The Police: Canary in a Coalmine
Zenyatta Mondatta (A&M Records)
1980
Bass Performance by Sting
Transcribed by Andrew Martin(Sir12_8@hotmail.com)
Main Riff:
e s s s s e q e e 4 e s s s s e q q e s s s s e q e e
+-----r----------------|---r-------------|---r---------------+
|4:-2-e-2-2-2-4-------*|---e-------------|---e---------4-----|
|4:---s---------4-2-4-*|---s---------7---|---s-----------2-4-|
+-----t----------------|-5-t-5-5-5-5---5-|-2-t-2-2-2-2-------+
e s s s s e q e e 2
+---r----------------+ The repeats vary sometimes, play with the song,
|-2-e-2-2-2-4-------*| it isn't hard to figure out.
|---s---------4-2-4-*|
+---t----------------+
Other Part
e s s s s e q e e 2 w +w
+-----r----------------|---|---+
|4:-2-e-2-2-2-4-------*|---|---|
|4:---s---------4-2-4-*|---|---|
+-----t----------------|-5-|-5-+
Notes:
It's played on a fretless, but sounds good either way.
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Canary In A Coalmine |
| Artist |
The Police |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
phXTSjRwdJY |
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- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
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