Walking On The Moon Bass Tabs - The Police @ BigBassTabs.com

The Police:
 Walking On The Moon.
 Bass TAB
 by  Daz

There are a few subtle differences between my tab and the ones already here.

EADG  tuning
r = let note ring


  VERSE:
G|————————————————————————————||
D|—————————————3—2————————————||
A|——3—3—5r—————————3r—————————||
E|————————————————————————————|| x14

(Verse played 4 times then Sting starts singing.)  "Giant steps are what you
take...."



    CHORUS INTRO:
G|—————————————————————————||
D|——————————————————5—5—5——||
A|——3—3—5r—————5———————————||
E|—————————————————————————|| x1

  (this phrase is played just before Sting starts singing "Some may say...." and goes
straight into the chorus )



    CHORUS:
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————||
D|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————||
A|——1—1—1——1————————————————3—3—3——3———————————————————0————||
E|——————————————1—1—1——1—————————————————3—3—3——3———————————|| x3

(The open A note at the end of the Chorus is a bridge note back to the B flat
begining again.Play 3 times then go to chorus outro)



     CHORUS OUTRO
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————||
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————||
A|——1—1—1——1————————————————————3—3—3———33———3—3—5r————||
E|————————————————1—1—1——1—————————————————————————————|| x1

(These sets of four notes are actually triplets with a very tiny space between them
and the fourth note. The outro then joins back to the Verse again, before it does
though there are two very quick C notes. listen to the song to hear it. Or even
better have it play while reading the tab.)


intro/verse: ...  x14

chorus

verse:  ........  x6

chorus

verse:  ........  x16 to fade


My second tab here, cheers.
Daz
.



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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---------|
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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.

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