01 / FOUR CHORDS YOU CAN CHECK
How do you play Creep on Gesture Synth?
Load G major, B major, C major and C minor into Sing & Play on Gesture Synth at gesture-synth.com. You can play the chords manually with camera hand gestures or mouse buttons, add your own singing, and record an excerpt in your browser. The important detail is B major, not B minor. The final move from C to Cm also changes the chord quality while keeping its root.
The link selects Sing & Play, Four chords and a two-minute recording option. Nothing plays until you start an input mode, and loading it does not request camera or microphone access. Confirm “Creep — Radiohead” in the loaded-practice banner, then choose Use Mouse Mode to hear each chord before learning gestures.
For manual setup, open the instrument and choose Sing & Play. Select Four chords and set the individual Root and Chord fields as below. Keep Octave 3 and Root position in all four slots for this exercise. Selecting a scale elsewhere does not automatically replace these four configured chords.
| Slot / fingers | Root | Chord quality | Chord tones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | major | G–B–D |
| 2 | B | major | B–D♯–F♯ |
| 3 | C | major | C–E–G |
| 4 | C | minor | C–E♭–G |
The G–B–C–Cm progression is documented in National Guitar Academy’s Creep chord lesson. Its beginner alternative also discusses B7; our bank deliberately uses the major triad B. This guide teaches the harmonic loop on our instrument, not the original guitar performance, full score or a creator’s exact arrangement.
02 / HEAR THE THIRD MOVE
Why B major and C minor matter
If you choose chords using only a G major scale, you may expect Bm at the third degree. That would contain D natural. B major uses D♯ instead, changing the colour of the progression. Do not let the familiar idea of “a song in G” persuade you to replace the second slot with a diatonic B minor chord.
The last two chords make an especially useful listening exercise. C major contains C, E and G; C minor contains C, E♭ and G. The root and fifth stay the same while the third moves down a semitone. Listen to that one-note difference slowly. On this engine, the minor third can be displayed as D# rather than E♭; these are equivalent pitches for this practice.
Practise C to Cm before the whole loop
Start in Mouse Mode. Click slot three for C, listen, then select slot four for Cm. Return to C and repeat. A quick click keeps the selected chord sounding; click the active button again to release. If you hold a button for more than a quarter of a second instead, releasing ends the chord. Choose whichever interaction makes deliberate changes easiest.
Next join all four slots in order: G, B, C, Cm. Give each chord four even beats. At 80 BPM, a four-bar loop takes about twelve seconds, leaving a little room in a 15-second test. Eighty is a suggested teaching tempo, not a claim about Radiohead’s original recording. Count yourself or use your own metronome; this bank does not advance automatically.
Keep the volume and tone stable while comparing major and minor. Moving in the pad changes expression rather than choosing the next chord. When the order feels comfortable, leave a short silence after Cm and return to G. A clean restart makes a better learning check than rushing into the next round with an accidentally held chord.
03 / SLOT NUMBERS ARE NOT DEGREES
Play Creep with webcam hand gestures
Stop Mouse Mode and choose Start Camera when you are ready. Allow camera access and wait for the performance preview. Show both hands clearly with even lighting. In Four chords, fold the left thumb and raise one, two, three or four non-thumb fingers to select the matching slot. Here that means G, B, C and Cm respectively.
Notice the difference from a scale-degree tutorial: two left fingers select B in this bank, because B is slot two. You do not need three fingers for the third scale degree. Likewise, the change from C to Cm is a switch from slot three to four, without requiring a wrist quality gesture on your left hand.
Use right-hand height for volume and right wrist tilt for tone. Keep the right hand at a comfortable height while concentrating on the left shapes. To rest in this mode, close the left hand into a fist, move a hand out of view, or press Stop. A right-hand fist is not the dedicated rest gesture for Four chords.
If a chord flashes between slots, separate the fingers and hold the shape longer. Fold the thumb fully and check that both hands remain inside the frame. Practise only C and Cm first, then add G and B. If the camera does not start, the mouse path still lets you hear whether the chord configuration is correct.
Optional: use the separate Free chords map
Free chords offers a different route: set Key G, then use degree I major for G, III major for B, IV major for C and IV minor for Cm. Its left-hand degree and quality gestures differ from Four chords, while the right hand also selects voicing. Start with one right-hand finger for the root-position triad. Follow its on-screen gesture guide rather than mixing these two control maps.
04 / CHECK A SHORT TAKE FIRST
Sing along and record the result
Use headphones and choose Add microphone only if you want your own voice included. Allow the browser request, speak and check the microphone meter. Your microphone is mixed into the recording without live speaker monitoring. No voice transformation or vocoder is applied, and the site does not supply a vocal track or lyrics.
Record a 15-second instrument-only loop first. Watch the free preview to confirm the chord order and whether C-to-Cm is audible. Then enable the microphone and make a short sung excerpt. Adjust the synth level and microphone volume if one covers the other. You can decide whether you like the result before paying to export it.
Sing & Play offers 15 or 120 seconds, with two minutes selected by the practice link. That maximum may not fit a full Creep performance. Plan an excerpt; this tool is not a five-minute recorder or automatic song player. Compatible browsers save MP4, while others may use WebM. Keep the preview tab open while deciding what to save.
Playing, recording and local preview are free without an account. Single-recording video export costs US$9.99; optional packs display their price and included recording count before payment. Sign in with Google or email and password for paid export, with no subscription. Paid or pack-unlocked recordings remain downloadable for 30 days from their payment or unlock.
The recording guide covers saving, and the Easy Jam chord guide explains a different C–G–Am–F exercise. This is an independent tutorial, unaffiliated with Radiohead or any social creator. Its example is our own synthesized chord study, without copied lyrics, a full score or the original recording.
05 / COMMON WRONG TURNS
Creep gesture synth questions
Is the second chord B or Bm?
Use B major in this bank. It contains D♯ rather than the D natural of B minor. Check that slot two says major after setting Root B.
How do I get C minor?
In Four chords, set slot four to Root C and Chord minor. Select it with four non-thumb left-hand fingers while the thumb is folded, or use its button in Mouse Mode.
Does two fingers mean the second scale degree?
Not in Four chords. Two fingers choose slot two, configured as B major here. Free chords uses a separate scale-degree map; do not combine its instructions with this slot bank.
Can I play this with no camera or music reading?
Yes. Load the practice bank, choose Use Mouse Mode and follow G, B, C, Cm on the buttons. Count four beats per chord before adding your own singing.
Can I record all of Creep in one take?
Sing & Play has a maximum of 120 seconds, so plan an excerpt rather than assuming the complete song fits. The instrument does not provide automatic backing audio or lyrics.
Do I have to pay before trying it?
No. Playing, recording and preview are free. Single-recording video export costs US$9.99, with optional packs shown before payment. Sign-in is needed for paid export, not for the first practice.
Hear a different relationship between chords with the Duvet G–Bm–Em study, explore all song exercises, or load the Creep bank again.