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Karma police by radiohead This is not my own tab, I got this from the April 1998 issue of Guitar World magazine. This is not a cheap attempt to pass this off as my own tab or rip off Guitar World. The reason I am posting this is the fact that this issue is no longer available for sale and it is nearly impossible to track down a copy. This is for all those people who want to play as accurate to the song as possible so please don’t complain that I ripped this off from a magazine.
update: august 29 2003 this is a little incomplete. expect me to finish it soon.
update: January 24, 2004 still slightly incomplete but it's almost done, the ending has been added along with the electronic noise heard at the end of the song.
A.Intro Gtr. 1 E----------0------0-----------0------0---- B----------1------1-----------1------1---- G----------2------------------2---2------- D--2----------------------0-------0------- A—-0--0--------0-------------------------- E---------------------2-------------------
E-----------0----------------------------- B-----------0---------------0-----0-----0- G--------0--0---------------0--0--0--0--0- D--------2--2--------0------0--0-----0---- A—----2--------------x---------x---------- E-0--------------2---3---3-----3----------
E----------0------------------1-------1--- B----------1------------------1----1--1--- G----------2---0--0-----------2----2------ D--2--------------0-----------3----3------ A—-0---0------------------3--------3------ E---------------------1---1---------------
E--------------0-------------------------- B-----------0--0---------------0----0---0- G--------0--0--0---------------0----0-0-0- D--------2-----2----0---0------0--0---0--- A—---2--------------x---x---------x------- E----0--------------2---3---3-----3-------
E----------0--------------------2------3-- B----------1-------0------------3---3--3-- G----------2-------0-------2--------2--0-- D---2-----------0-----0----0-------------- A—--0--0--------0------------------------- E-----------------------------------------
E--3-------3----3—-0----------0---------0- B--3-------3----3—-0--1----1--1------0--0- G--0-------0-------0--0----0---------0--0- D--0-------0----------2----------0---0---- A—-2---2---x----------3----------2-------- E--3---3---2----------0-------------------
E----------0------0-----------0----------- B----------1------1--------1--3--1-----0-- G-------2--2---2--2--------2-----2--2--0-- D----2--2------2----2---2-----------2----- A—---0---------0----0--------------------- E-----------------------------------------
E----------------0--2---------3--0------0- B---------3------0--3------3--3--0------0- G-----4---4---------2---2--2------------0- D-4---4---4---0-----0--------------------- A—2---------------------------------0----- E-----------------------------------------
1. Karma Police E----------0------------------0------0---- B----------1------1-----------1------1---- G----------2------2-----------2---2------- D------2-------2----------0-------0------- A—-0-------------------------------------- E---------------------2-------------------
Arrest this man E------------0-------------------3-3------ B------------0------0-----0----0-0-0----0- G------------0------0----------0-0------0- D----2-----------------0-----0--------0--- A—---2-----------------x------------------ E----0---0-------2-----3------------------
He talks in maths E----------0------------------1----------- B----------1------0-----------1----0------ G----------2------0-----------2-------0--- D------2----------0-------3-----------0--- A—-0-----------0------3---------------0--- E---------------------1-------------------
He buzzes like a fridge E-----------0---------3-------3----------- B-----------0---------0-------0----------- G-----------0---------0-------0--------0-- D------2--------------0-------0--------0-- A—-----2--------------x---2--------------- E--0-------------2----3------------3------
He’s like a detuned E-------------0------------------------3-- B-------------1------0--3-------3------3-- G-------------2------0--2---2---2---2--0-- D---------2------2—--0—-0---0---0---0----- A—---0----0---------------------x--------- E-------------------------------2---------
radio E--3--------------------------0---------0- B--3--------3----3--0--1------1------1--1- G--0--------0----0--0--0---0---------0---- D--0----0---0----0--0--2---------0-------- A—-2----2---x----------3---------2-------- E--3--------2----------0------------------
E-0-------0-------------------0----------- B-1-------1------1--------------1-----0--- G-2--------------2----------2------0--0--- D-2-------------------------2------0------ A—0-----------------0---0----------0------ E-----------------------------------------
E---------------------0----------3---2--0- B--------------3---3--0----------3---3--0- G--------------4---4-----2---2---2---2--0- D----------4-------------0---0-------0---- A—-----2---2------------------------------ E-----------------------------------------
2. Karma Police 3. Karma Police E----------0-------------------------0---- B----------1------1-----------1------0---- G----------2---2--2-----------2------0---- D------2-------2------0-------0----------- A—-0------------------x------------------- E---------------------2---2---------------
Arrest this girl I’ve given all I can E---------0------------------------------- B---------0-------------0--0-----0-------- G---------0-------------0-----0--0--0--2-- D----------------0--0---0-----0-----0--2-- A—----2-------------x---------x----------- E-0---0-------2-----3---------3-----------
Her Hitler hairdo It’s not enough E-------------0------0-----------1-------- B-------------1------0-----------1------0- G-------------2------0-----------2---2--0- D-----2-----------0----------------------- A—----0---0------------------3------------ E------------------------1---1------------
is making me feel ill I’ve given all I can E---------------------------------3------- B--------------0------------0-----0------- G----------0---0------------0-----0--0--0- D----------0------0--0------0--------0---- A—-2-----------------x-------------------- E--0---0-------------3---3-----3----------
