Polyethylene Part 2 Tab by Radiohead

Polyethylene Part 2 tab by Radiohead

Guitar Tab

* RADIOHEAD - Polyethylene (Parts 1&2)
* Paranoid Android CD1, Airbag EP
* Guitar tab by Ciaran Mc Hale

* Taken From the "Radiohead Tab Archive" Get more accurate Radiohead tabs
   for all their songs covers etc there.




Chords used:(from low to high)

Bm 2-2-4-4-3-2
A x-0-2-2-2-0
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
D x-x-0-2-3-2
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
F#m 2-4-4-2-2-2

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Bm   A

G    D     Em       F#m

Bm   A    G      D

Em     F#m

Bm A   G  D  Em F#m

Bm  A     G   D

Em       F#m

F#m


N.B the picking in part 1 basically just improvised

==============================================================================

Part TWO



Chords used:(from low to high)

Am x-0-2-2-1-0
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3 (i suggest u play an ordinary d and just put your pinky on
D x-x-0-2-3-2      the third fret of the top E)
B 2-2-4-4-4-2
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 (ordinary a with pink on third fret of the B string)
A x-0-2-2-2-0



Main riff

------------------|-0-0-0----|------------------------------------------------
------------------|-3p2-2----|------------------------------------------------
-2-0--------------|-2-2-2-x2-|------------------------------2-0---------------
-----3-2-0--------|-2-2-2----|-----------------------------------3-2-0--------
-----------3-2-0--|-0-0-0----|-----------------------------------------3-2-3--
-----------------3|-x-x-x----|------------------------------------------------
                               Repeat from start then play

-----0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----3p2-2--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2-x2-----------------------------------------------------------------
-2---2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----x-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------------
              Now play the phrase at the start once more


Verse
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------- Am -- Em ------- F ----- C ---- Bb -------Am------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---Dsus4pD-D---Dsus4-Dsus4pD-D-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------- Am -- Em ------- F ----- C ---- Bb -------Am------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---Dsus4pD-D---Dsus4-Dsus4pD-D-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

   This is a very powerful progression but timing is of vital importantance.
   So listen to the song while playing and try figure it out.





Chorus

E--------0--3--2--0---2---------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--B-B-B-----------------G----D--Em-----F-----C------Asus4pA-A--Asus4-Asus4pA-A-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------0--3--2--0---2---------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--B-B-B-----------------G----D--Em-----F-----C------Asus4pA-A--Asus4-Asus4pA-A-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Main riff


------------------|-0-0-0----|------------------------------------------------
------------------|-3p2-2----|------------------------------------------------
-2-0--------------|-2-2-2-x2-|------------------------------2-0---------------
-----3-2-0--------|-2-2-2----|-----------------------------------3-2-0--------
-----------3-2-0--|-0-0-0----|-----------------------------------------3-2-3--
-----------------3|-x-x-x----|------------------------------------------------


----|-0-0-0----|----------------------------------------------------------------
----|-3p2-2----|----------------------------------------------------------------
----|-2-2-2-x4-|----------------------------------------------------------------
-2--|-2-2-2----|----------------------------------------------------------------
----|-0-0-0----|----------------------------------------------------------------
----|-x-x-x----|----------------------------------------------------------------


Verse

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-Am----Em------F----C----Bb-----Am-----Dsus4pD-D---Dsus4-Dsus4pD-D-------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-Am----Em------F----C----Bb-----Am-----Dsus4pD-D---Dsus4-Dsus4pD-D-------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Chorus

E--------0--3--2---0-----2------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--B-B-B--------------------G----D----Em---F------C---Asus4pA-A--Asus4-Asus4pA-A
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0--3--2---0-----2------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--B-B-B--------------------G----D----Em---F------C---Asus4pA-A--Asus4-Asus4pA-A
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Main Riff


E--------------------0-0-0----|-----------------------0-0-0----|
B--------------------3p2-2----|-----------------------3p2-2----|
G-2-0----------------2-2-2-x2-|--2-0------------------2-2-2-x2-|
D-----3-2-0----------2-2-2----|-------3-2-0--------2--2-2-2----|
A-----------3-2-0----0-0-0----|--------------3-2-3----0-0-0----|
E-----------------3--x-x-x----|-----------------------x-x-x----|
                                Play between lines x2


Solo

Straight into this. (N.B listening to the song while learning the solo is
imperatice)


-5-5-5-5-5--5-3---------------------------------------------------------------
----------------6-5-3---------------------------------------------------------
----------------------5-4-5-7-7p6---7-7p6---6-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-7-6-
----------------------------------7-------7-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-12--
--------------------------------------------------8-6-8-10-8-10-12-10---------
-7--6-2/6-9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-9-10-9-10------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-12-12-12-12-12-12-13b-13b-13b-12-10h12p10-9----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note during the solo the main riff is played underneath.


Main riff now (few changes)

-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-2-0---------------------------------2-0------------3-2----------
-----3-2-0-------2-3p2---3p2-3p2---------3-2-0----------2--------
-----------3-2-3-------------------------------3-0---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------


That took me aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages to tab, but at the end of it all I think
it was worth it.
We now have an easy to use accurate tab for a brilliant song. I don't think
you'll get a
better tab on the net, but if you do email me.


N.B LISTENING TO THE SONG AT ALL TIMES IS VITAL THIS TAB IS CORRECT TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE BUT
IF IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THEN LISTEN TO THAT PART OF THE SONG AND IT WILL.

Last updated: November 27, 2015

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