The Police - Be my girl sally
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BE MY GIRL - SALLY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1978 Album OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR)
Words and Music by Sting & Andy Summers
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Intro
Q=166
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E +E E S E. E q E S E. E E E E E E
|----------|-------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------------|----------4-5-6-7-|
|----------|-----------5-|-(5)-----5----5----|---5--5-5---------|
|----------|-------------|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------4-5-6-7-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5---------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
2.
>
E E E E E E E E Q E E +H +W +W
|-----------------|---------------|------------:--------||
|---------4-5-6-7-|-7-------------|------------:--------||
|-5-5-5-5---------|------7-(7)----|-(7)--------:-(7)----||
|-----------------|---------------|------------:--------||
Breakdown ("Sally")
Wx12
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|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
<
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Outro
2. H.=H
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W
|------------------||-----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|---------4-5-6-7--||---------4-5-6-7-|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|-5-5-5-5----------||-5-5-5-5---------|----------|------------|--------*|
|------------------||-----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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