The Police – Invisible Sun (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1981 Album GHOST IN THE MACHINE)
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'
Intro (Fade In)
Q=119
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E 3x Q E a E +E Q. |----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |----------||o---------------------|------------------o||----------------------| |----------||-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--||----8-8s10-(10)S8-----| |----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |----------||o---------------------|------------------o||----------------------| |----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E a E +E Q. 4x Q E E +E E E E ||-------------------|----------------------||------------------|| ||o------------------|---------------------o||------------------|| ||-----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|----8-8s10-(10)S8-----||----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|| ||-------------------|----------------------||------------------|| ||o------------------|---------------------o||------------------|| ||-------------------|----------------------||------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses N.C. Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E ||----------------------|------------------| ||o---------------------|------------------| ||-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| ||----------------------|------------------| ||o---------------------|------------------| ||----------------------|------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| 1. Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|--------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------o|| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5---|| |---------------------|--------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------o|| |---------------------|--------------------|| 2. Q E E +E E Q W |-----------------|----------|| |--------------3--|----------|| |----3-5-(5)-3----|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------||
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) | W W |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| Chorus N.C. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |-----5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |--3--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| $ e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------||
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)----------------------|| 3rd & 4th Verses N.C. Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
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| W W |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| Q E E +E E Q W |-----------------|----------|| |--------------3--|----------|| |----3-5-(5)-3----|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------||
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| Gtr II | W W |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| |-----------------|----------|| Chorus N.C. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |-----5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |--3--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-| Guitar Solo To Coda N.C. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q E a E +E Q. |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||----------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8----| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
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| ~~~~~~
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| +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H |--------------------------|---------------------------||---13b15---13b15-------13b15------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------| |---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2--------||----------------------------------| |------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3-----||----------------------------------| |-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)-----------------------||----------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------5---------7------(7)p=========5-----------7p==========5--------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| |-----------3------------|
| Q E +E E +E S +S S +S S +S E |---13pb15r(13)-13pb15r==(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15====| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q E a E +E Q. |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------8--8s10-(10)S8----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
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| ~~~ | +E +S S H. |-(13)r(13)p11--------------------| |--------------13-----------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E a E +E Q. |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |----------5-7-(7)p5-7p=5-|------------8-8s=10-(10)S8----| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|
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| ~~~~~~~~ | E Q. Q. E +E +E E E +H |---18b20======18------18-|-(18)r(18)-15---/15-(15)------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------5---------7------(7)p========5----------7p========5------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| |-----------3------------| |-----------------3-----------------|
| Q E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---18pb20r(18)-18pb20r==(18)-18pb20r(18)---18pb20r(18)-18pb20r==(18)-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------8-8s10-----(10)S8--------|-----------5--7-(7)p5--7p5--|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E +Q E +Q. +E E E +Q Q Q |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-18pb20r(18)-----18b20==(18)r====(18)-|---18b20r(18)---18----16----|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------|| & N.C. Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8----|---------5---7-----(7)p5--7p5-| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
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| Q Q Q H E Q +S S Q Q |---13b15---13b15-------13b15------|---13b15r==(13)p11------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------13----13---| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8-----------|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5---|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
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| |----3-----|
| Q Q Q Q. +S S e E Q H |---13b15---13b15-------13b15r====(13)p11-|-13-------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------|| Outro N.C. Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------8----8s10-(10)S8--------|-------5----7-(7)p5----7p===5-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| |---3---| |----3----| |---3---| |----3-----|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---11---11-------11-----11-11-|-11-11---11---11----11---11---| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------8----8s10-(10)S8--------|-------5----7-(7)p5--------7p===5--| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| |---3---| |----3----| |---3---| |------3-------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-11-11---11-------11-----11-11-|-11-11---11---11----13b15====13----|
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Q E a E +E Q.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------8---------8s10------(10)S========8----------------------|
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| E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E Q |-13r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r=====(13)--13pb15r(13)----13pb15r(13)-13pb15==| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| |--------5-7-(7)p5--7p=5-|-----------8-8s10-(10)S8----|-----5--7-(7)p=5-7p=5--| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
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| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
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| |-3--|
| +H q E E +Q H H E E E E E E E E |-(13)r------13----11-11-|-(11)-(11)------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-------15-------------------|---8-------------------| |------------------------|-------12-------------------|-----7-----7-----7-----| |------------------------|------(13)------------------|-------10-----10---10--| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|
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| Gtr II | ~~~~ | E Q. +H E Q. +H |---6----------(6)------|--------------------| |-----------------------|---8------(8)-------| |-----------------------|---7------(7)-------| |-8---------------------|---8------(8)-------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|-----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
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| Gtr III | Q E E +H Q E E +H |----------------------|--------------------| |----11---11-(11)------|-------8-(8)--------| |----------8--(8)------|-------7-(7)--------| |----------------------|----10--------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5-| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E +H E E E E +H |-----------------------|--------------------| |---11------------------|---8----------------| |------8----------------|--------7-(7)-------| |----------10-(10)------|-----10-------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| Q E a E +E Q. Q E E +E E E E 5x ||-----------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------------------|---------------------o|| ||------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5---|| ||-----------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------------------|---------------------o|| ||-----------------------|----------------------||
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| E E E E +H E E E E +H 5x ||----6------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------6--(6)------|---8-----------------o|| ||------8----------------|--------7-(7)---------|| ||-----------------------|-----10---------------|| ||o----------------------|---------------------o|| ||-----------------------|----------------------||
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
I don't want to spend the rest of my life
Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
I don't want to spend the rest of my days
Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say
I don't want to spend my time in hell
Looking at the walls of a prison cell
I don't ever want to play the part
Of a statistic on a goverment chart
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
It's dark all day, and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with me head caved in
Looking like something that the cat brought in
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
And they're only going to change this place by
Killing everybody in the human race
And they would kill me for a cigarette
But I don't even wanna die just yet
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives us hope when the whole day's done