Police and Thieves

by Junior Murvin

🌴 Reggae

Difficulty ★★☆☆☆

Tuning Standard

Capo None

Lee "Scratch" Perry produced this roots reggae masterpiece in 1976. Later covered by The Clash, the brooding Bb-Eb-F groove epitomizes classic Jamaican reggae production.

  Bb                           Eb
e|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1------x-3---x-3---x-3---|
B|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-4---x-4---x-4---|
G|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-3---x-3---x-3---|
D|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-5---x-5---x-5---|
A|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1------x-6---x-6---x-6---|
E|-------------------------------x-x---x-x---x-x---|

  F                            Bb
e|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1------x-1---x-1---x-1---|
B|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1------x-3---x-3---x-3---|
G|---x-2---x-2---x-2---x-2------x-3---x-3---x-3---|
D|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-3---x-3---x-3---|
A|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-1---x-1---x-1---|
E|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1--------------------------|

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