Karma Police Tabs

How to Play Karma Police by Radiohead on Guitar

Karma Police is one of the most popular songs by the British rock band Radiohead. It was released as the second single from their third album OK Computer in 1997. The song features a catchy piano riff, a haunting vocal melody, and some interesting chord changes. If you want to learn how to play Karma Police on guitar, you will need to know some basic chords, strumming patterns, and a capo.

In this article, we will show you how to play Karma Police by Radiohead on guitar using tabs from Ultimate Guitar[^1^], Songsterr[^3^], and other sources. We will also give you some tips on how to improve your guitar skills and sound more like Radiohead.

What You Need to Play Karma Police by Radiohead on Guitar

To play Karma Police by Radiohead on guitar, you will need the following:

A guitar (acoustic or electric)

A capo (optional)

A tuner (optional)

A pick (optional)

A metronome (optional)

You will also need to know how to read guitar tabs. Guitar tabs are a simple way of writing down music for guitar. They use six horizontal lines to represent the six strings of the guitar, and numbers to indicate which frets to press. For example, this is how the first chord of Karma Police looks like in tab:

e----0-----0--------------3-3--0--0--0--0--------------3-3--0--0--2--2--3-

B----1-----1--------------0-0--1--1--1--1--------------0-0--1--1--3--3--3-

G----2-----2--0--0--------0-0--2--2--2--2--0--0--------0-0--2--2--2--2--0-

D----2-----0--2--2--------0-0--2--2--3--3--2--2--------0-0--2--2--0--0--0-

A----0-----0--2--2--------2-2--0--0--3--3--2--2--------2-2--0--0--------2-

E-0â-0â-2â-2â-0â-0â-2â-3â-3â-3â-0â-0â-1â-1â-0â-0â-2â-3â-3â-3â-0â-0ââ---3ââ

The numbers tell you which frets to press on each string, starting from the thinnest string (e) to the thickest string (E). A zero means that you play the string open, without pressing any fret. A dash means that you don't play that string at all. Sometimes, you will see other symbols in tabs, such as h for hammer-on, p for pull-off, b for bend, r for release, / for slide up, \\ for slide down, v for vibrato, x for mute, and so on. These symbols indicate different techniques that you can use to make your playing more expressive.

If you are not familiar with guitar tabs, you can check out this guide on how to read them.

The Chords of Karma Police by Radiohead

Karma Police by Radiohead uses a lot of chords, some of them quite unusual. Here is a list of all the chords that appear in the song, along with their fingerings and diagrams:

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