Karma Police tab by Radiohead

Track : Karma Police
Album : OK Computer
Artist: Radiohead


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-|---------|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

 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-|---------|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

 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-|---------|---------|

 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---|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

(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-|---------|---------|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

 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-|---------|---------|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

 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-|---------|---------|
 ---------|---------|---------|---------|

 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-|

Strum this whole bit:

 Bm  D   G   D   G    D   E7
7 for a minute there...

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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