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THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 1979 Album REGATTA DE BLANC) Words and Music by Sting Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass' Intro Q=182 4/4 Gtr I Gtr I W H E E E E Q Q Q E E W W |----------|--------------|--------------|----------|------| |----------|--------------|--------------|----------|------| |----------|------7-7-7-7-|--------------|----------|------| |----------|--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-|----------|------| H E E E E Q Q Q E E W W |--------------|--------------|----------|------| |--------------|--------------|----------|------| |------7-7-7-7-|--------------|----------|------| |--------------|-7--7--3--0-0-|----------|------| W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E |----------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|------------5-5-|---------------|------------5-5-| |----------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------|--------5-7-----| |----------|------7---------|---------0-----|------7---------| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|----------------|---------------||--------------| |---------------|------------5-5-|---------------||o-------------| |-7-5-7---------|--------5-7-----|-7-5-7-7-------||o-------------| |---------0-----|------7---------|---------0-----||--7-7-7-7-7-7-| 1.,2.,3. 4. 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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