The Police - Masoko Tanga bass tab

The Police: Masoko Tanga

Outlandos d'Amour (A&M Records)

1978

Bass Performance by Sting

Transcribed by Andrew Martin (Sir12_8@hotmail.com)

Notes - Played on a fretless, with a pick.

- Notes under square brackets [ ] should be picked over the

neck of the fingerboard.

- These are just the main riffs, repeat them as neccessary,

play along with the song.

Intro [ ]

e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e Q

+-r-------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+

|-e---------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------|

|-s-----9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------|

+-t---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+

Riff 1 [ ]

q 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 e Q

+---------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+

|-----------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------|

|-------9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------|

+-7---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+

Riff 2 [ ]

e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q

+-9-9-9-9-9h11---x-x-x-|-9p8----11h12-+

|--------------11-----*|-----11-------|

|---------------------*|--------------|

+----------------------|--------------+

Riff 3 [ ]

e e e e s s E s s s 3 e e q e Q

+-13-13-13-13-13h14-11-x-x-x--|-9p8----11h12-+

|-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-x-*|-----11-------|

|----------------------------*|--------------|

+-----------------------------|--------------+

Riff 4

e q e e q e q^q^q q e e

+----r-----r---|---------r----+

|*---e-----e---|---------e---*|

|*---s-----s---|---------s---*|

+--7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5--+