Radiohead - Karma Police

      
 
 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.