Polythene Girl Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays468

Polythene Girl by Feeder is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bb5, F5, C5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
Speed
  			Drop-D Tuning 
 
This song sounds a little strange if you're playing by yourself. Try it with someone else 
or with the CD as a backing. 
 
INTRO/VERSE: 
 
Guitar 1: 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|--11-11-11--------------------| 
A|-----------10-10-10-10h12p-10-| 
D|------------------------------| 
 
Guitar 2: 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9h11-11-11-11s12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s17-17-17---| 
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
Guitar (2nd time through) 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-17s11-11-11-11s12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s17-17-17h19-| 
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
These riffs contine over the chords A and D 
 
INTERLUDE: 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
D|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
 
LINK TO CHOURS: 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
D|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
 
CHOURS: 
   Bb5  F5    C5    G5 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-10----3----10----5--| 
A|--8----3----10----5--| 
D|--8----3----10----5--| 
 
BRIDGE: 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|--5-5-5-------5-5-5--------------| 
D|--5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7--| 
A|--3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-7-7-7--| 
D|--------4-4-4-------4-4-4-7-7-7--| 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante