The Police – Born In The 50S (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar
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As recorded by The Police
(From the 1978 Album OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR)
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Chorus
Q=141
$
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------1-----||-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|
|---------1--||---------------|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|
|------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|----------------|
|-1----1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-4----4-4----4--|
|-----------4--|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|----------------|
|-----------1--|---------------|---------------|-1----1-1----1--|
|-4----4-4-----|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|------------------|
|-1----1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4--|
|-----------4--|---------------|---------------|------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---1-1-1-1------|
|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-||---3-3-3-3-----|---4-4-4-4-----|----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|---------------|-1----1-(1)--1---|
|---------------|---3-3-3-3-----|---4-4-4-4-----|-----------------|
+Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(1)---1-1----1-|---------------|---------------|---1-1-1-1------|
|----------------|---3-3-3-3-----|---4-4-4-4-----|----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|---------------|-1----1-(1)--1---|
|---------------|---3-3-3-3-----|---4-4-4-4-----|-----------------|
Chorus
D.S.
+Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|
|-(1)---1-1----1--||---------------|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|----------------|
|-1----1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-4----4-4----4--|
|-----------4--|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|----------------|
|-----------1--|---------------|---------------|-1----1-1----1--|
|-4----4-4-----|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|------------------|
|-1----1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4--|
|-----------4--|---------------|---------------|------------------|
Bridge
E E E E E E E E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Out-Chorus
e e e e e e e e Q. E Q. E
|-----------------||----------------|
|-----------------||o-1----1-1----1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||o---------------|
|-----------------||----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------4----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-4----4-4----4-|-----------1---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-4----4-4------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------4---|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-----------------|------------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-|------------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4---||Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths