De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

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 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