Radiohead

Radiohead - Polyethylene guitar tab

* RADIOHEAD - Polyethylene (Parts 1&2)

* Paranoid Android CD1, Airbag EP

* Guitar tab by J-P

Stu

Steven McGovern

Seb Perry

Rich

Bm A G D Em F#m four times.

Bm A G D

e----------------------3---------2---------

b----3---------2-------------3---------3---

g----------4--------------0---------2------

d-------4---------2--------------0---------

a----2---------0---------------------------

E----------------------3-------------------

Em F#m

e-----------------------------------------

b----0--------0---------2--------2--------

g----------0------------------2-----------

d-------2--------2---------4--------------

a----2--------2---------4--------4--------

E-----------------------------------------

hope the lyrics are right, he mumbles this one

Bm A

tears of joy in a

G D Em F#m

sky with souls are all that you wanna be.

Bm A G D

Just got paid and now you've gone,

Em F#m

how second place????

Bm A G D Em F#m

If i get scared i'll just call___ you_________, now now.

Bm A G D

if you call as i will settle and

Em F#m

we'll always feel.

F#m

and we'll always be.

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Part TWO

Intro (clean) (dist)

A Asus4 A Asus4 A sim.

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-2------------------3-2--2--2-2-3-2--2--2---------------------3-2--2--2-2-3-2--2--2--------------------------

G-2-0----------------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-0----------------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2----Riff 1 (2nd part 1st)-

D-2---3-2-0----------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2------3-2-0----------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--------------------------

A-0---------3-2-0----0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0------------3-2-0----0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--------------------------

E-----------------3-----------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------

Verse (clean) (dist)

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3----------------------------------------

G----- Am ----- Em ----- F -- C ---- Bb --- A ----0h2-2-2-2-0h2--2-2-2------ Verse ---------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0----------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus(?)

B

e----------0-3-2-0--0---------------1-----2-------------------------------------------------------------------

B-4--4------------------------------1--3--3--2--2--2-2-3-2--2-2-2---------------------------------------------

G-4--4--4------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----(x2)-------------------------------

D-4--4--4------------------------3-----0-----2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---------------------------------------------

A-2--2--2------------------------3-----------0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------

E-----------------------3--2--0--1----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------3-2--2--2-2-3-2--2--2---------------------3-2--2--2-2-3-2--2--2--------------------------

G--2-0---------------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-0----------------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2---(x2)--Versex2 Chorusx2

D------3-2-0---------2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2------3-2-0---0-2-3--2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--------------------------

A------------3-2-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0------------3--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0------------------Riff1x2

E------------------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~.5 .5 .5 .5

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-14-14-14-14--14--12--10---9--7--5--7--9--10--9p7---7-9p7---7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/-9/-9/-/9\\--7h9-9p7---7-9--------

D--------------------------------------------------9-------9-------------------------------------9------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-15--17-17-17-17-17-17

G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9/-9/\\-9/\\---7-9-9-9--9-9-9--10--9--10--12--10--12--14--12--14--14/-14-------------------------

D--------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

grad. bend

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-17-17--17/-17/-/17\\--15h17-15\\14----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------2-2-2-2--2-0---------------------------------2-0-------------2h3----------

D------------------------------------------------3-2-0---0-2-3--3p2---2h3-3p2--0-----3-2-0-----2-----3////----

A------------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------3-0----------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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1-------------------------------------------------------

2-2---------------------3--2---------------------3--2---

3-2-2-0-----------------2--2---2-0---------------2--2---

4-2-----3-2-0-----------2--2-------3-2-0---0-2-3-2--2---

5-0------------3-2-0----0--0-------------3-------0--0---

6--------------------3----------------------------------

A Em F C Bb A Dsus4 D

So sell your sin inside and come and live with me

Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene

1-------------------------------------------------------

2--4-4-4------------3--------------------3-2------------

3--4-4-4------------0--------------------2-2------------

4--4-4-4------------0--------------------2-2------------

5--2-2-2---------------------------------0-0------------

6-------------------3----2----0---1---0-----------------

There is no significant risk to your health

She used to be beautiful once as well

Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene

Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean

etc...

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"Polyethylene Pt. 2" (version ii)

from : Rich

Descending riff (D.r) is played around the open A chord.

Sometimes an octive higher and sometimes altered a little.

E------------------------

B------------------------

G--2-0-------------------

D--------3-2-0-----0-2-3-

A----------------3-------

E------------------------

or

E------------------------------

B------------------------------

G--2-0-------------------------

D--------3-2-0-----------------

A------------------3-2-0-------

E----------------------------3-

or up an octave

Fill1 E--3-2---

B-------3

Riff1 -> (D.r) Asus4 A Asus4 A

Verse1 -> Am Em F C Bb Am Dsus2 D Dsus2 D (Fill1)

Verse2 -> Am Em F C Bb Am Dsus4 D Dsus4 D (Fill1)

Chorus -> B G Gb Em F C Asus4 A Asus4 A

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Song Layout

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Riff1 x4

Verse1

Verse2

Chorus x2

Riff1 x2 extra Asus4 A Asus4 A on end of measure.

Verse1

Verse2

Chorus x2

Riff1 x10 (w/ guitar solo: around (D.f) instead of playing it until end)

Ends on synthesised A chord. (on which most of the song is based around!)

That's it, there are more than two guitars playing this but i'm pretty

sure the chord structure is correct.

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Max Kolombos

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