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From: Robert Bowman [RBOWMAN@pimsl.com]
 Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 4:38 AM
 Track : Karma Police
 Album : OK Computer
 Artist: Radiohead
 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.
 
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