• Song:

    Policemen And Pirates

  • Artist:

    Ocean colour scene

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  POLICEMEN AND PIRATES
                        As recorded by Ocean Colour Scene
                      (From the 1995 Album MOSELEY SHOALS)

Words and Music by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Oscar Harrison and Damon Minchella


           E (022100@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)                 D/A (x00232@1)     0 7 9 9 9 x          x 5 7 7 7 x          x 0 2 2 2 x          x x 7 7 7 x

          AV                  Asus4 (x02230@1)              Eopen              D7sus4/A
      5 7 7 6 5 5          5 x 7 7 5 5          0 2 2 1 0 0          x x 7 7 8 8

          Bb (x1333x@1)                  F (133211@1)     6 8 8 7 6 6          1 3 3 2 1 1

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1 w/distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 2 w/overdrive'

 Intro
  Q=120
  E (022100@1)             D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)4/4
  Gtr II
  Q  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   Q  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   Q  Q   Q  Q
  |  |  | | |     |  |  | | |     |  |   |  |
  /  /  / / /     /  /  / / /     /  /   /  /

  Gtr I
  Q  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   Q  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-9--9--9-9-9---|-7--7--7-7-7---|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
|-9--9--9-9-9---|-7--7--7-7-7---|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
|-9--9--9-9-9---|-7--7--7-7-7---|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
|-7--7--7-7-7---|-5--5--5-5-5-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
|-0--0--0-0-0---|---------------|---------------|


  Q        Q     Q                   Q
  |        |     |                   |
  /        /     /                   /

  E (022100@1)a (x02210@1)E (022100@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)a (x02210@1)   +E        +E.  +S
|---------12----12-15b17-(15)pb17==(15)r(15)-|
|---12s15----15------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


  E (022100@1)                               D (xx0232@1)  Q  Q   E (022100@1)   E (022100@1)   E (022100@1)       E (022100@1)   Q   Q     E (022100@1)   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  |  |   |     |     |               |   |     |     |  |
   /  /   /     /     /               /   /     /     /  /

   H      S  S  S  S  S     +E.      +Q   E (022100@1)e (022000@1)S  S  e (022000@1)E (022100@1)E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|| (022100@1)|-12-----15-12-15-12-15b17-(15)---|-(15)----------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------12-||
|---------------------------------|------------------12-12----||
|---------------------------------|---------12-13-14----------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------||


   Verse
    $
    $$
    A (x02220@1)                       D/A (x00232@1)    W            +W          E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
     |             |          |   |   |   |
     /             /          /   /   /   /

     Q  Q  H       W          E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
||--------------|-----------|-8---8---8---8---|
||o-------------|-----------|-7---8---8---8---|
||--------------|-----------|-7---7---7---7---|
||--14----------|-----------|-7---7---7---7---|
||o-------------|-----------|-----------------|
||--------------|-----------|-----------------|


  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8----|
|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8----|
|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7----|
|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7----|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


  AV
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">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---|
|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|
|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  D/A
  E (022100@1)   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)    E (022100@1) E (022100@1)    E (022100@1) E (022100@1)    E (022100@1) |         |          |          |
  /         /          /          /

  E (022100@1)  +E  +E     +E  +E     +E  +E     +E
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)--|
|-7b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)    E (022100@1) E (022100@1)    E (022100@1) E (022100@1)   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)  |          |          |         |
   /          /          /         /

  +E  +E     +E  +E     +E  +E    +E  +E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8-(7)-(7)-|
|-(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8==(7)r(7)b8-(7)-(7)-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


                    AV
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   W
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /

  W                 E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   H    +E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|| (022100@1)|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-2----(2)--------||
|-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-2----(2)--------||
|-----------------|-7---7---7---7---|-2----(2)--------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----(0)-0------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------4-2--||


 Chorus
  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AV      Asus4 (x02230@1)   AV
  Gtr II
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    W
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |      |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /

  Gtr I
  W                 W                 H       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   +H     +E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------3-2-3-2-|-(2)----(2)--------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-7---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|------------0------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4-2--|


