How to Play Codex on Guitar?

Radiohead - Codex can be played in the key of C using the C, Bb, Dm, F, Gm, Am chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Codex with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Radiohead - Codex Chords

Chord reference C, Bb, Dm, F, Gm, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [Bb]Sleight [Dm]of hand [F]Jump [Gm] [Am]off [Bb]the end [Bb]Into a clear lake [C] [Bb] [C] [C]No [Bb]one [Dm]around

[C]Just [Bb]dragonflies [Dm] [F]Flying [Gm]to [Am] [Bb]the sun [Bb]No one [F]gets hurt [C] [Bb] [C] [C]You’ve done [Bb]nothing wrong [Dm]

[C] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [Dm] [Dm] [C]Slide [Bb]your [Dm]hand [F]Jump [Gm]off [Am] [Bb]the end [Bb]The [F]water’s clear [C] [Bb] [C] [C]And [Bb]innocent [Dm] [Bb]The [F]water’s clear [C] [Bb] [C] [C]And [Bb]innocent [Dm]

Artist Radiohead

Album The King of Limbs

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2011

Key C

Radiohead - Codex can be played in the key of C using the C, Bb, Dm, F, Gm, Am chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Codex with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.