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TRUTH HITS EVERYBODY (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 Q=170 4/4 2/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H 3x E E E E E E E E +Q. 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E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------6-7-|-(7)-----|--------------------| |-------7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-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 Q Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4----------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*| 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