Message in a Bottle--The Police This is the really basic way of playing the song. Intro/Verse :--------------------------------------------: :--------------------------------------------: :----------8--------4--------6---------------: :-------6--------2--------4-----------6--7---: (x*) :----4--------0--------2-----------4---------: :-------------------------------2------------: Chorus :--------------------------------------: :----------------------7-7-7-7--9-9-9--: :----------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7--: (x2) :----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--7-7-7--: :----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------: :----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------: :---------------------------------------: :----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--: :----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--: (x2) :----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--: :----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------: :----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------: Verse 2 :--------------------------------------------: :--------------------------------------------: :----------8--------4--------6---------------: :-------6--------2--------4-----------6--7---: (x*) :----4--------0--------2-----------4---------: :-------------------------------2------------: Play Chorus again, then repeat the intro for the 3rd verse and then just keep playing the intro and fade. There’s some overdubbed stuff in the outro, but I haven’t figured that out yet.