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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