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Every Breath You Take Bass Tab by The Police

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Every Breath You Take by The Police: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Every Breath You Take" by The Police, released in 1983, features a distinctive guitar riff played by Andy Summers using a chorus effect. Sting's bassline drives the song, played on a Fender Precision Bass. The track's haunting atmosphere is enhanced by Stewart Copeland's use of hi-hats and a snare drum played with brushes. The song's lyrics, often mistaken for a love song, actually convey a darker, possessive tone.
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

Original Music By:	Sting
Performance By:		The Police
Bass Performance By:	Sting

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DETUNE LOW "E" STRING DOWN ONE STEP TO "D"
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VERSE ONE
   e e e e e e e e 2   e e e e e e e e 2  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
+--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--+--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-----------------+
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   e e e e e e e e 2
+-------------------+
|*-----------------*|
|*-----------------*|
+--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--+


VERSE TWO
  e e e e e e e e 2   e e e e e e e e 2  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------*|*-----------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------*|*-----------------*|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--+--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-----------------+

   e e e e e e e e 2
+-------------------+
|*-----------------*|
|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
+-------------------+


CHORUS
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e 2   e e e e e e e e 2
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
+-----------------+-----------------+--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--+--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--+

   e e e e e e e e 2
+-------------------+
|*-----------------*|
|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
+-------------------+


BRIDGE
   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 2
+------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+
|*-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---*|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
+------1-------1---+-----1-------1---+-3-3---3-3-3---3-+-3-3---3-3-3---3--+


  e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+
|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|
|-----------------|
+-----1-------1---+


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 4
+------------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
+--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+------------------+


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     __         Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   +|oo|+       by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
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     ||         NOTES:
     ||
     ||         Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||           (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+                   +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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