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DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA (by Sting) - The Police


Intro and Refrain ("De do do do, de da da da..."):

             Chord diagramD MajorD
             V V
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------2-2---|
Chord diagramBB -----------3-3---|
Chord diagramG+G -----------2-2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD -----------0-0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA -----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------|
  (5/8 rest) |_| %

   Chord diagramA9A9        Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramD/AD/A       Chord diagramA augmentedA                 Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramD MajorD
        						           V V
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------2-2---||
Chord diagramBB -0-0-0-0---2-----|-3-3-3-3---2-----|-----------0-----|-----------3-3---||
Chord diagramG+G -4-4-4-4---2-----|-2-2-2-2---2-----|-----------1-----|-----------2-2---||
Chord diagramD MajorD -2-2-2-2---2-----|-4-4-4-4---2-----|-----------2-----|-----------0-0---||
Chord diagramA augmentedA -0-0-0-0---0-----|-0-0-0-0---0-----|-----------2-----|-----------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---0-----|-0-0-0-0---------||
   |_|_| |  _| }     |_|_| |  _| }     |_|_| |   |.	 |_|_| |   |_| %
Verse ("Don't think me unkind..."):

Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chord diagramBB -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chord diagramG+G ---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-||
Chord diagramD MajorD -----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----||
Chord diagramA augmentedA (0)----0---------|-------------4---|-------4-----4---|-------4-----0---||
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------2T--|-------2T--------|-----------------|-----------------||
   |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|   % |_|_|_|_|_|_|   % |_|_|_|_|_|_|   % |_|_|_|_|_|_|


Chorus ("When the e-lo-quence escapes you...")

   Chord diagramD MajorD
   V       v   v   V       v   v     V       v   v   V       v   v
Chord diagramE MajorE -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-|
Chord diagramBB -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-|
Chord diagramG+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-|
Chord diagramD MajorD -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-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA -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-|
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|   |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|

   Chord diagramE MajorE
   V       v   v   V       v   v     V       v   v   V       v   v
Chord diagramE MajorE -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-||
Chord diagramBB -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-||
Chord diagramG+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-||
Chord diagramD MajorD -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-||
Chord diagramA augmentedA -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-||
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
   |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|   |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|
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 Chord diagramA augmentedA chords
       at the end of the first two measures.  Let the open Chord diagramE MajorE chord ring.
       Verse - use pick-hand muting, but hit the highest note (Chord diagramBB) sharply.
       The "2T" indicates that it's easiest to fret the Chord diagramF#F# with your thumb.
       The (0) indicates that the open Chord diagramA augmentedA 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


-------------------------------------------------------------

                  DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA  - The Police
                -----------------------------------------


                               tabbed by Howard Wright
                               [email protected]


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:
-------

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:
---------

(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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