Zach Bryan - Plastic Cigarette Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[intro]
[C] [Em] [G]
[C] [Em] [G]
[Opening]
[C]Well I ain’t written a [Em]love song in so [G]long as your hair leads down your spine
[C] But I don't m[Em]ind a few lines tonight,[G] I'll regret it for the rest of time
[C] Let your hips and your [Em]lips and your fingert[G]ips slip against the city streets
[C]Seeping in again, sleeping [Em]in while my friends get [G]high on the edge of Westside Highway
[interlude]
[C] [Em] [G]
[verse 2]
[C] Did you ever make it [Em]back to Byron Bay?[G]
The day that you told me to quit drin[C]king
And thinkin' that [Em]I's gonna die before thirty,[G] your mom was so worried about
All those [C]kids in the house tearing [Em]picture frames down
Our fathers[G] were never around when we were younger
[interlude]
[C] [Em] [G]
[verse 3]
So let me [C]go I saw you on the river's edge
[G] Dragging on a plastic cigarette
D* Em
With your swim top still wet
So let it [C]go, meetin' you out on the coast[G]
You hate the smell of real [D]smoke
So why'd you always keep it so [Em]close?
[interlude]
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
[verse 4]
[C]You were collecting [Em]shells out on the [G]bayshore you know I was a shell before
[C]Deep in the hands of a[Em]nother my brother had [G]told me to leave, but I didn't believe
[C]The evil beneath some [Em]people you meet out in [G]Queens
[verse 5]
[C] The way the ra[Em]in came down the oth[G]er day in Byron Bay
Made me f[C]eel so alone, so [Em]I just went home, and [G]scribbled some poem that I know you'll never read
[interlude]
[C] [Em] [G]
[verse 6]
So let it [C]go I saw you on the river's edge
[G] Dragging on a plastic cigarettes
D* Em
With your swim top still wet
So let me [C]go, meeting you out on the coast[G]
You hate the smell of real smok[D]e
Why'd you always keep it so [Em]close?
[interlude]
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
[verse 7]
Let it [C]go I saw you on the river's edge
[G] Dragging on a plastic cigarette
D*
With your swim top still wet
______________
[Closing]
* = strum once
How to play Plastic Cigarette on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Zach Bryan - Plastic Cigarette on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Plastic Cigarette uses these transitions most often: G → C (19), C → Em (17), and Em → G (17). 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 C - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
2. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
3. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
5. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Plastic Cigarette chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Plastic Cigarette.
- Plastic Cigarette includes 76 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Plastic Cigarette contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Plastic Cigarette connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → Em: 8%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%