From: * (kevin gardner)
===========================
The following represents my personal collection of
For the most part sting used a pick on a fender
jazz bass, occasionally there was a slight slap-back
echo delay applied to his lines. The lines a simple
however they are not nessaraly easy maske sure to
listen to the recod carefullly to obtain stingÕs
reggae and jazz syncopation was the bass drum.
I have been playing bass for about three weeks,
so any contructive critisizm or insight in to singÕs
style would be greatlly apreaciated.
however I have yet to see it. I also donÕt have the money
to spend on a potentianlly incorrect tab book.
bass. Each time I transcribe more songs I will post them
in this newsgroup and in nevada.
legend
h=hammeron
p=pull off
s=slide
pound=continueous 8th notes
====================================================
Demoltion Man
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for the entitre song
|-------------------------5h6--|
|---5-7------5-7------5-7------|
|-7--------7--------7----------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---5-5-7-----5-7---------------|
|-7---------7----------3-5------|
|--------------------5-----5----|
====================================================
When the World is Running Down,
You Make the Best of whatÕs Still Around.
transcribed by kevin gardner *
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for the entire song
eventually there is song slap-back echo added
to the bass.
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---1-3-----1-3------3-5----3-5-|
|-3-------3--------5------5-----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---5-7----5-7------5-7----5-7---|
|-7------7-----0--7------7-----0-|
====================================================
Walking on the Moon
transcribed by kevin gardner *
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for most of the song
|------------------|
|------------3-2---|
|-3-3-5----------3-|
|------------------|
bass line for chorus
|------------------|
|------------5-5-5-|
|-3-3-5----5-------|
|------------------|
--------
|---------------------| |
|---------------------| |
|-1-1-1-1---3---------| |
|-------------1-1-1-1-| |
3X
|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------| |
|---3-3-3-3---5------------| |
|-3-------------3-3-3-3--5-| |
|
--------
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-1-1-1-1---3---------|
|-------------1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---3-3-3-3-------3---|
|-3-------------3-----|
====================================================
Roxxane
transcribed by Andy Aleodort
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for most of the song
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-10-10----8-8----6-6----5-5----3-3-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-1-1----1-3------------------------|
bass line for pre-chorus
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-3-3---------------|
|--------1-1----3-3-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-3-3-------------------|
|--------1-1----3-pound-|
bass line for chorus
|-------------------------------|
|-----------1-3-pound-----------|
|-3-1-pound---------------------|
|---------------------1-3-pound-|
bass line for interlude
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-1-3--3-1-----1-3--3-1---|
====================================================
Invisible Sun
transcribed by Andy Aleodort and Kevin Gardner
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for intro, verse, and solo
|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|
bass line for pre-chorus
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0---------|
|--------------------------4-4-4-4-|
of a statistic on a government chart
bass line for chorus
|---------------------------------|
|-----3---3-5---------3---3-2-----|
|---5---5-----------5---5-----3---|
|-3---------------3-------------3-|
====================================================
CanÕt Stand Losing You
transcribed by kevin gardner *
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass line for intro
|-----------------------------|
|-----7-5-7-7---------7-5-----|
|-5-8-------------5-8-----8-5-|
|-----------------------------|
bass lines for verse
|---------| --
|---------|
|-5-5-----| 4X
|-----3-3-| -/
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-1-----1--------3------3-pound-|
|---1-1---1-1------3-3----------|
bass line for chorus
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-1-pound-------------------------|
|----------3-pound---5-pound------|
bass lines for interlude
|-------------------------------| ----
|-------------------------------| |
|---5---5-6-7-7------5---5-6-7--| |
|-6---6------------6---6--------| |
2X
|-------------------------------| |
|-------------------------------| |
|---7---7-8-9-9------7---7-8-9--| |
|-8---8------------8---8--------| ----
|-------------------------------|
|-0-pound-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
====================================================
Next to You
transcribed by kevin gardner *
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner *
bass lines for verse one
|---------------------------------| --------
|---------------------------------| 8X |
|-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------| |
|--------------0-pound------------| 8th time
--donÕt pound
bass line for chorus one
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7--5-5-5-5h7-|
|-------------------0------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7---5-5------|
|-------------------0------------------|
bass lines for verse two
|---------------------------------| --------
|---------------------------------| 4X |
|-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------| |
|--------------0-pound------------| 4th time
--donÕt pound
bass line for chorus two
|--------------------------------------|