Message In A Bottle Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
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Song: Message in a Bottle - The Police
Tabbed By: Joe Holingshead (KSA-Tekken@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 03/17/01
 
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Chords:
 
        C#add9                Aadd9                Badd9               F#add9
      x 4 6 8 x x          x 0 2 4 x x          x 2 4 6 x x          2 4 6 x x x
 
          AV                   DV                  EVII                AVtypeII
      5 7 7 6 x x          x 5 7 7 7 x          x 7 9 9 9 x          5 7 7 6 x x
 
        DVtypeII            EVIItypeII           F#mIItypeII           C#IVtypeII
      x 5 7 7 7 x          x 7 9 9 9 x          2 4 4 2 x x          X 4 6 6 5 4
 
          AV               F#mIItypeIII
      5 7 7 6 5 5          2 4 4 2 2 2
 
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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Standard'
 
  Tempo = 150
 
  Guitar I:
 
   E  E  E Q  E  E Q  E  E Q  E  E E x10
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------o|
G|-------8-------4-------6------------|
D|----6-------2-------4----------6/7--|
A|-4-------0-------2----------4------o|
E|-------------------------2----------|
  Just a castaway
  An island lost at sea
  Another lonely day
  With no one here but me
  More loneliness
  Than any man could bear
  Rescue me before I fall into despair
 
   PM----------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E   H   Q
e|------------------------------||
B|-----------------------7---9-o||
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7---9--||
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---9--||
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5---7-o||
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------||
  I'll send an SOS to the world
  I'll send an SOS to the world
 
 
   PM----------------------------------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  x3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-o|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------|
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
 
 
   H    H    H    H    H    H    W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----2-|
D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
E|------5---------5---------5----2-|
  Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle
 
   E  E  E Q   E  E Q  E  E Q  E  E E  x8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------o|
G|-------8--------4-------6------------|
D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--|
A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
E|--------------------------2----------|
  A year has passed since I wrote my note
  But I should have known this right from the start
  Only hope can keep me together
  Love can mend your life
  But love can break your heart
 
   PM----------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    H   Q
e|-------------------------------||
B|------------------------7---9-o||
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--||
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--||
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o||
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
  I'll send an SOS to the world
  I'll send an SOS to the world
 
   PM----------------------------------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  x3
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
 
   H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----2-|
D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
E|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
  Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
  Message in the bottle, yeah
 
   E  E  E Q   E  E Q  E  E Q  E  E E  x8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------o|
G|-------8--------4-------6------------|
D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--|
A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
E|--------------------------2----------|
  Walked out this morning
  Don't believe what I saw
  A hundred billion bottles
  Washed up on the shore
  Seems I'm not alone at being alone
  Hundred billion castaways
  Looking for a home
 
  PM----------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    H   Q
e|-------------------------------||
B|------------------------7---9-o||
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--||
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--||
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o||
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
  I'll send an SOS to the world
  I'll send an SOS to the world
 
   PM----------------------------------------|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  x3
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
  I hope that someone gets my
 
   H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----2-|
D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
E|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
  Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
  Message in the bottle, yeah
 
   E  E  E Q   E  E Q  E  E Q  E  E E  x27
e|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------o|
G|-------8--------4-------6------------|
D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--|
A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
E|--------------------------2----------|
  (Play 4 times then start lyrics)
  I'm sending out an SOS (repeat until fade out)
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| PM Palm mute
| /  Slide
 
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This is how I play the intro. Its the same notes, but it's 1 movable postion. I prefer it this way. This might help you Finalheaven |------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------o| |-------8----------------------------| |----6----------9-------11------6\7--| |-4----------7-------9-------4------o| |---------5-------7-------2----------|

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top marks mate, quality tab

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Good work