Radiohead - Karma Police

      
 
 Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 4:38 AM
 
 Track : Karma Police
 Album : OK Computer
 Artist: Radiohead
 
 Joe and Micah of ViVa
 
 There is already a chord archive for this, but here is a tab
 representation
 for the keyboardy part. This is just my interpretation, so when you
 improve
 on it, please let me know!!
 
 Add a little chorus and a tiny bit'a delay for the keyboard part, the
 rhythm
 should be played with an electro-accoustic all the way through.
 
 (Those naughty x's are supposed to give an idea of the strummed rhythm!)
 
 Chord shapes:
 
 Play all the chords in their open shape.
 
 Am/F# 2x0210
 
 The tune:
 
 Am     Am/F#  Em     G       
  x x x  x x x  x x x  x x x x

 --------- -2------- -0------- -2-------
 -0------- --------- --------- ---------
 -----2--- -----0--- -----2--- ---0---0-
 -----2--- -----2--- -----0--- -----0---
 -----1-1- -----1-1- -----0-0- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 1 --                            
 2 Karma Police, arrest this man,
 3 Karma Police, arrest this girl,
 5 Karma Police, I've given all I can
 
 Am     F      Em     G       
  x x x  x x x  x x x  x x x x

 --------- --------- -0------- -2-------
 -0------- -3------- --------- ---------
 -----2--- -----3--- -----2--- ---0---0-
 -----2--- -----2--- -----0--- -----0---
 -----1-1- -----1-1- -----0-0- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 1 --                                      
 2 he talks in maths, buzzes like a fridge,
 3 her hitler hairdo is making me feel ill,
 5 it's not enough, I've given all I can
 
 Am     D      G      C       
  x x x  x x x  x x x  x x x x

 --------- --------- -3---2--- ---------
 -0------- --------- --------- -3---2-0-
 -----2--- -0------- --------- ---------
 -----2--- -----2--- --------- ---------
 -----1-1- -----3--- --------- ---------
 --------- -----2-2- --------- --------- 
 

 
 1 --                          
 2 he's like a detuned ra - dio
 3 and we have crashed her par - ty
 5 but were still on the pay - roll
 
 Am               Bm       D       
  x x x x x x x x  x x x x  xxxxxxx

 --------- --------- --------- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- ---------
 ---2---2- ---2---2- ---4---4- ---4---4-
 -1---1--- -1---1--- -3---3--- -3---3---
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 1 -- 
   
 2 -- 
   
 3 -- 
   
 5 -- 
   
 (Softly: rhythm carries on, but is understated!)
 
 C        D        G        F#      
  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx

 --------- --------- -3------- -2-------
 -3------- -5------- ---5----- ---4-----
 ---5----- ---7----- -----5--- -----4---
 -----5--- -----7--- -------4- -------3-
 -------5- -------7- --------- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 4 This is what you get
 6 This is what you get
 
 C        D        G        F#      
  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx

 --------- --------- -3------- -2-------
 -3------- -5------- ---5----- ---4-----
 ---5----- ---7----- -----5--- -----4---
 -----5--- -----7--- -------4- -------3-
 -------5- -------7- --------- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 4 This is what you get
 6 This is what you get
 
 C        D        G        F#      
  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx  x x xxx

 --------- --------- -3------- -2-------
 -3------- -5------- ---5----- ---4-----
 ---5----- ---7----- -----5--- -----4---
 -----5--- -----7--- -------4- -------3-
 -------5- -------7- --------- ---------
 --------- --------- --------- --------- 
 

 
 4 This is what you get, when you mess with us
 6 This is what you get, when you mess with us
 
 C                Bm       D       
  x x x x x x x x  x x x x  x xxxxx

 --------- --------- --------- ---------
 -3-3-3-3- -3-3-3-3- -3-3-3-3- ---------
 -2-2-2-2- -2-2-2-2- -5-5-5-5- -0-00000-
 -0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0- -5-5-5-5- -2-22222-
 -1-1-1-1- -1-1-1-1- -4-4-4-4- -3-33333-
 -0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0- -3-3-3-3- -2-22222- 
 

 
 4 -- 
   
 6 -- 
   
 Strum this whole bit:
 
   Bm    D      G      D      G       D      E7         
 7 for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myse----lf.
 7 phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myse----lf.
 7 for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myse----lf.
 7 ....humming....
 7 phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myse----lf.
 
 Play a clean Bm for a bar or two, then, keep a phasing high EQ
 fuzzy high gain distortion type sound going on a Bm for a
 while and end with a fiddle of the volume on guitar while
 feeding back. Put down guitar with 3/4 volume next to amp,
 walk off and distress your neighbours with the effects still
 squealing!!!
 
 (These are what the effects are called on a Zoom 505!)
 
 Note:
 We do have the keyboard part worked out for keyboard, but we
 play it with guitar.
 
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