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Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) Guitar Tablature
 * RADIOHEAD - Polyethylene (Parts 1&2)
 * Paranoid Android CD1, Airbag EP
 * Guitar tab by J-P 
                 Stu 
                 Steven McGovern 
                 Seb Perry <[email protected]>
                 Rich 
                 Igal 
                 Geordie McLellan 


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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From : Igal Gorlach ([email protected])

OK, this one is pretty easy. Just listen to the song and you'll figure it out.
When, on the tabbing one number is right above the other one, play those
together. In the Em chord you can just remove your left hand, it will sound
even better. The F#m chord, though, played normally (although it looks like
you can remove your left hand's fingers from the 4th and the 5th string.)

Bm                        A                        G                     D                    Em                 Em

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

F#m                 F#m

E-|:----------2------------2------2---------|
B-|:----------2------------2------2---------|
G-|:------2------2------------2-------------|
D-|:----------------------------------------|
A-|:----------------------------------------|
E-|:--2----------------2--------------------|


And on the lyrics it looks like this:


Go
Bm         A            G            D     Em   Em            F#m F#m
Tears of joy, now, scare ourselves of all that you want to be____________
Bm        A        G          D
Just got paid and now you're going
Em        Em        F#m     F#m
How long should you be?_________If I get
Bm     A        G     D  Em  F#m F#m
scared I'll just call you___________
Bm      A         G        D
And I need your glow as I unsettle
Em       Em               F#m      F#m
Oh, but I'll always feel, I will always feel

Right, one. two. three. four_


Chords used:

Bm-  X-2-4-4-3-2
1st-    X-0-2-2-2-0
G-     3-2-0-0-0-3
D-     X-X-0-3-2-3
Em-  0-2-2-0-0-0
F#m-2-4-4-2-2-2

If anyone have any corrections/questions just send them to me,
Igal ([email protected])



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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--15h17-1514----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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
 
------------------
Song Layout
------------------

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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From : Geordie McLellan 

  The distortion part of the verse has a simultaneous hammer-on, pull-off
in the D chord. And there's a C instead of a D in the chorus.

  
  Verse (clean)
  e:------------------------------------3-p2-2-2-2-3-p2-2-2-2 |
  B:------------------------------------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3 |
  G:----Am----Em----F--C---Bb---A---0-h2-2-2-2-h2-2-2-2 |
  D:------------------------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0 |
  A:--------------------------------------------------------- |
  E:----------------------------------------------------------- |
      
   Chorus
  e:----------0-3-2-0--0--------------1--0-0----------------- |
  B:-4--4------------------------------1--1-1--3-2-2-2-2-3-2 |
  G:-4--4--4------------------------2-2--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2 |
  D:-4--4--4------------------------3----2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2 |
  A:-2--2--2------------------------3----3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0 |
  E:-----------------------3--2--0--1------------------------- |

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