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 --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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