#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Steve Portigal) Subject: Message in a Bottle TAB (repost) Date: 8 Oct 1993 14:22:18 -0500 Sting spake: >From uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!rpi!bu.edu!dartvax!coos.dartmouth.edu!mozart Wed May 13 15:51:14 PDT 1992 Article: 3632 of alt.guitar >From: mozart@coos.dartmouth.edu (Sting) Subject: Message in a Bottle Date: 12 May 92 15:46:16 GMT The chord outline for Message looks like this: Verse: C#add9 Aadd9 Badd9 F#add9 (sliding up to m3) :| "Chorus" 1 (I'll send an S.O.S....) A D E :| "Chorus" 2 (I hope that some one gets my...) F#m D :| "Chorus" 3 (Message in a bottle...) C#m A (repeat) resolve to F#m then back to verse. >From watching the old Police live tapes, you can see that Andy plays the add9 chords something like this: 1---------------------------------------------------------------------1-| 2---------------------------------------------------------------------2-| 3----------8-----------4----------6-----------------------------------3-| 4------6-----------2----------4--------------6-7----------------------4-| 5--4-----------0----------2--------------4----------------------------5-| 6------------------------------------2--------------------------------6-| I recommend doing the troups of three with fingers 1, 3, 4. This way, you can slide up from 6-7 on the final chord with your pinky and your index will be in position over fret 4 to begin the cycle again. I recommend barres for the chorus chords, to reproduce the original feeling. Try the 5th position A and D, 7th position E, 2nd position F#m, and 4th position C#m. Enjoy! -Michael -- Michael J. Fromberger | Composer, Guitarist | Sting@Dartmouth.EDU | |
