The Police – Friends (Bass Tab)
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FRIENDS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1993 Boxset MESSAGE IN A BOX)
Words and Music by Andy Summers
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Intro
Q=86
4/4
Gtr I
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
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|---7-------------|---7-------------|---7-------------|---7-------------||
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|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-||
Pre-Verse
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
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1st - 3rd Verses
$
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
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|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-||--5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +H
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|-5---5-5-0-3-5-5-|-5---5-5-|-3-3----(3)----||
Bridge
Double Time Q=180
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
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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
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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
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
1Half Time Q.=87
9/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-5---5-5-0-3--5-5---||
2.,D.S.
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
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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
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To Coda
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
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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
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
Interlude Verse
D.S. al Coda
9/8
Wx8 E E E E E Q E E
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|------------||---7---------------||
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|------------||-5---5-5-0-3--5-5--||
Outro
&
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
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--*|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