DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 1980 Album ZENYATTÀ MONDATTA) Words and Music by Sting Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Andy Summers - Synthesizer arr. for Bass' Intro Freetime Q=126 A tempo Q=141 4/4 Gtr II W +W +W +W |----------:------------:------------|--------| |----------:------------:------------|--------| |----------:------------:------------|--------| |-0--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| W +W W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|| |-4--------|-(4)--------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-(4)----|| 1st Verse W +W W +W 4x ||-----------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||o----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-(4)-----|| Chorus Gtr I E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----7------7---|-----------------|----------------| |---------7-7-7-7-|-------7-7---7-|---------7-7-9-7-|-------7-7-9-7--| |---5-5-5---------|-5-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|---7-7-7---------|-5--5-----------| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E |---7-7-7---------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |---------7-7-7-7-|-------7-7---7-|---9--9-7-7-9-7-|-------7-7---7--| |-----------------|-5--5------5---|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-5--5------5----| $ E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------||------------------|---------------|-----------------| |-7-----------7-||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------||o-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6--6--6-6---6-|-----------------| |---5-5--5--5---||------------------|---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6--6--6-6---6-|------------------| |-3--3--3-3---3-|-----------------|---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3--| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6--6--6-6---6-|------------------| |-3--3--3-3---3-|-----------------|---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3--| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-6--6--6-6---6-|------------------| |-3--3--3-3---3-|-----------------|---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3--| To Coda Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------||-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------||---------7-7-7-7-|-------7-7---7-|-----------7-9-7-| |---------------||-5-5-5-5---------|-5--5------5---|-----------------| |-3--3--3-3-3/--||-----------------|---------------|---7-7-7---------| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------7-7-7-7-|-------7-7---7-|-----------------| |---------------|---5-5-5---------|-5--5------5---|-----------------| |-5--5----5-5-5-|-----------------|---------------|---7-7-7---5--5--| 1. 2. Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E |---------------|---------------||----------------| |---------------|--------------o||-7-7----7-7-7-7-| |---------------|--------------o||----------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|---5-5--5--5---||-----5----------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------7---7-|-----7------7-7---|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5----5-5-------|| Outro & E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E 6x ||----7-7-7---------|----------------|------------------|----------------|| ||o---------7-7---7-|--------7-7---7-|---------7-7-9-7\-|-----------7-7-o|| ||o-5---------------|-5-5-5------5---|------------------|---------------o|| ||------------------|----------------|---7-7-7----------|-5--5--5-5------|| 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 - Dont stand so close to me