Sting - The Soul Cages bass tab
SONG : THE SOUL CAGES (bass tab)
ARTIST : STING
STANDARD TUNING : EADG
TIME SIGNATURE : 4/4
1st, 2nd and 3rd VERSES:
Ooh_____ x4 The boy child is locked in
the ... [x13]
|-----|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-----|*-----------------|-----------------*|*-------------------------|-------8-8-10-10-----*|
|-10-|*-----------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-*|*/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-----------8-8-*|
|-----|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
2 3 4
PRE-CHORUS:
A tortured human soul... These are the souls of
the ... [x3]
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10--------|*-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------10-8---|*-----------------|-----------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------8-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
3 4
1st CHORUS:
These are the soul cages ... [x4]
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|*-----------------|-----------------*-|
|-----------------|-----------------|*-----------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-*-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
BRIDGE:
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
4th AND 5th VERSES: 6th VERSE:
"I have a wager" the brave child spoke... [x8] And what's in it
for me... [x4]
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|*-------------------------|-------10-10-12-12-------*|*-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-------------10-10*|*-----------------|-----3-3-5-5-----*|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---------3-3--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
2 3 4
2nd CHORUS: 7th VERSE:
These are the soul cages ... [x4] A body lies open in the ... [x4]
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------*|*-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-----------------|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-*|*-----------------|-----3-3-5-5-----*|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---------3-3--|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
3rd CHORUS:
These are the soul cages These are the soul cages ...
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------*|*-----------------|-----------------|
|*-----------------|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-*|*-----------------|-----------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
8th VERSE
These are the soul cages ... He dreamed of the ship ...
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------*|*-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------*|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|------------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A Newcastle ship without coals
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------*|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[x4]
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|*-----------------|-----------------*|
|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|*-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
These are the soul cages ... (REPEAT AND FADE OUT)
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-----------------|-------2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-------2-2-2-2-2-*|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
BY FERNANDO MADRID
E-MAIL analogkid21012@yahoo.com.mx
