The Police

Masoko Tanga

The Police


Outlandos d'Amour (A&M Records)
1978
Bass Performance by Sting

Transcribed by Andrew Martin (S*)

Notes - Played on a fretless, with a pick.
        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--+