message in a bottle by the police tuning:standard tabbed for bass,lead,rythym the rythym guitar is basicly like the bass every time you hit the 2 note on the bass the rythym guitar does a chord for example G||-----------------------------------------|| D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| e||--------------------------------------|| B||o-------------------------------------|| G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| E||-------------5-5----------------------|| listen for timing and how many times you have to do the particular verse or chorus lead e||-----------------------------------------||2x B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| lead x8 e||---------------------------------------------|| B||o--------4-----------------2--------------o--|| G||------------------4--------------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7------|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o----|| E||-----------------------------2---------------|| | bass G||-----------------------------------------||x8 D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| rythym e||--------------------------------------||x8 B||o-------------------------------------|| G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| E||-------------5-5----------------------|| Chorus 1a:both lead and rythym do the same chords e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| | G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| here both guitars dong do the same.the lead does the D5 but the rythym does a d chord instead e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------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--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--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| | G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-| | G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| Chorus 1b:rythym does this e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5----------| 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-| | G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4--------------| E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4--2-| |lead does this little solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------7b8---7--5---7b8------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------6-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: lead e||-----------------------------------------||x8 B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| | G||-----------------------------------------||x8 D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| rythym e||--------------------------------------|| B||o-------------------------------------||x8 G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| E||-------------5-5----------------------|| Chorus 2a:both guitars e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| | bass G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------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--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--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| | G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-| | G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| Chorus 2b:rythym does this e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5--------| B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5--------| G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6--------| D|-6----------7-------6----------7-------6----------7--------| A|-4----------7-------4----------7-------4----------7--------| E|------------5------------------5------------------5--------| | G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4------------| E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4--| |lead does this solo e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------7b8---7--5---7b8--7-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5-------| B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5-------| G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6-------| D|-6----------4-------6----------4-------6----------4-------| A|-4------------------4------------------4------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| | G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------| E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4-| | e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------5-7-7b8-5--------------------------5| G|--------------------6-----------6--------------------4h6--| D|----------------------------------6\4--2----------4h6-----| A|-------------------------------------------4--------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-4----------5-----------------2--------2-| B|-5----------5-----------------2--------2-| G|-6----------6-----------------2--------2-| D|-6----------4-----------------4--------2-| A|-4-------------------------------------2-| E|---------------------------------------2-| | G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-------------| E|------------5-5-5-4-----------2----------| | e|-----------------------------------------| B|------------9b10-------------------------| G|-6----------11b12---9--------------------| D|-----------------------11----------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Verse 3: lead e||-----------------------------------------||x8 B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| | G||-----------------------------------------||x8 D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| rythym e||--------------------------------------|| B||o-------------------------------------||x8 G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| E||-------------5-5----------------------|| Chorus 3a: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| | G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------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--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--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| | G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-| | G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| Chorus 3b:rythym rythym does this e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5--------|x2 B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5--------| G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6--------| D|-6----------7-------6----------7-------6----------7--------| A|-4----------7-------4----------7-------4----------7--------| E|------------5------------------5------------------5--------| | lead does solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------9| G|-----------------------------------------------------8-9-11--| D|---------------------------------------------------11--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4--4-----------------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------| E|--------------5-5-5-4----------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4-| | e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-10-10-9---9b------------------------------------9-----------| G|--------------11b-11-9-11--9-----------------------9----9-------| D|------------------------------11---------------9-11--------11---| A|---------------------------------------------11-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| | e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------14--------------------------| D|-------------11b12-11-11----9h11b12------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Ending e||-----------------------------------------||x4 B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| x4 lead e||-----------------------------------------||x8 B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| | G||-----------------------------------------||x12 D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| rythym e||--------------------------------------|| B||o-------------------------------------||x12 G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| E||-------------5-5----------------------|| | e||-----------------------------------------|| B||o--------19b21-19b21-19b21-19-17-16\14--o|| G||-----------------------------------------|| D||-----------------------------------------|| A||o---------------------------------------o|| E||-----------------------------------------|| lead e||-----------------------------------------|| B||o---------4----------------2------------o|| G||------------------4----------------------|| D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--|| A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o|| E||-----------------------------2-----------|| | G||-----------------------------------------|| D||o----------------------------4-4--------o|| A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o|| E||-------------5-5-------------------------|| rythym e||--------------------------------------|| B||o-------------------------------------|| G||------------------------------6-6-----|| D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----|| A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------|| | e||-----------------------------------------|| B||--10-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-14-|| G||-----------------------------------------|| D||-----------------------------------------|| A||-----------------------------------------|| E||-----------------------------------------|| (x)b(y) bend x to y / slide up \ slide down enjoy!!!! my band plays message in a bottle like this,it sounds right to me,to make the riff sound like it on the original recording add a bit of tremolo,i use the boss pedal to make the great sounds