Every Breath You Take by The Police Most of this is based on 'add9' chords, with a nice picking pattern too. Use the right hand palm to damp the strings and get a dry staccato feel. Use a delay set to one quaver note length so that the delay is echoing the picked note, but one note behind. The basic chord progression is : Intro : Aadd9 F#madd9 Dadd9 D Eadd9 E Aadd9 Verse : Aadd9 F#madd9 Dadd9 D Eadd9 E F#madd9 Aadd9 F#madd9 Dadd9 D Eadd9 E Aadd9 INTRO: Aadd9 E-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G------------6-------------------6----------------------- D-------9------9----9-------9------9----9--------------- A-----7----7------7-------7----7------7------------------ E---5-------------------5-------------------------------- F#madd9 E-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G----------2-----------------2--------------------------- D------6-----6---6-------6-----6---6--------------------- A----4---4-----4-------4---4-----4----------------------- E--2-----------------2----------------------------------- Dadd9 D Eadd9 E E-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------9----7-------------11---9------9----------------- D-----7--------7---7-----9--------9----9----------------- A---5------------5-----7-------------7------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- Aadd9 E-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-----------6----------------6----------------------- D-------9-----9---9------9-----9---9--------------- A-----7---7-----7------7---7-----7------------------ E---5----------------5-------------------------------- VERSE 1: Aadd9 F#madd9 Every breath you take and every move you make Dadd9 D Eadd9 E F#madd9 Every bond you break every step you take I'll be watching you Aadd9 F#madd9 Every single day and every word you say Dadd9 D Eadd9 E Aadd9 Every game you play every night you stay I'll be watching you CHORUS : Dadd9 D Cadd9 C E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G-----------------9----7-------------7---5---------------- D---------------7--------7---7-----5-------5---5---------- A-------------5------------5-----3-----------3------------ E--------------------------------------------------------- ..Oh can't you see you belong to Aadd9 E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G------------6-------------------6------------------------ D-------9------9----9-------9------9----9----------------- A-----7----7------7-------7----7------7------------------- E---5-------------------5--------------------------------- me how my poor heart Badd9 E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G----------------8-----------------------8---------------- D----------11-------11----11-------11-------11----11------ A-------9-----9--------9--------9-----9---------9--------- E-----7-----------------------7--------------------------- aches with every step you Eadd9 E Eadd9 E E--------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------- G---------11----9----------------11----9-------9---------- D------9-----------9----9-----9-----------9--------------- A----7----------------7-----7----------------7------------ E--------------------------------------------------------- take Aadd9 F#madd9 Every move you make every vow you break Dadd9 D Eadd9 Every smile you fake every claim you stake E F#madd9 I'll be watching you MIDDLE EIGHT : (F) (G) E--1---------------------------------------------3---------- B--1---------------------------------------------3---------- G--2---------------------------------------------0---------- D--3---------------------------------------------0---------- A--3-------------------------------------------------------- E--1---------------------------------------------3---------- Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace (F) E--------------------------------------1------------ B--------------------------------------1------------ G--------------------------------------2------------ D--------------------------------------3------------ A--------------------------------------3------------ E--------------------------------------1------------ I dream at night I can only see your face (G) E-------------------------------------------3---------- B-------------------------------------------3---------- G-------------------------------------------0---------- D-------------------------------------------0---------- A------------------------------------------------------ E-------------------------------------------3---------- I look around but it's you I can't replace (F) E-----------------------------------------1--------------- B-----------------------------------------1--------------- G-----------------------------------------2--------------- D-----------------------------------------3--------------- A-----------------------------------------3---------------- E-----------------------------------------1--------------- I feel so cold and I long for your embrace (Aadd9) E---------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------- G-----------------------------------6---------- D-------------------------------9-----9---9---- etc A-----------------------------7---7-----7------- E---------------------------5------------------- I keep crying baby baby please Aadd9 F#madd9 Dadd9 D Eadd9 E F#madd9 Aadd9 F#madd9 Dadd9 D Eadd9 E Aadd9 CHORUS : Dadd9 D Cadd9 C Aadd9 Oh can't you see you belong to me Badd9 Eadd9 How my poor heart aches with every step you take Aadd9 Every move you make F#madd9 And every vow you break Dadd9 Every smile you fake D Eadd9 Every claim you stake E F#madd9 I'll be watching you Dadd9 Every move you make D Eadd9 Every step you take E F#madd9 I'll be watching you E Aadd9 I'll be watching you OUTTRO: Aadd9 Every breath you take F#madd9 Every move you make Dadd9 Every bond you break D Aadd9 Every step you take Aadd9 Every single day F#madd9 Every word you say Dadd9 Every game you play D Aadd9 Every night you stay ...etc to fade.