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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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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.
um, you have the timeing wrong with the first riff, it changes
needs to have stand out points
Listen to the isolated bass track. This tab is almost the same. It only lacks sliding in the verse riff.