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Message In A Bottle

The Police

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: mike@honet7.att.com =========================================================================== MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Original music by Sting Performance by The Police Bass perfomance by Sting =========================================================================== Listen to the song to find where Sting puts the tacets. A masterpiece of playing for the song, not just to show off chops. What really makes this bass line is the chorus section where Sting plays a reggae riff. VERSE: e Q h e Q h e +-----+--------+--------+ |4:---|*-------|---4---*| |4:-4-|*-4-0-2-|-2---4-*| +-----+--------+--------+ CHORUS: e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e 2 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 3 +------------------+----------------+------------------+------------------+ |*-----------------|---------------*|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-*| |*-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-*|*-----------------|-----------------*| +------------------+----------------+------------------+------------------+ q q Q e e q e q e e 3 w+ w +----------+--------------+---+---+ |*---------|---------R---*|---|---| |*-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-------*|---|---| +----------+-------4---4--+-2-+-2-+ ========================================================================== __ Created using the Bass Tab Creator +|oo|+ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio) +|oo|+ || NOTES: || || Capital durations are dotted notes || (equal to 1.5 times the duration value) || || +----+ +----+ _ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME \\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES | [] | +----+ +----+ | || | / [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND \______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill -- O Death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling, O grave, thy victory? The bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling, for you but not for me.
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