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Song
The Police: Masoko Tanga
Outlandos d'Amour (A&M Records)
1978
Bass Performance by Sting
Transcribed by Andrew Martin (Sir12_8@hotmail.com)
Notes - Played on a fretless, with a pick.
- Notes under square brackets [ ] should be picked over the
neck of the fingerboard.
- These are just the main riffs, repeat them as neccessary,
play along with the song.
Intro [ ]
e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+-r-------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+ |-e---------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------| |-s-----9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------| +-t---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+
Riff 1 [ ]
q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+---------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+ |-----------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------| |-------9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------| +-7---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+
Riff 2 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-9-9-9-9-9h11---x-x-x-|-9p8----11h12-+ |--------------11-----*|-----11-------| |---------------------*|--------------| +----------------------|--------------+
Riff 3 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-13-13-13-13-13h14-11-x-x-x--|-9p8----11h12-+ |-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-x-*|-----11-------| |----------------------------*|--------------| +-----------------------------|--------------+
Riff 4
e q e e q e q^q^q q e e
+----r-----r---|---------r----+ |*---e-----e---|---------e---*| |*---s-----s---|---------s---*| +--7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5--+
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