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From: [email protected] (kevin gardner)
Subject: BASS TAB: POLICE COLLECTION
Police Bass TAB version 1.0
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The following represents my personal collection of
stringss bass lines from his police years.
For the most part sting used a pick on a fender
jazz bass, occasionally there was a slight slap—back
echo delay applied to his lines.  The lines a simple
however they are not nessaraly easy maske sure to
listen to the recod carefullly to obtain stings
reggae and jazz syncopation was the bass drum.
I have been playing bass for about three weeks,
so any contructive critisizm or insight in to sings
style would be greatlly apreaciated.
Hal—Lenard publishing does have a police bass—tab book out
however I have yet to see it.  I also dont have the money
to spend on a potentianlly incorrect tab book.
Eventually I hope to transcribe the compleate Police for
bass.  Each time I transcribe more songs I will post them
in this newsgroup and in nevada.
legend
h=hammeron
p=pull off
s=slide
pound=continueous 8th notes
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Demoltion Man
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for the entitre song
|—————————————————————————5h6——|
|———5—7——————5—7——————5—7——————|
|—7————————7————————7——————————|
|——————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|———5—5—7—————5—7———————————————|
|—7—————————7——————————3—5——————|
|————————————————————5—————5————|
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When the World is Running Down,
You Make the Best of whats Still Around.
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner [email protected]
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for the entire song
eventually there is song slap—back echo added
to the bass.
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|———1—3—————1—3——————3—5————3—5—|
|—3———————3————————5——————5—————|
|————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————|
|———5—7————5—7——————5—7————5—7———|
|—7——————7—————0——7——————7—————0—|
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Walking on the Moon
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner [email protected]
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for most of the song
|——————————————————|
|————————————3—2———|
|—3—3—5——————————3—|
|——————————————————|
bass line for chorus
|——————————————————|
|————————————5—5—5—|
|—3—3—5————5———————|
|——————————————————|
————————
|—————————————————————|         |
|—————————————————————|         |
|—1—1—1—1———3—————————|         |
|—————————————1—1—1—1—|         |
3X
|——————————————————————————|    |
|——————————————————————————|    |
|———3—3—3—3———5————————————|    |
|—3—————————————3—3—3—3——5—|    |
|
————————
|—————————————————————|
|—————————————————————|
|—1—1—1—1———3—————————|
|—————————————1—1—1—1—|
|—————————————————————|
|—————————————————————|
|———3—3—3—3———————3———|
|—3—————————————3—————|
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Roxxane
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for most of the song
|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————————|
|—10—10————8—8————6—6————5—5————3—3—|
|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————————|
|—1—1————1—3————————————————————————|
bass line for pre—chorus
|———————————————————|
|———————————————————|
|—3—3———————————————|
|————————1—1————3—3—|
|———————————————————————|
|———————————————————————|
|—3—3———————————————————|
|————————1—1————3—pound—|
bass line for chorus
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————1—3—pound———————————|
|—3—1—pound—————————————————————|
|—————————————————————1—3—pound—|
bass line for interlude
|—————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————|
|—1—3——3—1—————1—3——3—1———|
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Invisible Sun
by the Police
transcribed by Andy Aleodort and Kevin Gardner
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for intro, verse, and solo
|—————————————————————————————————|
|—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—————————————————|
|—————————————————3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—|
|—————————————————————————————————|
bass line for pre—chorus
|——————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————|
|—1—1—1—1—1—1—1—1——0—0—0—0—————————|
|——————————————————————————4—4—4—4—|
of a statistic on a government chart
bass line for chorus
|—————————————————————————————————|
|—————3———3—5—————————3———3—2—————|
|———5———5———————————5———5—————3———|
|—3———————————————3—————————————3—|
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Cant Stand Losing You
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner [email protected]
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass line for intro
|—————————————————————————————|
|—————7—5—7—7—————————7—5—————|
|—5—8—————————————5—8—————8—5—|
|—————————————————————————————|
bass lines for verse
|—————————| ——
|—————————|   \
|—5—5—————|  4X
|—————3—3—| —/
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|—1—————1————————3——————3—pound—|
|———1—1———1—1——————3—3——————————|
bass line for chorus
|—————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————|
|—1—pound—————————————————————————|
|——————————3—pound———5—pound——————|
bass lines for interlude
|———————————————————————————————| ————
|———————————————————————————————|     |
|———5———5—6—7—7——————5———5—6—7——|     |
|—6———6————————————6———6————————|     |
2X
|———————————————————————————————|     |
|———————————————————————————————|     |
|———7———7—8—9—9——————7———7—8—9——|     |
|—8———8————————————8———8————————| ————
|———————————————————————————————|
|—0—pound———————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
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Next to You
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner [email protected]
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner [email protected]
bass lines for verse one
|—————————————————————————————————| ————————
|—————————————————————————————————|  8X    |
|—5—5—0—0—0———————————————————————|        |
|——————————————0—pound————————————|  8th time
——dont pound
bass line for chorus one
|——————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————|
|—4—pound——5—pound————5—5h7——5—5—5—5h7—|
|———————————————————0——————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————|
|—4—pound——5—pound————5—5h7———5—5——————|
|———————————————————0——————————————————|
bass lines for verse two
|—————————————————————————————————| ————————
|—————————————————————————————————|  4X    |
|—5—5—0—0—0———————————————————————|        |
|——————————————0—pound————————————|  4th time
——dont pound
bass line for chorus two
|——————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————|     2X
|—4—pound——5—pound————5—5h7——5—5—5—5h7—|     |
|———————————————————0——————————————————|
|————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————|
|—5—pound——7—pound————5—pound|
|————————————————————————————|

About Police

The police are people empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. The word comes via medieval French police, from Latin politia ("civil administration"), from ancient Greek ????? ("city").

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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