And we have crashed But we’re still on E---------0-------0------------2------3-- B---------1-------1--3---------3------3-- G---------2----2-----2---------2---2--0-- D--2-----------------0----0--------0----- A—-0--0---------------------------------- E----------------------------------------
Her party The payroll E----3-------------------------------------0-------------0-- B----3-----------3-------------------------1---------1---1-- G----0-----------0-----------0---------0-------------0------ D----0-----------0-----------0---2-------------0------------ A—---2-----------x-------0-------3-------------2------------ E----3-----------2------------------------------------------
E-------------0--------------------------------------------- B-------------1----------1-------------1-------1------------ G-------2-----2----------2-------------2-------2---------0-- D-------2------------------------------------------------0-- A—0------------------0-------0-----0-------0--------0----0-- E-----------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------0---------------0----- B------------3---0--0---------3-----3---0- G------------4---0-----2------2-------2-0- D--------4-------------0---0-----0-------- A—---2---2-------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------
D. Chorus This is what you’ll get E----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G---------0---------------2------2-------- D--2------x---------0---------------0----- A—-3------3----2----0--------0------------ E-----------------------------------------
E---------3--------------2---2------------ B---------3--------------2---2--------0--- G------4--4--------------3---3--------0--- D------5--5---5--5-------4---4----4------- A—5-------5------5------------------------ E-3-------3------3--2---------------------
This is what you’ll get E---------------0------------------------- B----------1----1----------------3-------- G------------0--0----------------2-----0-- D-----2------2---------------0------------ A—----3--------------2---0---------------- E-----------------------------------------
E------------------------2---2------------ B------------------------2---2------------ G------4--4--------------3---3----0---0--- D------5--5---5----------4---4--------0--- A—-----5---------5--4--------------------- E-3----3------------2---------------------
This is what you’ll get when you mess with us E------------------2----|-------3------------------| B-------1----------3----|-------3-----------3--0---| G-------0----------2----|-------4--------4--4--0-0-| D--2----------0----0----|-------5--------4-------0-| A--3-------2--0---------|--5----5-----2------------| E--3--------------------|--3-------3--2------------|
E-------0----0------0---0-----|----------------------3-0------|| B--1----1----1-1----1-1-1-----|--3-----3----0-3----3-3-0-0-0--|| G--0----0--0---0--0---0-0-0---|--4-----4----0-2----2-2---0-0-*|| D--2----2--2---2--2---2---2-0-|--4--4-----0---0----0-------0-*|| A--3----3--3---3--3---3---3-0-|--2--2-----0---0--0------------|| E-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
E-------0--0-0---------0-----|---------2-------2-3-2-2-----| B--1----1--1-1-1--1--1-1-----|--3------3----3--3-3-3-3-----| G--0----0--0---0--0--0-0-0-0-|--4----4-4----2--2---2---2---| D--2----2--2---2--2--2---2-0-|--4----4-4----0--0---0---0-0-| A--3----3--3---3--3--3---3---|--2--2---2-----------------0-| E----------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-------------------------0-----|--------3---------------0-----| B|---------3-------------3-3-3-0-|--------3----3-3------3-3-----| G|*--4-----4--0-2-2----2-2---2-0-|-----0--0--0-0-2----2-2---2---| D|*--4--4--4--0-0-0--0---0-------|-----0--0--0---0--0---0---0---| A|---2--2--2--0------------------|-----0--2-------------------0-| E|-------------------------------|--3------------2--------------|
E--------3---------2-2-2-0-----|-------0-------------0---0-----| B--------3----3-3--3-3-3-3-3---|-------0------0------0---0-----| G-----0--0--0-2-2--2---2---2-0-|--1------1----2-1----1-1-1-----| D-----0--0--0---0--0---0-----0-|--2------2--2---2------2-------| A-----0--2-------------------0-|--2--2---2------2------2-------| E--3---------------------------|--0--0---0---------0---0---0-0-|
E|--------------0------0---0---0-|-------------0------0---0-----| B|---3-----3----0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--------3----3----3-3-3-3-----| G|*--4--4--4--4-0-2--2---2-2-2-2-|-----0--0--0---0--2---2---2---| D|*--4--4--4--4---0--0---0---0---|-----0--0--0---0--0---0---0---| A|---2--2--2--2---0--------------|-----0--2-------------------0-| E|-------------------------------|--3---------------------------|
E--------3----0------0---0-----|-------0------0----0---0-0-----|| B--------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3---|-------0-0----0----0-0-0-0-----|| G-----0--0--0-2-2--2---2---2---|--1----1-1----1-1--1-1-1-1----*|| D-----0--0--0---0--0---0---0-0-|--2--2---2------2--2-2-2-2-0--*|| A-----0--2---------0---------0-|--2--2---2------2--2-2-2-2-0---|| E--3---------------------------|--0--0---0--0---0--------------||
Roll on this chord E-------------------|------------------|------------------| B--3----------------|------------------|------------------| G--4----------------|------------------|------------------| D--4----------------|------------------|------------------| A--2----------------|------------------|------------------| E-------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|| B------------------|------------------|| G------------------|------------------|| D------------------|------------------|| A------------------|------------------|| E------------------|------------------||
This is the electronic sample at the end of the song, just keep repeating over and over and at the end use a pitch shifter to imitate the effect heard at the very end.
electric w/distortion |---10-10-10/12-10-10-10/12-10-10-10/12-10-10-10/12-| |---------------------------------------------------| |*--------------------------------------------------| |*--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
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