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Walking On The Moon Bass

by The Police
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Difficulty: intermediate
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WALKING ON THE MOON (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1979 Album REGGATTA DE BLANC)
 
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=148(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    Q  E E     +W
|----------|-------------||-------------|
|----------|-------------||o------------|
|----------|------3--3-5-||o-(5)--------|
|----------|-------------||-------------|
 
 
  +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E     4x
|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|--------3--2---|------------|------------------o||
|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5----o||
|---------------|------------|-------------------||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
||-------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
||o------------|--------3--2---|------------|----------------|
||o-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5--|
||-------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------||
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-||
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------||
 
 
  1.
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|----------------||
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------o||
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||
|------------|---------------|------------|----------------||
 
 
                               Bridge
  2.,D.S.
  +W           Q.   E E E Q     Q  Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E
|------------|---------------||--------------|---------------|
|------------|--------5-5-5--||--------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-5----5--------||-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|------------|---------------||--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3----3-|---------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|--------------|-3-3--3-3--5-3-|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
 
 
  E E Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3-3--3----3-|--------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|---------------|-3-3--3-3--5--|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
 
 
  E E Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3-3--3----3-|--------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|---------------|-3-3--3-3--5--|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
 
 
                                 Interlude
                       To Coda
  Q  Q  Q.   E   Q  Q  Q  E E     +W           +H     Q  E E
|--------------|---------------||------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------||------------|--------3--2---|
|-3--3--3----3-|-3-----3--3-5--||-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|--------------|---------------||------------|---------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|--------3--2---|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 
 
                                 Outro
                 D.S. al Coda &
  +W           +H     Q  E E      +W           +H     Q  E E
|------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
|------------|----------------||o------------|--------3--2---|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5--||o-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
 
 
  +W           +H     Q  E E  4x     +W
|------------|----------------||-||-------------|
|------------|---------------o||-||o------------|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||-||o-(5)--------|
|------------|----------------||-||-------------|
 
 
  +H     Q  E E   +W           +H     Q  E E  5x
|---------------|------------|----------------||
|--------3--2---|------------|---------------o||
|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||
|---------------|------------|----------------||
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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

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