Invisible Sun Bass

INVISIBLE SUN (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1981 Album GHOST IN THE MACHINE)
 
Words and Music by Sting
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
 
 
 Intro (Fade In)
  Q=119
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||------------------|------------------||------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------o||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-----------------||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|------------------||------------------|
 
 
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  4x E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------||
||o-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-o||-----------------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
||------------------|------------------||-----------------||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                     1.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------o||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 
 
                                      Chorus
  2.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------||-----3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------||---5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|
|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-||-3------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|
|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|
|-(3)------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|-(3)------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|
 
 
                                        3rd & 4th Verses
                                      $
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2----||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3--||-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(3)------------3-|-(3)--------------||-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
                                      Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------||-----3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------||---5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|
|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-||-3------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|
 
 
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2-----|
|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3---|
|-(3)------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|-(3)------------3-|-(3)-------------3-|
 
 
                                        Guitar Solo
                              To Coda
  +E  E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3---3--5---|-------3---3-2----||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----5---5--------|-----5---5-----3--||-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(3)------------3-|-(3)--------------||-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                          D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 
 
  &
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 
 
 Outro
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   5x
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------o||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
 
 
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
 
 
I don't want to spend the rest of my life
Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
I don't want to spend the rest of my days
Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say
I don't want to spend my time in hell
Looking at the walls of a prison cell
I don't ever want to play the part
Of a statistic on a goverment chart
 
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
 
It's dark all day, and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with me head caved in
Looking like something that the cat brought in
 
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
 
And they're only going to change this place by
Killing everybody in the human race
And they would kill me for a cigarette
But I don't even wanna die just yet
 
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives us hope when the whole day's done
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