De Do Do Do tab by The Police
Guitar Tab
DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA (by Sting) - The Police
Transcribed by: Jeffrey Weiss (jw@mckinsey.com)
Intro and Refrain ("De do do do, de da da da..."):
D
V V
E -----------2-2---|
B -----------3-3---|
G -----------2-2---|
D -----------0-0---|
A -----------------|
E -----------------|
(5/8 rest) |_| %
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
A9 A D/A A E D
V V
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------2-2---||
B -0-0-0-0---2-----|-3-3-3-3---2-----|-----------0-----|-----------3-3---||
G -4-4-4-4---2-----|-2-2-2-2---2-----|-----------1-----|-----------2-2---||
D -2-2-2-2---2-----|-4-4-4-4---2-----|-----------2-----|-----------0-0---||
A -0-0-0-0---0-----|-0-0-0-0---0-----|-----------2-----|-----------------||
E -----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---0-----|-0-0-0-0---------||
|_|_| | _| } |_|_| | _| } |_|_| | |. |_|_| | |_| %
Verse ("Don't think me unkind..."):
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G ---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-||
D -----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----||
A (0)----0---------|-------------4---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----0---||
E -------------2T--|-------2T--------|-----------------|-----------------||
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| % |_|_|_|_|_|_| % |_|_|_|_|_|_| % |_|_|_|_|_|_|
Chorus ("When the e-lo-quence escapes you...")
D
V v v V v v V v v V v v
E -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|
E
V v v V v v V v v V v v
E -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
B -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
G -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
D -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|
Notes: Chords and accents (where applicable) on top, note values on bottom
(see key below). Use a pretty heavy chorus effect throughout.
Intro and Refrain - use light strumming; barely hit those A chords
at the end of the first two measures. Let the open E chord ring.
Verse - use pick-hand muting, but hit the highest note (B) sharply.
The "2T" indicates that it's easiest to fret the F# with your thumb.
The (0) indicates that the open A is used here only at the very
beginning of each Verse.
Chorus - use fret-hand muting by alternately releasing pressure on
the chord. The accents indicate when the chord sounds through (i.e.,
when it should be fretted).
Key:
|. = dotted quarter note
| = quarter note } = quarter rest
_| = single eighth note
|_| = eighth notes % = eighth rest
|=| = sixteenth notes
V = big accent v = moderate accent
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DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - The Police
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tabbed by Howard Wright
H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk
Play with a staccato feel using the right hand to dampen the strings
^ indicates an accent
Intro :
--------
let ring
^ ^ ^ ^
E---------------------------------------------0------------------
B-3-3-----------------------------------------0--------------3-3-
G-2-2---4-4-4-4--2---4-4-4-4--2---------------1--------------2-2-
D-0-0---2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-----4-4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-4--0-0-
A-------0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2------
E-----------------------------------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------
***
upstroke
let ring
^ ^
E------------------------------------------0-------------------
B------------------3-3-3-3--2--------------0--------------3-3--
G-----4-4-4-4--2---4-4-4-4--2--------------1--------------2-2--
D-----2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-----4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4---0-0--
A-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--------
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------
let ring
^ ^
E------------------------------------------0-------------------
B------------------3-3-3-3--2--------------0--------------3-3--
G-----4-4-4-4--2---4-4-4-4--2--------------1--------------2-2--
D-----2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-----4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4---0-0--
A-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--------
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------
let ring
^ ^
E------------------------------------------0-------------------
B------------------3-3-3-3--2--------------0--------------3-3--
G-----4-4-4-4--2---4-4-4-4--2--------------1--------------2-2--
D-----2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-----4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4---0-0--
A-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--------
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------
Verse:
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All notes are quavers (eighth notes)
Play with heavy damping from the right hand
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-----4--------4--------4-----4--------4--------4--
D--------2--------2--------------2--------2--------
A--0--------0--------0-----------------------------
E--------------------------2--------2--------2-----
Don't think ...
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-----4-------4-------4-----4--------4--------4--
D--------2-------2-------------2--------2--------
A--4--------4-------4----4--------4--------4-----
E------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-----4--------4--------4-----4--------4--------4--
D--------2--------2--------------2--------2--------
A--0--------0--------0-----------------------------
E--------------------------2--------2--------2-----
words are hard ...
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-----4-------4-------4-----4--------4--------4--
D--------2-------2-------------2--------2--------
A--4--------4-------4----4--------4--------4-----
E------------------------------------------------
Continue this pattern over the words :
They're only I've tricks I've ...
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E---5---------5----------5---------5-------7------7------7-----7--
B---7---------7----7-----7--7------7----7--9------9---9--9-9---9--
G---7---------7----7-----7--7------7----7--9------9---9--9-9---9--
D---7---------7----7-----7--7------7----7--9------9---9--9-9---9--
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
When their el- o -...
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E---5---------5--------5--------5-------7------7-----7-----------
B---7---------7----7---7--7-----7---7---9------9--9--9-9----3-3--
G---7---------7----7---7--7-----7---7---9------9--9--9-9----2-2--
D---7---------7----7---7--7-----7---7---9------9--9--9-9----0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Their lo-gic ties me ...
Chorus:
-------
let ring
^ ^ ^
E--------------------------------------------0-------------------
B--------------------------------------------0---------------3-3-
G----4-4-4-4--2----4-4-4-4--2----------------1---------------2-2-
D----2-2-2-2--2----2-2-2-2--2------4-4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-4---0-0-
A----0-0-0-0--0----0-0-0-0--0------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-------
E----------------------------------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-------
De do do do de da da da is ...
let ring
^ ^
E------------------------------------------0-------------------
B------------------3-3-3-3--2--------------0--------------3-3--
G-----4-4-4-4--2---4-4-4-4--2--------------1--------------2-2--
D-----2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-----4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4---0-0--
A-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--------
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------
de do do do de da da da .............
repeat these two lines of TAB
Verse 2:
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(Same TAB as for verse 1)
Poets priests and ...
When their eloquence ...
Chorus
E---0---5-----------0-------------------------------
B---0---5---9---4---0---------------------------------
G---3---6---9---4---3----------------------------------
D---4---7---9---4---4-----------------------------------
A---4---7---7---2---4------------------------------------
E---2---5-----------2----------------------------------
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh etc
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