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Polyethylene Parts 1 and 2

Radiohead
Tab
4.7(49)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Part 1

"go"

(Randomly pluck the strings from these chords)

e|-2------------0------3-----------2----0--------------------2--------------|
B|-3------------2------3-----------3----0--------------------2--------------|
G|-4------------2------0-----------2----0--------------------2--------------|
D|-4------------2------0-----------0----2--------------------4--------------|
A|-2------------0------2----------------2--------------------4--------------|
E|-2-------------------3----------------0--------------------2--------------|

Bm AG DEm F#m

"tears of joy now scare our-selves of all that you want to be"

BmA G DEm F#m

"just got paid and now you're going,round inside your place"

Bm A GDEm F#m

"if i get scaredI'll just call you"

BmAG DEm

"and I'll miss your glow as I unsettle. oh, and I'll always feel,"

F#mF#m

"I will always be"

strike this chord once dont randomly pluck the strings

Part 2

"right, one, two, three, four"

Main riff

e|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|
G|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------3-------------|-----------------3-------------|

^Riff 1^ ^Riff 1^

e|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|
G|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-----3-2-0---0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------3-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3-------------|

^Riff 2^ ^Riff 1^

Verse 1

Dsus4 Dsus4

Am Em F C Bb Am pD pD

e|-0---------0---------1--------0--------1---------0---------3p2-2---3p2-2-|
B|-1---------0---------1--------1--------3---------1---------3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-2---------0---------2--------0--------3---------2---------2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|-2---------2---------3--------2--------3---------2---------0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|-0---------2---------3--------3--------1---------0-----------------------|
E|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|

"sosell your suit and tieand come andlive with me

leu-kemia schizo-phreniapoly- ethylene"

Asus4 Asus4

B B B G D Em F CpA A ApA

e|-2-2-2-0-----3---2---0---2---3----2----0-----1-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-4-4-4-----------------------3----3----0-----1-----1-----3p2-2-2-3p2-2---|
G|-4-4-4-----------------------0----2----0-----2-----0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|-4-4-4-----------------------0----0----2-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-----------------------2---------2-----3-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-2-2-2-----------------------3---------0-----1---------------------------|

"there i-isno sig-nifi cant risktoyourhealth

she us- edto bebeau ti ful onceaswell"

Verse 2

its the same as verse one with different lyrics so match the chords and notes with these words

Am Em FCBb Am Dsus4 pD Dsus4 pD

"plastic bag, middle class, poly-ethylene"

Am Em FC Bb Am Dsus4 pD Dsus4 pD

"de-caffei-nate, un-leaded, keep all surfaces clean"

B B B 0 32 0 2 G D Em F C Asus4 pA Asus4 pA

" if you don't bel-ieve this, sell your soul"

B B B 0 32 0 2 G D Em F C Asus4 pA Asus4 pA

" if you don't get in-to it, no one will"

Solo

(the main riff is done under this)

e|-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5-3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5-4-5-7-7p6---7-7p6---6-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-|
D|----------------------------------7-------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------8-6-8-10-8-10-12-10-|
G|-7-6-7--6-2/6-9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-9-10-9-10-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13b-13b-13b-12-10h12p10-9------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------------------2-0------------3-2----------|
D|-----3-2-0-------2-3p2---3p2-3p2---------3-2-0----------2--------|
A|-----------3-2-3-------------------------------3-0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

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