De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Tab by Sting #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Jeffrey Weiss [just posted this today, feel free to add to archive; it's on the MOST WANTED list. Still need the Bridge chords, though; will probably add later. - jw] 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