Outlandos d’Amour (A&M Records)
1978
Bass Performance by Sting
Transcribed by Andrew Martin ([email protected])
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–+
