THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1979 Album REGATTA DE BLANC)
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Intro
Q=182
4/4
Gtr I Gtr I
W H E E E E Q Q Q E E W W
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|----------|--------------|--------------|----------|------|
|----------|------7-7-7-7-|--------------|----------|------|
|----------|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-|----------|------|
H E E E E Q Q Q E E W W
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|--------------|--------------|----------|------|
|------7-7-7-7-|--------------|----------|------|
|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-|----------|------|
W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|------------5-5-|---------------|------------5-5-|
|----------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|--------5-7-----|
|----------|------7---------|---------0-----|------7---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|---------------|------------5-5-|---------------||o-------------|
|-7-5-7---------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------||o-------------|
|---------0-----|------7---------|---------0-----||--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q E E 4x Q Q Q E E
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|--------------|--------------|--------------o||--------------||
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|-7--5-5-5-----|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0--||-7--7--3--0-0-||
1st & 2nd Verses
W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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Chorus
$
W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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|----------|------------5-5-|---------------|------------5-5-||---------------|
|----------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|--------5-7-----||-7-5-7-7-------|
|----------|------7---------|---------0-----|------7---------||---------0-----|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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|------------5-5-|---------------|------------5-5-|---------------|
|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|
|------7---------|---------0-----|------7---------|---------0-----|
To Coda
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--5-5-5-----|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--5-5-5-----|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-||
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q E E
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|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
|-------------|--------------|------7-7-7-7-|--------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--5-5-5-----|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0--||
Percussion Break
W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E 7x
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||o----------|----------|--------------|---------------o||
||o----------|----------|------7-7-7-7-|---------------o||
||-----------|----------|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0---||
D.S. al Coda
W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
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|----------|------------5-5-|---------------|------------5-5--||
|----------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|--------5-7------||
|----------|------7---------|---------0-----|------7----------||
Outro
&
W W H E E E E Q Q Q E E 5x
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||o----------|----------|--------------|---------------o||
||o----------|----------|------7-7-7-7-|---------------o||
||-----------|----------|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0---||
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
