The Police: Masoko Tanga
Outlandos d’Amour (A&M Records)
1978
Bass Performance by Sting
Transcribed by Andrew Martin ([email protected])
Notes — Played on a fretless, with a pick.
— Notes under square brackets [ ] should be picked over the
neck of the fingerboard.
— These are just the main riffs, repeat them as neccessary,
play along with the song.
Intro [ ]
e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+-r————-|——r————|-r—————|——r-11h12-+
|-e———7-7-|-9-9-e——-7-7-|-e—e——-7-7-|-7-7-e——-|
|-s——9-9——|——s—9-9——|-s—s—9-9——|——s——-|
+-t—7———|——t-7———|-r-7-t-7———|——t——-+
Riff 1 [ ]
q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+—————|——r————|-r—————|——r-11h12-+
|————7-7-|-9-9-e——-7-7-|-e—e——-7-7-|-7-7-e——-|
|——-9-9——|——s—9-9——|-s—s—9-9——|——s——-|
+-7—7———|——t-7———|-r-7-t-7———|——t——-+
Riff 2 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-9-9-9-9-9h11—x-x-x-|-9p8—-11h12-+
|—————11——*|——11——-|
|———————*|—————|
+———————-|—————+
Riff 3 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-13-13-13-13-13h14-11-x-x-x—|-9p8—-11h12-+
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-x-*|——11——-|
|—————————-*|—————|
+——————————|—————+
Riff 4
e q e e q e q^q^q q e e
+—-r——r—|———r—-+
|*—e——e—|———e—*|
|*—s——s—|———s—*|
+—7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5—+