  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AV      Asus4 (x02230@1)   AV
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    W
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |      |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /

  W                 W                 H       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   +H     +E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------3-2-3-2-|-(2)----(2)--------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-7---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|------------0------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4-2--|


  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AV      Asus4 (x02230@1)   AV
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    W
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |      |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /

  W                 W                 H       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   +H     +E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------3-2-3-2-|-(2)----(2)--------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
|-7---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|------------0------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4-2--|


                                                        1.
                                               To Coda
                                               To Coda
  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AV        AsusAV   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   | |      | | | | | | |
  /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   / /      / / / / / / /

  W                 W                 E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---2---2---3-2--|-----------------o||
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---2---2---2-2--|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-9---------------|-7---------------|-2---2---2---2-2--|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-7---------------|-5---------------|-0---0---0---0-0--|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 Guitar Solo
  2.
  AV           Bb (x1333x@1) Q  H.        Q      Q     Q    Q
  |  |         |      |     |    |
  /  /         /      /     /    /

  W            E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   +E  E+E (022100@1) Q   E|------------|-----------------------| (022100@1)|-2----------|-----------------6---6-|
|-2----------|---5b7r(5)-3-(3)-------|
|-2----------|-----------------------|
|-0----------|-----------------------|
|------------|-----------------------|


  F (133211@1)                     E (022100@1)  Q    Q    Q     Q        Q     E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q     Q
   |    |    |     |        |     |  |   |     |
   /    /    /     /        /     /  /   /     /

  +E  Q   E+E (022100@1)  Q    E (022100@1)  +E   Q    E (022100@1)+E   Q    E|-----------------------|----------------------------| (022100@1)|-(6)s8---6-(6)s10---11-|-(11)-10---10-(10)S13---13--|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|


  D (xx0232@1)   Q              Q       S  E. Q
    |              |       |  |  |
    /              /       /  /  /

   +E        +E   +E   E (022100@1)+Q.       +E
|----------------------------------------|
|-(13)pb15==(13)r(13)-13-(13)------(13)-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  Bb (x1333x@1)                            F (133211@1) Q     Q     Q              Q    Q       E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q    Q
  |     |     |              |    |       |   |   |    |
  /     /     /              /    /       /   /   /    /

  ES (022100@1)S S S eS (022000@1)  +S     +E  Q    E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a EQ. (022100@1)|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------5b7-(5)pb7r(5)-3--|--------------------------|
|-------3h5-3-------------------|---3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3------|
|---3h5-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|


                             D.S. al CodD.S.
  E (022100@1)                   D (xx0232@1)   Q   Q    Q    Q      Q    Q    Q   Q
    |   |    |    |      |    |    |   |
    /   /    /    /      /    /    /   /

  a (x02210@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E+E (022100@1) Q   E (022100@1) +E  q   E+H (022100@1)|---------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------7-|-(7)-3-------------||
|-----1-1-2-(2)-4-----|---------5-(5)-----||
|-0h2-2-2-4-(4)-6---7-|-(7)-4-------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||


 S. al Dbl. Coda     &&
  A (x02220@1)                A (x02220@1) W                  W
  |                  |
  /                  /

  Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a EQ. (022100@1)  E (022100@1)  H    +E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E|----------5------||-----------------|| (022100@1)|-----------------||-2----(2)--------||
|------4s6--------||-2----(2)--------||
|-----------------||-2----(2)--------||
|-----------------||-0----(0)-0-0----||
|-----------------||--------------4--||


   Outro
    E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)               AV      Asus4 (x02230@1)   AV
    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    W
    |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |      |
    /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /

    W                 W                 H       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   +W      4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
||o-9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------3-2-3-2-|-(2)----o||
||--9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------------2-|-(2)-----||
||--9---------------|-7---------------|-2-------------2-|-(2)-----||
||o-7---------------|-5---------------|-0-------------0-|-(0)----o||
||--0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b (x24432@1) - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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