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From: code@wam.umd.edu (kevin gardner)
Subject: BASS TAB: POLICE COLLECTION
Police Bass TAB version 1.0
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The following represents my personal collection of
stringsÕs bass lines from his police years.
For the most part sting used a pick on a fender
jazz bass, occasionally there was a slight slap-back
echo delay applied to his lines. The lines a simple
however they are not nessaraly easy maske sure to
listen to the recod carefullly to obtain stingÕs
reggae and jazz syncopation was the bass drum.
I have been playing bass for about three weeks,
so any contructive critisizm or insight in to singÕs
style would be greatlly apreaciated.
Hal-Lenard publishing does have a police bass-tab book out
however I have yet to see it. I also donÕt have the money
to spend on a potentianlly incorrect tab book.
Eventually I hope to transcribe the compleate Police for
bass. Each time I transcribe more songs I will post them
in this newsgroup and in nevada.
legend
h=hammeron
p=pull off
s=slide
pound=continueous 8th notes
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Demoltion Man
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for the entitre song
|-------------------------5h6--| |---5-7------5-7------5-7------| |-7--------7--------7----------| |------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---5-5-7-----5-7---------------| |-7---------7----------3-5------| |--------------------5-----5----|
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When the World is Running Down,
You Make the Best of whatÕs Still Around.
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for the entire song
eventually there is song slap-back echo added
to the bass.
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---1-3-----1-3------3-5----3-5-| |-3-------3--------5------5-----| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---5-7----5-7------5-7----5-7---| |-7------7-----0--7------7-----0-|
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Walking on the Moon
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for most of the song
|------------------| |------------3-2---| |-3-3-5----------3-| |------------------|
bass line for chorus
|------------------| |------------5-5-5-| |-3-3-5----5-------| |------------------|
--------
|---------------------| | |---------------------| | |-1-1-1-1---3---------| | |-------------1-1-1-1-| |
3X
|--------------------------| | |--------------------------| | |---3-3-3-3---5------------| | |-3-------------3-3-3-3--5-| |
|
--------
|---------------------| |---------------------| |-1-1-1-1---3---------| |-------------1-1-1-1-| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---3-3-3-3-------3---| |-3-------------3-----|
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Roxxane
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for most of the song
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-10-10----8-8----6-6----5-5----3-3-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-1-1----1-3------------------------|
bass line for pre-chorus
|-------------------| |-------------------| |-3-3---------------| |--------1-1----3-3-| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-3-3-------------------| |--------1-1----3-pound-|
bass line for chorus
|-------------------------------| |-----------1-3-pound-----------| |-3-1-pound---------------------| |---------------------1-3-pound-|
bass line for interlude
|-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-1-3--3-1-----1-3--3-1---|
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Invisible Sun
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort and Kevin Gardner
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for intro, verse, and solo
|---------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|
bass line for pre-chorus
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0---------| |--------------------------4-4-4-4-|
of a statistic on a government chart
bass line for chorus
|---------------------------------| |-----3---3-5---------3---3-2-----| |---5---5-----------5---5-----3---| |-3---------------3-------------3-|
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CanÕt Stand Losing You
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass line for intro
|-----------------------------| |-----7-5-7-7---------7-5-----| |-5-8-------------5-8-----8-5-| |-----------------------------|
bass lines for verse
|---------| -- |---------| \ |-5-5-----| 4X |-----3-3-| -/ |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-1-----1--------3------3-pound-| |---1-1---1-1------3-3----------|
bass line for chorus
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-1-pound-------------------------| |----------3-pound---5-pound------|
bass lines for interlude
|-------------------------------| ---- |-------------------------------| | |---5---5-6-7-7------5---5-6-7--| | |-6---6------------6---6--------| |
2X
|-------------------------------| | |-------------------------------| | |---7---7-8-9-9------7---7-8-9--| | |-8---8------------8---8--------| ---- |-------------------------------| |-0-pound-----------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
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Next to You
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
bass lines for verse one
|---------------------------------| -------- |---------------------------------| 8X | |-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------| | |--------------0-pound------------| 8th time
--donÕt pound
bass line for chorus one
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7--5-5-5-5h7-| |-------------------0------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7---5-5------| |-------------------0------------------|
bass lines for verse two
|---------------------------------| -------- |---------------------------------| 4X | |-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------| | |--------------0-pound------------| 4th time
--donÕt pound
bass line for chorus two
|--------------------------------------| <---- |--------------------------------------| 2X |-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7--5-5-5-5h7-| | |-------------------0------------------| <---- |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-5-pound--7-pound----5-pound| |----------------------------|
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