The Police - Murder by numbers
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Tuning:
Murder by Numbers by the Police
Standard tuning
This is the basic chord shape for most of the chords.
e ------|------|-----
b ------|------|--o--
g ------|--o---|-----
d --o---|------|-----
a ------|--o---|-----
e ------|------|-----
Play this chord moving down the fretboard, from 6th to the 4th and to the 1st fret, and then sometimes up
to the 8th and 11th frets. See the youtube video, Miki Kato - Murder By Numbers (Police).
You don’t have to play the bass notes if it’s too hard. Play with your fingers instead of a pick.
Verse
e ---------------------------------------------------(0)------------------
b --------------8--------6-----------3---3-------3--3--(1)----------------
g --------------7--------5-----------2---2-------2--2---------------------
d --------------6--------4-----------1---1-------1--1---------------------
a --------------7--------5--------2------------1--------------------------
e ---5--3--0----------2---------------------------------------------------
e ---------------------------------0-------0-------------------------
b -------------8--------6------------1-------1-----------------------
g -------------7--------5--------2-----------------------------------
d -------------6--------4--------1-----------------------------------
a -------------7--------5--------2-------1---------------------------
e ---5--3--0----------2----------------------------------------------
Variations: sometimes, do this
e --------------------7---------------------------------------------
b ---10--10--10---10----10------3--3--3--3--------------------------
g ----9---9---9-----------------2--2--2--2--------------------------
d ----8---8---8-----------------1--1--1--1--------------------------
a ----9---9---9-----------------2--2--2--2--------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------------------
and near then end do this (just listen to the song),
e ---------------------7---------------------------------------------
b ---10---10--10---10-----10------13--13--13--13---------------------
g ---9-----9---9------------------12--12--12--12---------------------
d ---8-----8---8------------------11--11--11--11---------------------
a ---9-----9---9------------------12--12--12--12---------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------
b --------------8--------2------------3-------------2---------------------
g --------------7--------2------------0-------------2---------------------
d --------------6--------2------------0-------------2---------------------
a --------------7--------4------------2----0--------4---------------------
e ---5--3--0---------2--------0--2-3-----------3--2-----------------------
for the last part of the Chorus, do this
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------
b --------------8--------2--------3--3---3---3----------------------------
g --------------7--------2--------2--2---2---2----------------------------
d --------------6--------2--------1--1---1---1----------------------------
a --------------7--------4--------2--2---2---2----------------------------
e ---5--3--0---------2----------------------------------------------------