Black Star chords by
Radiohead (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4

Verse 1
G G 
 
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
I  get home from work and you're still standing
D D 
 
in your dressing gown
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
Well what      am I to do?
G G 
 
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
I  know all the things around your head
D D 
 
Emadd9 Emadd9 
 
and what they do        to you

Pre-chorus 1

C

What are we coming to?

D

What are we gonna do?

C

G/B

Blame it on the

Chorus 1

Am

G/B

C

black star

Dsus4

C

G/B

Am

G/B

C

Blame it on the falling sky

Dsus4

G

Cadd9

G

Blame it on the satellite

Cadd9

G/B

D

that beams me home

Verse 2

G

C

Troubled words of a troubled mind

G/B

D

Emadd9

I try to understand what is eating you

G

C

I try to stay awake

G/B

D

Emadd9

but its 58 hours since that I last slept with you

Pre-chorus 2

C

What are we coming to?

Bm

D

I just don't know anymore

C

G/B

Blame it on the

Chorus 2

Am

G/B

C

black star

Dsus4

C

G/B

Am

G/B

C

Blame it on the falling sky

Dsus4

G

Cadd9

G

Blame it on the satellite

Cadd9

G/B

D

that beams me home

Interlude 1
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4

Verse 3

G

C

G/B

I get on the train and I just stand about

D

Emadd9

now that I don't think of you

G

C

G/B

I keep falling ov er I keep passing out

D

Emadd9

when I see a face like you

Pre-chorus 3

C

What am I coming to?

Bm

D

I'm gonna melt down

C

G/B

Blame it on the

Chorus 3

Am

G/B

C

black star

Dsus4

C

G/B

Am

G/B

C

Blame it on the falling sky

Dsus4

G

Cadd9

G

Blame it on the satellite

Cadd9

G/B

D

that beams me home

Outro 1
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
This is killing      me
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4 
 
This is killing      me
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
A7sus4 A7sus4

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ChordsDsus4 G/B Cadd9 A7sus4 G...

Chords

Dsus4
G/B
Cadd9
A7sus4
G
C
D
Emadd9
Am
Bm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Emadd9: 0-2-2-0-0-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

Add9 chords keep the major or minor triad and add a 9th on top, giving a brighter sound. A short course covers the shapes and where they fit. Learn add9 chords

This is the definitive original version of Black Star by Radiohead, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Radiohead's performance.

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