Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]Her green plastic [A]watering [D]can
[D]For her fake Chinese [E]rubber [D]plant
In the fake [A]plastic [D]earth
[A]That she bought from a [A]rubber [D]man
[D] In a town full of [E]rubber [D]plans
To get [A]rid of [D]itself
[verse 2]
It wears her [Bm]out, it wears her [A]out
It wears her [Bm]out, it wears her [A]out
[verse 3]
[A]She lives with a [A]broken [D]man
[D]A cracked polys[E]tyrene [D]man
Who just [A]crumbles and [D]burns
[A]He used to do [A]sur[D]gery
[D]For girls in the [E]eight[D]ies
But gravity [A]always [D]wins
[verse 4]
And it wears him [Bm]out, it wears him [A]out
And it wears him [Bm]out, it [A]wears…
[verse 5]
She [A]looks like the [A]real [D]thing
[D]She tastes like the [E]real [D]thing
My fake [A]plastic [D]love
[A]But I can’t help [A]the [D]feeling
[D]I could blow through the [E]ceil[D]ing
If I just [A]turn [D]and run
[verse 6]
And it wears me [Bm]out It wears me [A]out
It wears me [Bm]out It [A]wears me out
[Closing]
[Bm]And if I could be who you wanted
If I could [A]be who you wanted
[E]All the [Bm]time, [E]all the [A]time
[Bm]Hmm mm [A]mm [Bm] [A]
How to play Fake Plastic Trees on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Fake Plastic Trees uses these transitions most often: A → D (12), Bm → A (9), and D → A (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - D chord transition.
1. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
2. D → E chord transition
To move from D to E;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
3. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
4. Bm → A chord transition
To move from Bm to A;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
5. A → E chord transition
To move from A to E;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
6. E → Bm chord transition
To move from E to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Fake Plastic Trees chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fake Plastic Trees.
- Fake Plastic Trees includes 55 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Fake Plastic Trees contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Fake Plastic Trees connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → E: 12%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → A: 17%
- D → Bm: 5%