Plastic Bag
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
7th traste
This is how Nick plays the song on the show and live.
Haven't done a capo tab before - chords noted are the open chord positions used whilst
using the capo.
Watch the videos of Nick to pick up the strumming pattern.
Capo on 7th
[Verse 1]
C F
There's a plastic bag floating in the ocean,
C G7
Floating in the ocean and what are we to do?
C F
There’s a plastic bag floating in the ocean,
Am G7 C
floating in the ocean blue.
[Verse 2]
C F
And if the plastic bag starts breaking into pieces,
Am G7
Breaking into pieces then what are we to do?
C F
And if the plastic bag starts breaking into pieces,
Am G7 C
Into pieces in the ocean blue.
[Verse 3]
C F
And if the little pieces are eaten by the fish,
Am G7
Eaten by the fish, what are we to do?
C F
And if the little pieces are eaten by the fish,
Am G7 C
The fish swimming in the ocean blue.
[Verse 4]
C F
And if the fisherman fish the fish swimming in the ocean,
Am G7
Swimming in the ocean, what are we to do?
C F
And if the fisherman fish the fish swimming in the ocean,
Am G7 C
Swimming in the ocean blue.
[Verse 5]
C F
And if we eat the fish the fisherman fished from the ocean,
Am G7
Fished from the ocean, what are we to do?
C F
And if we eat the fish the fisherman fished from the ocean,
Am G7 C
Fished from the ocean blue.
[Verse 6]
C F
We'll have a plastic bag floating inside us,
Am G7
Floating inside us then what we gonna do?
C F
We'll have a plastic bag floating inside us,
Am G7 C
Inside of me and you.
C
[Bridge]
F C
Oh, what are we to do?
Am G7
Oh, what are we to do?
[Outro]
C F
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Am G7
Floating in the ocean, that's what we need to do.
C F
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Am G7 C
Floating in the ocean blue.
C F
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Am G7
Floating in the ocean, that's what we need to do.
C F
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Am G7 C
Floating in the ocean blue,
Am G7 C
Floating in the ocean blue,
Am G7 C G7 C
Floating in the ocean blue.
Open Chords version (no capo)
[Verse 1]
G C
There's a plastic bag floating in the ocean,
G D
Floating in the ocean and what are we to do?
G C
There’s a plastic bag floating in the ocean,
Em D G
Floating in the ocean blue.
[Verse 2]
G C
And if the plastic bag starts breaking into pieces,
Em D
Breaking into pieces then what are we to do?
G C
And if the plastic bag starts breaking into pieces,
Em D G
Into pieces in the ocean blue.
[Verse 3]
G C
And if the little pieces are eaten by the fish,
Em D
Eaten by the fish, what are we to do?
G C
And if the little pieces are eaten by the fish,
D G
The fish swimming in the ocean blue.
[Verse 4]
G C
And if the fisherman fish the fish swimming in the ocean,
Em D
Swimming in the ocean, what are we to do?
G C
And if the fisherman fish the fish swimming in the ocean,
Em D G
Swimming in the ocean blue.
[Verse 5]
G C
And if we eat the fish the fisherman fished from the ocean,
Em D
Fished from the ocean, what are we to do?
G C
And if we eat the fish the fisherman fished from the ocean,
Em D G
Fished from the ocean blue.
[Verse 6]
G C
We'll have a plastic bag floating inside us,
Em D
Floating inside us then what we gonna do?
G C
We'll have a plastic bag floating inside us,
Em D G
Inside of me and you.
G
[Bridge]
C G
Oh, what are we to do?
Am D
Oh, what are we to do?
[Verse 7]
G C
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Em D
Floating in the ocean, that's what we need to do.
G C
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Em D G
Floating in the ocean blue.
[Outro]
G C
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Em D
Floating in the ocean, that's what we need to do.
G C
We need to stop those bags floating in the ocean,
Em D G
Floating in the ocean blue,
Em D G
Floating in the ocean blue,
Em D G D G
Floating in the ocean blue.
How to play Plastic Bag
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.