Creep

How to play Creep by Radiohead on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play C, E, G#, A, Am, D and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a great one to learn because it has a moody, familiar pull and a steady pulse that feels good once you lock in. You get to focus on clean changes and let the progression do the emotional work, so it is satisfying even at a moderate pace.

The chart mixes open shapes and barre shapes, so your fretting hand has to switch between easier grips and more demanding ones. The main change to watch is the move from D# into G and then B and C, since that opening run sets the feel and can expose any hesitation.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until each change sounds even. Then practice the barre shapes on their own, add the open shapes back in, and only speed up when you can move through the full sequence without breaking the rhythm.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.