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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Canary in a Coalmine – The Police
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Written by: Sting
From: “Zenyatta Mondatta” (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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The rhythm guitar plays off-beats with a 16th delay
(tempo: 145, delay time: 103 milliseconds). Here's a basic tab:
[Verse]
E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
D|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C Am F#dim E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---5---5-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
B|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---7---7-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--5---5---5---5-|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|
D|--10--10--10--10|--7---7---7---7-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Intro] / [Chorus]
E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
D|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E6 C#m7 E6 C#m7 C Am F#dim
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---5---5-|
B|----------------|----------------|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---7---7-|
G|--------%-------|--------%-------|--9---9---9---9-|--5---5---5---5-|
D|----------------|----------------|--10--10--10--10|--7---7---7---7-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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If you want a campfire accompaniment for acoustic guitar, I'd suggest
transposing this chord sheet -4 or -2 and using a capo 4th or 2nd fret
to get back to the original key.
CHORDS
rhythm guitar acoustic guitar: transpose -4 transpose -2
no capo capo 4th fret capo 2nd fret
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
E6 x-x-9-9-9-9 C x-3-2-0-1-0 D x-x-0-2-3-2
C#m7 x-x-9-9-9-9 Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 Bm7 x-2-x-2-3-2
C x-x10-9-8-8 Ab 4-6-6-5-4-4 Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
Am x-x-7-5-5-5 Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 Gm 3-5-5-3-3(3)
F#dim x-x-7-5-7-5 Ddim x-x-0-1-3-1 Edim 0-x-2-3-3-x
A x-x-7-6-5-5 F 1-3-3-2-1-1 G 3-x-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
| E C#m7 | % | % | % |
| E C#m7 | % | C | Am F#dim |
[Verse 1]
E First to fall C#m7over when the Eatmosphere is C#m7less than perfect
E Your sensiC#m7bilities are Eshaken by the C#m7slightest defect
C You live your life like a caAmnary in a F#dimcoalmine
E You get so C#m7dizzy even Ewalkin' in a C#m7straight line
[Verse 2]
E You say you C#m7want to spend the Ewinter in FiC#m7renza
E You're so aC#m7fraid to catch a Edose of influC#m7enza
C You live your life like a caAmnary in a F#dimcoalmine
E You get so C#m7dizzy even Ewalkin' in a C#m7straight line
[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |
[Verse 3]
E Now if I C#m7tell you that you Esuffer from deC#m7lusions
E You pay your C#m7analyst to Ereach the same conC#m7clusions
C You live your life like a caAmnary in a F#dimcoalmine
E You get so C#m7dizzy even Ewalkin' in a C#m7straight line
[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |
[Interlude]
| A | A7 | E C#m7 | % |
(break)
[Verse 4] (Verse 1 repeated)
E First to fall C#m7over when the Eatmosphere is C#m7less than perfect
E Your sensiC#m7bilities are Eshaken by the C#m7slightest defect
C You live your life like a caAmnary in a F#dimcoalmine
E You get so C#m7dizzy even Ewalkin' in a C#m7straight line
[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim |
[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E C#m7
Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim |
(repeat and fade)