Radiohead - Go To Sleep Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Gm]Something for the rag and bone man, over my dead body
[Gm]Something big is gonna happen, over my dead body
[Gm]Someone’s son or someone’s daughter, over my dead body
[Gm]This is how I end up sucked in, over my dead body
[verse 2]
[Bb]I’m gonna [C]go to sleep, [Bb]let this [Am]wash all [G]over me
[Closing]
[Gm]We don’t really want a monster taking over, tiptoe around, tie him down
[Gm]We don’t want the loonies taking over, tiptoe around, tie them down
[Bb]May pretty [C]horses, [Bb]come to [Am]you, as you [G]sleep
[Bb]I’m gonna [C]go to sleep, [Bb]let this [Am]wash all [G]over me
How to play Go To Sleep on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Radiohead - Go To Sleep on guitar requires 5 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.
Go To Sleep uses these transitions most often: Am → G (3), Bb → Am (3), and Bb → C (3). 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 Gm - Bb chord transition.
1. Gm → Bb chord transition
To move from Gm to Bb;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
2. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. Bb → Am chord transition
To move from Bb to Am;
- While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
4. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
5. G → Gm chord transition
To move from G to Gm;
- Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
6. G → Bb chord transition
To move from G to Bb;
- Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
Go To Sleep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Go To Sleep.
- Go To Sleep includes 16 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Go To Sleep contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Go To Sleep connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (9%).
- Gm → Bb: 9%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → C: 20%
- Bb → Am: 4%