The Police - Wrapped around your finger
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WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1983 Album SYNCHRONICITY)
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
Intro
Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|------7-(7)-----|--------------|------7-(7)------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7--------------|-7----7-7--7--|-7---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------<7>--|
|--------------|--------------7-|--------------|------7-(7)--------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7----5-(5)-----|-7----7-7--7--|-7-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------<7>--|
|--------------|--------------7-|--------------|------7-(7)--------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7----5-(5)-----|-7----7-7--7--|-7-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------||
|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------<7>--||
|--------------|--------------7-|--------------|------7-(7)--------||
|-7----7-7--7--|-7----5-(5)-----|-7----7-7--7--|-7-----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
+Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q
||---------------------|-------------------|
||o-(<7>)--------------|--------------<7>--|
||o--------------------|------7-(7)--------|
||-----------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E +E E E E
|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|----------------<7>------|
|--------------|------7-(7)-<5>-----<5>--|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7-----------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +E Q E Q. E Q Q Q. E +E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|---------------<7>-|--------------|------------<7>-<7>-<7>-|
|--------------|------7-(7)--------|--------------|------7-(7)-------------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7-----------------|-7----7-7--7--|-7----------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +E E E E
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|----------------<7>-----|
|--------------|------7-(7)-<7>-----<7>-|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7----------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|--------------|------------<7>---------<7>-|
|--------------|--------<7>---------<7>-----|
|--------------|----<7>---------<7>---------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7--------------------------|
1.
Q. E Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q. E
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------------||
|--------------|----------<7>-<7>--<7>-|--------------|-----------------o||
|--------------|------<7>--------------|--------------|-----------------o||
|-7----7-7--7--|-7---------------------|-7----7-7--7--|-7----5-(5)\---5--||
Chorus
2.
$
Q. E Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-7----5-(5)\---5-||--5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W
|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------|
|---------------|--------------o||--------------|--------|
|---------------|--------------o||--------------|--------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--3---||-2----2-2--2--|-[0]----|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +H Q E E E E Q Q E E +H
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|------7-(7)----|---------------|------7-(7)----|
|-7----7-7--7--|-7-------------|------7-7-7-7--|-7-------------|
To Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E +H Q E E Q Q Q E E +H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|------7-(7)----|--------------|------7-(7)----||
|------7-7--7--|-7-------------|------7-7--7--|-7-------------||
3rd Verse
Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +Q Q
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|------7-(7)-----|---------------|------7-(7)-----|
|------7-7--7--|-7--------------|------7-7-7-7--|-7--------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|------7-(7)-----|--------------|------7-(7)\-----|
|------7-7--7--|-7--------------|------7-7--7--|-7---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +Q Q
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|------7-(7)-----|
|------7-7--7--|-7----5-(5)-----|------7-7-7-7--|-7--------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E Q. Q Q. E Q. E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------||
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------||
|--------------|------7-(7)-----|--------------|-----------------||
|------7-7--7--|-7--------------|----7-7----7--|-7----7-7----7---||
Bridge
&
Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7\----|-2----2-2----2-|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0----0-0----0-|-2----2-2----2-|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-2----2-2----2-|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-0----0-0----0-|-2----2-2----2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-||
Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 3x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||--5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3---||
Outro
Q. E H Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
|-------------|--------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|--------------||--------------|-------------------<7>-|
|-------------|--------------||--------------|----------<7>--<7>-----|
|-2----2-2----|-0--0--0--0/--||-7----7-7--7--|-7----<7>--------------|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E Q E Q Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|------------------<7>-|-(<7>)------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|-------7----------|--------------<7>--|
|---------------|--------------<7>-----|------------------|----------<7>------|
|------7-7-7-7--|-7----7---<7>---------|----------7-7--7--|-7----7------------|
+Q E E E E Q Q. E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------<7>-|
|-(<7>)-------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------<7>-----|
|----------7-7-7-7--|-7----7---<7>---------|
Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q E E
|---------------|---------------------|
|-<7>-----------|---------------------|
|---------------|------<7>-(<7>)------|
|-------7-7--7--|-7---------------5-5-|
Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E +E Q E Q Q Q E E H
|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------<7>-|-(<7>)--------------|-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------<7>----------|-------------|
|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7----5----------|------------7-7--7--|-7----7------|
Q E E E E Q Q E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E H
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|---------------|------7------|--------------|------7------|
|------7-7-7-7--|-7-----------|------7-7--7--|-7-----------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E H
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|------7------|--------------|------7------|
|------7-7--7--|-7-----------|------7-7--7--|-7-----------|
E E Q Q Q Q E E H E E Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|------7------|--------------|
|---7-7--7--7--|-7-----------|---7-7--7--7--|
Q E E H E E Q Q Q Q E E H
|-------------|--------------|-------------*|
|-------------|--------------|-------------*|
|------7------|--------------|------7------*|
|-7-----------|---7-7--7--7--|-7-----------*|
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