2020-03-01 Total Guitar

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TOTAL GUITAR MARCH 2020
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nveiledtotheworldinMarch
1995,sophomorereleaseThe
BendsestablishedRadiohead
asa supremealt-rockforce
thatwouldbesetonthepathto
globaldomination.And,though
nearlyeverytrackonthealbumis
a classic,FakePlasticTreesrļhuv
anintimate,emotionallycharged
centrepiece– it’salsoprettyeasyto
strumalongto.Withjustsixchords,
allintheopenposition,there’s
nothingtoochallengingforany
guitaristtohavea goat.Eventhe
OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK
RADIOHEAD
FAKE PLASTIC TREES
CHORDS
A
ll of these chords are played
in the open position and all
belong to the key of A major.
To help you to feel more ‘anchored’
wr#wkh#jxlwdu/#nhhs#|rxu#irxuwk#Ľqjhu#
in contact with the second string for
the whole song. Use a sliding motion
to move between the 3rd and 4th
iuhwv/#exw#wu|#qrw#wr#oliw#|rxu#Ľqjhu#
away from the string. Finally, note
that we’ve written the Dmaj9/F#
chord as ‘Dmaj9’ in the song sheet to
save space.
Guitars and backing:
Phil Capone
Photo:
Andy Sheppard
Get your open chords and strumming in
shape with Radiohead’s intimate
acoustic alt-rocker
scary sounding Dmaj9/F# and Bm11
chords are easy enough to play.
When you have the chords under
your belt turn your attention to the
strummed rhythms. Generally,
there’s emphasis on every beat

• assuming you’re counting to four
  in time with the 74 bpm pulse.
  Listen out for the variations in bars 2,
  4, 6 and 8 of our tab though, where
  beat 3 is un-accented, ie, played
  without emphasis. It’s a subtle
  change that keeps the music
  ľrzlqj#dw#wkhvh#prphqwv1#

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Words and Music by Thomas Yorke, Edward

O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Jonathan Greenwood

and Philip Selway

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