RADIOHEAD - "karma police" Tablature

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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