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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) |_| % 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 ------------------------------------------------------------- DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - The Police ----------------------------------------- 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: ------- 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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