The Police - Truth hits everybody
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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. E
||------------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------|
||o-------------6-7-|-(7)------------o||-------------6-7-|-(7)-----|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------7-(7)----o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------5-|
||------------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------|
1st & 2nd Verses
4/4
+W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(5)--------||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------------||------------------|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
Pre-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 E E E E E E E
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|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0--|
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 E E E E E E E
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|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-5-||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
|------------------|---------------5-|-5-5-5-----------|---------------5--|
To Coda
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-|
|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-------7-7-7-7-7--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-5-5-5-----------|---------------5-|-5-5-5------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
2/4 4/4
+Q. E +W +W E E E E E E E E
|---------|------------|-------------||------------------|
|-(7)-----|------------|------------o||------------------|
|-------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------o||-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bridge
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------||------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------||------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-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 E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||o------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------||o------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||-----------------|
|------------------||-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0-|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-5--||
Outro
&
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-|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-|
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. 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
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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
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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
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| - 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