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
B|----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|
G|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------|
A|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 3] - Loud, full intensity
    "Whatever makes you happy..."
    G                              xxxx
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "Whatever you want..."
    B                              xxxx
e|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7------x-x-x-x-----------|

    "You\'re so very special..."
    C                              xxxx
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1------x-x-x-x-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0------x-x-x-x-----------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2------x-x-x-x-----------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3------x-x-x-x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    "I wish I was special..."
    Cm
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
D|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Outro] - Gradually fade out
    "I don\'t belong here..."
    G
e|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
G|--4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---------|
D|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
A|--5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------|

    "I don\'t belong here..."
    B                     (fade)
e|--7-------7-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
B|--7-------7-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
G|--8-------8-------8~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
D|--9-------9-------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
A|--9-------9-------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
E|--7-------7-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
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