De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - Police
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 12:05:50 +0100
From: spxhaw@astronomy.cardiff.ac.uk (Howard Wright)


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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 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
From banks of chaos in my mind


^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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:]
-------

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:]
---------

(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
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
From the Police's 1980 smash record, Zenyatta Mondatta.
Andy plays this song with a bit of chorus, gain, and a slight amount of tape delay until the BRIDGE PART I,
where the delay is turned up in the mix.



INTRO:

|---------------------------4x------------------------------|
e|--2-2-|-------------|--------------|-----------0--|----------2-2--|
B|--3-3-|-2-2-2-2--2--|--3-3-3-3--2--|-----------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--|----------0-0--|
A|------|-0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0--0--|--2-2-2-2--2--|--2-2-2-2------|
E|------|-------------|--------------|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0------|


VERSE:

|-----------------------------------4x-----------------------------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|
D|------2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|
A|--0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|
E|------------------|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|


PRE-CHORUS:
(CHORDS STRUMMED ON 1 + 3)

e|--5---5--|--5---5--|--7---7--|--7---7--|
B|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---9--|
G|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---9--|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

e|--5---5--|--5---5--|--7---7--|--7---2-2-|
B|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---3-3-|
G|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---2-2-|
D|---------|---------|---------|------0-0-|
A|---------|---------|---------|----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|----------|


CHORUS:

|--------------------------4x--------------------------------|
e|--------------|--------------|-----------0--|----------2-2--|
B|--2-2-2-2--2--|--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--|----------0-0--|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0--0--|--2-2-2-2--2--|--2-2-2-2------|
E|--------------|--------------|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0------|


VERSE:

|-----------------------------------4x-----------------------------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|
D|------2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|
A|--0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|
E|------------------|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|


PRE-CHORUS:
(CHORDS STRUMMED ON 1 + 3)

e|--5---5--|--5---5--|--7---7--|--7---7--|
B|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---9--|
G|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---9--|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

e|--5---5--|--5---5--|--7---7--|--7---2-2-|
B|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---3-3-|
G|--7---7--|--7---7--|--9---9--|--9---2-2-|
D|---------|---------|---------|------0-0-|
A|---------|---------|---------|----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|----------|


CHORUS:

|----------------------------4x------------------------------|
e|--------------|--------------|-----------0--|----------2-2--|
B|--2-2-2-2--2--|--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--|----------0-0--|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0--0--|--2-2-2-2--2--|--2-2-2-2------|
E|--------------|--------------|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0------|


BRIDGE PART I:
(SLIGHT PALM MUTE w/ 100ms SLAPBACK)

e|--------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
B|------4---4-------|-3-----0---------|---------2-------|---2-------2-----|
G|----4-------4---4-|---2-0---2-------|-----2-4---4-2-4-|-----4-------4---|
D|--4-----------4---|-----------2-----|---2-------------|-------4-------4-|
A|------------------|-------------4-0-|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|--------0---------|-----------------|
B|------4---4-------|-3-----0---------|
G|----4-------4---4-|---2-0---2-------|
D|--4-----------4---|-----------2-----|
A|------------------|-------------4-0-|
E|------------------|-----------------|


BRIDGE PART 2:
(DELAY TURNED BACK DOWN)

e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|--6-6-6-6--7-|-6-6-6-6--7-|-6-6-6-6--7-|-6-6-6-6--7-|
D|--4-4-4-4--5-|-4-4-4-4--5-|-4-4-4-4--5-|-4-4-4-4--5-|
A|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|------------|

e|-------------|------------|------------|----------2-2-|
B|--7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--3-3-|
G|--7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
D|--7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--9-|-7-7-7-7--0-0-|
A|-------------|------------|------------|--------------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|--------------|


CHORUS:

|----------------------------4x------------------------------|
e|--------------|--------------|-----------0--|----------2-2--|
B|--2-2-2-2--2--|--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--|----------0-0--|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0--0--|--2-2-2-2--2--|--2-2-2-2------|
E|--------------|--------------|--0-0-0-0--0--|--0-0-0-0------|


OUTRO:

|---------------------REPEAT-UNTIL-FADE----------------------------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|
D|------2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|
A|--0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|
E|------------------|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|


Song info
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
Police
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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