CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 1978 Album OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR) Words and Music by Sting Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass' Intro Moderately Q=140 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------2-0---2-2-|-------2-0-0-----|-------2-0---2-2--| |---0-3-----------|---0-3-------3-0-|---0-3------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E E E q Q Q E E q Q Q E E q Q Q |-------2-0-0-----||---------------|--------------|--------------| |---0-3-------3-0-||o-----------7--|---5-5-----5--|-----------7--| |-----------------||o---5-5--------|--------------|---5-5--------| |-----------------||---------------|--------------|--------------| E E q Q Q E E q Q Q E E q Q Q E E q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |---5-5-----5--|-----------7--|---5-5-----5--|-----------7--| |--------------|---5-5--------|--------------|---5-5--------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Pre-Chorus $ E E q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------||---------------|---------------|---------------| |---5-5-----5--||---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------||-1-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------| |--------------||------1-1----1-|------1-1----1-|------3-3----3-| Chorus Q. 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 E E |---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3----0-0----0-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-0---2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-----------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-------2-0-0-----|-------2-0---2-2-|-------2-0-0-----|-------2-0---2-2-| |---0-3-------3-0-|---0-3-----------|---0-3-------3-0-|---0-3-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------2-0-0-----|-------2-0---2-2-|-------2-0-0------|| |---0-3-------3-0-|---0-3-----------|---0-3-------3-0-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 2.,D.S. 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Interlude 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 Q E E +E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||----------------2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------||---1-1--1-4-(4)---| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------2-|----------1-(1)-4-|----------1-1-4-|----------------2-| |---1-1--1-4-4---|---3-3--3---------|---3-3--3-------|---1-1--1-4-(4)---| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|| |----------------|------------------|----------------|| |--------------2-|----------1-(1)-4-|----------1-1-4-|| |---1-1--1-4-4---|---3-3--3---------|---3-3--3-------|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x |-----------------||-------------------|| |-----------------||o-----------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------------||-------------------|| Outro D.S. al 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 |------------------||-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |------------------||-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |------------------||-----------------||------------------|-----------------| 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|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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

The Police - Cant stand losing you