Chord/Tab song: Masoko Tanga

The Police: Masoko Tanga
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-------+

[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/masoko_tanga_btab.html ]
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--+