The Police - Masoko Tanga

      
 
 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-------+
 

  Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/masoko_tanga_btab.html  
 
          
 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
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 +----r-----r---|---------r----+
 |*---e-----e---|---------e---*|
 |*---s-----s---|---------s---*|
 +--7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5--+