MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Original music by Sting Performance by The Police Bass perfomance by Sting =========================================================================== Listen to the song to find where Sting puts the tacets. A masterpiece of playing for the song, not just to show off chops. What really makes this bass line is the chorus section where Sting plays a reggae riff. VERSE: e Q h e Q h e +-----+--------+--------+ |4:---|*-------|---4---*| |4:-4-|*-4-0-2-|-2---4-*| +-----+--------+--------+ CHORUS: e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e 2 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 3 +------------------+----------------+------------------+------------------+ |*-----------------|---------------*|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-*| |*-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-*|*-----------------|-----------------*| +------------------+----------------+------------------+------------------+ q q Q e e q e q e e 3 w+ w +----------+--------------+---+---+ |*---------|---------R---*|---|---| |*-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-------*|---|---| +----------+-------4---4--+-2-+-2-+