WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Tabs – The Police | Version #1
                
                
            
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                  DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA  - The Police
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Play with a staccato feel using the right hand to dampen the strings
 ^  indicates an accent
Intro :
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                                              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------|
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                                           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   me                un - kind
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               to   find
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 left unsung
    ^         ^          ^         ^       ^      ^      ^     ^
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 -quence  esc-apes  me
    ^         ^        ^        ^       ^      ^     ^      ^ ^
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 up  and wrecks me
Chorus:
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                                            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 all I want to  say  to  you
                                           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 politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
Noone's jamming their transmissions
When their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and wrecks me
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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