Can't Stand Losing You tab by The Police

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:

e|-----1----------3-----|-----1----------3-----|-----1----------3-----|-----1----------3-----|
BB|-----3----------3-----|-----3----------3-----|-----3----------3-----|-----3----------3-----|
G+G|-----2----------3-----|-----2----------3-----|-----2----------3-----|-----2----------3-----|
D MajorD|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
*The D MajorD minor comes in on the 2nd beat and the G+G minor comes in on the 4th beat.
*You can pretty much use any DmDm and G minorGm triads, this is just how I play it.

Verse:

e|--1---1------5---5------3---3---3---3--|
BB|--3---3------5---5------3---3---3---3--|
G+G|--2---2------5---5------3---3---3---3--| Do 4 rounds of this - (song order is at the bottom!)
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|


Bridge/Pre-chorus:

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|--3--------------------3------------------|
D MajorD|--3----------3---3-----3----------3---3---|
A augmentedA|--1----------3---3-----1----------3---3---|
E MajorE|-------------1---1----------------1---1---|

e|----------------------------------5---5---|
BB|----------------------------------5---5---|
G+G|--5--------------------5----------6---6---|
D MajorD|--5----------5---5-----5----------7---7---|
A augmentedA|--3----------5---5-----3----------7---7---|
E MajorE|-------------3---3----------------5---5---|


Chorus: - The entire Chorus is Palm Muted

e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
BB|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G+G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Solo:
e|----------------1--------------------3------------------1-------------------5--|
BB|------------1--------------------3------------------1------------------3-------|
G+G|--------1-------------------3------------------1------------------3------------|
D MajorD|--1-------------------3------------------1-----------------3-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*The timing on this one is a bit weird, listen to the song to figure it out.


Outro/Extended Chorus: - All of it Palm Muted

e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
BB|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G+G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
D MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|-8------5------6----|
BB|-8------5------6----|
G+G|-9--x8--5--x8--7--x8| *8 times for each note, same rhythm as regular chorus.
D MajorD|-10-----7------8----|
A augmentedA|-10-----7------8----|
E MajorE|-8------5------6----|

e|-8------5------|
BB|-8------5------|
G+G|-9--x4--5--x4--|  *Same rhythm but this time it's 4 instead of 8.
D MajorD|-10-----7------|
A augmentedA|-10-----7------|
E MajorE|-8------5------|
          ^ Everything above is 1 complete outro/extended chorus.


SONG ORDER:
Intro x1
Verse x4
Bridge/Pre-chorus x1
Chorus x1
Intro x2
Verse x4
Bridge x1
Chorus x2
Solo
Rest x8 (for 8 bars)
Bridge x1
Outro/Extended Chorus x1
Intro x1 (the song fades to an end)

Other versions of Can't Stand Losing You

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Cant stand losing you (Ver. 2) by The Police