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TEA IN THE SAHARA (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 1983 Album SYNCHRONICITY) Words and Music by Sting Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass' Intro Q=70(16=s16) 4/4 Gtr I H E. S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E. S |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------4-4-2-4-|-4-4-2-4----4-4-2-4----|-4-4-2-4----4-4-2-4------| |---------4---------|-----------------------|-----------------------4-| S S S S E. S S S S S E. S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4------| |------------4------------4-| S S S S E. S S S S S Q S S S S E. S S S S S E. S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4----|-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4------| |------------4------------|------------4------------4-| S S S S E. S S S S S E. S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4------| |------------4------------4-| S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S Q |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4------|-4-4-2-4------4-4-2-4----|| |------------4------------4-|------------4------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--2---2----2---2----|-5---5----5---5----| S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-2---2----2---2----|-5---5----5---5-----| S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-2---2----2---2----|-5---5----5---5----| S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-2---2----2---2----|-5---5----5---5------|| Chorus S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7---7--------7----|-------------------| |----------0--------|-5---5----7---7----| 1. S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-7---7--------7----|---------------------o|| |----------0--------|-5---5----7---7-------|| 2.,D.S. S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-7---7--------7----| |-5---5----7---7----|----------0--------| To Coda S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q S E S Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-7---7--------7------| |-5---5----7---7----|----------0----------| Interlude S E S Q S E S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q E. S E. S |-------------------||-----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------||-----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------||-4-4-2-4----4-4-2-4----|-4-4-2-4-------2----2-| |-5---5----7---7----||-----------------------|----------------------| 1.,2. 3. D.S. al Coda S S S S Q E. S E. S S S S S Q E. S E. S 3x S S S S Q E. S +Q ||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| ||o----------------------|----------------------o||-----------------------|| ||o-4-4-2-4-------2----2-|-4-4-2-4-------2----2-o||-4-4-2-4-------2-(2)---|| ||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| Outro & W S S S S Q E. S E. S S S S S Q E. S Q |----------||----------------------|--------------------| |----------||----------------------|--------------------| |----------||-4-4-2-4-------2----2-|-4-4-2-4-------2----| |----------||----------------------|--------------------| S S S S Q E. S Q S S S S Q E. S Q 6x ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||o--------------------|--------------------o|| ||o-4-4-2-4-------2----|-4-4-2-4-------2----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