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Song
THE POLICE - "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - Bass Tab
This version is transposed up a semitone so that it can be played
on standard tuning(ie. D# = E, B = C, etc)
Standard Tuning(EADG)
Common Time(4/4)
VERSE 1:
(x7)
|----------|---------|---------|----------| |*---------|---------|---------|---------*| |*---------|---------|---------|---------*| |--0-------|---------|-4-------|----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
CHORUS:
|-----------------|---8-----8---|-----------------|-------------| |---------8-8-8-8-|-----8-8---8-|---------8-8-8-8-|-----8-8---8-| |-r-6-6-6---------|-6-----------|-r-6-6-6---------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|-r-8-8-8---------|-------------|-r-5---5-----5---|-------------| |---------8-8-8-8-|-----8-8---8-|---------8-8---8-|-----8-8---8-| |-----------------|-6-6-----6---|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|-------------| |-8---------8-| |-------------| |---6-6-6-6---|
1 & 2 3 4 &
VERSE 2:
(x4)
|------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------| |*-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------*| |*-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7---7-|-----------------|-------------*| |------------------|-------------|-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4---4--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
CHORUS
VERSE 3:
(x4)
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |*----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------*| |*7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|--------------*| |-----------------|---------------|-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
END:
|---8-8-8---------|---------------|---5-------3-5-3-|-------------| |---------8-8---8-|-------8-8---8-|-----------------|---------8---| |-6---------------|-6-6-6-----6---|-------3---------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6---6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|---8-8-8---------|---8---------|---5-------3-5-3-|-------------| |---------8-8---8-|-----8-8---8-|-----------------|---------8---| |-6---------------|-6-------6---|-------3---------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6---6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|-----8-8---------|-------------|---5-------3-5-3-|-------------| |---------8-8---8-|-----8-8---8-|-----------------|---------8---| |-6-6-------------|-6-6-----6---|-------3---------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6---6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|-----8-8---------|---------------|---5-------3-5-3-|-------------| |---------8-8---8-|-------8-8-8-8-|-----------------|---------8---| |-r-6-------------|-6-6-6---------|-------3---------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6---6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
|---8-8-8---------|---------------|---5-------3-5-3-|-------------| |---------8-8---8-|-------8-8---8-|-----------------|---------8-8-| |-6---------------|-6-6-6-----6---|-------3---------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
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