The Police - So lonely

SO LONELY (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' 1st Verse Q=154 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |-------------||---------------|---------------| |-------------||---------------|---------------| |-----------2-||-3-------------|---------------| |-------------||-------------2-|-3-----------4-| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------2---| |-5-----------0-|-1---------------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------2-| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-------------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------2-| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-------------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-----------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------2-| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-------------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-----------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------0-|-1-----------| E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-3-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------2-|-3-----------4-|-5-----------|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| Chorus 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. 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E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---5------5--7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| 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 Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5----5-5---7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Interlude E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E Q E E E E E E e e |----------------|----------------|-------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|------9-9----|---5-5---5---5-5--| |-5---5--5-------|----------------|-------------|------------------| |--------------5-|-3-5-5-5-5------|-------------|------------------| E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |-7--------------|-7--7-7-7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9------|-------7------| |-----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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------6-|-7---7---7-7-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7--| |-5---5-----5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E 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 |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--| |-5---5---5------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E 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 |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------6-|-7-7-7---7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-7-|-5---5---5-5-5-7--| |-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Out-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 Q. E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-|---5------5--7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-7--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 Q. 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E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|---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 Q. E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-6-|-7---7---7---7-5-|---3------3-----*| 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