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If I Ever Lose My Faith in You

Sting
Bass Tab
4.5(9)

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Song

From: mike@honet7.att.com

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 08:05 EDT

IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU

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Original music by Sting

Performance on Ten Summoner's Tales

Bass performance by Sting

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INTRODUCTION:

q e e q e e 4

+---+---------------+

|4:-|*---R---R-----*|
|4:-|*-------------*|
+---+--5---5---0-3--+

VERSE:

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+--------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+

|*-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
+--------------------------+-------------------------+-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-+

e e e e e e e e 3 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+--------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+

|-------------------------*|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------*|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
+-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--+-------------------------+-----------------+

CHORUS:

Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h Q E e e e Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h

+-------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+-0-0-0-+-2-2-2-+-3-3-3-+-5-7-7-7-7-+-0-0-0-+-2-2-2-+-3-3-3-+-5-5-5-+

BRIDGE:

Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-7-4-4-+-7-4-4-+-7-4-4-+-7-4-4-+-----------------+-------------------------+
|-5-2-2-|-5-2-2-|-5-2-2-|-5-2-2-|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

+-------+-------+-------+-------+-----------------+-------------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+

|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-14----14----14----14-|-14----14----14----14-|
+-------------------------+----12----12----12----+----12----12----12----+

FADE OUT:

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h

+-------------------------------+-----------------+--------+-------+-------+

|-------------------------------|-----------------|*-------|-------|-------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|*-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-|
+-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-+-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-+--------+-------+-------+

Q e+H Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h Q E e e e Q e+h Q e+h Q e+h

+--------+-------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+-------+-------+

|-2-2-2-*|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------*|-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|
+--------+-0-0-0-+-2-2-2-+-3-3-3-+-5-7-7-7-7-+-0-0-0-+-2-2-2-+-3-3-3-+

q e q e q q e q e e e Q e+h

+-----------+-------------+--7-4-4--+
|-----------|-------------|*-5-2-2-*|
|-----------|-------------|*-------*|
+-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-+---------+

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__ 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

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