The Police: Masoko Tanga
Outlandos d'Amour (A&M Records)
1978
Bass Performance by Sting
Transcribed by Andrew Martin ([email protected])
Notes - Played on a fretless, with a pick.
- Notes under square brackets [ ] should be picked over the
neck of the fingerboard.
- These are just the main riffs, repeat them as neccessary,
play along with the song.
Intro [ ]
e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+-r-------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+
|-e---------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------|
|-s-----9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------|
+-t---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+
Riff 1 [ ]
q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q
+---------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+
|-----------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------|
|-------9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------|
+-7---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+
Riff 2 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-9-9-9-9-9h11---x-x-x-|-9p8----11h12-+
|--------------11-----*|-----11-------|
|---------------------*|--------------|
+----------------------|--------------+
Riff 3 [ ]
e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q
+-13-13-13-13-13h14-11-x-x-x--|-9p8----11h12-+
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-x-*|-----11-------|
|----------------------------*|--------------|
+-----------------------------|--------------+
Riff 4
e q e e q e q^q^q q e e
+----r-----r---|---------r----+
|*---e-----e---|---------e---*|
|*---s-----s---|---------s---*|
+--7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5--+