Man In A Suitcase Bass

MAN IN A SUITCASE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Police
(From the 1980 Album ZENYATTA MONDATTA)
 
 
Words and Music by Sting
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'
 
 
   Intro
    Q=138
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------||
||o---3-3-3-5-----|-------------|---3-3-3-5-----|--------------o||
||o------------3--|-0--0--1--3--|------------3--|-0--0--1------o||
||----------------|-------------|---------------|----------3----||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||----------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---3-3-3-5-----|-------------|---3-3-3-5-----|--------------|
||o------------3--|-0--0--1--3--|------------3--|-0--0--1------|
||----------------|-------------|---------------|----------3---|
 
 
  E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------||
|---3-3-3-5-----|-------------|---3-3-3-5-----|-------------||
|------------3--|-0--0--1--3--|------------3--|-0--0--1-----||
|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------3--||
 
 
 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------3--|
|-------5-3-3---3-|-5-5-5-3-5--3--|---------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-3-5-----|
|---1-3-------5---|---------------|---1-3-5-----5---|---------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------3--o||
|---------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-3-5--3--|---------3-3---3-|-5-5-5-3-5-----o||
|---1-3-5-----5---|---------------|---1-3-5-----5---|----------------||
 
 
 Bridge
  E E E E Q  Q    E. S +E  E Q.   E   E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------|
|---6-6-6-5-----|-------------------|-6-6-5--5-5----|--------------|
|------------6--|-----------------6-|------------6--|--------------|
|---------------|-6--6-(6)-6-6------|---------------|-6--6--6------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H      E E E E E E Q    W          W
|-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|-5----||
|-----6-6-5-5-----|------------|-----6-6-5-5----|----------|------||
|---6---------6-6-|------------|---6---------6--|-3--------|------||
|-----------------|-6--6--6----|----------------|----------|------||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  Q  E S S Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---5-5-5-7-----|---------------|---5-5-5-7-7----|----------------|
|------------5--|-----------5-5-|-------------5--|----------------|
|---------------|-7--7--8-8-----|----------------|-7--7--8-8-8-5--|
 
 
  E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------||
|---5-5-5-7-----|--------------|---5-5-5-7-----|-------------||
|------------5--|-----------5--|------------5--|-------------||
|---------------|-7--7--8-8----|---------------|-7--7--8--5--||
 
 
   Out-Chorus
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    5x
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|------------5--|-----------------|----------------o||
||o---------5-5---5-|-7-7-7-5-7-----|---------5-5---5-|-7-7-7-5-7--5---o||
||----3-5-7-----7---|---------------|---3-5-7-----7---|-----------------||
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
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
X