Pretective Boy Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays414

Pretective Boy by Skating Polly is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 
("Oh boy, etc…") 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| x5 

Chorus 
("And I know…," "I've got a castle…" and "And if we fail together…") Verse guitar continues to loop 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------| 
A|--------------------------11----------------------------------11---------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 

Bridge 
("At the sparks…") 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-| 

"We're like that movie…" 
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 

Verse 
("Oh boy, etc…") 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| x7 

Chorus 
("And I know…," "I've got a castle…" and "And if we fail together…") Verse guitar continues to loop 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------| 
A|--------------------------11----------------------------------11---------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 

Bridge 
("At the sparks…") 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-| 

"We're like that movie…" 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| 

Chorus 
("And I know…," "I've got a castle…" and "And if we fail together…") Verse guitar continues to loop 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------9-9-11---9-11---9-11---9----9-------| 
A|--------------------------11----------------------------------11---------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante