WALKING ON THE MOON (Bassline)
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1979 Album REGGATTA DE BLANC)
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Intro
Q=148(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E +W
|----------|-------------||-------------|
|----------|-------------||o------------|
|----------|------3--3-5-||o-(5)--------|
|----------|-------------||-------------|
+H Q E E +W +H Q E E 4x
|---------------|------------|-------------------||
|--------3--2---|------------|------------------o||
|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5----o||
|---------------|------------|-------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
||-------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
||o------------|--------3--2---|------------|----------------|
||o-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5--|
||-------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------||
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-||
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------||
1.
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|----------------||
|------------|--------3--2---|------------|---------------o||
|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||
|------------|---------------|------------|----------------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
+W Q. E E E Q Q Q Q. E E Q E Q. E
|------------|---------------||--------------|---------------|
|------------|--------5-5-5--||--------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|-5----5--------||-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|------------|---------------||--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
Q Q Q. E E Q E Q E E Q Q Q. E E Q E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3----3-|---------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|--------------|-3-3--3-3--5-3-|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
E E Q Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q E Q. E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3-3--3----3-|--------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|---------------|-3-3--3-3--5--|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
E E Q Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q E Q. E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3-3-3--3----3-|--------------|-1--1--1----3-|---------------|
|---------------|-3-3--3-3--5--|--------------|-1-1--1-1----3-|
Interlude
To Coda
Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E +W +H Q E E
|--------------|---------------||------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------||------------|--------3--2---|
|-3--3--3----3-|-3-----3--3-5--||-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|--------------|---------------||------------|---------------|
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|--------3--2---|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
+W +H Q E E +W +H Q E E
|------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
|------------|----------------||o------------|--------3--2---|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5--||o-(5)--------|-(5)---------3-|
|------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
+W +H Q E E 4x +W
|------------|----------------||-||-------------|
|------------|---------------o||-||o------------|
|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||-||o-(5)--------|
|------------|----------------||-||-------------|
+H Q E E +W +H Q E E 5x
|---------------|------------|----------------||
|--------3--2---|------------|---------------o||
|-(5)---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----3--3-5-o||
|---------------|------------|----------------||
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
