Contact Bass

by The Police
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author belavista man [a] 2,257. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
Tabbed by: Belavista Man
On: 05/08/2010
E-mail: anthonybentley@hotmail.co.uk
 
Intro:
   E7
G|---|
D|---|
A|-7-|
E|---| x 4 bars
 
Verse 1:
I got a lump in my throat...
   A7  G   A7        G   A7  G   A7        G
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-0-2---4-0-2-0-2-0---4-0-2---4-0-2-0-2-0---4-|
E|-----3-------------3-------3-------------3---|
 
Chorus:
Have we got contact?...
   E7
G|---|
D|---|
A|-7-|
E|---| x 4 bars
 
Verse 2:
   A7  G   A7        G
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0-2---4-0-2-0-2-0---4-|
E|-----3-------------3---|
 
I got contacts in my book and in my eye...
   B7  A   B7        A   B7  A   B7        A
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---4---6---4---4-----6---4---6---4---4-----6-|
E|-7---5---7---7---7-5---7---5---7---7---7-5---|
 
Chorus x2
 
Repeat Verse 2 bassline for Verse 3.
 
Chorus
 
Verse 4:
I've got a lump in my throat...
   A7  G   A7        G
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0-2---4-0-2-0-2-0---4-|
E|-----3-------------3---|
 
I'd come on over but I haven't got a raincoat...
   B7  A   B7        A   B7  A   B7        A
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---4---6---4---4-----6---4---6---4---4-----6-|
E|-7---5---7---7---7-5---7---5---7---7---7-5---|
 
   E7
G|---|
D|---|
A|-7-|
E|---| to fade.
 
Hope that helps guys! Any questions, just ask.
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daviddearmas68
What does sting use to get that sound, or is it a synthesizer? Or a fretless bass?
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