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From: mike@honet7.att.com
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Original music by Sting
Performance by The Police
Bass perfomance by Sting
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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-+
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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
--
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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